Sandstone
@quartzen.bsky.social
Programmer and SFF reader. Sega fan. Asexual and otherwise queer. She/her. 📚
If you're a writer or other creator with a stack of unread nonfiction you bought for research, my Worldbuilder's Book Club reading challenge is back for 2026 with twelve prompts to help you deepen different aspects of your created worlds!
(StoryGraph challenge and printable zine links below!)
(StoryGraph challenge and printable zine links below!)
December 31, 2025 at 11:49 PM
If you're a writer or other creator with a stack of unread nonfiction you bought for research, my Worldbuilder's Book Club reading challenge is back for 2026 with twelve prompts to help you deepen different aspects of your created worlds!
(StoryGraph challenge and printable zine links below!)
(StoryGraph challenge and printable zine links below!)
B&N shows my preorder for Sega Goes Handheld as being processed and currently scheduled to ship on December 19 too! 🤞
December 8, 2025 at 6:36 PM
B&N shows my preorder for Sega Goes Handheld as being processed and currently scheduled to ship on December 19 too! 🤞
The blurb said something vaguely about "his lost love" so I'd gone looking and found the details at the time, this is from the Wikipedia plot summary
(I see we are at EVIL ARCHGOVERNOR NERO levels of thematic subtlety here, oh dear)
(I see we are at EVIL ARCHGOVERNOR NERO levels of thematic subtlety here, oh dear)
December 3, 2025 at 11:44 PM
The blurb said something vaguely about "his lost love" so I'd gone looking and found the details at the time, this is from the Wikipedia plot summary
(I see we are at EVIL ARCHGOVERNOR NERO levels of thematic subtlety here, oh dear)
(I see we are at EVIL ARCHGOVERNOR NERO levels of thematic subtlety here, oh dear)
Once again Sega was ahead of the curve
November 15, 2025 at 5:13 AM
Once again Sega was ahead of the curve
(Quoted post image alt text: photo of the interior of a cave with the caption "According to Biblical Scholars, Jesus was more than likely born in a cave located in Missouri, USA")
November 3, 2025 at 4:11 PM
(Quoted post image alt text: photo of the interior of a cave with the caption "According to Biblical Scholars, Jesus was more than likely born in a cave located in Missouri, USA")
Swatched some autumnal fountain pen inks in my Wearingeul swatch book (full list in the alt text of each photo)
I've inked up Deciduous Beech, October Leaves, Autumn Forest, and Starlit Stories ^^
I've inked up Deciduous Beech, October Leaves, Autumn Forest, and Starlit Stories ^^
October 26, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Swatched some autumnal fountain pen inks in my Wearingeul swatch book (full list in the alt text of each photo)
I've inked up Deciduous Beech, October Leaves, Autumn Forest, and Starlit Stories ^^
I've inked up Deciduous Beech, October Leaves, Autumn Forest, and Starlit Stories ^^
You might be able to find just a pint if you just need a little?
October 26, 2025 at 1:46 AM
You might be able to find just a pint if you just need a little?
Scones!
I was skeptical of the extra step of freezing them for 30 minutes before baking, but they rose high and have a nice fluffy texture so I'm counting it worth it!
I was skeptical of the extra step of freezing them for 30 minutes before baking, but they rose high and have a nice fluffy texture so I'm counting it worth it!
October 20, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Scones!
I was skeptical of the extra step of freezing them for 30 minutes before baking, but they rose high and have a nice fluffy texture so I'm counting it worth it!
I was skeptical of the extra step of freezing them for 30 minutes before baking, but they rose high and have a nice fluffy texture so I'm counting it worth it!
Lay's used to make a cheddar and pepper chip I really liked, but they've been discontinued for years, they had a pleasant heat to them!
October 19, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Lay's used to make a cheddar and pepper chip I really liked, but they've been discontinued for years, they had a pleasant heat to them!
Next week is the Weavers' Guild of St. Louis' annual guild sale in Webster Groves! All kinds of fiber arts for sale in numerous techniques including weaving, felting, dyeing, stitching, basketry, papermaking, kumihimo, and more, it's wonderful just to browse through for inspiration!
