Eric Van Goethem

@evgo7311

EU-based GenX, ran out of fucks more than a quarter of a century ago. Weird mix of a Pol. Sci. education that morphed into an ICTSEC career. Happily married for the last 22 years, proud dad of two. Geek supreme, lover of LEGO, member of many fandoms.

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Eric Van Goethem@evgo7311· 7d

Daughter made a friend while visiting Wat Pho, Bangkok #cats #bangkok #catsky

Eric Van Goethem@evgo7311· 11d

There. Fixed it.

Eric Van Goethem@evgo7311· 14d

Made a friend while in Southern Thailand with wife and daughter. He’s named Tiger, 5 months old and as cuddly and playful as they come.

Eric Van Goethem@evgo7311· 16d

This is a Calisson. Not whatever complex monstrosity that’s shown in the video.

Eric Van Goethem@evgo7311· 20d

Sad that 1953 Soviet propaganda from Krokodil magazine does reflect the state of affairs in the USA right now.

Eric Van Goethem@evgo7311· 20d

An image of FBI Director Kash Patel wearing an ushanka with a red star, a bottle of vodka in hand, in front of an USSR flag and the Kremlin.

Eric Van Goethem@evgo7311· Jul 11

Just finished the LEGO UCS TIE Interceptor. That thing looks properly menacing, stark… Imperial. Satisfying to build, as well, and sturdy. And placed opposite to the UCS X-Wing, the two sandwiching Jango Fett’s Firespray-class ship? Now that’s one nice shelf. #LEGO #UCS #StarWars

The LEGO UCS TIE Interceptor, built, on a shelf, next to a Death Star II GWP

A shelf with three LEGO UCS Star Wars models, the “Red 5 Luke Skywalker X-Wing, the “Jango Fett’s Ship” and the “TIE Interceptor”, with a “Boarding the Tantive IV” diorama and a “Death Star II” GWP.

Eric Van Goethem@evgo7311· Jul 10

Lila’s is monitoring the garden from her comfy place

Picture of a tuxedo female cat on a purple throwaway blanket, on top of a sofa, looking at her surroundings.

Eric Van Goethem@evgo7311· Jul 5

Can they be part of your team?

Eric Van Goethem@evgo7311· Jul 5

Fluffy, light and airy and goes well with powdered sugar, chocolate paste… - Brussels waffle (always perfectly rectangular) Thick, solid, chewy and able to hold an enormous amount of toppings - Liège (looks rougher as well)

Eric Van Goethem@evgo7311· Jul 3

Eric Van Goethem@evgo7311· Jun 28

Well that was a quick and fun build. The linkage between the wheel mechanism and the head was actually interesting, and give character to the model. And I now have two sassy Star Wars droids reunited (plus BD-1, on another shelf). #LEGO #StarWars #AFOL

A picture of the LEGO renditions of the BB-8 and R2-D2 droids, inside a bookcase cubicle

A picture of the BB-8 robot from the Star Wars sequel motion picture in LEGO form, on a table.

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Eric Van Goethem@evgo7311· May 22

Santa came very early at the office. Best part? I may do whatever I want with it. #MacBookPro #Apple

Picture of a 2026 13 inches MacBook Pro on a desk.

Eric Van Goethem@evgo7311· Apr 30

I just had to reunite father and son on the same shelf…

Eric Van Goethem@evgo7311· Apr 28

Was it a difficult set to build? Hell no. One hour tops. Is it a gorgeous set that I’ll look at for the years to come? HELL YES! It captures Vader in the best way LEGO ever did. Utterly love it. #LEGO #LegoStarWars #StarWars

Eric Van Goethem@evgo7311· Apr 28

It’s not May 4th yet, but Vader’s already at home. #LEGO #LegoStarWars

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Eric Van Goethem@evgo7311· Mar 24

Well…

Eric Van Goethem@evgo7311· Mar 24

“Boulets sauce lapin”, from Liège, Belgium. With actual fries, and not the monstrosity you Brits seem to believe is “the real deal”.

Eric Van Goethem@evgo7311· Mar 20

Eric Van Goethem@evgo7311· Mar 17

If you’re not older than this you don’t get to bother me with your “You’re old if…” thingies. Kids those days, I swear…

Eric Van Goethem@evgo7311· Mar 16

From my own Discogs purchase history. Up to you if you still don’t believe me at this point.

Eric Van Goethem@evgo7311· Jan 5

Actual years since we had over 10 cms of snow in the garden. 12 1/2 will be pissed, her basketball training has been cancelled because of how bad the roads are 😅. #snow #winter

Eric Van Goethem@evgo7311· Jan 3

Here’s my Big D.

Eric Van Goethem@evgo7311· Dec 21

It always starts with a single brick. Let’s build this. #LEGO #STARTREK #NCC-1701-D

Eric Van Goethem@evgo7311· Dec 6

#BeaWolf arrived just on time for St Nicholas. Another fine read from @zachweinersmith.bsky.social, mightily supported by the gorgeous illustrations from @bouletcorp.bsky.social.

Eric Van Goethem@evgo7311· Nov 16

Next musical stop, some amazing tunes from #Bowie at #Glastonbury.