Thomas S. Barnard
@thomasbarnard.bsky.social
SFF author. I drink and write things. Casual gamer, massive film geek.
If you're calling Paul Dano a bad actor then that's a you problem.
December 4, 2025 at 5:53 PM
If you're calling Paul Dano a bad actor then that's a you problem.
My daughter has apparently decided to become the May Queen. No. I'm not scared. Not at all.
September 5, 2025 at 5:40 PM
My daughter has apparently decided to become the May Queen. No. I'm not scared. Not at all.
Rewatched Alien tonight in ready for Alien Earth. Obviously, it's an incredible film. Near flawless. Yet, I noticed for the first time it says priority one is to "Insure the return of organism" instead of "Ensure..." The pedantic side of me is slightly irked. I am very aware that it's a me problem.
August 24, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Rewatched Alien tonight in ready for Alien Earth. Obviously, it's an incredible film. Near flawless. Yet, I noticed for the first time it says priority one is to "Insure the return of organism" instead of "Ensure..." The pedantic side of me is slightly irked. I am very aware that it's a me problem.
For those who have only recently discovered Jack O'Connell through Sinners and/or 28 Years Later, I implore you to watch Godless. One of the best TV Shows going, and he is phenomenal in it.
July 21, 2025 at 8:53 PM
For those who have only recently discovered Jack O'Connell through Sinners and/or 28 Years Later, I implore you to watch Godless. One of the best TV Shows going, and he is phenomenal in it.
I don't know if my Twitter account is somehow, for some unknown reason, skewing towards Snyderbots, but there's a lot of hate on there for Superman 2025. I absolutely loved it. It's so nice to see a positive, hopeful version of Superman again.
July 21, 2025 at 6:27 PM
I don't know if my Twitter account is somehow, for some unknown reason, skewing towards Snyderbots, but there's a lot of hate on there for Superman 2025. I absolutely loved it. It's so nice to see a positive, hopeful version of Superman again.
After playing a few hours of Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, the feelings and emotions it evokes really remind me of my first time playing Nier: Automata. In the best possible way.
May 4, 2025 at 9:09 PM
After playing a few hours of Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, the feelings and emotions it evokes really remind me of my first time playing Nier: Automata. In the best possible way.
As a huge Gareth Evans fan, it pains me to say this. Havoc was not a good movie.
April 25, 2025 at 9:25 PM
As a huge Gareth Evans fan, it pains me to say this. Havoc was not a good movie.
The whole climbing Benjy section in South of Midnight, with the story and the music, is a wonderful piece of gaming.
April 25, 2025 at 4:48 PM
The whole climbing Benjy section in South of Midnight, with the story and the music, is a wonderful piece of gaming.
Rewatching Dune Part 2, and I'm still baffled as to how Austin Butler perfectly emulates Stellan Skarsgård's Vladimir Harkonnen voice in certain parts when his natural voice is nothing like it.
April 4, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Rewatching Dune Part 2, and I'm still baffled as to how Austin Butler perfectly emulates Stellan Skarsgård's Vladimir Harkonnen voice in certain parts when his natural voice is nothing like it.
Pretty much healed up from my LASIK surgery, so I'm going to treat myself to a healthy measure of Royal Lochnagar 12yo, and fit in an hour of writing while the house is quiet.
March 28, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Pretty much healed up from my LASIK surgery, so I'm going to treat myself to a healthy measure of Royal Lochnagar 12yo, and fit in an hour of writing while the house is quiet.
Finished Dragon Age: The Veilguard today. Put 65 hours into it. Got the platinum trophy. Enjoyed every minute. I do wish the music was a bit better. And some of the dialogue early in the game was a bit cheesy. And the villains were a little one note compared to Solas. Otherwise, fantastic game.
March 28, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Finished Dragon Age: The Veilguard today. Put 65 hours into it. Got the platinum trophy. Enjoyed every minute. I do wish the music was a bit better. And some of the dialogue early in the game was a bit cheesy. And the villains were a little one note compared to Solas. Otherwise, fantastic game.
I'm over 30 hours into Dragon Age: The Veilguard, and I'm really enjoying it. Not sure what all the hate is about. Maybe it's because I haven't played a Dragon Age game before 🤷♂️
March 22, 2025 at 3:43 PM
I'm over 30 hours into Dragon Age: The Veilguard, and I'm really enjoying it. Not sure what all the hate is about. Maybe it's because I haven't played a Dragon Age game before 🤷♂️
Day 2 post LASIK surgery. One of the best decisions I've ever made. In fact, the only discomfort I'm currently feeling is from the damned eye mask I've got to wear for the next week while sleeping. That thing was forged by Satan himself.
