Ryan Costello

I have gained weight *and* gotten angrier over the years...

Adorable!

Optimus' parts as a baseball cap and a t-shirt he's clearly grown out of really work.

Probably never. It's too me-centric.

That's the Sigma 6 Metal Mayhem.

Sigma 6 figures are 2" taller than Classified figures, so I needed to stretch Lifeline out to get him to fit nicely. But forcing Lifeline into mechs that weren't meant for him is a tradition now.

sigma6central.com/toys/reviews...

Are you saying you don't have a doll and robot parts lying around your house?

As a kid, inspired by an episode of Muppet Babies, I smashed a robot toy to see what I could cannibalize out of the parts.

The robot's upper body and a hollowed out hinged made a decent mech suit for a G.I. JOE. I decided Lifeline was the best candidate to pilot it.

Thus, Mechamedic was born!

First Aid is Lifeline reincarnated on Cybertron.

Ratchet is special guest referee.

The toys say Doc is the pacifist. The cartoon and comic say it's Lifeline.

It's time they put up their paci-fists and settle this in the ring!

Who do you think of as G.I. JOE’s resident pacifist? And which G.I. JOE medic do you prefer?

And Hordak is played by Frank Langella.

That's the trick: It's YOUR face. He's wearing a mirror!

At least once per G.I. JOE/Transformers crossover, it's because they didn't know not to trust Cobra Commander.

It was great to hit record with @perram.bsky.social again.

The best. My opinion of a character has never turned around as much as it did when I got Classified Budo.

What if, and I'm just spit-balling here, but-
*bites napkin*
*takes out straw*

"I’m more angry than sad..."

Rob Pontious explains why he couldn't just write about the TTRPGs he wants to play in 2016. Not when a facist government's secret police are killing his fellow citizens.

knowdirectionpodcast.com/2026/01/inve...

In my 30+ years of using keyboards, I have never intentionally and purposefully hit Scroll Lock.

"Ah! Oh, right."
-me every morning when I had beets the day before.

Pardon the nightmare.

I'm not caught up on what happened but I am relieved.

Just had an awful feeling as freelance writer.

I highlighted a section that needs to be 1000 words. Word count: 704.
Added a sentence, checked again: 696.

Did I accidentally delete something? Highlight wrong one time? How much time that I could be writing do I need to spend investigating?

“One Homeland. One People. One Heritage. Remember who you are, American.“

The struggle of the modern TTRPG gamer. Two sessions scheduled for this week, both our first session in a month, both cancelled.

TTRPG Design typo of the day: Hip Points.

FIGHTER: Did I look dumb when I fumbled my attack?
CLERIC: No, you made it look cool.
FIGHTER: Thanks for restoring my Hip Points.

Video games let me adjust the volume of dialogue, sound effects, and music, individually.

Streaming services and TV do not.

Why is this?

I'm Team PCs for four reasons:
1. No presumption of ethics or motivation.
2. We already have NPCs, so PCs is both easy to understand and lines up with the existing vocabulary.
3. I prefer when text for the GMs uses mechanical terms.
4. There could NPCs the story needs to call "the heroes".

But did they need to imply she'll get me through a mid-life crisis?

Netflix, if you have something you want to say to me, just say it!

If I ever went back in time with the instructions to confuse my younger self, I think I would explain the career trajectory of Kumail Nanjiani.

And just when it looked like I could not surprise myself more, I'd bring up Welcome to Chippendales.

Another meme inspired by a typo!