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Denis *B*L*M*
@quaidrayn.bsky.social
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Geek, fanboy, husband and one of those rare and elusive males in ECE. Loves board games, drawing and most of all, his wife and kids. Tax corporations. Outlaw billionaires. ACAB He/Him
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Look what just showed up on my doorstep! Blades in the Dark: Deep Cuts special edition! So flipping gorgeous!! @evilhat.bsky.social #BladesInTheDark
A book cover. All black with only a silver foil pair of daggers on the cover. Two book covers. One with a pair of blades glowing red at the tips, the other with a foiled pair of blades. Looking at the edges of a book. The edges of the pages are red. Looking at two pages in a book. On the left is a page of text. On the right is a black and white art page of robots in a room.
November 12, 2025 at 10:21 PM
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The Dagger of Time from Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time.
A fancy and ornate looking Dagger with a glass handle that holds the Sands of Time.
November 11, 2025 at 1:00 AM
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I opened a fortune cookie and got a lovely fortune: "You have found good company; enjoy!" But it was already torn in half before I even cracked the shell... That seems like a bad omen...
A fortune cookie fortune that reads "You have found good company; enjoy!" but it is torn in half.
November 5, 2025 at 4:38 AM
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Kedric Winks appreciation post! #ShadowNinjas #TheCrookedCrown #Guildlands @boardgamedesignuk.bsky.social @outsetgames.bsky.social
Three board game displayed in front of a shelf of other games. The three featured are, from left to right: Guildlands, The Crooked Crown and Shadow Ninjas.
November 4, 2025 at 11:19 PM
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Rewatching the wonderful Scooby-Doo Mystery Incorporated. The updated character designs are crisp and clean, without straying too far from the original classic looks. The writing is top class. And the voice cast is like the dream team.
The characters from Scooby-Doo Mystery Incorporated. From left to right: Velma, Shaggy, Scooby, Fred, Daphne.
November 2, 2025 at 3:55 AM
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This is my favourite discussion.
A screenshot of a reply chain related to the news piece regarding a polling station in Ireland being in a house and voters getting tea and a choice of pastries. Emily asks "Can you get all three, or does Ireland have a "1 person, 1 pastry" law?" Ocultado replies "We use proportional representation, so you rank them in order of preference and get a percentage of a slice of each." This prompts Stream to comment "The distribution of surpluses could get messy" and Ocultado closes with "Doggy bags?"
October 25, 2025 at 3:58 AM
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Who robbed the Louvre? Right answers only.
Thomas Crown (portrayed by Pierce Brosnan) standing in a museum looking something bored.
October 19, 2025 at 5:33 PM
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A little rain won't stop us!! #NoTyrants #NoKingsVancouverBC
Big crowd at the No Tyrants Rally in Vancouver BC.
October 18, 2025 at 7:07 PM
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I was trying to go to bed... #ShadeIsACat
A black cat poking out from under the bed sheets. #ShadeIsACat
October 18, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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My first two GI Joe figures I ever got when I was a kid were General Hawk and Lifeline. I got them at the same time, so they share that honour. When the 6" General Hawk was released as part of the GI Joe Classified line, I thought it might be fun to get them both. Well, guess who just got announced!
A digital render of an action figure from GI Joe. The character Lifeline is wearing a red jumpsuit with white accents and shown alongside several accessories, such as weapons, backpack and medical support equipment.
October 15, 2025 at 4:22 PM
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No word of a lie detected. @theonion.com @bencollins.bsky.social
A screenshot of a satire article from The Onion that reads "Area Man Has Far Greater Knowledge Of Marvel Universe Than Own Family Tree" but I've replaced the accompanying photo with a selfie I took just this morning wherein I'm wearing a Captain America hoodie and Spider-Man logo tee.