#STL
#STL
October 18, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Next week is the Weavers' Guild of St. Louis' annual guild sale in Webster Groves! All kinds of fiber arts for sale in numerous techniques including weaving, felting, dyeing, stitching, basketry, papermaking, kumihimo, and more, it's wonderful just to browse through for inspiration!
#STL
#STL
October 14, 2025 at 12:14 AM
I reached the end just in the nick of time as the last time I advanced the warp I noticed one of my warp threads had abraded and was about to snap! 😱 Luckily it held out long enough for me to work the finishing rows!
October 4, 2025 at 11:57 PM
I reached the end just in the nick of time as the last time I advanced the warp I noticed one of my warp threads had abraded and was about to snap! 😱 Luckily it held out long enough for me to work the finishing rows!
Finished the inkle band I've been working on!
This is wool yarn, Koigu KPPM (colorway P375), it compressed quite a bit with lovely little sparks of color! With the variegated yarn doing all of the work for the pattern, this one was relaxing after the complicated pickup band of the last one I made!
This is wool yarn, Koigu KPPM (colorway P375), it compressed quite a bit with lovely little sparks of color! With the variegated yarn doing all of the work for the pattern, this one was relaxing after the complicated pickup band of the last one I made!
October 4, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Finished the inkle band I've been working on!
This is wool yarn, Koigu KPPM (colorway P375), it compressed quite a bit with lovely little sparks of color! With the variegated yarn doing all of the work for the pattern, this one was relaxing after the complicated pickup band of the last one I made!
This is wool yarn, Koigu KPPM (colorway P375), it compressed quite a bit with lovely little sparks of color! With the variegated yarn doing all of the work for the pattern, this one was relaxing after the complicated pickup band of the last one I made!
Are we really doing Nancy Kress' Beggars in Spain (1993)
September 29, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Are we really doing Nancy Kress' Beggars in Spain (1993)
How crucial is the hyphen, can we count G Sonic or no
September 26, 2025 at 7:33 PM
How crucial is the hyphen, can we count G Sonic or no
Finished another pen mat! Autumn colors this time with Sailor 1911S Ivory, Nahvalur Stylophora Berry, and Kakimori Frost Moss, yarn is Knit Picks Sandscapes in Driftwood
September 23, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Finished another pen mat! Autumn colors this time with Sailor 1911S Ivory, Nahvalur Stylophora Berry, and Kakimori Frost Moss, yarn is Knit Picks Sandscapes in Driftwood
Looks like about three pens will sit on it comfortably!
September 7, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Looks like about three pens will sit on it comfortably!
Recent weaving project... I got a 5" x 10" frame loom from FunkyCraftJunkie on Etsy and made a little woven mat (probably a pen rest) with some Ella Rae Marmel yarn, which I just love- it's difficult to sample though because of the color transitions, my square sample had a lot more gold in it!
September 7, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Recent weaving project... I got a 5" x 10" frame loom from FunkyCraftJunkie on Etsy and made a little woven mat (probably a pen rest) with some Ella Rae Marmel yarn, which I just love- it's difficult to sample though because of the color transitions, my square sample had a lot more gold in it!
When I went to get my COVID vaccine this morning, I found that Costco (where I've gotten it the past few years) was saying a prescription is required in Missouri- this seems to be on their own initiative as CVS didn't require one
September 6, 2025 at 8:46 PM
When I went to get my COVID vaccine this morning, I found that Costco (where I've gotten it the past few years) was saying a prescription is required in Missouri- this seems to be on their own initiative as CVS didn't require one
How do you know that, Entemann's? Have you... tried pairing the donuts and snack cakes with people.... or....?
September 4, 2025 at 1:15 AM
How do you know that, Entemann's? Have you... tried pairing the donuts and snack cakes with people.... or....?
Lots of people watching the taiko performance at the Japanese Festival at @mobotgarden.bsky.social! My friend is one of the drummers ^^
August 31, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Lots of people watching the taiko performance at the Japanese Festival at @mobotgarden.bsky.social! My friend is one of the drummers ^^
Yes, it's a fascinating color! I think the splashes are closer to how it wrote for me- this is my Wearingeul card swatch
August 26, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Yes, it's a fascinating color! I think the splashes are closer to how it wrote for me- this is my Wearingeul card swatch
Evening hours at @mobotgarden.bsky.social
August 22, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Evening hours at @mobotgarden.bsky.social