Denis BLM

@quaidrayn

Geek, fanboy, husband and one of those rare and elusive males in ECE. Loves board games, drawing and most of all, his wife and kids. Tax corporations. Outlaw billionaires. ACAB He/Him

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Denis *B*L*M*@quaidrayn· 18d

Visiting the Cliffs of Moher, looking for a pirate, a giant and a six fingered man...

Denis *B*L*M*@quaidrayn· 20d

Surprise #IrishFriends!! Look where I am!! And we've rented a car, so there's no escape, my guys, gals and non-binary pals! I will find you and I will request hugs!!

A map of Ireland with an arrow pointing at a sticker of my head.

Denis *B*L*M*@quaidrayn· 21d

Waiting to board our flight, plenty of time for a quick game of Tacta!

A card game with bright colorful cards being played on a mottled grey tabletop.

Denis *B*L*M*@quaidrayn· Jul 13

Highly recommend Fliptoons Faraway Courtisans Three nice small box card games, easy to travel, easy to teach.

Box cover to Fliptoons card game. Below the game title in white in the upper third is a group of Retro inspired cartoon characters.

Box cover to Faraway card game. A cartoon nonhuman character in a hat and cloak stands among mushrooms above the game title.

Box cover for Courtisans card game. A montage image showing the various characters that represent each of the families. The game title is below them.

Denis *B*L*M*@quaidrayn· Jul 7

Alex taking a very Terry Pratchett inspired "break". 😂

“He once phoned me up in exasperation that he was being totally taken for granted by his publishers,” his friend Dave Busby told me. “He was fuming. He had had enough. He was going to take a sabbatical. No more writing for at least six months. I felt very pleased for him. He needed that break. I think he planned to do a lot of travelling. I did not hear from him for about six months and when we made contact again, I asked him what he had done in his sabbatical. He replied, irritably, ‘I wrote two books.’”

Denis *B*L*M*@quaidrayn· Jul 5

He was just a lovely, genuine person, with a fan-like enthusiasm for BSG in all its forms. I was so elated at getting to spend that time with him that it was only the following day that I realized I had gotten neither a single photo not autograph. But I have that memory. [2/3]

A posed, promotional image of Richard Hatch in costume as Tom Zarek for the Battlestar Galactica (2004) reboot. He is wearing a plain grey suit with a decorated maroon coloured sash over his shoulders and upper chest.

Denis *B*L*M*@quaidrayn· Jul 5

I had the absolute pleasure of meeting Richard Hatch, Apollo in the original Battlestar Galactica TV series, and the magnetic Tom Zarek in the reboot. It was at the Las Vegas Star Trek convention in 2008. He was sitting alone at a table, and I got to spend ages chatting to him. [1/3]

Actor Richard Hatch. He is wearing glasses and a black leather jacket, and appears to be in mid speech, looking out of frame, with a hint of a smile at the corner of his lips.

Denis *B*L*M*@quaidrayn· Jun 28

I like to think I'm a person of action, not just empty words. I truly wish I could thank all the incredible artists and creatives that brighten my feed by sending them financial support, no matter how meagre, but I rarely can, which is why I share as much as I can.

Receipt screen showing a $5 payment for an item titled "Random Predator and Alien Characters Stickers Sheet."

Denis *B*L*M*@quaidrayn· Jun 28

I'm building a team:

Photo of Bill Campbell sporting a salt'n'pepper beard.

Photo of Jared Harris sporting a salt'n'pepper beard.

Photo of Oded Fehr sporting a salt'n'pepper beard.

Photo of Timothy Olyphant sporting a salt'n'pepper beard.

Denis *B*L*M*@quaidrayn· Jun 25

My favorite piece of art from a contemporary artist.

A painting titled "Last Emissions of a Launch Pad", but Ryan Hill. It is a painting of Mark Zuckerberg's $300M superyacht on fire.

A photo of artist Ryan Hill painting "Last Emissions of a Launch Pad" while standing beside Mark Zuckerberg's $300M superyacht in dock. It is a painting of Zuckerberg's superyacht on fire.

Denis *B*L*M*@quaidrayn· Jun 19

#NoPreorder #RockstarGameWorkersUnion #UnionStrong

A poster styled image. The cover art for GTA6 is blurred in the background. Text over the image reads "Don't Fucking Preorder This Game #UnionStrong #RockstarGameWorkersUnion".

Denis *B*L*M*@quaidrayn· Jun 14

Had a wonderful time at the Vancouver Game Garden today! My kids loved trying out lots of new and upcoming games from local developers, and I loved chatting to the folks at the tables. So many more games on the Steam Wishlist! @vangamegarden.bsky.social

A large indoor space with lots of folks having a good time celebrating information video game development.

Denis *B*L*M*@quaidrayn· Jun 9

Oof! That photochop job though! That's tough.

A weirdly photoshopped image of a woman in a car. I'm sorry. It's 5am. I can't do better than this description right now.

Denis *B*L*M*@quaidrayn· Jun 7

@edelrh7.bsky.social Are these available near you? If not, want me to grab you a few? We'll be home this summer to deliver them safely.

A promotional stand highlighting BTS branded Oreo cookies.

Denis *B*L*M*@quaidrayn· Jun 2

Between companies like MicroSlop and modern day snake oil salesmen like Scam Altman, you can never be certain where Ai will pop up next. But it won't be here. It will never be me. #NoAi #GuaranteedHuman

Red t-shirt with a yellow cartoon pear giving a thumbs up. Text on the shirt reads "Recommended Human."

Denis *B*L*M*@quaidrayn· May 29

Krusty the Clown is pleading with Bart. Text on the image reads "They drove a dump truck full of money to my house. I'm not made of stone."

