Converse
@lousywords.com
Author. Tech writer.
Likes: Movies, Lego, TTRPGs, WH40K, Comics, SF/F.
My preferred name is Unkle.
Converse is my family name. I am not the shoe company.
Banner image ©️2011 by me. All rights reserved.
Profile image by @valentinebarker.com
Likes: Movies, Lego, TTRPGs, WH40K, Comics, SF/F.
My preferred name is Unkle.
Converse is my family name. I am not the shoe company.
Banner image ©️2011 by me. All rights reserved.
Profile image by @valentinebarker.com
“When I left you Santa, I was but the learner, now I am the Master.”
“Only a master of grumpiness, Grinch!”
“Only a master of grumpiness, Grinch!”
December 24, 2025 at 9:37 PM
“When I left you Santa, I was but the learner, now I am the Master.”
“Only a master of grumpiness, Grinch!”
“Only a master of grumpiness, Grinch!”
PS - I could really use a cuppa and some cookies.
December 24, 2025 at 7:34 PM
PS - I could really use a cuppa and some cookies.
It's a very merry Un-Birthday to you!
December 24, 2025 at 7:32 PM
It's a very merry Un-Birthday to you!
The perfect holiday treat
December 24, 2025 at 4:21 PM
The perfect holiday treat
Cookies are one of the better parts of life on the earth.
December 24, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Cookies are one of the better parts of life on the earth.
Dem bones
Dem bones
Dem soaked bones
Dem bones
Dem soaked bones
December 23, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Dem bones
Dem bones
Dem soaked bones
Dem bones
Dem soaked bones
a sighting of the rare North American couch occupant! Lovely bird, beautiful plumage.
December 22, 2025 at 8:39 PM
a sighting of the rare North American couch occupant! Lovely bird, beautiful plumage.
I got up early to attend a meeting with an outplacement service.
For the rest of today, I am a blanket fort goblin on mandated mental health leave.
For the rest of today, I am a blanket fort goblin on mandated mental health leave.
December 22, 2025 at 8:37 PM
I got up early to attend a meeting with an outplacement service.
For the rest of today, I am a blanket fort goblin on mandated mental health leave.
For the rest of today, I am a blanket fort goblin on mandated mental health leave.
I could also use a few good games.
December 22, 2025 at 6:45 PM
I could also use a few good games.
The fucking audacity on me.
December 22, 2025 at 7:16 AM
The fucking audacity on me.
Here’s my baby, wondering why the hell I am still awake if I am not petting her.
December 22, 2025 at 5:32 AM
Here’s my baby, wondering why the hell I am still awake if I am not petting her.
So many people already said Anker. I also really like their products. I carried an Anker power bank in my laptop bag for 5+ years until I accidentally left it in the Austin airport. It never let me down.
December 22, 2025 at 5:29 AM
So many people already said Anker. I also really like their products. I carried an Anker power bank in my laptop bag for 5+ years until I accidentally left it in the Austin airport. It never let me down.
Is there something I can do to help make things more tolerable? Is there something I can do to help you get some joy out of the season?
December 22, 2025 at 5:24 AM
Is there something I can do to help make things more tolerable? Is there something I can do to help you get some joy out of the season?
All of that sounds horrific. All the empathy my friend.
December 22, 2025 at 5:20 AM
All of that sounds horrific. All the empathy my friend.
I have a 3D printer. I’m just saying.
December 22, 2025 at 2:25 AM
I have a 3D printer. I’m just saying.
Def in the back for sqirl TV or so much mischief.
My cat Daemir likes Birb TV and that only shows from the back part of the house.
My cat Daemir likes Birb TV and that only shows from the back part of the house.
December 21, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Def in the back for sqirl TV or so much mischief.
My cat Daemir likes Birb TV and that only shows from the back part of the house.
My cat Daemir likes Birb TV and that only shows from the back part of the house.
Happy birthday.
You and I are in the same club, “Surprised the World Didn’t End Before the Millennium.” I didn’t expect to live much beyond 30, but I am more than ok with having been wrong about that.
You and I are in the same club, “Surprised the World Didn’t End Before the Millennium.” I didn’t expect to live much beyond 30, but I am more than ok with having been wrong about that.
December 21, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Happy birthday.
You and I are in the same club, “Surprised the World Didn’t End Before the Millennium.” I didn’t expect to live much beyond 30, but I am more than ok with having been wrong about that.
You and I are in the same club, “Surprised the World Didn’t End Before the Millennium.” I didn’t expect to live much beyond 30, but I am more than ok with having been wrong about that.
This was something I loved about playing the Champions superhero rpg. You needed *lots* of d6s for powerful attacks.
December 21, 2025 at 5:49 PM
This was something I loved about playing the Champions superhero rpg. You needed *lots* of d6s for powerful attacks.
Yeah, but 13 year old me was FURIOUS that my parents would not take me to see it, so I bought the D&D module and read all the magazine articles.
December 21, 2025 at 3:13 AM
Yeah, but 13 year old me was FURIOUS that my parents would not take me to see it, so I bought the D&D module and read all the magazine articles.
I have trouble getting two of my four lower limbs into the legs of my human suit though.
December 21, 2025 at 1:52 AM
I have trouble getting two of my four lower limbs into the legs of my human suit though.