a very Christmas-y D. M. S. Fick
@dmsfick.bsky.social
Minnesota
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LEWIS SINCLAIR AND THE GENTLEMEN COWBOYS from CamCat Books
Emmy-nominated/grant-awarded
Educated in 12-student school
Rode bus thru France w/retired showgirl
Extra in movie Fargo
Slept through London hurricane
www.dmsfick.com
#AuthorsGuild
LEWIS SINCLAIR AND THE GENTLEMEN COWBOYS from CamCat Books
Emmy-nominated/grant-awarded
Educated in 12-student school
Rode bus thru France w/retired showgirl
Extra in movie Fargo
Slept through London hurricane
www.dmsfick.com
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I wrote and animated a mashup of 70s film, Greek & Roman mythology and 60s TV hillbillies. It's not for everybody. It could use some more work.
It succeeds at what I was trying to do.
vimeo.com/187932064
It succeeds at what I was trying to do.
vimeo.com/187932064
Introduce yourself with what almost killed you
Ground bee stung my freshly showered (and likely flowery-smelling) toe. Head kinda swole up like Martin Short's in that one movie.
Ground bee stung my freshly showered (and likely flowery-smelling) toe. Head kinda swole up like Martin Short's in that one movie.
Introduce yourself with what almost killed you
Hi, I'm ran over by a bus
Hi, I'm ran over by a bus
Introduce yourself with what almost killed you
Hi, I'm almost stabbed in the face with a rapier 🗡
Hi, I'm almost stabbed in the face with a rapier 🗡
January 2, 2026 at 12:49 AM
Introduce yourself with what almost killed you
Ground bee stung my freshly showered (and likely flowery-smelling) toe. Head kinda swole up like Martin Short's in that one movie.
Ground bee stung my freshly showered (and likely flowery-smelling) toe. Head kinda swole up like Martin Short's in that one movie.
Loring Park?
January 1, 2026 at 9:05 PM
Loring Park?
There are days . . .
January 1, 2026 at 8:55 PM
There are days . . .
They got themselves a convoy at Green Rock.
The sun is at its peak in Wyoming.
WYO 130 Green Rock Trailhead,
1/1/2026, 12:43:42 PM
WYO 130 Green Rock Trailhead,
1/1/2026, 12:43:42 PM
January 1, 2026 at 8:50 PM
They got themselves a convoy at Green Rock.
Who has not?
Man in Finsbury Park: How was the New Year's Eve party?
Woman: I fell in love with a man with a sequinned beard.
Woman: I fell in love with a man with a sequinned beard.
January 1, 2026 at 8:49 PM
Who has not?
yes
“Each Sunday, if I can afford it and have the time, I visit Columbia Rd Market to buy a bunch of flowers, seeking what is in season and avoiding repeats, mostly. Here is the story of last year told in flowers.”
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January 1, 2026 at 8:30 PM
yes
I hear lentils make your hair fall out.
Italian Sausages with lentils; Maltese Baked Macaroni ; Lemon Polenta Cake: these are the recipes that I’m cooking this week to ease myself deliciously into the New Year. You mught wish to do likewise! www.nigella.com/latest/food-...
January 1, 2026 at 8:29 PM
I hear lentils make your hair fall out.
When I first started working for this TV station, they were seeking funding for a documentary about, I think, volcanic activity around the Pacific Rim. It was called Fire in the Rim or Rim of Fire, something like that.
No small amount of hemorrhoid jokes were made.
No small amount of hemorrhoid jokes were made.
January 1, 2026 at 7:50 PM
When I first started working for this TV station, they were seeking funding for a documentary about, I think, volcanic activity around the Pacific Rim. It was called Fire in the Rim or Rim of Fire, something like that.
No small amount of hemorrhoid jokes were made.
No small amount of hemorrhoid jokes were made.
Hopewell is indeed a place of much expectancy.
January 1, 2026 at 7:27 PM
Hopewell is indeed a place of much expectancy.
What does the text on this (not the alt text) mean?!?!?
January 1, 2026 at 7:26 PM
What does the text on this (not the alt text) mean?!?!?
Movies from the 30s and 40s are like, "Rich People have succumbed to the devil's work, but some of them can be saved."
January 1, 2026 at 7:22 PM
Movies from the 30s and 40s are like, "Rich People have succumbed to the devil's work, but some of them can be saved."
Fun thread.
Fun alt––and well descriptive––text.
Fun alt––and well descriptive––text.
*Wekas are a beloved kiwi wood hen. They will steal anything. They are notorious for being very sneaky, opening tents, snaffling shiny things, stealing this author's banana once and generally being awesome.
Pictures of Usual Kiwi Suspects (more in alt text)
Pictures of Usual Kiwi Suspects (more in alt text)
January 1, 2026 at 6:56 PM
Fun thread.
Fun alt––and well descriptive––text.
Fun alt––and well descriptive––text.
This was the year I cancelled my Adobe subscription and booted up my old mac with software installed from CDs.
All my old shortcuts were still there.
Hello old friend.
All my old shortcuts were still there.
Hello old friend.
January 1, 2026 at 6:44 PM
This was the year I cancelled my Adobe subscription and booted up my old mac with software installed from CDs.
All my old shortcuts were still there.
Hello old friend.
All my old shortcuts were still there.
Hello old friend.
My new years resolution is to use the air fryer and convection oven aspects of our microwave.
January 1, 2026 at 6:26 PM
My new years resolution is to use the air fryer and convection oven aspects of our microwave.
I ain't gonna do that "Your 2026 Word" thing.
