Wistric
@wistric.bsky.social
Aka WhyisitalwaysWistric aka he's just some guy you know?
Just an average middle aged cis-het white (but neurospicy!) dude living in the South rapidly becoming a radicalized Marxist so that's a thing.
Just an average middle aged cis-het white (but neurospicy!) dude living in the South rapidly becoming a radicalized Marxist so that's a thing.
Last time we ran Curse of (Le) Strahd, my chaos rogue does chaos rogue stuff, tries to tame a flying sword, draws down on Strahd, tries to get the deed/insurance paperwork for the Death House, carries around an endless water jug looking for a priest to bless it.
This time: chucks a Dire Wolf.
This time: chucks a Dire Wolf.
November 12, 2025 at 3:27 AM
Last time we ran Curse of (Le) Strahd, my chaos rogue does chaos rogue stuff, tries to tame a flying sword, draws down on Strahd, tries to get the deed/insurance paperwork for the Death House, carries around an endless water jug looking for a priest to bless it.
This time: chucks a Dire Wolf.
This time: chucks a Dire Wolf.
Two years of AP English, coming back to haunt me a quarter century later, while driving home from drop-off: "wait... Is the White Stripes' 'Hardest Button to Button' actually a critique of 1980s conservative demagoguery?"
November 3, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Two years of AP English, coming back to haunt me a quarter century later, while driving home from drop-off: "wait... Is the White Stripes' 'Hardest Button to Button' actually a critique of 1980s conservative demagoguery?"
"The lesson of Icarus isn't 'don't fly too close to the sun', it's 'build better wings'." -FAMK
Same energy as "’The first victim of contact with the enemy is the plan'? Sure, if you're shit at planning."
Same energy as "’The first victim of contact with the enemy is the plan'? Sure, if you're shit at planning."
October 29, 2025 at 3:47 AM
"The lesson of Icarus isn't 'don't fly too close to the sun', it's 'build better wings'." -FAMK
Same energy as "’The first victim of contact with the enemy is the plan'? Sure, if you're shit at planning."
Same energy as "’The first victim of contact with the enemy is the plan'? Sure, if you're shit at planning."
The Lad is home sick for the 2nd day. Usually school starts with the teacher singing Country Roads. The Lad likes his predictability. So I got out the guitar and sang Country Roads, which he appreciated. He didn't appreciate when I snuck in Wagon Wheel and Let it Be mid-song. 'tism v. 'tism - fight!
October 21, 2025 at 1:34 PM
The Lad is home sick for the 2nd day. Usually school starts with the teacher singing Country Roads. The Lad likes his predictability. So I got out the guitar and sang Country Roads, which he appreciated. He didn't appreciate when I snuck in Wagon Wheel and Let it Be mid-song. 'tism v. 'tism - fight!
TIL: in WW1 soldiers "borrowed" crossbows from Flemish museums and modified them to launch grenades into German trenches. Just something to think about, medievalists.
September 24, 2025 at 12:23 PM
TIL: in WW1 soldiers "borrowed" crossbows from Flemish museums and modified them to launch grenades into German trenches. Just something to think about, medievalists.
We're starting to roll out SOPs under our new designation (Data Solutions). So, the first is DS-1 SDLC Process. I doubt department leadership will agree to it, but I'm still hoping for DS-2 Nutz. Because I really want to refer some people to that SOP.
September 19, 2025 at 5:36 PM
We're starting to roll out SOPs under our new designation (Data Solutions). So, the first is DS-1 SDLC Process. I doubt department leadership will agree to it, but I'm still hoping for DS-2 Nutz. Because I really want to refer some people to that SOP.
"The human drama is annoying, but they're about to smear an entire wedding party across the inside of an orbital space station, like jelly! You should come watch!” and other things said in this house.
September 10, 2025 at 2:54 AM
"The human drama is annoying, but they're about to smear an entire wedding party across the inside of an orbital space station, like jelly! You should come watch!” and other things said in this house.
So you want to try hand-planing boards, but not enough to actually get tools that work because you definitely don't need another hobby. If you're me you buy a $20 Cracker Barrel wall-hanger off Marketplace. And, yep, it doesn't work, cause age and fire damage and stuff.
