Simon Christiansen

@simonchris.bsky.social

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Interactive fiction writer. Normal fiction writer. Poet. Contact Juggler. Author of PataNoir, Death off the Cuff and AlethiCorp. He/him. #dkgame. https://sichris.azurewebsites.net/

TheLaurenChen on Twitter: "Just saw The Odyssey. Sadly, the woke casting is far from my biggest issue with the movie. The film opens with Travis Scott, the rapper, as a bard. Within the first minute, we also see Elliot Page as a Greek warrior. There's also an oriental and Indian warrior, too. And more black people. So in the opening, there are more genders and races on screen than minutes in the movie."
Dril: i don't care if he's a senator or not, demanding proof of life is a really fucked up thing to do to a family that just experienced the death of their loved one
Sam Neill wearing a space uniform with an Australian flag featuring the aboriginal flag instead of the Union Jack.
Page from Web of Spider-Man #13. Jonah decides to run a story showing Spiderman in a positive light.
Terrible Sinfest strip. I envy the blind.
Matthew Chapman @fawfulfan · 12h Well, this is an unfortunate plot twist in my move to Chicago, but you all deserve to hear it. On Monday, I was laid off from my game development job. Leaving us stranded in Chicago, about to sell our Texas house, but unable to afford the dream home we were about to close on. Lin @CB12313 · 11h It's a tough business. That sure happens a lot. You'll find something on your way to the next thing. At least you got out of Texas. Matthew Chapman @fawfulfan I know. It just stings because as a slot machine developer, I was always in one of the more safe, corporate subcategories of the games industry, kinda shielded from the ups and downs of the more volatile sectors like mobile and console gaming. But slot gaming isn't immune.
The quoted post but on Threads.
"Let's see... our hypothesis is we're looking for a male who will test differently from the way a true transsexual would test. All right--- on House-Tree-Person, look for someone who didn't draw the female figure first. Male transsexuals almost always draw the female first and, typically, they pay a lot of attention to adornments on the females they draw. Their male figures are simple stereotypes--- there are some notable exceptions where they draw Mr. America--- but not much in between. "Look for a house drawing without the rosy-future embellishments--- no baby carriage outside, no curtains, no flowers in the yard. "You get two kinds of trees with real transsexuals--- flowing, copious willows and castration themes. The trees that are cut off by the edge of the drawing or the edge of the paper, the castration images, are full of life in the drawings of true transsexuals. Flowering and fruitful stumps. That's an important distinction. They're very unlike the frightened, dead, mutilated trees you see in drawings by people with mental disturbances. That's a good one--- Billy's tree will be frightful. Am I going too fast?" "No, Dr. Lecter." "On his drawing of himself; a transsexual will almost never draw himself naked. Don't be misled by a certain amount of paranoid ideation in the TAT cards--- that's fairly common among transsexual subjects who cross-dress a lot; oftentimes they've had bad experiences with the authorities. Shall I summarize?" "Yes, I'd like a summary."
Cover of GURPS Vampire: The Masquerade By Jeff Koke. Based on the original game by Mark Rein Dot Hagen. Steve Jackson Games.
fifteen stage productions adapted Frankenstein. The title of one 1824 production—Frank-in-Steam; or, The Modern Promise to Pay—parodies the full title of Shelley’s novel; at the time, steam power was as potent an icon of modern industrial technology as were the automated looms that Luddites raged against from 1811 to 1817, their campaigns peaking from the summer of 1816 to that of 1817, precisely when Shelley was writing her novel (O’Flinn 1986, 196). In Frank-in-Steam, the play’s protagonist, a student in debt, learns of the death of his antagonist, a bailiff named Mr. Snatch, and cannot resist the opportunity to reanimate the corpse—rather unwisely, since the bailiff remains, in his undead state, as bent on collecting the student’s debt as he was in life. Ultimately, the student kills his monstrous progeny by pushing Snatch into a steamboat’s boiler (Forry 1990, 186). This play also parodies Peake’s Presumption, not only by capitalizing on the growing popularity of stagings of Frankenstein but also in one important detail—by not staging but instead narrating its climactic steam-boiler murder scene, thereby denying the audience a technical spectacle that Presumption had led it to expect of these stagings.
Cover of "How To Hang a Spoon" by Joe Martin, showing pictures of people with spoons stuck to their faces.