March 22, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Day 2 post LASIK surgery. One of the best decisions I've ever made. In fact, the only discomfort I'm currently feeling is from the damned eye mask I've got to wear for the next week while sleeping. That thing was forged by Satan himself.
Laptop:
Update and Shutdown
Update and Restart
Me:
Update and Shutdown
Laptop:
Ha
Update and...
...Restarting
Update and Shutdown
Update and Restart
Me:
Update and Shutdown
Laptop:
Ha
Update and...
...Restarting
March 15, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Laptop:
Update and Shutdown
Update and Restart
Me:
Update and Shutdown
Laptop:
Ha
Update and...
...Restarting
Update and Shutdown
Update and Restart
Me:
Update and Shutdown
Laptop:
Ha
Update and...
...Restarting
I've just noticed that Eivør is supporting Heilung in Edinburgh in April, and I could not be happier!
March 1, 2025 at 12:14 AM
I've just noticed that Eivør is supporting Heilung in Edinburgh in April, and I could not be happier!
I need to play Red Dead Redemption 2 again because I've got the playlist on as I write and...and my god does it slap!
February 8, 2025 at 2:08 AM
I need to play Red Dead Redemption 2 again because I've got the playlist on as I write and...and my god does it slap!
Did Gareth Edwards add a rancor to Jurassic World Rebirth because he didn't get to use it in Rogue One 🤨
February 7, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Did Gareth Edwards add a rancor to Jurassic World Rebirth because he didn't get to use it in Rogue One 🤨
Heilung booked for April. @2000trees.bsky.social booked for July. @atgfestival.bsky.social booked for August. This is going to be a good year.
February 5, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Heilung booked for April. @2000trees.bsky.social booked for July. @atgfestival.bsky.social booked for August. This is going to be a good year.
Here's a message to Word's odious new assistant, Copilot. Fuck off. Then keep fucking off until you reach the gate that says "you can't fuck off past here". Climb the gate. Live the impossible dream and keep fucking off forever.
January 24, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Here's a message to Word's odious new assistant, Copilot. Fuck off. Then keep fucking off until you reach the gate that says "you can't fuck off past here". Climb the gate. Live the impossible dream and keep fucking off forever.
Day ?? of the cheese, turkey, beer, and wine diet. Apparently, I impulse bought an Xbox yesterday. Came as a shock to us all this morning when it turned up. Decided to mix my diet up a bit by having some venison salami as a snack and then leftover turkey curry for dinner. All in all, a good day.
December 28, 2024 at 7:26 PM
Day ?? of the cheese, turkey, beer, and wine diet. Apparently, I impulse bought an Xbox yesterday. Came as a shock to us all this morning when it turned up. Decided to mix my diet up a bit by having some venison salami as a snack and then leftover turkey curry for dinner. All in all, a good day.
There's a guy on Twitter who has spent a whole day bitching about how he isn't happy with Ciri's face in the Witcher 4 trailer. And it's getting a surprising amount of support. And I'm so glad I barely ever go on that cesspit of an app these days.
December 14, 2024 at 6:38 PM
There's a guy on Twitter who has spent a whole day bitching about how he isn't happy with Ciri's face in the Witcher 4 trailer. And it's getting a surprising amount of support. And I'm so glad I barely ever go on that cesspit of an app these days.
'Tis soup season. This week we have spiced pumpkin and carrot.
November 18, 2024 at 10:37 PM
'Tis soup season. This week we have spiced pumpkin and carrot.
This damned game!!! 😭
November 2, 2024 at 1:31 AM
This damned game!!! 😭
I've played Cyberpunk's Phantom Liberty 4 times now. I've seen every ending. For me, only one seems like the right one. It says so much for the absolute quality of writing that 50% of players disagree with me. CD Projekt Red had great follow through to the fucking end.
October 12, 2024 at 12:59 AM
I've played Cyberpunk's Phantom Liberty 4 times now. I've seen every ending. For me, only one seems like the right one. It says so much for the absolute quality of writing that 50% of players disagree with me. CD Projekt Red had great follow through to the fucking end.