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@tiotasram@kolektiva.social
2025-11-29 11:40:52

Just finished "It's Lonely at the Center of the Earth" by Zoe Thorogood.
CW: Frank/graphic discussion of suicide and depression (not in this post but in the book).
It feels a bit wrong to simply give it my review here as I would another graphic memoir, because it's much more personal and less consensual than the usual. It feels less like Thorogood has invited us into her life than like she was forced to put her life on display in order to survive, and while I selfishly like to read into the book that she benefited in some way from the process, she's honest about how tenuous and sometimes false that claim can be. Knowing what I've learned from this book about Thorogood's life and demons, I don't want her to feel the mortification of being perceived by me, and so perhaps the best thing I could do is to simply unread the book and pull it back out of my memories.
I did not find Thorogood's life relatable, nor pitiable (although my instinct bends in that direction), but instead sacred and unknowable. I suspect that her writing and drawing has helped others in similar circumstances, but she leaves me with no illusion that this fact brings her any form of peace or joy. I wonder what she would feel reading "Lab Girl" or "The Deep Dark," but she has been honest enough to convey that such speculation on my part is a bit intrusive.
I guess the one other thing I have to say: Zoe Thorogood has through artistic perseverance developed an awe-inspiring mastery of the comic medium, from panel composition, through to page layout and writing. This book wields both Truth and Beauty.
#AmReading #ReadingNow

@hikingdude@mastodon.social
2025-12-28 07:53:42

Good Morning at this #silentsunday .
Don't have a lot to say right now. I just fixed some configuration and am now back to my coffee ;)
Enjoy your day friends.
#photography #fog

This image captures a serene and almost mystical winter scene. In the center of the frame, there are three connected wooden boathouses or huts, elevated on stilts above a calm body of water. The water is so still that it perfectly reflects the structures, creating a mirror-like effect. The entire scene is enveloped in a thick fog, which obscures the background and adds a sense of mystery and tranquility. The fog softens the outlines of the boathouses and blends the horizon seamlessly into the …
@blakes7bot@mas.torpidity.net
2025-10-28 19:28:12

Series A, Episode 13 - Orac
BLAKE: All right, put us down.
[Scene: The planet's surface. Blake and Cally land near the obelisk.]
BLAKE: Some sort of obelisk, I suppose.
CALLY: Well, what should we do now?
blake.torpidity.net/m/113/170 B7B5

Claude 3.7 describes the image as: "The image appears to be from a classic science fiction television series from the late 1970s/early 1980s era, showing a person with curly dark hair wearing what looks like a light-colored vest or jacket over a darker garment. The background is dark, suggesting a spacecraft or futuristic setting typical of space-based sci-fi productions from that time period. The styling, costume design, and filming quality are characteristic of British television productions…
@andres4ny@social.ridetrans.it
2025-11-28 05:22:26

We don't allow cats on our dinner table, and they full well know that (their punishment when caught is corporal cuddling).
While I was out of the house just now and my wife asleep, the 13yo took this picture.
Oh yeah, my wife's laptop often seems to mysterious crash overnight..
#CatsOfMastodon

A dining room table with a bunch of random stuff on it; laptop, water bottles, a box of markers/art stuff, a kid's backpack, some plastic bags, etc. There are also 3 cats on there. Erie, a mostly black tuxedo cat sits comfortably on the keyboard of the laptop (which has its screen on and is unlocked, because she's obviously hard at work). Clove, a much whiter tuxedo cat (and Erie's mom) sits next to the backpack. Twig, a tabby, loafs on top of some plastic bags. All 3 cats are looking at the ca…
@mikebabyak@musicians.today
2025-12-27 03:36:24

Down to the last bit of mixing on the new record with Danny Gotham. The #leukemia threw our timeline off by at least half a year (as of my 6-month post-chemo checkup I remain cancer-free), but I'm making last tweaks to the mixes as I speak. Off to the mastering engineer soon, then artwork and such.
It's really just a hodge-podge of stuff we like. Acoustic pieces by Peter Ostroush…

Man with beard standing and singing with eyes closed , playing guitar. Man to his right in a chair also singing with eyes closed, playing a dobro on his lap. Singing Ooold Smoooothies.
@blakes7bot@mas.torpidity.net
2025-10-29 13:07:14

Series A, Episode 12 - Deliverance
ENSOR: I'm on three-quarter boost as it is. She's not responding! I'm going to maximum. It's all right. It's all right. She's slowing. Compensators beginning to hold. [Ship starts to steady.] Come on, come on, that's my beauty. That's...come on. Pull us back, pull us back. All right, she's coming back. We're all right.
MARYATT: Don't do that too often, will you? I'm a very nervous passenger.

Claude Sonnet 4.0 describes the image as: "I can see two men in what appears to be the interior of a spacecraft or control room setting. They're positioned near what looks like control panels or technical equipment, with some kind of display screen visible showing a green geometric shape. The lighting is dramatic and moody, typical of science fiction television production from this era. The men are wearing what appears to be futuristic or military-style clothing. The setting suggests they're li…
@blakes7bot@mas.torpidity.net
2025-12-28 16:28:04

Series A, Episode 05 - The Web
GAN: What are you trying to do?
AVON: Bypass the detector comp and use another of the systems to receive the signal.
GAN: Can it be done?
blake.torpidity.net/m/105/179 B7B4

@blakes7bot@mas.torpidity.net
2025-11-29 13:17:10

Series C, Episode 11 - Moloch
AVON: It will, if the program carries a built-in life-support system: a machine to do the work of the organs.
DAYNA: [Glancing toward Astrid's door] Like his?
blake.torpidity.net/m/311/454 B7B3

@blakes7bot@mas.torpidity.net
2025-10-29 16:09:26

Series A, Episode 07 - Mission To Destiny
CALLY: They could be drugged.
BLAKE: Possibly. I don't know - possibly. They're certainly in a coma of some sort. [Cally starts to keel over and Blake is affected by something] No, it's no good. We'll, we need the... Cally, that's it. Cally, wake up!
blake.to…

@blakes7bot@mas.torpidity.net
2025-11-27 19:29:53

Series D, Episode 04 - Stardrive
DAYNA: Of course we do.
VILA: Old friend.
VILA: Oh, uh, [Atlan grabs the front of his tunic] way back.
DAYNA: We were students of the doctor once.
ATLAN: Studying what?
blake.torpidity.net/m/404/343 B7B5

Claude Sonnet 4 describes the image as: "I can see this appears to be from a science fiction production, likely from the 1980s based on the visual style and futuristic costume design. The scene shows two people in conversation - one wearing a distinctive futuristic uniform with geometric patterns in dark and light colors with trim details. The setting appears to be indoors with atmospheric lighting. The production values and aesthetic suggest this is from a British science fiction series from t…