Greg T
@gregt314.bsky.social
Gentleman, wordsmith, man-about-town, et cetera and so forth.
I appear to be in good company.
Hello to the Guetemalan Progressive Community and Chinese Speaking Liberal Democrats, who are apparently just over the hill from me.
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Hello to the Guetemalan Progressive Community and Chinese Speaking Liberal Democrats, who are apparently just over the hill from me.
bluesky-map.theo.io
February 9, 2026 at 10:39 AM
I appear to be in good company.
Hello to the Guetemalan Progressive Community and Chinese Speaking Liberal Democrats, who are apparently just over the hill from me.
bluesky-map.theo.io
Hello to the Guetemalan Progressive Community and Chinese Speaking Liberal Democrats, who are apparently just over the hill from me.
bluesky-map.theo.io
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Shared with us from Sydney happening now. He had his hands up.
February 9, 2026 at 9:00 AM
Shared with us from Sydney happening now. He had his hands up.
Fern's smile when Stark saves her after her shield breaks against the sword demon is the kind of little moment that makes Frieren such a loveable show. (Also the art in this episode was just casually gorgeous throughout.)
February 7, 2026 at 11:51 PM
Fern's smile when Stark saves her after her shield breaks against the sword demon is the kind of little moment that makes Frieren such a loveable show. (Also the art in this episode was just casually gorgeous throughout.)
With all due respect to Mobile Suit Gundam fans, I normally love watching the intro sequence to shows, but this stuff is what the "skip intro" button was made for. (Seriously tempted to watch the actual show on 1.5 speed too but not sure I can read the subs fast enough.)
February 7, 2026 at 8:52 PM
With all due respect to Mobile Suit Gundam fans, I normally love watching the intro sequence to shows, but this stuff is what the "skip intro" button was made for. (Seriously tempted to watch the actual show on 1.5 speed too but not sure I can read the subs fast enough.)
Film #38 for 2026 is The Muppet Show (2026), which doesn't feel like it should count as a movie but Disney+ and Letterboxd are in agreement, so whatever. It's... weird. A laugh track in 2026 is a hard thing to swallow. Rizzo the Rat covering Blinding Lights was bizarre, and good.
February 7, 2026 at 8:33 AM
Film #38 for 2026 is The Muppet Show (2026), which doesn't feel like it should count as a movie but Disney+ and Letterboxd are in agreement, so whatever. It's... weird. A laugh track in 2026 is a hard thing to swallow. Rizzo the Rat covering Blinding Lights was bizarre, and good.
Starfleet Academy S01E05 "Series Acclimation Mil" - A wonderful, heartwarming, hilarious episode, only slightly soured by a "wait, is this actually about *actual* Jesus" turn in the last 10 minutes or so.
February 6, 2026 at 9:02 AM
Starfleet Academy S01E05 "Series Acclimation Mil" - A wonderful, heartwarming, hilarious episode, only slightly soured by a "wait, is this actually about *actual* Jesus" turn in the last 10 minutes or so.
Playing Lingo, a kind of abstract rule-discovery puzzler in the style of Antechamber or The Witness (the theme here being "words"), and it's extremely good. The puzzle design is great, but it's the sheer scale that impresses, as the game continuously expands and unfolds in unexpected ways.
February 4, 2026 at 9:41 PM
Playing Lingo, a kind of abstract rule-discovery puzzler in the style of Antechamber or The Witness (the theme here being "words"), and it's extremely good. The puzzle design is great, but it's the sheer scale that impresses, as the game continuously expands and unfolds in unexpected ways.
The problem with the US midterms is that regardless of how Americans vote, there will not be agreement on the result. Trump is almost certain to do something that reduces confidence in the count for those on the left, and 100% certain to make up lies that reduce the confidence of the right.
February 3, 2026 at 3:52 AM
The problem with the US midterms is that regardless of how Americans vote, there will not be agreement on the result. Trump is almost certain to do something that reduces confidence in the count for those on the left, and 100% certain to make up lies that reduce the confidence of the right.
As a general reminder, here's my Letterboxd and Serializd.
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GregT314 uses Letterboxd to share film reviews and lists. 1,218 films watched. Favorites: The Haunting (1963), Moneyball (2011), Adaptation. (2002), Mulholland Drive (2001).
