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@morimur.bsky.social
(he/him) Acrobat, hiker, gardener, fighter, lover. Not necessarily in that order.
Cautiously optimistic about this adaptation. Casting choices, dim lights and muddy audio mix aside, this could be my movie of the year, 2026.
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The Odyssey | Official Trailer
YouTube video by Universal Pictures
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December 22, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Cautiously optimistic about this adaptation. Casting choices, dim lights and muddy audio mix aside, this could be my movie of the year, 2026.
youtu.be/Mzw2ttJD2qQ
youtu.be/Mzw2ttJD2qQ
The only version of this infernal song that I can tolerate at this point: youtu.be/NhwfdC9Zqyk
Midia Carey - All I Want For Christmas Is Midi Large
YouTube video by xBenedictumx
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December 10, 2025 at 11:45 PM
The only version of this infernal song that I can tolerate at this point: youtu.be/NhwfdC9Zqyk
Rainy and cold day. Warm blanket. Hot tea. A soft and snoring derpy dog nestled behind my knee. This is a soundtrack and it’s exquisite:
youtu.be/p3m3mcGnq3A
youtu.be/p3m3mcGnq3A
A Charlie Brown Christmas: Live at The Jazz Estate
YouTube video by The Commercialists
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December 10, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Rainy and cold day. Warm blanket. Hot tea. A soft and snoring derpy dog nestled behind my knee. This is a soundtrack and it’s exquisite:
youtu.be/p3m3mcGnq3A
youtu.be/p3m3mcGnq3A
Portland Japanese Garden tracks fall colors progress in its garden:
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2025 Fall Colors Tracker – Portland Japanese Garden
Witness the fleeting beauty of autumn at Portland Japanese Garden. Join as a member for endless visits this season, or reserve your single-day admission.
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October 15, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Portland Japanese Garden tracks fall colors progress in its garden:
japanesegarden.org/fall-colors-...
japanesegarden.org/fall-colors-...
Doing bicep push-up while balancing upside down on my friend’s feet is how I spend my weekends.
October 14, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Doing bicep push-up while balancing upside down on my friend’s feet is how I spend my weekends.
Had someone told me a decade ago that this is how I’ll be spending my free time, I would’ve laughed.
September 22, 2025 at 3:41 AM
Had someone told me a decade ago that this is how I’ll be spending my free time, I would’ve laughed.
Today’s find at my favorite yarn and books store. Needle tatting instructions and a set of different-sized needles.
May 23, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Today’s find at my favorite yarn and books store. Needle tatting instructions and a set of different-sized needles.
Looking forward to attending this event.
March 31, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Looking forward to attending this event.
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Holy heck. I just discovered that there's a brand-new graphic novel version of A Wizard of Earthsea by @ursulakleguin.com, adapted and illustrated by Fred Fordham. It's due out on March 11. Here's the link on @bookshop-org.bsky.social ... 📚 #SFF
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February 10, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Holy heck. I just discovered that there's a brand-new graphic novel version of A Wizard of Earthsea by @ursulakleguin.com, adapted and illustrated by Fred Fordham. It's due out on March 11. Here's the link on @bookshop-org.bsky.social ... 📚 #SFF
bookshop.org/p/books/a-wi...
bookshop.org/p/books/a-wi...
Describe your in-person social skills with a gif.
January 28, 2025 at 6:34 AM
Describe your in-person social skills with a gif.
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Bluesky is getting its own photo-sharing app, Flashes
Bluesky is getting its own photo-sharing app, Flashes
More good news for those looking to exit Meta’s social app ecosystem in favor of a more open alternative: An independent developer is building a photo-sharing app for Bluesky called Flashes. The soon-to-launch app is powered by the same technology that…
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January 15, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Bluesky is getting its own photo-sharing app, Flashes
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And there's a comet!
So this week we've had at least two aurora shows, and now a comet! What stellar portents! 😄
This is comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan–ATLAS). It's not new, but the last time it swung through the inner solar system was ~ 80,000 years ago. So go have a look for it, if there's no clouds
So this week we've had at least two aurora shows, and now a comet! What stellar portents! 😄
This is comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan–ATLAS). It's not new, but the last time it swung through the inner solar system was ~ 80,000 years ago. So go have a look for it, if there's no clouds
October 14, 2024 at 3:56 AM
And there's a comet!
