Nicole Brookus
@nbrookus.bsky.social
Gamer, maker, geek, gardener, retired software developer and sound engineer. She/her. I mostly post pictures of nature, a few cats, and TTRPG things.
All photographs are my own except reposts.
All photographs are my own except reposts.
When I unloaded a ton of costumes I made, the local theater was thrilled - but what really made them happy was foundation/accessory pieces. Period corsets, collars, etc.
November 15, 2025 at 1:08 AM
When I unloaded a ton of costumes I made, the local theater was thrilled - but what really made them happy was foundation/accessory pieces. Period corsets, collars, etc.
I have streamed on Twitch exactly once, showing a friend overseas how to make an indoor water well over the course of hours, no audio or anything. I ended up with 20+ viewers.
November 14, 2025 at 8:52 PM
I have streamed on Twitch exactly once, showing a friend overseas how to make an indoor water well over the course of hours, no audio or anything. I ended up with 20+ viewers.
Toady once said that the largest portion of donations can from people who didn't actually play the game themselves.
If you ever want to give it a try, the free version + LazyNoob Pack is very accessible.
If you ever want to give it a try, the free version + LazyNoob Pack is very accessible.
November 14, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Toady once said that the largest portion of donations can from people who didn't actually play the game themselves.
If you ever want to give it a try, the free version + LazyNoob Pack is very accessible.
If you ever want to give it a try, the free version + LazyNoob Pack is very accessible.
Hold the dice in your hands and channel their energy!
November 13, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Hold the dice in your hands and channel their energy!
10% of the US population sounds like a legit estimate. In MAGA math.
November 13, 2025 at 11:31 PM
10% of the US population sounds like a legit estimate. In MAGA math.
I've never tried one; the chipmunks got every single one. Let me know how it cooks up!
November 13, 2025 at 11:27 PM
I've never tried one; the chipmunks got every single one. Let me know how it cooks up!
The world was a much better place when you purchased video games instead of paying for something that can be taken offline at a corporate whim.
November 13, 2025 at 11:21 PM
The world was a much better place when you purchased video games instead of paying for something that can be taken offline at a corporate whim.
Plus the trends and the crappy construction. I really have no excuse for not making my own clothes but I always seem to find one.
November 12, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Plus the trends and the crappy construction. I really have no excuse for not making my own clothes but I always seem to find one.
Age, too - you wear the same size but your clothes still don't fit. I hate shopping, but I need to do it soon.
November 11, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Age, too - you wear the same size but your clothes still don't fit. I hate shopping, but I need to do it soon.
There a dozen workable ideas in that thread. Easiest one? James Bond becomes a code name in memorial; there's a new Bond. O
Ultimately any actor is going to age out and you'll have to recast anyway. Might as well be an entirely new Bond.
Ultimately any actor is going to age out and you'll have to recast anyway. Might as well be an entirely new Bond.
November 11, 2025 at 4:02 PM
There a dozen workable ideas in that thread. Easiest one? James Bond becomes a code name in memorial; there's a new Bond. O
Ultimately any actor is going to age out and you'll have to recast anyway. Might as well be an entirely new Bond.
Ultimately any actor is going to age out and you'll have to recast anyway. Might as well be an entirely new Bond.
The only word I have for it is wow.
November 9, 2025 at 9:00 PM
The only word I have for it is wow.
A doctor once told me this bite that was taking a long time to heal was probably a spider bite. Nonchalantly said it could have just been in my bed. I had to check under the sheets for the longest time. Mostly broke the habit until one day I checked & THERE WAS A SPIDER.
And I rather like spiders.
And I rather like spiders.
November 9, 2025 at 8:46 PM
A doctor once told me this bite that was taking a long time to heal was probably a spider bite. Nonchalantly said it could have just been in my bed. I had to check under the sheets for the longest time. Mostly broke the habit until one day I checked & THERE WAS A SPIDER.
And I rather like spiders.
And I rather like spiders.
I regret that I do not have enough faces to palm.
November 8, 2025 at 10:23 PM
I regret that I do not have enough faces to palm.
Ugh just leave me alone. All you need to do is have enough employees around that if I actually do need help, I can ask.
November 8, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Ugh just leave me alone. All you need to do is have enough employees around that if I actually do need help, I can ask.
Those are gorgeous
November 7, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Those are gorgeous
YouTube shorts and Tiktok-ish content are just the next evolution.
TTRPGs take time and focus for an extended period, and a lot of people's brains barely work that way anymore. And this isn't a Gen Z issue; I'm middle aged and I am certainly effected to.
TTRPGs take time and focus for an extended period, and a lot of people's brains barely work that way anymore. And this isn't a Gen Z issue; I'm middle aged and I am certainly effected to.
November 6, 2025 at 4:10 PM
YouTube shorts and Tiktok-ish content are just the next evolution.
TTRPGs take time and focus for an extended period, and a lot of people's brains barely work that way anymore. And this isn't a Gen Z issue; I'm middle aged and I am certainly effected to.
TTRPGs take time and focus for an extended period, and a lot of people's brains barely work that way anymore. And this isn't a Gen Z issue; I'm middle aged and I am certainly effected to.
Scheduling first, but also attention spans, I believe. All kinds of media have been contracting in time for decades. Movies used to be 2+ hours but now closer to 90 minutes. TV has so many ads you can walk away for minutes before coming back to 7 minutes of story.
November 6, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Scheduling first, but also attention spans, I believe. All kinds of media have been contracting in time for decades. Movies used to be 2+ hours but now closer to 90 minutes. TV has so many ads you can walk away for minutes before coming back to 7 minutes of story.
Ideas: Seahorses, sea slugs, starfish, urchins
November 6, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Ideas: Seahorses, sea slugs, starfish, urchins
Yet somehow I avoided living in a storage unit in Los Angeles.
November 5, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Yet somehow I avoided living in a storage unit in Los Angeles.
You are being sarcastic, right? Only 16% of households make over $200k* and the median is under $84k*.
If someone is struggling at $250k (barring cities like NYC and Seattle), they don't have an income problem, they have a spending problem.
*Sources: US Census Bureau
If someone is struggling at $250k (barring cities like NYC and Seattle), they don't have an income problem, they have a spending problem.
*Sources: US Census Bureau
November 5, 2025 at 12:22 AM
You are being sarcastic, right? Only 16% of households make over $200k* and the median is under $84k*.
If someone is struggling at $250k (barring cities like NYC and Seattle), they don't have an income problem, they have a spending problem.
*Sources: US Census Bureau
If someone is struggling at $250k (barring cities like NYC and Seattle), they don't have an income problem, they have a spending problem.
*Sources: US Census Bureau
TIL terror of being hit with a sandwich while in a ballistic vest is not what they mean by being a snowflake.
November 4, 2025 at 6:53 PM
TIL terror of being hit with a sandwich while in a ballistic vest is not what they mean by being a snowflake.
Reposted by Nicole Brookus
Border Patrol agent Lairmore testifies that he was not injured by the sandwich, but he felt the impact through his ballistic vest.
The sandwich came apart and "kind of exploded" on his chest upon impact, he says.
"I could smell the onions and mustard."
The sandwich came apart and "kind of exploded" on his chest upon impact, he says.
"I could smell the onions and mustard."
November 4, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Border Patrol agent Lairmore testifies that he was not injured by the sandwich, but he felt the impact through his ballistic vest.
The sandwich came apart and "kind of exploded" on his chest upon impact, he says.
"I could smell the onions and mustard."
The sandwich came apart and "kind of exploded" on his chest upon impact, he says.
"I could smell the onions and mustard."