Chris Something
@mozillo.bsky.social
Video demiurge and hopeful writer. Board games and video games are the things I do the video about!
Just finished reading this collection of stories by Ryunosuke Akutagawa - they were an interesting bunch that displayed both the man's wry wit and humour, and also his terribly pained existence and depression.
The Life of a Stupid Man and Spinning Gears will haunt and inspire me.
#books
The Life of a Stupid Man and Spinning Gears will haunt and inspire me.
#books
February 18, 2026 at 5:55 PM
Just finished reading this collection of stories by Ryunosuke Akutagawa - they were an interesting bunch that displayed both the man's wry wit and humour, and also his terribly pained existence and depression.
The Life of a Stupid Man and Spinning Gears will haunt and inspire me.
#books
The Life of a Stupid Man and Spinning Gears will haunt and inspire me.
#books
So I've just finished #Cairn and it is quite frankly an amazing experience! An interesting story about a sport i love (climbing) and everything ties together so well thematically.
Once you get to grips (hahaha) with the sometimes annoyingly awkward controls it just ends up being fantastic!
Once you get to grips (hahaha) with the sometimes annoyingly awkward controls it just ends up being fantastic!
February 15, 2026 at 4:03 PM
So I've just finished #Cairn and it is quite frankly an amazing experience! An interesting story about a sport i love (climbing) and everything ties together so well thematically.
Once you get to grips (hahaha) with the sometimes annoyingly awkward controls it just ends up being fantastic!
Once you get to grips (hahaha) with the sometimes annoyingly awkward controls it just ends up being fantastic!
Sure, I'm depressed as hell right now after being binned by someone I was dating that I quite liked AND have been told I can't climb for at least a month due to injury.... BUT the super fancy Clair Obscura Expedition 33 vinyl set arrived today and it is so gorgeous!
@expedition33.bsky.social
@expedition33.bsky.social
February 13, 2026 at 5:59 PM
Sure, I'm depressed as hell right now after being binned by someone I was dating that I quite liked AND have been told I can't climb for at least a month due to injury.... BUT the super fancy Clair Obscura Expedition 33 vinyl set arrived today and it is so gorgeous!
@expedition33.bsky.social
@expedition33.bsky.social
There was a funny moment where the doctor asked me what the marks on my arm were and when I clarified they were "a history of mental health" he simply asked "did that ever affect your fingers?" - great stuff, a man of singular focus and concern.
February 10, 2026 at 10:25 AM
There was a funny moment where the doctor asked me what the marks on my arm were and when I clarified they were "a history of mental health" he simply asked "did that ever affect your fingers?" - great stuff, a man of singular focus and concern.
The duality of climbing - Campusing a V3 underhang in a very "I'm invincible" way yesterday, then today having an ultrasound tell me that I snapped my A2 pulley in two a month ago...
I am very infact vincible...
But I've been climbing on it since the injury! Tape can fix everything!
#climbing
I am very infact vincible...
But I've been climbing on it since the injury! Tape can fix everything!
#climbing
February 10, 2026 at 10:24 AM
The duality of climbing - Campusing a V3 underhang in a very "I'm invincible" way yesterday, then today having an ultrasound tell me that I snapped my A2 pulley in two a month ago...
I am very infact vincible...
But I've been climbing on it since the injury! Tape can fix everything!
#climbing
I am very infact vincible...
But I've been climbing on it since the injury! Tape can fix everything!
#climbing
Hooray! Finished my first ABSOLUTELY TERRIBLE first draft of my latest book. I still need to scribble a prologue and epilogue, but after just the worst writing for my final chapter I can start editing and hitting this thing with hammers to fix it!
#writing
#writing
February 6, 2026 at 3:20 PM
Hooray! Finished my first ABSOLUTELY TERRIBLE first draft of my latest book. I still need to scribble a prologue and epilogue, but after just the worst writing for my final chapter I can start editing and hitting this thing with hammers to fix it!
#writing
#writing
Just finished The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley - it was an interesting read. A surprising page turner that wasn't like the things I'd normally read. Interesting at times, inducing of some kind of depersonalisation in me at others.
It was alright!
#books
It was alright!
#books
February 6, 2026 at 8:57 AM
Just finished The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley - it was an interesting read. A surprising page turner that wasn't like the things I'd normally read. Interesting at times, inducing of some kind of depersonalisation in me at others.
It was alright!
#books
It was alright!
#books
Just finished Murder at Mt. Fuji by Shizuko Natsuki - it was a pleasant little read with a fun presentation of a murder mystery. Seeing the cover-up first and then watching that get unwound was interesting. At times it felt a little stilted and awkward, but still a pleasant jaunt.
#books
#books
January 26, 2026 at 1:03 PM
Just finished Murder at Mt. Fuji by Shizuko Natsuki - it was a pleasant little read with a fun presentation of a murder mystery. Seeing the cover-up first and then watching that get unwound was interesting. At times it felt a little stilted and awkward, but still a pleasant jaunt.
