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Sunday 9 February 2020
Nerd Church - The Truth?
Caution: This is one of those existential crises type posts with more questions than answers! Enjoy! 😅
What is the truth?
How can we tell what the truth is, in this supposedly 'post-truth,' 'alternative facts,' world?
Does the truth even matter any more?
Let's break this down, dearest nerdlets.
Friday 7 February 2020
Friday Fics Fix - A Dose of the Warm Fuzzies
'...“Because life is one big joke,” Klaus replies with a grin.
Diego shakes his head, feeling a headache start to form, and drops the interrogation.'
Thursday 6 February 2020
Comics Wrap-Up - Will You Meet 'Em When The End Comes Reeling?
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It's Thursday, I have my emo/metal playlist on, so you know I mean business - let's get some comics-y goodness!
Wednesday 5 February 2020
Month in Review(s) - January 2020
January 2020. The first month of a new decade.
...A little worrying that World War Three was trending on Twitter within a day or two of the New Year.
Trending globally. Off and on. For quite a while.
Anyway, in better news, if you're reading this it means you've survived.
And that's worth celebrating, ok? That's an achievement in itself.
Sunday 2 February 2020
Nerd Church - Brexit: How We Got Here
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has officially left the European Union, albeit in a transition period.
And no, the sky didn't fall in at 11pm GMT on 31st Jan, when we left the EU.
But we did start a period of time that, if we're lucky, will just be highly unpleasant and economically difficult.
I hope we're lucky, but that doesn't seem like the most realistic outcome.
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It's difficult to explain, to an international audience (hi! I love you!) exactly why the UK made such a foolish, pain-inducing decision in 2016.
(To those from the US: you made a worse decision, with the Trumpkin. So hopefully you understand how embarrassing this is.)
...But I'ma try.
(Please note - this is my opinion, ok? I'm not an expert or a politician or anything like that!)
Friday 31 January 2020
Friday Fics Fix - Brother Mine
'One cab ride huddled in the back attempting not to vomit later, Sherlock is standing at the doors for New Scotland Yard trying desperately not to pass out.'
One of the many excellent things about fanfiction is that it can provide wish fulfilment for both the author and the reader.
(Not like that! Minds in the gutter ...Although, there is a bunch of fanfiction about that sort of wish fulfilment too!)
So things that you won't get to see in the TV series or film or whatever - or things that are just hinted at - you can find explored in their full glory in fanfiction.
Thursday 30 January 2020
Comics Wrap-Up - And I Do My Dance and Cancel Their Plans
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It's Thursday, you all rock socks, let's get some comics-y goodness!
Once again, everything is in the 'Other Stuff' category, which is all Loki's fault.