Neil Hopkins
@thermalsatsuma.bsky.social
Grognard and Iaidoka. Fond of cats, gin, swords and ttrpgs.
Happy international men’s day!
Remember to check your bits and don’t be embarrassed to talk to your pals if you’re struggling with anything. Here’s a picture from the weekend of me and my dad showing that you’re never too old to do colouring in!
Remember to check your bits and don’t be embarrassed to talk to your pals if you’re struggling with anything. Here’s a picture from the weekend of me and my dad showing that you’re never too old to do colouring in!
November 19, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Happy international men’s day!
Remember to check your bits and don’t be embarrassed to talk to your pals if you’re struggling with anything. Here’s a picture from the weekend of me and my dad showing that you’re never too old to do colouring in!
Remember to check your bits and don’t be embarrassed to talk to your pals if you’re struggling with anything. Here’s a picture from the weekend of me and my dad showing that you’re never too old to do colouring in!
Here’s Jan Hopkins (my other half’s) drawing machine in action with an algorithmic piece - the black areas are a machine response to the human drawn red shape, translated into an svg vector image.
November 16, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Here’s Jan Hopkins (my other half’s) drawing machine in action with an algorithmic piece - the black areas are a machine response to the human drawn red shape, translated into an svg vector image.
Went to see some art at Yorkshire Artspace open studios today!
November 16, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Went to see some art at Yorkshire Artspace open studios today!
I’ll see your Bonnie Tyler and raise you Frank Cottrell-Boyce liking one of my haikus!
November 16, 2025 at 12:03 PM
I’ll see your Bonnie Tyler and raise you Frank Cottrell-Boyce liking one of my haikus!
I use old photos for my western games - much more atmospheric! I love this one of a cowboy stag dance!
November 12, 2025 at 11:33 AM
I use old photos for my western games - much more atmospheric! I love this one of a cowboy stag dance!
Catlike readiness!
November 7, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Catlike readiness!
November 6, 2025 at 6:32 AM
November 4, 2025 at 6:56 AM
Safety first! Still Wakes the Deep has the most ominous industrial architecture since Alien Isolation
October 19, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Safety first! Still Wakes the Deep has the most ominous industrial architecture since Alien Isolation
Right, back to running around an oil rig in the 1970s!
October 19, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Right, back to running around an oil rig in the 1970s!
The boots that I bought this summer have been very comfortable, and they have helped support my ankles and benefited my wonky knees.
October 19, 2025 at 12:53 PM
The boots that I bought this summer have been very comfortable, and they have helped support my ankles and benefited my wonky knees.
October 16, 2025 at 6:30 AM
I gave the poker rules a run this weekend at Furnace too, as you can probably guess from the scenario title!
October 14, 2025 at 1:25 PM
I gave the poker rules a run this weekend at Furnace too, as you can probably guess from the scenario title!
Here’s baby Daisy sharing a basket with the much missed (and very patient) Barney from 18 years ago
October 13, 2025 at 7:55 AM
Here’s baby Daisy sharing a basket with the much missed (and very patient) Barney from 18 years ago
October 11, 2025 at 6:11 AM
October 9, 2025 at 5:20 AM
Last bit of prep for running Tales of the old West at Furnace next weekend - will be interesting to see which plot threads get picked up!
October 4, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Last bit of prep for running Tales of the old West at Furnace next weekend - will be interesting to see which plot threads get picked up!
The Daleks had the right idea!
October 1, 2025 at 8:06 AM
The Daleks had the right idea!
Oooh - just spotted that I can borrow a collected edition of Invincible comics from my local library using the Libby app! That’s my weekend reading sorted.
September 26, 2025 at 6:08 AM
Oooh - just spotted that I can borrow a collected edition of Invincible comics from my local library using the Libby app! That’s my weekend reading sorted.
#DailyHaikuPrompt #Dapple
Twilight’s last gleaming
Casting sun dappled shadows
Through fiery red leaves
Twilight’s last gleaming
Casting sun dappled shadows
Through fiery red leaves
September 26, 2025 at 5:26 AM
#DailyHaikuPrompt #Dapple
Twilight’s last gleaming
Casting sun dappled shadows
Through fiery red leaves
Twilight’s last gleaming
Casting sun dappled shadows
Through fiery red leaves
My junk mail is rather on the nose today
September 22, 2025 at 11:01 AM
My junk mail is rather on the nose today