October 8, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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Seriously. I'm even joking. I didn't even plan this. If anything, Kobo did this! The Space Between Us was on sale a few weeks ago so I grabbed it. When I checked my wishlist this morning for something new to start, The Space Between Worlds was on sale! KOBO! *shakes fist in mock anger*
Screenshot of my recent ebooks on Kobo. At the bottom is The Space Between Us, by Doug Johnstone, spelled with a T and an E, while at the top is The Space Between Worlds, by Micaiah Johnson, no T, no E. Hahah!!
October 5, 2025 at 4:49 PM
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Board games with friends.
A game of Captain Flip. A game of Courtisans. The gorgeous dice from a game of Quantum.
October 5, 2025 at 3:34 AM
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@mrlinds.bsky.social Thank you for being at the Game Garden! It was wonderful to meet you. Home, code redeemed and straight down to business!!
A TV showing the opening splash image for indie video game Monster Loves You Too!
September 28, 2025 at 12:49 AM
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@theyetee.com Absolutely delighted to have met you! I'm going to be insufferable when I get home! What an unbelievable ending to my absolutely wonderful day at the Game Garden!
Oh, you know. Just me, hanging out with the Yetee! Like I do!
September 27, 2025 at 11:16 PM
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Ermahgerd!! Absolutely floored that I got to meet the Yetee themselves at @vangamegarden.bsky.social!! I was not expecting that! No wonder he's so mysterious and difficult to see in the US! He's Canadian!! 🤣
Me, smiling like the cat that got the canary, with the one and only Yetee by my side!
September 27, 2025 at 11:10 PM
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My kids enjoying the games on show at @vangamegarden.bsky.social.
My son playing a 2d exploration game on the monitor in front of him. My daughter playing an aquarium simulator. My son playing a cute game on Switch.
September 27, 2025 at 9:23 PM
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Agreed. #ShadeIsACat
Shade rests, lounging on a conveniently placed human.
September 22, 2025 at 3:27 PM
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I've fallen behind on updating about what books I'm reading. Right now I'm reading the wonderful sci-fi story "The Space Between Us" by Doug Johnstone. It's tense and funny and extremely captivating. The characters feel real. Very much enjoying this one.
Cover to the science fiction novel The Space Between Us by Doug Johnstone. Small colourful circles hang on thin black lines while the four largest circles are black with one white word in each making up the title.
September 17, 2025 at 5:52 PM
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Last night I hosted a board game evening in a Catfé! Cats and board games! It was so much fun. I taught Takenoko, Azul, Courtisans and Captain Flip.
Tuxedo cat standing on a table with a card game in play. A cat is camouflaged in a rug. A black cat sits on a desk above a black and white cat. An all white cat sleeps, curled up, inside a cardboard box.
September 11, 2025 at 3:25 PM
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It worked for House House and Untitled Goose Game. Do it, you cowards!!
A screenshot of an article. The important text reads: Now in production, the 'Untitled Charlie Brooker Project' (unsurprisingly, a working title).
September 9, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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These are our lovely dinner table chairs. This morning Shade tried to use one as a scratching post while I was sitting in it. That was not fun... #ShadeIsACat #SharpClawsAreSharp
A dining room chair with an open back design perfect for allowing a cat to claw the occupants back.
September 7, 2025 at 4:25 PM
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Lightning out west of Vancouver BC just now. I've seen impressive forks as well but couldn't capture one on video. #LightningStorm
September 1, 2025 at 5:17 AM
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I've been on a Terminator kick recently, and so I've been thinking a lot of the stunning performance Shirley Manson gave in Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles as business mogul with a secret, Catherine Weaver.
Shirley Manson in her role on the TV series Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles. She sits behind a glass desk, surrounded by glass, chrome and brushed steel, wearing a steel grey suit. She is definitely not a Terminator. Nope. Impossible...WHAAAAAAAAAA!?!
August 30, 2025 at 3:07 AM
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My favourite comment of casting Olyphant as a synth:
Screenshot that reads: Noah Hawley is a madman because he sees one of the most charismatic actors in the world in Timothy Olyphant and is like, "This guy would make a good emotionless android in an Alien story," and he's actually completely correct.
August 28, 2025 at 12:55 AM