Monolith
@tornadofist.bsky.social
he/him lurker in the skeets, GM in the 5e sheets
likes art (not mine) and cats (especially mine)
likes art (not mine) and cats (especially mine)
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You can point at any Napoleonic War media and say "this is happening in the Pride and Prejudice cinematic universe" if you, like me, wish to be incredibly annoying
October 4, 2026 at 2:36 PM
You can point at any Napoleonic War media and say "this is happening in the Pride and Prejudice cinematic universe" if you, like me, wish to be incredibly annoying
I keep bringing this up in conversation, I should just reskeet it!
genuinely fascinating history, thank you Wikipedia for tonight's rabbithole
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Del...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Del...
![The Red Delicious originally became popular thanks to not just its visual appeal but also its durability in storage,[17] making transportation easy.[7] Starting in the 1950s, changes in grocery buying habits led to consumers prioritizing appearance. "We started eating with our eyes and not our mouths," observed the pomologist and apple historian Tom Burford.[1] As a result, commercial growers increasingly selected for longer storage and cosmetic appeal rather than flavor.[14][18][6] Consumers at that time associated redness with ripeness.[9] But the selection of redder fruit caused deselection of flavor, and the genes that produced the yellow stripes on the original fruit were on the same chromosomes as those for the flavor-producing compounds.[6] Breeding for uniformity and long shelf life favored a thicker skin.[6]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:exrxvyu6bpoym6mbnctke5tn/bafkreigdzrjfrcgzwxbxqygm7zspv2a5hcl32mkc3a3ff45w4xk6kv2lcq)
![While the Red Delicious had enjoyed moderate success in the market place, its popularity only took off in the mid-twentieth century.[9] It became the most popular apple in the United States during the 1940s.[19] Up until the 1970s, there were only a small number of apple varieties available for purchase at American supermarkets; these were the Granny Smith, Golden Delicious, and Red Delicious apples.[20] But according to Tom Burford, it was the Red Delicious that was the most heavily promoted by Washington farmers.[20] By the 1980s, Red Delicious represented three-quarters of the harvest in Washington State.[19] Nevertheless, the selection for beauty and long storage over taste was not popular among consumers.[19] Wholesalers began searching for other apple varieties, such as the Fuji from Japan and the Braeburn and Gala from New Zealand.[20] As these competing cultivars entered supermarkets, demand for the Red Delicious declined.[18][21] By the 1990s, heavy reliance on the increasingly unpopular Red Delicious had been a factor driving Washington state's apple industry to the brink of collapse.[14] In 2000, President Bill Clinton signed into law a bill bailing out the apple industry, after apple growers had lost $760 million since 1997.[21]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:exrxvyu6bpoym6mbnctke5tn/bafkreib23i3y5tacbnnnjuerivpgwhtmv5zzqwopvpthfjlc2kuf7otqs4)
October 3, 2026 at 11:49 PM
I keep bringing this up in conversation, I should just reskeet it!
@maddogeleven.bsky.social I feel it's necessary to inform you that I just caught myself half-asleep thinking... about a potted plant.
September 27, 2026 at 3:18 PM
@maddogeleven.bsky.social I feel it's necessary to inform you that I just caught myself half-asleep thinking... about a potted plant.
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And it does me a disservice when men act like they can’t or shouldn’t play/run games about women. Why does that alienate you so much? What about my human perspective is so alien to a man that he can’t step into it, even in a game? A couple hours of your time?
September 26, 2026 at 11:24 AM
And it does me a disservice when men act like they can’t or shouldn’t play/run games about women. Why does that alienate you so much? What about my human perspective is so alien to a man that he can’t step into it, even in a game? A couple hours of your time?
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the mold whispering into JK Rowling's subconscious: "you should put on your website a list of every mean thing you think anyone's ever said about you just in case someone doesn't know you're in the Epstein files"
JK Rowling putting up a disclaimer about having mold in her castle in the FAQs section of her website is satisfying.
She was so bothered about the mold she learned how to blur her backgrounds, now this.
Bullies are such pathetic creatures.
She was so bothered about the mold she learned how to blur her backgrounds, now this.
Bullies are such pathetic creatures.
September 14, 2026 at 4:15 AM
the mold whispering into JK Rowling's subconscious: "you should put on your website a list of every mean thing you think anyone's ever said about you just in case someone doesn't know you're in the Epstein files"
Can we have a few hundred more elected officials like this? Repeatedly, like emphasisingly saying, these are New Yorkers too, they are us. The man is fragrant with inclusivity, absolutely demolishing the us/them paradigm.
The beautiful game. The people’s game.
Throughout this World Cup, we have been reminded of a simple truth: football belongs to everyone. So does the joy and community it creates.
Yesterday, I joined New Yorkers on Rikers Island to watch England take on Argentina.
Throughout this World Cup, we have been reminded of a simple truth: football belongs to everyone. So does the joy and community it creates.
Yesterday, I joined New Yorkers on Rikers Island to watch England take on Argentina.
July 19, 2026 at 5:26 AM
Can we have a few hundred more elected officials like this? Repeatedly, like emphasisingly saying, these are New Yorkers too, they are us. The man is fragrant with inclusivity, absolutely demolishing the us/them paradigm.
I just got a new campaign going and there's so much possibility...
But I miss my powerful crazy girls
But I miss my powerful crazy girls
One of my besties'/fellow Nightstone Expedition member' Ari Farspark. Ari is a Psi Fighter, and her psyche is represented by a purple dragonfly in the psychic slice/layer/realm.
She is my most favorite-est of bugs and she will sting you hard with that crossbow.
#dndcharacter #ttrpg #ocsky #drow
She is my most favorite-est of bugs and she will sting you hard with that crossbow.