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February 2, 2026 at 11:32 PM
As a general reminder, here's my Letterboxd and Serializd.
letterboxd.com/GregT314/
www.serializd.com/user/GregT31...
letterboxd.com/GregT314/
www.serializd.com/user/GregT31...
TR-49 is complete. All entries unlocked, all achievements found. I suspect there's more Easter Eggs, and a lot more I can do with the final mechanic, but it feels like it's time to ST-09.
Thanks to @jon.inkle.co and @inkle.co for creating exactly the kind of game I was going to love.
Thanks to @jon.inkle.co and @inkle.co for creating exactly the kind of game I was going to love.
February 2, 2026 at 4:21 AM
TR-49 is complete. All entries unlocked, all achievements found. I suspect there's more Easter Eggs, and a lot more I can do with the final mechanic, but it feels like it's time to ST-09.
Thanks to @jon.inkle.co and @inkle.co for creating exactly the kind of game I was going to love.
Thanks to @jon.inkle.co and @inkle.co for creating exactly the kind of game I was going to love.
I spent today digging into TR-49 by @inkle.co, which evokes the gameplay and surprises of Her Story while still being completely unique and different.
It's so addictive! I am resentful of the need for sleep, which is forcing me to pause in cataloguing every entry in the TR-49 database...
It's so addictive! I am resentful of the need for sleep, which is forcing me to pause in cataloguing every entry in the TR-49 database...
February 1, 2026 at 12:15 PM
I spent today digging into TR-49 by @inkle.co, which evokes the gameplay and surprises of Her Story while still being completely unique and different.
It's so addictive! I am resentful of the need for sleep, which is forcing me to pause in cataloguing every entry in the TR-49 database...
It's so addictive! I am resentful of the need for sleep, which is forcing me to pause in cataloguing every entry in the TR-49 database...
I finished The Seance of Blake Manor. Treasa McCabe and her team at Spooky Doorway have created an absolute gem. The gameplay is solid, the writing is great, but the way it's sensitively rooted in real history and culture is what elevates it to an A+. Highly recommended.
February 1, 2026 at 12:08 AM
I finished The Seance of Blake Manor. Treasa McCabe and her team at Spooky Doorway have created an absolute gem. The gameplay is solid, the writing is great, but the way it's sensitively rooted in real history and culture is what elevates it to an A+. Highly recommended.
So the time limit in Seance of Blake Manor is definitely not really a barrier - I'm about to skip two hours on the second day because I'm pretty sure I've done everything I can do prior to the Silent Dinner.
Characters not being available to talk to *is* a frustration that can trip you up.
Characters not being available to talk to *is* a frustration that can trip you up.
January 31, 2026 at 2:33 AM
So the time limit in Seance of Blake Manor is definitely not really a barrier - I'm about to skip two hours on the second day because I'm pretty sure I've done everything I can do prior to the Silent Dinner.
Characters not being available to talk to *is* a frustration that can trip you up.
Characters not being available to talk to *is* a frustration that can trip you up.
So once you get over the initial anxiety caused by the ticking clock, and get a sense for how time and investigation and NPC schedules work, The Seance of Blake Manor is a pretty damn good game. It has me hooked.
January 30, 2026 at 8:20 AM
So once you get over the initial anxiety caused by the ticking clock, and get a sense for how time and investigation and NPC schedules work, The Seance of Blake Manor is a pretty damn good game. It has me hooked.
Film #37 for 2026 is A Dog's Breakfast (2006). As a direct-to-DVD comedy off-season project for Stargate actors, audience expectations are low, allowing the third act to be surprisingly great just by not being shit. The other two-thirds of the film are on shaky ground though.
January 30, 2026 at 3:32 AM
Film #37 for 2026 is A Dog's Breakfast (2006). As a direct-to-DVD comedy off-season project for Stargate actors, audience expectations are low, allowing the third act to be surprisingly great just by not being shit. The other two-thirds of the film are on shaky ground though.
Film #36 for 2026 is Sunshine (2007). Danny Boyle & Alex Garland's "god hates astronauts" thriller is basically Godwin's "The Cold Equations" stretched out to feature length, until in the third act it becomes something even stupider. A stacked cast are largely wasted, though Chris Evans is good.