#books
#books
Joined late to a meeting because I was finishing Grapples of Wrath by the ever brilliant @abeewords.bsky.social - a fun, witty and delightful book that was a joy to read, even on the cold mornings on the bus when my hands were frozen! If you love Ace Attorney then you'll love this.
January 13, 2026 at 1:47 PM
Joined late to a meeting because I was finishing Grapples of Wrath by the ever brilliant @abeewords.bsky.social - a fun, witty and delightful book that was a joy to read, even on the cold mornings on the bus when my hands were frozen! If you love Ace Attorney then you'll love this.
Just finished reading No Longer Human by Osamu Dazai.
This will probably turn me into a walking red flag, but this might be one of my favourite books ever. Something entirely relatable with the terrible person portrayed in these pages. Oddly left me feeling seen, for once.
#books
This will probably turn me into a walking red flag, but this might be one of my favourite books ever. Something entirely relatable with the terrible person portrayed in these pages. Oddly left me feeling seen, for once.
#books
January 6, 2026 at 12:58 PM
Just finished reading No Longer Human by Osamu Dazai.
This will probably turn me into a walking red flag, but this might be one of my favourite books ever. Something entirely relatable with the terrible person portrayed in these pages. Oddly left me feeling seen, for once.
#books
This will probably turn me into a walking red flag, but this might be one of my favourite books ever. Something entirely relatable with the terrible person portrayed in these pages. Oddly left me feeling seen, for once.
#books
Because I'm really cool, I have spent a lot of my New Year's Eve playing an 8 round game of John Company!
The most successful we've ever been, I came last!
The most successful we've ever been, I came last!
December 31, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Because I'm really cool, I have spent a lot of my New Year's Eve playing an 8 round game of John Company!
The most successful we've ever been, I came last!
The most successful we've ever been, I came last!
This is the first time my "to read" pile has been this small! Although, there are other books that are coming out that will get added to this, so it will never truly be over.
And yes, I have been going through my moody Japanese-lit era.
#books
And yes, I have been going through my moody Japanese-lit era.
#books
December 29, 2025 at 10:38 AM
This is the first time my "to read" pile has been this small! Although, there are other books that are coming out that will get added to this, so it will never truly be over.
And yes, I have been going through my moody Japanese-lit era.
#books
And yes, I have been going through my moody Japanese-lit era.
#books
Finally got around to doing some video editing. Cat stood on the power switch for my main multi-tap and turned everything off. Entire evening's work gone.
I love him so much, but oh my god. Why?
I love him so much, but oh my god. Why?
December 16, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Finally got around to doing some video editing. Cat stood on the power switch for my main multi-tap and turned everything off. Entire evening's work gone.
I love him so much, but oh my god. Why?
I love him so much, but oh my god. Why?
Just saw Wolf Alice at The O2 and it were great!
You don't reckon Ellie Rowsell fucks with 32-year old NHS admin staff who are really nerdy and probably a bit autistic, do you?
You don't reckon Ellie Rowsell fucks with 32-year old NHS admin staff who are really nerdy and probably a bit autistic, do you?
December 2, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Just saw Wolf Alice at The O2 and it were great!
You don't reckon Ellie Rowsell fucks with 32-year old NHS admin staff who are really nerdy and probably a bit autistic, do you?
You don't reckon Ellie Rowsell fucks with 32-year old NHS admin staff who are really nerdy and probably a bit autistic, do you?
Just finished Carmilla by Sheridan Le Fanu. A delightful and quick read of gothic horror. The steady build of the mysterious visiting girl was great! Just a very good novella that doesn't overstay its welcome while maintaining the threat of the vampire (an issue I had with Dracula)
#books
#books
December 2, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Just finished Carmilla by Sheridan Le Fanu. A delightful and quick read of gothic horror. The steady build of the mysterious visiting girl was great! Just a very good novella that doesn't overstay its welcome while maintaining the threat of the vampire (an issue I had with Dracula)
#books
#books
I have FINALLY finished The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Murakami - at times it was really enthralling, others incredibly annoying and tedious.
After two books I've decided I just might not like Murakami novels.
#books
After two books I've decided I just might not like Murakami novels.
#books
November 24, 2025 at 7:26 PM
I have FINALLY finished The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Murakami - at times it was really enthralling, others incredibly annoying and tedious.
After two books I've decided I just might not like Murakami novels.
#books
After two books I've decided I just might not like Murakami novels.
#books
This time of year is always super weird because it gets so immediately dark while still being kind of warm. It's barely gone half past five!
Anyway, I'm sat in Hyde Park by myself reading, killing time before a date.
Anyway, I'm sat in Hyde Park by myself reading, killing time before a date.
November 5, 2025 at 5:45 PM
This time of year is always super weird because it gets so immediately dark while still being kind of warm. It's barely gone half past five!
Anyway, I'm sat in Hyde Park by myself reading, killing time before a date.
