@munchkinstein
Short, rumpled Scotsman. Has a terrible pain in all the diodes down his left hand side. Not on social media as much as he used to be but if he is, it will be occasional writing and a lot of stupid bollocks. He/Him https://munchkinstein.co.uk
Having one of those fun moments where I start making notes for a new story and am unencumbered by anything like logic, internal coherence or any thought towards practicality.
Just vibes, random facts and the enthusiasm of ignorance.
I feel like details would probably ruin it, or require a full half-hour presentation with flip chart to do justice.
Let's just say that no one at the time was surprised.
Every bit was lovely, but his bored pisstakes in the shop fill me with such silly joy.
"A Hand Drill!"
There's something wonderful about holding the book you've worked on for so long - and this one is very special indeed! Many thanks to the team @discoverkelpies.bsky.social for bringing it to life - pre-orders are open now, and it's out on the 19th!
discoverkelpies.co.uk/books/fantas...
I was once in a minor car accident on the M8 where I got kicked in the head by a goblin.
A grassy field leafing to a rise in the distance. On the brow is a large white disc of a moon.
A tarmac path through a park. There is a pylon and wires crossing and many trees in the background. Just poking over the trees is a large white disc moon
Morning. A chilly morning for a run but a perfect opportunity to howl at the moon.
Amid Iran chaos, US treasury issues 30-day waiver to let Indian refiners buy Russian oil One beneficiary of the chaos in the Persian Gulf appears to be Russia, since the US treasury secretary, Scott Bessent, just announced that the US has issued a temporary 30-day waiver “to allow Indian refiners to purchase Russian oil.” “This deliberately short-term measure will not provide significant financial benefit to the Russian government as it only authorizes transactions involving oil already stranded at sea,” Bessent added. The treasury secretary said the “stop-gap measure” was implemented in response to what he called “Iran’s attempt to take global energy hostage”.
Congratulations to the US, who in their complete inability and unwillingness to consider the consequences of their own actions just gifted Russia a massive pay day just so they could flex muscles in the Middle East
One swallow does not make a summer, and it seems one opinion poll does not make a government either.
Got to love yourself some quality farmating.
A GMail email header where the sender is Franza Bruno and the subject is Invoice status notification
For thirty seconds there I thought I'd got a spam email from Frank Bruno and was getting oddly excited at the idea.
Hope it's a quick recovery
Doing a load of training at work, and so occasionally a certification.
The lottery joy of finding out if this one can be done online on my Chromebook or if I'll have to go into town for an afternoon just to spend half an hour answering noddy questions is the most aggravating of trivial nonsense.
Ooft.
To be fair it just needs someone to remind me about any current patch of eczema and I'm reacting.
James Doohan as Scotty sits at a control console aboard the USS Enterprise, wearing a red Starfleet uniform with a black collar and a delta insignia on his chest. He leans slightly forward with one hand resting on the console, his dark hair neatly combed to the side. Behind him are colorful control panels and futuristic set walls characteristic of the original Star Trek series bridge.
James Doohan wasn’t just Montgomery "Scotty" Scott, he was also a Canadian who served his country and landed on the beaches of Normandy on D-Day. Then he turned to acting, was trained by Lorne Greene and even helped develop the Klingon language.
This is his story.
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I'd heard that Peter Capaldi was more interested in his music than anything and so it's lovely to see someone enjoying themselves so much.
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I imagine this was done with a 21 gun salute and full military march past and has now been replaced by a giant rabbit holding a basket of eggs not unlike those in Alien.
That is the dematerializing control. And that, over yonder, is the horizontal hold. Up there is the scanner, those are the doors, that is a chair with a panda on it. Sheer poetry, dear boy. Now please stop bothering me.
— The Doctor, in “The Time Meddler”
#DoctorWho #quote #quotation
Yeah, seems we're behind on it. In theory greener as no smoke and not taking up graveyard space.
I presume they just tip you down the drain. 😀
Mmm, Soup of the Dead, my favourite.
www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
Entirely get the not planning to live to the Space Year 2000. It seemed so unlikely.
For me it's given me an appreciation for being able to look at a nice view or other simple things and just enjoy. Taking what I can while I have it.
I'm fairly certain Trump and his idiots are sold on the Great Man thesis. That you just get rid of the man at the top and suddenly everyone will do what you say, as you are clearer a greater man.
Explains Venezuela and Iran in that they get rid of the guy at the top and claim job done.
Your horror/dystopia story prompt for the day with something about battery farming children's doctors to feed a race of super-vampires who can go out in the sun and laugh at the common cold.
Well, if you're going to go for it, go big, I suppose.
That'd do it.
Being just far enough from Faslane and the like, we were in danger of seeing it all, but lingering and that was very much people's concern.
The Twin Peaks title image of a road, mountains and the Welcome to Twin Peaks sign, but the green title text says "What's it called? Cumbernauld"
Needing a silly
welcometotwinpeaks.com/memes/twin-p...
Forbidden Planet premiered 70 years ago today!
If you've never seen it, don't miss this Star Trek ancestor.
I see Labour have learned the square root of precisely fuck all from last week's by-election.
To no-one's surprise, I'm sure.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
To add to this cheery morning chat, around the time of Threads being on telly I walked in on my Mum telling her friends that when the sirens sounded she was driving straight to the nearest hospital because it was used by US personnel and would be vaporised immediately.
Apparently the Met Office has a start of spring as 1st March, which is different to the Equinox spring which is entirely different to when it feels like spring.
Pick your favourite.