January 28, 2026 at 3:52 AM
Film #36 for 2026 is Sunshine (2007). Danny Boyle & Alex Garland's "god hates astronauts" thriller is basically Godwin's "The Cold Equations" stretched out to feature length, until in the third act it becomes something even stupider. A stacked cast are largely wasted, though Chris Evans is good.
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They could save a lot of money on autism diagnoses by just going through Letterboxd and tapping everyone who posts review after review that is basically just "I don't understand people's emotional reaction to this film".
January 27, 2026 at 1:33 AM
They could save a lot of money on autism diagnoses by just going through Letterboxd and tapping everyone who posts review after review that is basically just "I don't understand people's emotional reaction to this film".
Film #35 for 2026 is Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (1912). This early one-reel adaptation has a memorable version of Mr Hyde but is otherwise a bit of a snoozefest.
January 25, 2026 at 9:27 PM
Film #35 for 2026 is Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (1912). This early one-reel adaptation has a memorable version of Mr Hyde but is otherwise a bit of a snoozefest.
Feels like something I'm going to need to repost on a regular basis. He will shoot you until you fight back.
In case it's not obvious: of *course* Trump wants to provoke violence against ICE in Minneapolis or elsewhere, so he can justify further oppression. But if nobody forcefully resists ICE he wins even harder, and he will oppress anyway. He will shoot you until you fight back.
January 25, 2026 at 9:01 PM
Feels like something I'm going to need to repost on a regular basis. He will shoot you until you fight back.
Film #34 for 2026 is The Gentlemen (2019). It's a pleasure to see Guy Ritchie just doing Guy Ritchie - no genies, no magic swords, no period setting, just fast-talking Cockney bastards in labyrinthine crime capers. It's not nearly as good as Lock Stock or Snatch, but it's enjoyable all the same.
January 24, 2026 at 8:59 AM
Film #34 for 2026 is The Gentlemen (2019). It's a pleasure to see Guy Ritchie just doing Guy Ritchie - no genies, no magic swords, no period setting, just fast-talking Cockney bastards in labyrinthine crime capers. It's not nearly as good as Lock Stock or Snatch, but it's enjoyable all the same.
Watching Guy Ritchie's "The Gentlemen" and Hugh Grant doing a Cockney accent as a Guy Ritchie character is everything I could hope for.
January 24, 2026 at 6:56 AM
Watching Guy Ritchie's "The Gentlemen" and Hugh Grant doing a Cockney accent as a Guy Ritchie character is everything I could hope for.
Film #33 for 2026 is Thirteen (20003). Finally someone has the courage to address the threat posed to teenagers by extremely unsubtle colour grading. Does *your* teenager's life look blue and washed out? She may be trapped in a Catherine Hardwicke film!
January 24, 2026 at 6:26 AM
Film #33 for 2026 is Thirteen (20003). Finally someone has the courage to address the threat posed to teenagers by extremely unsubtle colour grading. Does *your* teenager's life look blue and washed out? She may be trapped in a Catherine Hardwicke film!
The reason that Wicked did not get a Best Picture Oscar nomination is that the nominations were made by people who had watched at least one 2025 film other than Wicked.
As for the other categories... *shrug*. But let's be real that it wasn't going to win them even if it got nominated.
As for the other categories... *shrug*. But let's be real that it wasn't going to win them even if it got nominated.
January 23, 2026 at 2:55 AM
The reason that Wicked did not get a Best Picture Oscar nomination is that the nominations were made by people who had watched at least one 2025 film other than Wicked.
As for the other categories... *shrug*. But let's be real that it wasn't going to win them even if it got nominated.
As for the other categories... *shrug*. But let's be real that it wasn't going to win them even if it got nominated.
Star Wars worldbuilding is "somehow Palpatine returned" but also being able to imply every aspect of the political and economic environment of the New Republic from the design choices of the MC85 Star Cruiser.
January 23, 2026 at 2:04 AM
Star Wars worldbuilding is "somehow Palpatine returned" but also being able to imply every aspect of the political and economic environment of the New Republic from the design choices of the MC85 Star Cruiser.