September 8, 2025 at 6:33 PM
So you want to try hand-planing boards, but not enough to actually get tools that work because you definitely don't need another hobby. If you're me you buy a $20 Cracker Barrel wall-hanger off Marketplace. And, yep, it doesn't work, cause age and fire damage and stuff.
"I don't have spoons, I have meth and klonopin."
#mentalhealth
#mentalhealth
September 4, 2025 at 7:26 PM
"I don't have spoons, I have meth and klonopin."
#mentalhealth
#mentalhealth
Other DMs: "I do minimal planning and don't really take session notes."
Me, adding a 9th tab to my spreadsheet: "what's it like to have imagination and long term memory?"
Me, adding a 9th tab to my spreadsheet: "what's it like to have imagination and long term memory?"
August 17, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Other DMs: "I do minimal planning and don't really take session notes."
Me, adding a 9th tab to my spreadsheet: "what's it like to have imagination and long term memory?"
Me, adding a 9th tab to my spreadsheet: "what's it like to have imagination and long term memory?"
After a few hours of coding my test data gets... um...
July 31, 2025 at 7:02 PM
After a few hours of coding my test data gets... um...
Wednesday, the resident Nightmare Moppet, welcomes all visitors from Wishabitch Woods.
July 29, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Wednesday, the resident Nightmare Moppet, welcomes all visitors from Wishabitch Woods.
"Well you have your own Reddit thread."
"Which is titled, like, 'Who the fuck is Wistric and what the fuck is going on.'"
"True."
"To be fair, I start off every day asking the same thing."
"You should reply to the thread and ask them if they've figured anything out for you."
"Which is titled, like, 'Who the fuck is Wistric and what the fuck is going on.'"
"True."
"To be fair, I start off every day asking the same thing."
"You should reply to the thread and ask them if they've figured anything out for you."
July 26, 2025 at 2:40 AM
"Well you have your own Reddit thread."
"Which is titled, like, 'Who the fuck is Wistric and what the fuck is going on.'"
"True."
"To be fair, I start off every day asking the same thing."
"You should reply to the thread and ask them if they've figured anything out for you."
"Which is titled, like, 'Who the fuck is Wistric and what the fuck is going on.'"
"True."
"To be fair, I start off every day asking the same thing."
"You should reply to the thread and ask them if they've figured anything out for you."
"Request permission to 'per my previous email', ma'am!”
Yet another phrase added to my boss's "oh shit" email processing rules.
Yet another phrase added to my boss's "oh shit" email processing rules.
July 24, 2025 at 2:15 AM
"Request permission to 'per my previous email', ma'am!”
Yet another phrase added to my boss's "oh shit" email processing rules.
Yet another phrase added to my boss's "oh shit" email processing rules.
Watching GBBO in our house: "You fought 35 wars, enslaved 3 continents, killed millions, all so you could replace the Spice Road with your ships-" "-you conquered India, flavor capital of the world-" "-and still you expect your 'biscuits' to be bland and dry-" "- like corpse farts!” "What even?”
July 22, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Watching GBBO in our house: "You fought 35 wars, enslaved 3 continents, killed millions, all so you could replace the Spice Road with your ships-" "-you conquered India, flavor capital of the world-" "-and still you expect your 'biscuits' to be bland and dry-" "- like corpse farts!” "What even?”
And then I realized that, like, 2/3rds of the Patrick O'Brian Appreciation Society have no idea what truck nuts are and so that analogy was just wasted on them.
Still #SpittingGold!
Still #SpittingGold!
July 16, 2025 at 11:18 PM
And then I realized that, like, 2/3rds of the Patrick O'Brian Appreciation Society have no idea what truck nuts are and so that analogy was just wasted on them.
Still #SpittingGold!
Still #SpittingGold!
Just chilling, watching TV, while this little soot sprite sniffs my breath, licks my face, and purrs so loud I can't hear the TV. One month since she fell out of a car's engine compartment and she is pretty sure she owns this house, no matter what the other cats might think.
July 16, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Just chilling, watching TV, while this little soot sprite sniffs my breath, licks my face, and purrs so loud I can't hear the TV. One month since she fell out of a car's engine compartment and she is pretty sure she owns this house, no matter what the other cats might think.
Me dropping the adult autism questionnaires on the Patrick O'Brian appreciation fb group in 3... 2... 1...
"Hey, so, how many of you can name all of the masts, spars, sails, and rigging in this diagram of a fully rigged ship, even though you've never sailed on a tall ship? Only 70%? Huh..."
