Dirck de Lint
@dirck.bsky.social
Intermittently clever writer of horror and SF, he/him (won't get salty about they/them). Find me hither and yon at https://linktr.ee/dirckdelint
Ah, there's the January I know.
January 16, 2026 at 4:02 PM
Ah, there's the January I know.
I return here from a sense of fairness. Look at this splendor, and the wider context image which is even more glorious. Land of Living Skies indeed.
January 14, 2026 at 3:08 PM
I return here from a sense of fairness. Look at this splendor, and the wider context image which is even more glorious. Land of Living Skies indeed.
Well. I guess it's time to go back to an old profile picture.
January 13, 2026 at 6:47 PM
Well. I guess it's time to go back to an old profile picture.
"I don't care what anyone says, I like that movie."
December 19, 2025 at 9:26 PM
"I don't care what anyone says, I like that movie."
ALL HAIL THE MIGHTY APOLLO IN HIS GOLDEN CHARIOT
(about 9:05 am)
(about 9:05 am)
December 19, 2025 at 3:13 PM
ALL HAIL THE MIGHTY APOLLO IN HIS GOLDEN CHARIOT
(about 9:05 am)
(about 9:05 am)
Power went off at work last night. It's a bit brisk in the office this morning.
December 18, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Power went off at work last night. It's a bit brisk in the office this morning.
BEHOLD THE ROSY-FINGERED DAWN!
(looking east, 9:01 am)
(looking east, 9:01 am)
December 16, 2025 at 3:07 PM
BEHOLD THE ROSY-FINGERED DAWN!
(looking east, 9:01 am)
(looking east, 9:01 am)
Stiff! I’ve heard an opinion that the blending with sugar denatures bacteria sufficiently to render a bit of a sip innocuous even this early.
The promised recipe:
dirckwrites.ca/the-de-lints...
The promised recipe:
dirckwrites.ca/the-de-lints...
November 30, 2025 at 4:43 AM
Stiff! I’ve heard an opinion that the blending with sugar denatures bacteria sufficiently to render a bit of a sip innocuous even this early.
The promised recipe:
dirckwrites.ca/the-de-lints...
The promised recipe:
dirckwrites.ca/the-de-lints...
So, with the usual losses to dribbles and bowl-clinging, we’ve got about seven litres of *really* good eggnog. Not strictly safe to drink until it’s sat for a few weeks, but tradition demands a night-of-making sample.
November 30, 2025 at 4:37 AM
So, with the usual losses to dribbles and bowl-clinging, we’ve got about seven litres of *really* good eggnog. Not strictly safe to drink until it’s sat for a few weeks, but tradition demands a night-of-making sample.
Until I can combine the two bowls together, alternating scoops between them gives some hope keeping the proportions even in the storage bottles.
November 30, 2025 at 4:31 AM
Until I can combine the two bowls together, alternating scoops between them gives some hope keeping the proportions even in the storage bottles.
Solution! Transfer a bunch to a different bowl, then roughly divide the remaining litre-and-a-bit of cream between them.
November 30, 2025 at 4:25 AM
Solution! Transfer a bunch to a different bowl, then roughly divide the remaining litre-and-a-bit of cream between them.
Logistics problem. 3 litres of cream and (3x750ml) of booze is less than six quarts, right? Well, what’s the volume of eggs and sugar?
Oh. Right.
Oh. Right.
November 30, 2025 at 4:21 AM
Logistics problem. 3 litres of cream and (3x750ml) of booze is less than six quarts, right? Well, what’s the volume of eggs and sugar?
Oh. Right.
Oh. Right.
The rest of the liquor and the cream goes in now, without much ceremony.
November 30, 2025 at 4:17 AM
The rest of the liquor and the cream goes in now, without much ceremony.
Good lord, man! Read the recipe properly! It wants the sugar AND half the liquor in there before the rest.
Well, I’m splitting the difference— another half-hour and then back to work.
Well, I’m splitting the difference— another half-hour and then back to work.
November 30, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Good lord, man! Read the recipe properly! It wants the sugar AND half the liquor in there before the rest.
Well, I’m splitting the difference— another half-hour and then back to work.
Well, I’m splitting the difference— another half-hour and then back to work.
Cover and wait an hour.
Why?
Look, you don’t want your eggnog to taste eggy, do you. Sheesh.
Anyway, I’ll be back to finish the process in a while.
Why?
Look, you don’t want your eggnog to taste eggy, do you. Sheesh.
Anyway, I’ll be back to finish the process in a while.
November 30, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Cover and wait an hour.
Why?
Look, you don’t want your eggnog to taste eggy, do you. Sheesh.
Anyway, I’ll be back to finish the process in a while.
Why?
Look, you don’t want your eggnog to taste eggy, do you. Sheesh.
Anyway, I’ll be back to finish the process in a while.
Mix the eggs with the sugar.
November 30, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Mix the eggs with the sugar.
First thing is to separate the eggs. The tumbler has a dozen egg whites in it, destined to become meringue treats, while the half-dozen in the small bowl are just going away.
November 30, 2025 at 2:39 AM
First thing is to separate the eggs. The tumbler has a dozen egg whites in it, destined to become meringue treats, while the half-dozen in the small bowl are just going away.
Time for making eggnog!
Actually, it’s a little past time for it, but we will live dangerously.
I’ll link to the recipe at the end of the thread.
Actually, it’s a little past time for it, but we will live dangerously.
I’ll link to the recipe at the end of the thread.
November 30, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Time for making eggnog!
Actually, it’s a little past time for it, but we will live dangerously.
I’ll link to the recipe at the end of the thread.
Actually, it’s a little past time for it, but we will live dangerously.
I’ll link to the recipe at the end of the thread.
1) As a cis-het-straight guy, also wish the ghouls would just lay off you and all like you. It's utterly monstrous.
2) Lookie what I made!
2) Lookie what I made!
October 30, 2025 at 10:14 PM
1) As a cis-het-straight guy, also wish the ghouls would just lay off you and all like you. It's utterly monstrous.
2) Lookie what I made!
2) Lookie what I made!
DTJ at a press conference regarding the remodel:
October 20, 2025 at 11:01 PM
DTJ at a press conference regarding the remodel:
By way of masculine solidarity, I will present a picture representing the only vehicle I've owned that my wife loved (she chooses to not drive, finding the responsibility too onerous). The only thing she regretted about it was that it wasn't Westfalia'd, and she named it Gossamer:
October 20, 2025 at 7:29 PM
By way of masculine solidarity, I will present a picture representing the only vehicle I've owned that my wife loved (she chooses to not drive, finding the responsibility too onerous). The only thing she regretted about it was that it wasn't Westfalia'd, and she named it Gossamer:
Wait a minute... zoom in 173 to 751...
Enhance...
AH HAH!
Enhance...
AH HAH!
October 2, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Wait a minute... zoom in 173 to 751...
Enhance...
AH HAH!
Enhance...
AH HAH!