Kevin Harkness
@tkhark.bsky.social
Retired teacher, sometimes writer, author of the YA fantasy series: A War of Banes and Demons. Very fond of clouds.
Went to the Ghibli museum in October and saw all the character and background studies on the walls. Just amazing to see the evolution of ideas.
December 21, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Went to the Ghibli museum in October and saw all the character and background studies on the walls. Just amazing to see the evolution of ideas.
From apocalypse to paradise in a few hours.
December 17, 2025 at 10:57 PM
From apocalypse to paradise in a few hours.
I saw a bi-color squirrel yesterday, white on the top half and grey on the bottom half. So weird.
December 15, 2025 at 7:58 PM
I saw a bi-color squirrel yesterday, white on the top half and grey on the bottom half. So weird.
. . . but the AI editors chose ‘meat-sack’.
December 15, 2025 at 4:19 PM
. . . but the AI editors chose ‘meat-sack’.
A map of the world.
December 11, 2025 at 12:26 AM
A map of the world.
youtu.be/vlSs36AUb5M
The Merry Frolics of Satan (1906) by Georges Méliès.
Not so merry for the horse or the doomed soul, but you've got to love the Vesuvius take-off.
The Merry Frolics of Satan (1906) by Georges Méliès.
Not so merry for the horse or the doomed soul, but you've got to love the Vesuvius take-off.
The Merry Frolics of Satan (1906)
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December 9, 2025 at 12:17 AM
youtu.be/vlSs36AUb5M
The Merry Frolics of Satan (1906) by Georges Méliès.
Not so merry for the horse or the doomed soul, but you've got to love the Vesuvius take-off.
The Merry Frolics of Satan (1906) by Georges Méliès.
Not so merry for the horse or the doomed soul, but you've got to love the Vesuvius take-off.
The movie “Hugo” gives you a sense of the man and his work.
December 8, 2025 at 4:01 PM
The movie “Hugo” gives you a sense of the man and his work.
That movie pays back more than the price of admission in the first five minutes (train scene).
November 27, 2025 at 1:38 AM
That movie pays back more than the price of admission in the first five minutes (train scene).
I’m jealous. Vancouver is deep into the November drizzles.
November 22, 2025 at 9:45 PM
I’m jealous. Vancouver is deep into the November drizzles.
If this is the cat that died and came back, and is now howling at nothing visible, you are one step away from a Stephen King novel.
November 22, 2025 at 5:43 PM
If this is the cat that died and came back, and is now howling at nothing visible, you are one step away from a Stephen King novel.
Pace yourself. It’s not a race.
November 17, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Pace yourself. It’s not a race.
We did the same. Came back on Halloween after two weeks in Japan, and autumn pulled a jump scare.
November 11, 2025 at 11:08 PM
We did the same. Came back on Halloween after two weeks in Japan, and autumn pulled a jump scare.
They will definitely be standing at the foot of your bed tonight. Good Luck!
November 9, 2025 at 6:14 PM
They will definitely be standing at the foot of your bed tonight. Good Luck!
Revenge is a list best served alphabetized.
November 1, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Revenge is a list best served alphabetized.
That younger self had a great faith in your future perspicacity.
October 31, 2025 at 11:36 PM
That younger self had a great faith in your future perspicacity.
Yuri saw the void and was not impressed.
October 31, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Yuri saw the void and was not impressed.
Liked it a lot, but it tried to be a bit too noir.
October 26, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Liked it a lot, but it tried to be a bit too noir.
Books are stubborn that way.
October 6, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Books are stubborn that way.
Because the 5th is the plot dimension.
October 5, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Because the 5th is the plot dimension.
I love Masks! You know Picard was probably thinking, “My archaeology hobby rules! Yeah, try changing everything back with a trombone, Number One!”
October 3, 2025 at 2:48 AM
I love Masks! You know Picard was probably thinking, “My archaeology hobby rules! Yeah, try changing everything back with a trombone, Number One!”
Still a euphemism in my book.
September 27, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Still a euphemism in my book.
euphemism /yoo͞′fə-mĭz″əm/
noun
A mild, indirect, or vague term for one that is considered harsh, blunt, or offensive.
(I think 'vague term' applies here.)
noun
A mild, indirect, or vague term for one that is considered harsh, blunt, or offensive.
(I think 'vague term' applies here.)
September 27, 2025 at 4:08 PM
euphemism /yoo͞′fə-mĭz″əm/
noun
A mild, indirect, or vague term for one that is considered harsh, blunt, or offensive.
(I think 'vague term' applies here.)
noun
A mild, indirect, or vague term for one that is considered harsh, blunt, or offensive.
(I think 'vague term' applies here.)
I suppose it's because throwing someone out of a window is so vile that it needs a euphemism. The day after tomorrow is (usually) not so terrifying. If it was reliably dreadful, we'd call it something like 'doomnigh' or 'dis-after'.
September 27, 2025 at 3:49 PM
I suppose it's because throwing someone out of a window is so vile that it needs a euphemism. The day after tomorrow is (usually) not so terrifying. If it was reliably dreadful, we'd call it something like 'doomnigh' or 'dis-after'.
Ramps. They squidge up really inclined ramps.
September 23, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Ramps. They squidge up really inclined ramps.