Derek Lyons

@derekl1963.bsky.social

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Anime and other random things. Primary social media account for The Apprentice Mages Lounge: https://apprenticemages.com/

A slice of cake sitting on a plate. You can see chocolate syrup soaked into the layers of the cake and more syrup over the top, and oozing down the sides and pooling on the plate.
A Washington State ferry seen head on as it approaches the Seattle ferry terminal. In the background is the Kitsap peninsula, and beyond that the Olympic Mountains against a darkening sunset sky.
A small green frog on a deck covered with indoor/outdoor carpet.
A can of coke, a glass full of ice, and a bottle of Jack Daniel’s
Brown guinea pig with a white patch on her head standing in hay.
Bumper sticker with the text “Keep honking, I’m listening to Ska and you’re in the band now”
The main cast of the Sound Euphonium! franchise in their winter Kitauji high school uniforms.
Car looking for an open spot in a crowded and full parking lot.
A box of Tru Tone Christmas lights.
Christmas tree with lights and decorations.
A guinea pig, napping in her hay pile with only her face visible.
A plate with six homemade chocolate chip cookie with a cup of coffee beside the plate.
Four mason jars filled with homemade liqueurs steeping.
The Insignia of USS Henry L. Stimson (SSBN655). The insignia as a whole is a symbol of the organized intellectual strength that Henry L. Stimson possessed. The four stars represent the four presidents under whom he held cabinet positions. The crossed swords represent his belief that to keep peace you must be strong to resist aggression and also the two tenures of office as Secretary of War. The torch is the torch of dignity and statesmanship that characterized the life of Henry L. Stimson.
The cover of Ace Frehley's solo album with him in his Space Ace / The Spaceman makeup.
A test "anime" that went live on Crunchyroll and was visible on Roku. Anime is titled "T00354409" and the thumbnail has the title "354409 / Title 2 Interim Avails / Test Series 01 / 2x3"
A computer desk with a computer on it, in front is an Attack on Titan SecretLabs chair.
Graph plotting frequency of the words "sensor" and "sensors" in books and magazines versus year between 1950 and 1980. A sharp rise begins in the 1950's, with a noticeable peak around 1962.
Mt Rainier taken from an eastbound Bremerton-Seattle ferry.
Seattle skyline taken from a westbound ferry.