Your Obedient Serpent

@athelind

Athelind Llewellyn Long, Dragon At Large, Hoard Potato. Born on the Cusp of the Boom and Gen X, I am nevertheless The World's Oldest Millennial. Pronouns He/Him or They/Them; I am large, I contain multitudes. Queer, Here, Get Used To It

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Your Obedient Serpent@athelind· Jul 4

Given that this photo was taken two days after Trump was elected in 2016, that's been a high to surpass, but this video may just make it.

Two bald eagles (the national bird of the United States) trapped in a storm drain in Florida on 10 Nov 2016. "We all float down here."

Your Obedient Serpent@athelind· Jun 28

And Discord preserves them:

Your Obedient Serpent@athelind· Mar 21

"Show somebody who absolutely rocks a hat and isn't Indiana Jones."

James Spader as Raymond Reddington, the Villain Protagonist of The Blacklist (2013-2023)

Your Obedient Serpent@athelind· Mar 6

"Do not cite the deep magic to me, witch; I was there when it was written."

A pair of screenshots from The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe, in which Aslan (the titular Lion) says, "Do not cite the deep magic to me, witch; I was there when it was written."

Your Obedient Serpent@athelind· Feb 14

A screenshot from the TV series Babylon 5 of actor Michael O'Hare as Jeffrey Sinclair, after travelling through time and transforming into Valen, a key figure in Minbari legend

Your Obedient Serpent@athelind· Feb 6

I was there at the Dawn of the Furred Age. [Art by Rhos]

A circular badge with a thick purple border with purple text reading "60+"

An image of Athelind Llewellyn Long, a dragon with orange-gold scales, purple belly-plates, and an insufferably smug expression

Your Obedient Serpent@athelind· Jan 16

Frame 1: Hands holding two sheets of paper. One has an image of a dragon captioned "Appreciate a Dragon Day - January 16, 2026". The other has a a pair of stockinged legs captioned "International Fetish Day - January 16, 2026." The Caption of the Frame reads, "Corporate needs you to find the differences between this picture and this picture."
Frame 2: A woman with a blank expression, captioned, "They're the same picture."

Your Obedient Serpent@athelind· Jan 3

Remember, kiddies: you can't spell "Mark Hamill" without "Arkham". @markhamillofficial.bsky.social

A close-up of the Joker, as voiced by Mark Hamill in Batman: the Animated Series, laughing maniacally. Episode: "The Laughing Fish"[?]

Your Obedient Serpent@athelind· Jan 2

A screen shot of Denise Crosby as Commander Sela, the half-Romulan daughter of Tasha Yar, with a caption that reads "Happy New Yar".

Your Obedient Serpent@athelind· Dec 24

Among the many reasons I have no interest in "Absolute Batman": Look at that shit on his chest. How is that even vaguely a bat?" I've seen plastic bread clips that look more like a bat than this. It's Bread Clip Man. "Criminals are like mold, and it's my job to protect the loaf of society."

Your Obedient Serpent@athelind· Nov 25

Post your favorite "The Lord of The Rings" character. Wrong answers only.

A screenshot of Ralph Bakshi's WIZARDS, showing Nekron 99, a.k.a. "Peace": a humanoid in a red military-style jumpsuit with a hood that conceals all of his face except for a pair of glowing yellow eyes. He carries a black rifle, and rides a gray beast of some sort. The background is an intricately-detailed goth-apocalyptic townscape of turrets and bridges.

Your Obedient Serpent@athelind· Nov 4

www.reuters.com/world/us/for... Man, this shot from the Reuters article on Cheney's demise really sums up the Dubya Administration:

A photograph of former Vice President Dick Cheney on the left and former President George W. Bush on the right. Although Cheney is in the background, he is in perfect focus, while Bush in the foreground is blurry and indistinct.

Your Obedient Serpent@athelind· Oct 6

Getting strong #KingCrimson vibes from this

The front and back album covers from King Crimson's "In the Court of the Crimson King", featuring a distorted face screaming as it fades into the cosmos.

The inside art from King Crimson's "In the Court of the Crimson King", featuring a disembodied, distorted, smiling face floating in a blue void with red dots or spheres. There are hands making odd but peaceful gestures. To the left, the lyrics of the album are printed.

Your Obedient Serpent@athelind· Oct 1

A summary of Pete Hegseth's speech to the armed forces brass yesterday:

Your Obedient Serpent@athelind· Sep 12

Looks like Thriller to me.

Your Obedient Serpent@athelind· Jun 19

Derek "Blight" Powers from Batman Beyond, whose black skeleton is clearly visible through his glowing green flesh, walking into a room full of futuristic tech. the caption reads, "Do you have the slightest idea how little that narrows it down?"

