[amphibian]

Tsundoku, on 20 December 2025 - 02:16 PM, said:

Double post - I am overflowing with the good.

So I caught up with a few old Brisbane Malazites plus a few others tonight. We remembered to take a photo but unfortunately Razjinsar had already left.
Will get her next time.

From the left: Silencer, Shiara, Wolfy, Lucifer's Heaven, moi, Centzon Totochtin and three non-Malazans.

What a cool gathering!!!

Congrats to you all for getting together.

[amphibian]

Tsundoku, on 16 December 2025 - 07:31 AM, said:

@Macros

Noice.

I am happy because yesterday Snotface graduated Uni with a double degree in Business and Arts(Psych), and today was my last day of work until I go back on 15 Jan 2026.

Oh I missed this. Double congrats!

[Maark Abbott]

Paul and Taint getting banged out.

Beautiful.

[Azath Vitr (D'ivers]

Maark Abbott, on 21 December 2025 - 07:25 PM, said:

Paul and Taint getting banged out.

Beautiful.

Sources in my newsfeed deemed the Jake Paul KO worthy of headlines but apparently failed to mention Tate. Paul is bad (Trump supporter last I checked, among other things) but Tate seems much, much worse.

Quote

Radical misogynist Andrew Tate put to sleep in brutal boxing defeat

Divisive social media influencer and former rape accused Andrew Tate has been humiliated and beaten to a pulp in his return to boxing.

Radical misogynist Andrew Tate put to sleep in brutal boxing defeat | news.com.au — Australia's leading news site for latest headlines

I like the choice of pink gloves for clobbering Mr Misogynist... what was that quote again? "They came with pink gloves and left with red"

This post has been edited by Azath Vitr (D'ivers: 21 December 2025 - 07:49 PM

[Tiste Simeon]

Maark Abbott, on 21 December 2025 - 07:25 PM, said:

Paul and Taint getting banged out.

Beautiful.

Yep. Don't care about boxing or MMA but man I've been following this haha it's a lot of fun seeing the incels trying to make this all ok in their world view.

The best one I saw was "Andrew Tate looks like a girl at the end of a date with Andrew Tate" which is utterly savage but gave me a shocked giggle.

I'm waiting for a "here's why winning a match is actually gay" post from him.

Also Jake Paul is moaning because despite being paid, AJ didn't follow the narrative JP wanted. It's glorious to see the amount of copium.

[Maark Abbott]

Joshua is not the sort of boxer to take a fall. The photos where he is clearly enjoying himself a great deal are so, so beautiful.

[amphibian]

None of the people Jake Paul has boxed took a fall. The thing about boxing heels is that there's a time honored tradition of them acting worse and worse to get that big payday that's drawing all the attention away from the semi careful matchmaking and the legit boxing training done.

This isn't to excuse the shitty actions or the brain rot that this all is. But when that's fully realized alongside the authoritarianism and the racism, it's a more complete picture of what actually is happening: "propping up an image of virility and toughness by fighting black men".

It doesn't really matter if they lose because the spin machine will attempt to spin anyways or move on to a new target. It's the same reason why Kadyrov and Putin were so into MMA for a while.

[Slow Ben]

Happy Festivus!!!

Everybody ready for the Airing of Grievances?

I GOT A LOT OF PROBLEMS WITH YOU PEOPLE!

[Tiste Simeon]

Happy Christmas everyone! Hope it's a lovely & peaceful time for you, however you celebrate.

[Azath Vitr (D'ivers]

Tiste Simeon, on 25 December 2025 - 09:27 AM, said:

Happy Christmas everyone! Hope it's a lovely & peaceful time for you, however you celebrate.

... even if you celebrate with "violent delights" (like video games---or Die Hard) or ugly sweaters...

[Mezla PigDog]

Merry Christmas, you rascals.

I am relaxed for the first time in what feels like months. I haven't done anything the last two days beyond presents, pyjamas and occasionally using my nails to break apart stuck lego pieces. Kiddo has built some awesome Star Wars sets that I've been flying from the comfort of my lazy chair.