#dndcharacter #ttrpg #ocsky #drow
June 15, 2026 at 6:03 AM
I just got a new campaign going and there's so much possibility...
But I miss my powerful crazy girls
But I miss my powerful crazy girls
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Day since a cat
made me cry
Day since a cat
made me cry
May 27, 2026 at 3:48 AM
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Day since a cat
made me cry
Day since a cat
made me cry
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I'd REALLY appreciate it if anyone who sees this would try out my text generators so I can iron out any remaining bugs. Please, and thank you!
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Star Trek Title Card Generator
Make your own era-accurate Star Trek episode title cards in seconds. Boldly go!
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May 22, 2026 at 6:33 PM
I'd REALLY appreciate it if anyone who sees this would try out my text generators so I can iron out any remaining bugs. Please, and thank you!
trek.epicrandomness.com
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DMing for 10 year olds, one decided a door was her new boyfriend and, after licking it over two rounds whilst the party fought jellies, wanted to take it off its hinges to take with her.
Called for like the first Investigation check in over a decade of DMing. I don't know what else it's for.
Called for like the first Investigation check in over a decade of DMing. I don't know what else it's for.
April 30, 2026 at 1:25 AM
DMing for 10 year olds, one decided a door was her new boyfriend and, after licking it over two rounds whilst the party fought jellies, wanted to take it off its hinges to take with her.
Called for like the first Investigation check in over a decade of DMing. I don't know what else it's for.
Called for like the first Investigation check in over a decade of DMing. I don't know what else it's for.
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this is really good coltenbarnaby.substack.com/p/against-sa...
Against Sacred Nations
Christian Cosmopolitanism and the Class Struggle
coltenbarnaby.substack.com
January 6, 2026 at 12:56 AM
this is really good coltenbarnaby.substack.com/p/against-sa...
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Wanted to put together a drawing as a late XMas gift for my besties, who are also my DnD party and DM. Our Storm King's Thunder party, The Nightstone Expedition in a cozy cuddle puddle, enjoying each other's company and the Northern Lights.
#artsky #ocsky #ttrpg-ocs #dndcharacter
#artsky #ocsky #ttrpg-ocs #dndcharacter
December 28, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Wanted to put together a drawing as a late XMas gift for my besties, who are also my DnD party and DM. Our Storm King's Thunder party, The Nightstone Expedition in a cozy cuddle puddle, enjoying each other's company and the Northern Lights.
#artsky #ocsky #ttrpg-ocs #dndcharacter
#artsky #ocsky #ttrpg-ocs #dndcharacter
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made me cry
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made me cry
November 27, 2025 at 5:40 AM
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November 21, 2025 at 5:00 AM
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I use my partner's hair dryer to warm my feet in bed, but I have to hold it at crotch level under the covers and the dryer has sounded wheezy lately. I'm worried that it's going to explode like in The Brave Little Toaster and blow my dick off.
November 9, 2025 at 8:00 PM
I use my partner's hair dryer to warm my feet in bed, but I have to hold it at crotch level under the covers and the dryer has sounded wheezy lately. I'm worried that it's going to explode like in The Brave Little Toaster and blow my dick off.
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biblically accurate couch
October 7, 2025 at 12:56 AM
biblically accurate couch
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September 28, 2025 at 11:16 PM
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August 27, 2025 at 3:36 AM
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I played football all four years of high school without knowing the rules.
Was made varsity starting lineman based on the assumption that I'd grow into the position (my older brother is fast, smart, and a wall). Stayed slim and got run over like a speed bump for years.
Still don't know the rules!
Was made varsity starting lineman based on the assumption that I'd grow into the position (my older brother is fast, smart, and a wall). Stayed slim and got run over like a speed bump for years.
Still don't know the rules!
Share a piece of lore about yourself
Yes I stole this from musky folks site…I feel like we’ll get better answers here lol
Yes I stole this from musky folks site…I feel like we’ll get better answers here lol
July 9, 2025 at 6:41 AM
I played football all four years of high school without knowing the rules.
Was made varsity starting lineman based on the assumption that I'd grow into the position (my older brother is fast, smart, and a wall). Stayed slim and got run over like a speed bump for years.
Still don't know the rules!
Was made varsity starting lineman based on the assumption that I'd grow into the position (my older brother is fast, smart, and a wall). Stayed slim and got run over like a speed bump for years.
Still don't know the rules!
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June 23, 2025 at 12:35 PM
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over how cute a cat is
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over how cute a cat is
February 1, 2025 at 5:44 AM
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over how cute a cat is
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over how cute a cat is
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over how cute a cat is
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over how cute a cat is
January 31, 2025 at 4:54 AM
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over how cute a cat is
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over how cute a cat is
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over how cute a cat is
Days since I've cried
over how cute a cat is
January 16, 2025 at 6:05 AM
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over how cute a cat is
Days since I've cried
over how cute a cat is
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I heard there was a secret list
that Gygax used
When fighters missed
But you don't care 'bout combat do ya
Well it starts with lost initiative
Then a natural one when you try to hit
The DM reads the consequences to ya
Hallelujah
that Gygax used
When fighters missed
But you don't care 'bout combat do ya
Well it starts with lost initiative
Then a natural one when you try to hit
The DM reads the consequences to ya
Hallelujah
November 24, 2024 at 4:59 AM
I heard there was a secret list
that Gygax used
When fighters missed
But you don't care 'bout combat do ya
Well it starts with lost initiative
Then a natural one when you try to hit
The DM reads the consequences to ya
Hallelujah
that Gygax used
When fighters missed
But you don't care 'bout combat do ya
Well it starts with lost initiative
Then a natural one when you try to hit
The DM reads the consequences to ya
Hallelujah