Denis *B*L*M*@quaidrayn· May 29

Why is no one talking about #SpiderNoir? I just watched the first episode (in b&w, of course) and it was stunning!! Nic Cage is the best he's been in years, truly wonderful in a cast filled with wonderful performances! I love Ben's secretary, and that musical interlude...? Wow.

The poster for Spider-Noir. Spider-Noir walks on a rain soaked street, his reflection shows his alter ego, Ben Reilly.

Denis *B*L*M*@quaidrayn· May 12

What a month! Seeing these back to back in my Kobo brings me so much joy. @marthawells.com @annleckie.com @shannonchakraborty.bsky.social

A screenshot showing the three most recent books in my Kobo library, Platform Decay by Martha Wells, The Tapestry of Fate by Shannon Chakraborty, and Radiant Star by Ann Leckie.

Denis *B*L*M*@quaidrayn· Apr 19

I want to teach you Captain Sonar this Tuesday! How much do I want to teach you Captain Sonar? I LOGGED INTO FACEBOOK for the first time in over a year just so I could get a screenshot of the time I wrote about how much I love Captain Sonar for @raincity.games! www.raincity.games/captain-sona...

A screenshot of a post from Facebook dated November 23, 2024. The post reads:

Today's staff pick is a store favourite - here's what Denis has to say about Captain Sonar!

Don't you hate when seven friends show up for game night and no one wants to split the party?
Dive into the world of Captain Sonar, a 4v4 submarine combat game where you and three friends will try to sink the enemy sub, crewed by four other players across the table!

Be the Captain, issuing directions and directives, the Radio Operator, focused on tracking down the enemy vessel, the First Mate, charging the subsystems or the Engineer, breaking stuff in a precise order that may or may not fix everything.

Hunt and be hunted in this tense real-time light strategy game of chaos, confusion and catastrophic combat encounters!

Denis *B*L*M*@quaidrayn· Apr 15

Come learn Captain Sonar with me and fire torpedoes at each other! #MadeInProcreateOniPad

Two submarines beneath the water. The one in the background has launched a torpedo, but looks wildly off target.

Denis *B*L*M*@quaidrayn· Apr 14

@victorlucas.bsky.social Saw your comment on the YouTube communities tab about the new Spider-Man poster. I really feel it's missing something...or someone. #MadeInProcreateOniPad

Denis *B*L*M*@quaidrayn· Apr 14

Spider-Man #BrandNewDay got a new poster, with Spidey fighting The Hand Ninja. But they're more commonly Daredevil antagonists. So, I updated the poster. #MadeInProcreateOniPad

Denis *B*L*M*@quaidrayn· Apr 12

It's good too be back. Season 2 of The Artful Dodger hit the ground sprinting with a stunning in medias res opening and an excellent setup for the season ahead!! I'm so excited.

A promotional image for the series The Artful Dodger, featuring four of the principal cast.

Denis *B*L*M*@quaidrayn· Apr 10

Finished watching Nautilus last night. We loved it! Top notch pulp adventure series! The Nautilus sets were incredible, and the costumes were gorgeous. Loved the steampunk diving suits. It sets up a really fun second season, which it looks like we'll never get.

Poster for the streaming series Nautilus, highlighting the principal cast, as well as the Nautilus itself.

Denis *B*L*M*@quaidrayn· Apr 9

No. Ted, with the foul-mouthed animated toy bear. But I love Better Off Ted!!

Promotional image for the streaming series, Ted. A teenage boy stands in front of a row of school lockers. A large teddy bear is hanging out of one locker holding a beer and surrounded by smoke, presumably from the bear smoking weed.

Denis *B*L*M*@quaidrayn· Apr 7

G.I. Joe Classified figures. #SnakeEyes and his wolf Timber with Law and his dog Order.

Action figures posed together. From left to right, Timber the wolf, Snake Eyes, Law and Order the German Shepherd.

Denis *B*L*M*@quaidrayn· Apr 1

It would appear some of you connected with my ramblings regarding seeing Project Hail Mary a second time. This is easily my most popular post I've ever made on the socials. Y'all are wild! And so very nice.

A screenshot of a post I made on Bluesky. It is less than 24 hours old, but has 34 reposts, 3 quotes, 624 likes and 9 saves, as well as 29 comments. The body of the post reads: Watched Project Hail Mary for the second time.
I enjoyed it more this time around. I think I was able to just let the movie play and enjoy the emotions and humour and drama. I went with someone who knew NOTHING about it, no book, no trailer, no spoiler. Amaze Amaze Amaze.

Denis *B*L*M*@quaidrayn· Mar 30

Still have my original!

A hand holding up a book. The cover has the title, Play Unsafe in red letters in the upper third, and a stack of six sided dice in the lower two thirds, all on a white background.

Denis *B*L*M*@quaidrayn· Mar 25

It took overcoming several years of procrastination, and accepting that hot glue is perfectly acceptable to finish this off, but I finally finished my 3-in-1 Forbidden series box. Condensed all the components for Forbidden Island, Desert and Sky nearly into the Sky box.

All of the components for Forbidden Island, Desert and Sky laid out. Inside the game box, the tiles, Meeples, and plastic components are neatly organized with a homemade foam core board insert.

A close up of just the game box and the homemade foam core board insert. Everything has its own space.

Denis *B*L*M*@quaidrayn· Mar 25

This is really important! Not even the trailer!! Do not give this any legs, any support. On the YouTube app, you can click the three dots and select Not Interested without needing to click through to the video, if it shows up in your recommended feed.