Last Saturday, at a prestigious match in the Buenos Aires neighborhood of Palermo, polo player Adolfo Cambiaso rode six different horses to help his team win. That in itself is not remarkable: Cambiaso is widely considered the world's best polo player. What is noteworthy is that all six horses were clones of the same mare—they're named Cuartetera 01 through 06—and that Cambiaso did it at such a high-profile event. "It's most important that he won at Palermo," says Santiago Ballester, a member of the Argentine Association of Polo in Buenos Aires. "It's the tournament." Riders frequently change mounts during a polo match, an intense game that's dubbed "hockey on horseback" and has teams of four competing against each other for goals. Cambiaso leads the team La Dolfina, and was the first high-level player to embrace cloned horses. Polo, unlike horseracing, allows cloned animals, and they have become increasingly popular since 2013 when Cambiaso first helped his team win a match riding a clone.
Fiona Dourif in a dirty orange jumpsuit, carrying a gun.
Steam stats saying: Simon Christiansen Lifetime Numbers Simon Christiansen lifetime revenue $3,661 Simon Christiansen lifetime Steam units 1,000 Simon Christiansen lifetime retail activations 134 Simon Christiansen lifetime units total 1,134
Tweet saying "I'm a hitler fan, but this is so over the top". The tweet is quoting a Sinfest comic strip in which Hitler talks to one of his generals. General: "We've trapped the allied forces in Dunkirk. 400.000 men surrounded." General: "We can wipe them out with our panzers. It's a Turkey shoot" Hitler: "400.000" General: "Enemy combatants. Yes sir" Hitler: "400.000 Europeans".
James Van Der Beek's head as a wall trophy. The plaque reads "James Van Der Dead".
Panel from Uncanny X-Men #139. Charles Xavier holds a glass of yellow liquid while saying: "Ouch! X-Men, I propose a toast -- to our newest member: "Sprite!""
Threads post by coleluisdasilva saying: "Dads who get anal and don't let their girl date until they're 18 or older, all you're doing is telling your kid: don't tell me what you're doing outside my household. You're making that kid rebel."
Bond sat at the window and gathered his thoughts. Nothing that Mathis had told him was reassuring. He was completely blown and under really professional surveillance. An attempt might be made to put him away before he had a chance to pit himself against Le Chiffre at the tables. The Russians had no stupid prejudices about murder. And then there was this pest of a girl. He sighed. Women were for recreation. On a job, they got in the way and fogged things up with sex and hurt feelings and all the emotional baggage they carried around. One had to look out for them and take care of them. ‘Bitch,’ said Bond, and then remembering the Muntzes, he said ‘bitch’ again more loudly and walked out of the room.
chooseyourownadventure Staying silent is choosing to be compliant chooseyourownadventure “When did Choose Your Own Adventure turn into an angry, sarcastic, revolutionary political commentary account?” Me: Ummm, did you read the books? And have you seen the NEWS recently??? chooseyourownadventure If you support funding ICE, turn to page I don’t care, please just unfollow me.
Picture of a white-haired woman wearing a black suit, dark sunglasses, and a black bicycle helmet and holding a scooter.
Sales during most recent year: Total revenue: $337. Change vs. previous period: +30%. Previous year: $259.
The Emissary The bench is cool The air whispers I wear the darkness Like an evening robe Cold keeps me awake Moonlight chases shadows Over the grass, sliding Into the bush, hiding This is my domain No other being On the bench in the dark Watching over the trees A crow lands on the armrest An emissary, unafraid Who will be the first To look away - Simon Christiansen
Avian Eclipse I saw a hawk, outlined against the sun. The light, too bright. Soon I saw nothing but darkness. I heard the fluttering of wings. - Simon Christiansen
Youtube thumbnail titled "Carol reunites with Zosia - Sneak Peek | Pluribus". The picture shows the protagonist Carol reaching out, so that her hand is covered by the red Youtube play button. Across from her, another woman is trying to hand her a glass of water.
Page from the Sentry comic showing Sentry and the Avengers fighting The Void, who wears a cool hat.
Twilight of Wisdom In a dark library devoid of patrons, I came upon a man in a white cloak, reading an ancient tome. Dust fell from pages as they turned, drifting like grey snow. “What are you reading?” I asked. “I do not read,” he said. “I clear the dust.”
Fall and Winter Darkness comes early now. The sun like an ember, resting, but not dying. The many-legged beast approaches, to blow on the coal.