It's like when Moss on the IT Crowd found that website that predicted the date and time one would die.
It's like when Moss on the IT Crowd found that website that predicted the date and time one would die.
a man in a plaid shirt and tie is sitting at a desk with a laptop and the words just walk away above him .
Alt: Moss from the IT Crowd sitting amidst file cabinets and shelves full of tech clutter gesturing widely and saying "Just WALK AWAY".
media.tenor.com
January 1, 2026 at 5:59 PM
I ain't gonna do that "Your 2026 Word" thing.
It's like when Moss on the IT Crowd found that website that predicted the date and time one would die.
It's like when Moss on the IT Crowd found that website that predicted the date and time one would die.
Amery seems to be doing well, despite the Alibi Bar's deficient kerning abilities.
January 1, 2026 at 5:41 PM
Amery seems to be doing well, despite the Alibi Bar's deficient kerning abilities.
Watched "Holiday" last night. It was a recommended NYE film. Didn't quite enjoy it. It's one of those 30s/40s movies that requires cuckolding for the HEA. Good main theme, I guess, but the big takeaway is you shouldn't announce an engagement a week after meeting someone.
www.imdb.com/title/tt0030...
www.imdb.com/title/tt0030...
Holiday (1938) ⭐ 7.7 | Comedy, Romance
1h 35m | Approved
www.imdb.com
January 1, 2026 at 5:35 PM
Watched "Holiday" last night. It was a recommended NYE film. Didn't quite enjoy it. It's one of those 30s/40s movies that requires cuckolding for the HEA. Good main theme, I guess, but the big takeaway is you shouldn't announce an engagement a week after meeting someone.
www.imdb.com/title/tt0030...
www.imdb.com/title/tt0030...
Reposted by a very Christmas-y D. M. S. Fick
People who know a lot of horses have to spend so much money on presents today
January 1, 2026 at 2:01 PM
People who know a lot of horses have to spend so much money on presents today
TIL It's "I'm Coming Out" not "I'm Coming Up."
But I'm not the only one with clogged ears. It's a related Duck Duck search regarding the song.
But I'm not the only one with clogged ears. It's a related Duck Duck search regarding the song.
January 1, 2026 at 3:11 PM
TIL It's "I'm Coming Out" not "I'm Coming Up."
But I'm not the only one with clogged ears. It's a related Duck Duck search regarding the song.
But I'm not the only one with clogged ears. It's a related Duck Duck search regarding the song.
Reposted by a very Christmas-y D. M. S. Fick
Frost had muted the colours of the landscape this morning on #Dartmoor, cloaking everything in a pale and wintry light. It reminded me of the Regency fondness for a bright underdress softened with a white lace layer. Princess Charlotte dress c1805 #FashionMuseumBath #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡
December 31, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Frost had muted the colours of the landscape this morning on #Dartmoor, cloaking everything in a pale and wintry light. It reminded me of the Regency fondness for a bright underdress softened with a white lace layer. Princess Charlotte dress c1805 #FashionMuseumBath #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡
He got his BA from Southwest Minnesota State University in Marshall, MN (a town of probably 10k at the time.)
He went there on a football scholarship and studied theater.
Just think what the world misses if small colleges close their creative arts departments.
He went there on a football scholarship and studied theater.
Just think what the world misses if small colleges close their creative arts departments.
An absolutely wonderful, versatile, powerful and powerfully funny actor who enlivened everything he was in, and a huge loss. I'm not going to say the word, but we're all thinking it in his honor. RIP Isiah Whitlock. deadline.com/2025/12/isia...
Isiah Whitlock Jr. Dies: ‘The Wire’ Actor & Frequent Spike Lee Collaborator Was 71
Actor Isiah Whitlock Jr., known for his roles in The Wire, Veep, Your Honor and The Residence and a number of Spike Lee movies, passed away Dec. 30.
deadline.com
December 31, 2025 at 12:14 AM
He got his BA from Southwest Minnesota State University in Marshall, MN (a town of probably 10k at the time.)
He went there on a football scholarship and studied theater.
Just think what the world misses if small colleges close their creative arts departments.
He went there on a football scholarship and studied theater.
Just think what the world misses if small colleges close their creative arts departments.
TIL that Scotland Yard is in the City of Westminster borough of London, not anywhere in Scotland.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scotlan...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scotlan...
Scotland Yard - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
December 30, 2025 at 11:09 PM
TIL that Scotland Yard is in the City of Westminster borough of London, not anywhere in Scotland.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scotlan...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scotlan...
Well, I got to post that photo of Brian Eno and his cat. Last one for the year probably. Folding up my chair and going home now.
December 30, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Well, I got to post that photo of Brian Eno and his cat. Last one for the year probably. Folding up my chair and going home now.
I called out "Robert Altman rocks!" during the premiere parade for A Prairie Home Companion movie and I think he thought I said "sucks" and I felt bad about that. I tried to remedy it by smiling with exaggerated good will.
Dennis Rodman flirting with me in Newport Beach in the late 90s. Or Barry Bonds flirting with me when we had seats just behind home plate at the new field in San Francisco in 2001. (I was more impressed with the Worm but my husband was more impressed by Barry Bonds flirting with his 37-y-o wife.)
Right folks. Feeling rather down at the moment so bringing back an oldie
Please Quote this with your most minor celebrity interaction
Please Quote this with your most minor celebrity interaction
December 29, 2025 at 9:25 PM
I called out "Robert Altman rocks!" during the premiere parade for A Prairie Home Companion movie and I think he thought I said "sucks" and I felt bad about that. I tried to remedy it by smiling with exaggerated good will.