Anyway, I'm sat in Hyde Park by myself reading, killing time before a date.
Recently finished Katabasis by R. F. Kuang and it is... okay. A bit disappointing compared to Babel and the whole "Academia is hell" concept seems to manifest mostly as the main character walking around empty plains observing things and sometimes thinking about uni.
Maybe just read Dante's Inferno?
Maybe just read Dante's Inferno?
October 10, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Recently finished Katabasis by R. F. Kuang and it is... okay. A bit disappointing compared to Babel and the whole "Academia is hell" concept seems to manifest mostly as the main character walking around empty plains observing things and sometimes thinking about uni.
Maybe just read Dante's Inferno?
Maybe just read Dante's Inferno?
I recently read both Strange Pictures and Strange Houses by Uketsu - the former is really enthralling with good twists, the latter is just kind of bad.
Give the first a go for an interesting idea executed well! You could get through it in a day or two! A nice breezy bit of horror.
Give the first a go for an interesting idea executed well! You could get through it in a day or two! A nice breezy bit of horror.
August 27, 2025 at 7:51 PM
I recently read both Strange Pictures and Strange Houses by Uketsu - the former is really enthralling with good twists, the latter is just kind of bad.
Give the first a go for an interesting idea executed well! You could get through it in a day or two! A nice breezy bit of horror.
Give the first a go for an interesting idea executed well! You could get through it in a day or two! A nice breezy bit of horror.
My latest read is Norwegian Wood by Murakami - yes, I'm apparently entering that phase of my life. It is a line I walk carefully before becoming the worst type of man.
It was an interesting read, very quick, at times haunting with the suddeness of it all, but then, sometimes life is sudden.
It was an interesting read, very quick, at times haunting with the suddeness of it all, but then, sometimes life is sudden.
August 8, 2025 at 7:18 AM
My latest read is Norwegian Wood by Murakami - yes, I'm apparently entering that phase of my life. It is a line I walk carefully before becoming the worst type of man.
It was an interesting read, very quick, at times haunting with the suddeness of it all, but then, sometimes life is sudden.
It was an interesting read, very quick, at times haunting with the suddeness of it all, but then, sometimes life is sudden.
It's my birthday today!
I turn 32, even though I think I've been saying I'm that for about 8 months already...
I'll be spending it travelling back from a surfing holiday in Ireland with my friends where we also played loads of board games!
Good times.
I turn 32, even though I think I've been saying I'm that for about 8 months already...
I'll be spending it travelling back from a surfing holiday in Ireland with my friends where we also played loads of board games!
Good times.
August 3, 2025 at 10:52 AM
It's my birthday today!
I turn 32, even though I think I've been saying I'm that for about 8 months already...
I'll be spending it travelling back from a surfing holiday in Ireland with my friends where we also played loads of board games!
Good times.
I turn 32, even though I think I've been saying I'm that for about 8 months already...
I'll be spending it travelling back from a surfing holiday in Ireland with my friends where we also played loads of board games!
Good times.
Another evening of live music!
This time it was seeing Hobo Johnson at Scala. A good time to be had, and one of the opening acts, Really Big Really Clever, is now also on my to watch list.
This time it was seeing Hobo Johnson at Scala. A good time to be had, and one of the opening acts, Really Big Really Clever, is now also on my to watch list.
July 24, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Another evening of live music!
This time it was seeing Hobo Johnson at Scala. A good time to be had, and one of the opening acts, Really Big Really Clever, is now also on my to watch list.
This time it was seeing Hobo Johnson at Scala. A good time to be had, and one of the opening acts, Really Big Really Clever, is now also on my to watch list.
10 Years Ago, I Died.
(Content warning: suicide, mental health, self harm)
(Content warning: suicide, mental health, self harm)
July 16, 2025 at 6:20 PM
10 Years Ago, I Died.
(Content warning: suicide, mental health, self harm)
(Content warning: suicide, mental health, self harm)
Just finished This Is How You Lose The Time War by @amalelmohtar.com & @maxgladstone.bsky.social and it was fantastic! An incredibly unique book with a fun spy vs spy idea that establishes two characters very well!
July 11, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Just finished This Is How You Lose The Time War by @amalelmohtar.com & @maxgladstone.bsky.social and it was fantastic! An incredibly unique book with a fun spy vs spy idea that establishes two characters very well!
A recent read of mine was this collection of short stories by Harlan Ellison. I skipped the foreword, for obvious reasons, but there were some really interesting things in here - one even made me cry on the tube!
Different style of writing than I'm used to, but it made my brain fizz.
Different style of writing than I'm used to, but it made my brain fizz.
July 7, 2025 at 12:33 PM
A recent read of mine was this collection of short stories by Harlan Ellison. I skipped the foreword, for obvious reasons, but there were some really interesting things in here - one even made me cry on the tube!
Different style of writing than I'm used to, but it made my brain fizz.
Different style of writing than I'm used to, but it made my brain fizz.