Reposing in the Library Silence floating between books Old dust on shelves A cough An old man sleeping in a chair Undisturbed Enveloped by frozen words
Luminescent Pearls The light from stars do not illuminate but decorate the sky Sunlight consumes The moon rests underneath the surface of a lake
‘Hullo, Pippin!’ he said. ‘So you’ve come on this little expedition, too? Where do we get bed and breakfast?’ ‘Now then!’ said Ugluk. ‘None of that! Hold your tongues. No talk to one another. Any trouble will be reported at the other end, and He’ll know how to pay you. You’ll get bed and breakfast all right: more than you can stomach.’
Pink sunrise over Copenhagen
Post on Threads by "jaicilgin": "The common vices of most men: • Alcohol. • Smoking. • Drugs. • Gambling. • Porn. • Designer clothes. • Junk food. • Video games. Learn to control your inner self. Otherwise they’ll be your downfall." Reply from dril: "WHat you just have made here is a list of shit that is good,"
Rainbird The bird escaped between my fingers, as they closed. A soft brush. If only I hadn’t tried to keep it contained, it might have stayed. I watched the plumage, red, green, and blue, rise until the colors merged. I could not keep watching without staring at the sun.
Mindful Note I heard a sound cutting through my reverie. A single note clearing the cobwebs of my mind. And I found myself standing among the lights of the city blissfully awake, looking for the source, hearing only the roar of engines, the chatter of pedestrians, and the patter of rain. Only in my dreams did it sound again.
John Murdoch posted: "I got over my fear of wasting money on soap when I noticed jobs paid out hundreds of bucks and then soaps were an occasional :10bux:. Though I mainly stuck to specialty soaps. They also last a decent while if you tap spray instead of just going hog wild. Still, the economy was weird 'cause there were also so, so many inexplicably expensive skins to buy." Sandwich Anarchist posted: "This post is outrageously unhinged if you, like me, don't realize the context at first"
Auburn Beast Walking through the woods, I came upon a strange creature clad in auburn leaves like feathers. Body of an angry cat. What are you? I asked. A growling voice answered: I am the claws of fall, and it slashed my cheek letting in the cold. As I blinked against the pain, it ascended a tree, merging with the canopy. Soon the leaves fell at my feet.
Ode to Caffeine Black heat diffusing through veins as the sun rises. A frozen tableau animates. Would dawn have come without bitter awareness?
Article headline saying "“It’s been covered up with some kind of Celtic knot with a dog on it, because that’s far more in line with my opinions,” the embattled Democrat tells Vanity Fair in a wide-ranging interview."
Wikipedia excerpt stating "Donald Fauntleroy Duck[2][3] is a cartoon character created by the Walt Disney Company. Donald is an"
Picture of Steam sales statistics, showing $310 of revenue in the preceding year, with $208 from the game "PataNoir" and $102 from "Death off the Cuff".
Threads thread going: Sara: "I'm halfway done with my second piece. 4 more to go." Picture of unfinished knitting project. Fiona: Whatcha makin? Sarah: None of your business given I don't know you nor do I want to
Screenshot of the YouTube channel for The Escapist, showing that all of the videos are gambling compilations.
Page from The Power Fantasy #12, showing a woman descending into an underground facility, with a cross section of the entire facility displayed beautifully on a single page.
Jack Dorsey tweet saying: "Twitter is funding a small independent team of up to five open source architects, engineers, and designers to develop an open and decentralized standard for social media. The goal is for Twitter to ultimately be a client of this standard."
Poster for the movie "The Lost Bus", showing Matthew McConaughey and America Ferrera driving a bus, surrounded by flames.
One more time, because people are just not getting this. Sperm = The reproductive cells that exist within the ejaculate Semen = The fluid which contains sperm Cum = a Vulgar catch-all term that describes ejaculate in general and is demeaning to men
Dril post from Threads saying "to the waitstaff, the serviuce workers, who would strike me down for paying only what is due. consider this: does the Wolf tip the forest, after consuming the Hare ?"
Steamed hams scene with Skinner saying: "I'm from Illinois. Maybe it's a midwestern thing", and Chalmers replying "I spent many years in the hills of illinois hunting balds, and ain't nobody ever winked at my ass to say we're in this together."
Sinfest strip showing a valkyrie towering over a decadent town filled with porn stores. A man looks up and exclaims: "The gods are here. And I'm masturbating."