Your Obedient Serpent@athelind· May 8

Looks like we need to add yet another category to the Venn Diagram. www.tumblr.com/capricorn-0m...

An exceedingly complicated Venn diagram in the shape of intersecting triangles. "Chicago" is at the center of the diagram, falling into the categories of Citation Styles, Pizza Styles, and Broadway Musicals. Other categories include Chess Openings, Things That Are Too Expensive, and Shocked Exclamations.

Your Obedient Serpent@athelind· May 4

I mean, EVERYTHING else aside, you're the one with the red lightsaber, Darth Tariff. #WeKnowTheEmpireWhenWeSeeIt

A screen cap from Twitter showing a tweet from the official White House account. There is an AI image of Donald Trumps face on a bodybuilder's body, dressed in a sleeveless Jedi robe, and holding a red lightsaber. Behind him are two bald eagles and two US flags. The text reads, "Happy May the 4th to all, including the Radical Left Lunatics who are fighting so hard to to bring Sith Lords, Murderers, Drug Lords, Dangerous Prisoners, & well known MS-13 Gang Members, back into our Galaxy. You’re not the Rebellion—you’re the Empire. May the 4th be with you."

Your Obedient Serpent@athelind· Mar 13

James Doohan as Chief Engineer Montgomery Scott, from the Star Trek episode "The Trouble With Tribbles". He's looking with narrowed eyes at someone off-screen, and the caption reads, "Laddie, don't you think you should rephrase that?"

Your Obedient Serpent@athelind· Dec 30

“Post a pic from your device without explanation.”

A burning mattress in a field of dry grass in the pre-dawn hours. The frond of a palm tree impinges on the upper left side of the image.

An abandoned baby stroller next to a bus stop. It's filled with sticks and small logs, and there's an empty backpack lying on top of the wood.

Your Obedient Serpent@athelind· Dec 29

I am a firm believer in the strategic and tactical wisdom of J. Wellington Wimpy.

J. Wellington Wimpy from the Thimble Theater/Popeye comic strip. He's a portly man with a derby hat, a scraggly moustache, and eyes that are perpetually closed. In this image, drawn by Elsie Segar, he's saying, "Let's you and him fight!"

Your Obedient Serpent@athelind· Dec 22

I got so used to Nick Fury looking like Samuel L. Jackson that I forgot he used to look like David Hasselhoff.

David Hasselhoff as Nick Fury, with beard stubble, an eye patch, and a cigar clamped in his gritted teeth. He's taking cover behind a corner and holding a pistol that is futuristic in a dieselpunk kind of way.

Your Obedient Serpent@athelind· Dec 12

a guillotine flanked by two torches, with the caption, "In these difficult times ... some cuts may be necessary."

Your Obedient Serpent@athelind· Nov 24

A screen shot from "The Last Unicorn", where Amalthea, a white unicorn, confronts the monstrous, demonic Red Bull. The caption reads, "Celestia's Secret Origin: Red Bull Gives You Wings."

Your Obedient Serpent@athelind· Nov 21

Reskeet your profile pic! (I found this image a couple of decades ago, and lost the original attribution almost as far back. If anyone can help me find the original so I can credit the photographer, I would greatly appreciate it!)

A close-up photograph of the eye of some reptilian creature. The scales are orange-gold, with heavier scales of deep purplish black on the ridges above and below the eye. The iris is red-orange, with a bright yellow rim around the pupil. Photographer unknown.

Your Obedient Serpent@athelind· Nov 21

Post a ship that's neither Star Wars nor Star Trek

Lucy, the spaceship from the Canadian Sci Fi show "Killjoys", on the ground with landing gear extended

Lucy, the spaceship from the Canadian Sci Fi show "Killjoys", in space

Your Obedient Serpent@athelind· Oct 17

The way I see it, I'm voting for the people I would *prefer to oppose.* Here's how I picture it:

Two bar graphs labeled "Left" and "Right". Each has markers labeled "Actual Progressive" (not quite all the way to the left side), "Liberal Centrist" (in the middle), and "MAGA Fascist" (almost all the way to the right). On the first bar, the space between Liberal Centrist and MAGA Fascist reads, "If Liberal Centrists win, Actual Progressives gain or hold this much ground." On the second bar, the same space reads, If MAGA Fascists win, Actual Progressives lose this much ground."

Your Obedient Serpent@athelind· Oct 7

Your Obedient Serpent@athelind· Oct 3

at risk of repeating myself

A guillotine flanked by two torches, with a caption reading, "In these difficult times, some cuts may be necessary."

Your Obedient Serpent@athelind· Sep 30

This phrase popped into my head this morning and it compelled me.