So this week we've had at least two aurora shows, and now a comet! What stellar portents! 😄
This is comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan–ATLAS). It's not new, but the last time it swung through the inner solar system was ~ 80,000 years ago. So go have a look for it, if there's no clouds
So this week we've had at least two aurora shows, and now a comet! What stellar portents! 😄
This is comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan–ATLAS). It's not new, but the last time it swung through the inner solar system was ~ 80,000 years ago. So go have a look for it, if there's no clouds
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Yesterday's adventure into some high country was full of color for Fall, amid small lakes and tall sub alpine firs. #fall #leaves #lakes #hiking #photography #landscape #Pacificnorthwest #alpine
October 7, 2024 at 4:26 PM
Yesterday's adventure into some high country was full of color for Fall, amid small lakes and tall sub alpine firs. #fall #leaves #lakes #hiking #photography #landscape #Pacificnorthwest #alpine
The Subprime AI Crisis
“Generative AI must seem kind of magical when your entire life is either being in a meeting or reading an email.”
www.wheresyoured.at/subprimeai/
“Generative AI must seem kind of magical when your entire life is either being in a meeting or reading an email.”
www.wheresyoured.at/subprimeai/
The Subprime AI Crisis
None of what I write in this newsletter is about sowing doubt or "hating," but a sober evaluation of where we are today and where we may end up on the current path. I believe that the artificial intel...
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September 17, 2024 at 7:44 AM
The Subprime AI Crisis
“Generative AI must seem kind of magical when your entire life is either being in a meeting or reading an email.”
www.wheresyoured.at/subprimeai/
“Generative AI must seem kind of magical when your entire life is either being in a meeting or reading an email.”
www.wheresyoured.at/subprimeai/
“Tiktok is the British museum of the internet” is my insult of the year.
July 29, 2024 at 10:31 PM
“Tiktok is the British museum of the internet” is my insult of the year.
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It's about to get hot.
Imma post something cool.
Imma post something cool.
June 19, 2024 at 8:32 PM
It's about to get hot.
Imma post something cool.
Imma post something cool.
Asymmetrical balances make me swoon.
June 19, 2024 at 5:48 AM
Asymmetrical balances make me swoon.
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I found the ice gnome kingdom!
May 26, 2024 at 10:32 PM
I found the ice gnome kingdom!
This is what it looks like against my chest.
May 21, 2024 at 9:04 PM
This is what it looks like against my chest.
A beautiful piece of wearable art from a blacksmith friend - a piece of Damascus steel fashioned into a pendant.
May 21, 2024 at 6:23 AM
A beautiful piece of wearable art from a blacksmith friend - a piece of Damascus steel fashioned into a pendant.
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Just a reminder, we'll be starting Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1831 edition) (also known as #HotFrankSummer) on May 15th.
Schedule: docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
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Schedule: docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
Cross-posting for the last time, don't worry! Add your handle below if you'd like to join us. 🛖 🔩 🐋
May 4, 2024 at 5:13 PM
Just a reminder, we'll be starting Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1831 edition) (also known as #HotFrankSummer) on May 15th.
Schedule: docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
Cross-posting for the last time, don't worry! Add your handle below if you'd like to join us. 🛖 🔩 🐋
Schedule: docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
Cross-posting for the last time, don't worry! Add your handle below if you'd like to join us. 🛖 🔩 🐋
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I got to chat to the WONDERFUL Donna Preston about her cameo as Despair in Dead Boy Detectives! @neilhimself.neilgaiman.com
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Donna Preston Talks About Despair's Surprise Cameo in 'Dead Boy Detectives'
In this interview, we chat to Donna Preston about her experience reprising the character in Dead Boy Detectives, and how it came to be.
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May 1, 2024 at 7:27 PM
I got to chat to the WONDERFUL Donna Preston about her cameo as Despair in Dead Boy Detectives! @neilhimself.neilgaiman.com
www.whats-on-netflix.com/news/donna-p...
www.whats-on-netflix.com/news/donna-p...
One of my friends sketched me and Gabby and it is giving me the best kind of giggles.
April 29, 2024 at 9:31 PM
One of my friends sketched me and Gabby and it is giving me the best kind of giggles.
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Finally got a chance to see Wim Wenders’s film Perfect Days, and it was worth the wait. A succession of small beautiful moments balanced on a knife’s edge between joy and sorrow. An exaltation of seeing and being. And that long final shot: absolutely transcendent. What a gift.
April 21, 2024 at 8:18 PM
Finally got a chance to see Wim Wenders’s film Perfect Days, and it was worth the wait. A succession of small beautiful moments balanced on a knife’s edge between joy and sorrow. An exaltation of seeing and being. And that long final shot: absolutely transcendent. What a gift.