"Hey, so, how many of you can name all of the masts, spars, sails, and rigging in this diagram of a fully rigged ship, even though you've never sailed on a tall ship? Only 70%? Huh..."
July 14, 2025 at 2:52 AM
Me dropping the adult autism questionnaires on the Patrick O'Brian appreciation fb group in 3... 2... 1...
"Hey, so, how many of you can name all of the masts, spars, sails, and rigging in this diagram of a fully rigged ship, even though you've never sailed on a tall ship? Only 70%? Huh..."
"Hey, so, how many of you can name all of the masts, spars, sails, and rigging in this diagram of a fully rigged ship, even though you've never sailed on a tall ship? Only 70%? Huh..."
Small 'tism griefs: the same people who share my weird hyperfixations will never register and appreciate my super clever word play.
"I find this book on #earlymodern fortification is more in depth."
me: "so it's about defense, in depth?"
I'M SPITTING GOLD!
"I find this book on #earlymodern fortification is more in depth."
me: "so it's about defense, in depth?"
I'M SPITTING GOLD!
July 8, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Small 'tism griefs: the same people who share my weird hyperfixations will never register and appreciate my super clever word play.
"I find this book on #earlymodern fortification is more in depth."
me: "so it's about defense, in depth?"
I'M SPITTING GOLD!
"I find this book on #earlymodern fortification is more in depth."
me: "so it's about defense, in depth?"
I'M SPITTING GOLD!
Me *adds a couple of throwaway characters to the setting just so I can do an annoying Wiscansan voice*
My party, two hours later: I WILL DIE FOR THEM!
My party, three hours later: "Wait, they can save us!
So anyway I think all my session recaps are going to be in a Wiscansan accent now.
My party, two hours later: I WILL DIE FOR THEM!
My party, three hours later: "Wait, they can save us!
So anyway I think all my session recaps are going to be in a Wiscansan accent now.
June 27, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Me *adds a couple of throwaway characters to the setting just so I can do an annoying Wiscansan voice*
My party, two hours later: I WILL DIE FOR THEM!
My party, three hours later: "Wait, they can save us!
So anyway I think all my session recaps are going to be in a Wiscansan accent now.
My party, two hours later: I WILL DIE FOR THEM!
My party, three hours later: "Wait, they can save us!
So anyway I think all my session recaps are going to be in a Wiscansan accent now.
"We can torture you by looking at you?"
"Probably, right up until I remember I have guns built into my arms."
#LivingTheDream #MurderBot
"Probably, right up until I remember I have guns built into my arms."
#LivingTheDream #MurderBot
June 21, 2025 at 2:22 AM
"We can torture you by looking at you?"
"Probably, right up until I remember I have guns built into my arms."
#LivingTheDream #MurderBot
"Probably, right up until I remember I have guns built into my arms."
#LivingTheDream #MurderBot
Me making D&D NPCs:
"Grokk Slimefoot? That's too goofy."
Also me:
"I'm gonna name this goose Anthonyedwards!"
"Grokk Slimefoot? That's too goofy."
Also me:
"I'm gonna name this goose Anthonyedwards!"
June 19, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Me making D&D NPCs:
"Grokk Slimefoot? That's too goofy."
Also me:
"I'm gonna name this goose Anthonyedwards!"
"Grokk Slimefoot? That's too goofy."
Also me:
"I'm gonna name this goose Anthonyedwards!"
He has made Judges dependent on his Will alone, for the tenure of their offices, and the amount and payment of their salaries.
He has erected a multitude of New Offices, and sent hither swarms of Officers to harrass our people, and eat out their substance.
He has erected a multitude of New Offices, and sent hither swarms of Officers to harrass our people, and eat out their substance.
June 10, 2025 at 11:59 AM
He has made Judges dependent on his Will alone, for the tenure of their offices, and the amount and payment of their salaries.
He has erected a multitude of New Offices, and sent hither swarms of Officers to harrass our people, and eat out their substance.
He has erected a multitude of New Offices, and sent hither swarms of Officers to harrass our people, and eat out their substance.
Wondering if I should get the Patrick O' Brian fan club to play Sink/Burn/Take, and who the candidates should be
June 7, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Wondering if I should get the Patrick O' Brian fan club to play Sink/Burn/Take, and who the candidates should be