Vaguely supposed to be hitting the roads to visit family over the rest of the holidays but we haven't officially arranged anything and I'm working on the excuse to get out of it all.

My third bad thing from the groove thread didn't happen. I think it happened before I crashed my car. Two days earlier I had stood in dog poo and had trod it around everywhere before I realised. So that could have been worse.

[Azath Vitr (D'ivers]

Funny how I have to force myself to eat when I fast.

Especially to eat chocolate. Psyllium husks, (unsweetened) vitamin D gels, and my daily recommended allotment of salt are a bit easier to down.

I don't notice significant bitterness in the pure raw cocoa powder though---it tastes okay, especially with a bit of (sugarless) cinnamon, sometimes even a lil' rosemary and mint and ginger (what a feast of effectively 0 calorie spices, medieval lords of parts of Europe might envy me this bounty)---but it is very very filling.

Feeling very good though, and amused by the situation.

This post has been edited by Azath Vitr (D'ivers: 26 December 2025 - 10:34 PM

[Slow Ben]

Merry Christmas you wonderful old Malazan Empire.

[Azath Vitr (D'ivers]

Last five minutes of my five day fast... and I don't even feel hungry at all.

Thankfully I noticed each time I started unconsciously chewing off a tiny piece of my lip and had been on the verge of swallowing it. No blood from it either.

[Whisperzzzzzzz]

Azath Vitr (D, on 28 December 2025 - 11:55 PM, said:

Last five minutes of my five day fast... and I don't even feel hungry at all.

Thankfully I noticed each time I started unconsciously chewing off a tiny piece of my lip and had been on the verge of swallowing it. No blood from it either.

As the old saying goes, can't draw blood from a robot 😉

[amphibian]

I've moved in with my partner of a year and a half. The entire relationship has been a legit dream come true in terms of mutual admiration/enjoyment/support, stability, intensity developing smoothly, and excellent problem solving that's navigated family and friends combining, health issues that popped up, and ensuring we're on the same page.

I am thrilled this is happening with my specific partner because she's amazing. There is also an element that's important in that we have both left crappy marriages in which we thought we were strong enough to carry the burden of 1.5 or even 1.8 lives, do almost all the housework, and fix the other person's issues while having a full time job - well, it was misery and didn't work out for either of us. After those marriages crumbled years ago, neither of us got bitter, we made sure that we were dating healthily, checked to see if there was a facade in any place, broke up with people when it was time, kept going, found each other, and got to do well placed conversations about values, goals, and commitment at the right stages.

I am very lucky and I've had such fun creating great times with her. She's feeling the same. The ease with which this is all happening is so wonderful that I'm finding myself protecting it intelligently and nicely.

[Lady Bliss]

Welp! I’m engaged to one of my best friends ever! Chuck and I have known each other for over 30 years and finally realized we are madly in love. We are getting married 2/28!

[Tiste Simeon]

Lady Bliss, on 02 January 2026 - 04:12 PM, said:

Welp! I’m engaged to one of my best friends ever! Chuck and I have known each other for over 30 years and finally realized we are madly in love. We are getting married 2/28!

Oh fabulous! What fantastic news, congratulations!

I assume all of us are invited?

[worry]

I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Lady

[Abyss]

Tiste Simeon, on 02 January 2026 - 04:24 PM, said:

Lady Bliss, on 02 January 2026 - 04:12 PM, said:

Welp! I'm engaged to one of my best friends ever! Chuck and I have known each other for over 30 years and finally realized we are madly in love. We are getting married 2/28!

Oh fabulous! What fantastic news, congratulations!

I assume all of us are invited?

worry, on 02 January 2026 - 05:41 PM, said:

I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Lady

I'm an ordained religious officiant in six different pantheons, two eldritch cults, and the state of Ohio. I can do your ceremony for a nominal fee, online is cheaper, astral projection slightly more but includes tshirts.