Rex
@rexlhansen.bsky.social
He/Him, Writer, Maker, Baker, Cook.
Autodidact polymath extreme left atheist.
Co-host of beerwithbuffy.bsky.social
Autodidact polymath extreme left atheist.
Co-host of beerwithbuffy.bsky.social
You know those mornings when every little thing is going wrong? Where you keep having to pivot and change tasks because little mistakes keep piling on?
And really all you want is coffee but the normally 4 step process has become 15 or more and you STILL don't have coffee?
Yeah, that's today.
And really all you want is coffee but the normally 4 step process has become 15 or more and you STILL don't have coffee?
Yeah, that's today.
December 29, 2025 at 5:38 PM
You know those mornings when every little thing is going wrong? Where you keep having to pivot and change tasks because little mistakes keep piling on?
And really all you want is coffee but the normally 4 step process has become 15 or more and you STILL don't have coffee?
Yeah, that's today.
And really all you want is coffee but the normally 4 step process has become 15 or more and you STILL don't have coffee?
Yeah, that's today.
One week ago I had to put down my cat Edgar...
While surgery and treatment had a chance of giving me another year with the Floof, I couldn't put him through the meds and many trips to the vet he would have had to suffer through. He hated car rides, and would have been miserable in his survival.
While surgery and treatment had a chance of giving me another year with the Floof, I couldn't put him through the meds and many trips to the vet he would have had to suffer through. He hated car rides, and would have been miserable in his survival.
December 23, 2025 at 3:36 AM
One week ago I had to put down my cat Edgar...
While surgery and treatment had a chance of giving me another year with the Floof, I couldn't put him through the meds and many trips to the vet he would have had to suffer through. He hated car rides, and would have been miserable in his survival.
While surgery and treatment had a chance of giving me another year with the Floof, I couldn't put him through the meds and many trips to the vet he would have had to suffer through. He hated car rides, and would have been miserable in his survival.
Hell yes!
Got stage side seats Royal Oak!
Got stage side seats Royal Oak!
Tickets now on sale
Tickets for the final leg of The Drama King Tour go on sale this Friday, December 5th 10am local times. Leotard, tights and character shoes will not be worn during the performance.
December 5, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Hell yes!
Got stage side seats Royal Oak!
Got stage side seats Royal Oak!
Yesterday I made ginger snap cookies.
I almost put off doing so until today... But I'm so glad I didn't.
Because today I'm sick with a head cold, and I have ginger snap cookies to make up for my misery.
I almost put off doing so until today... But I'm so glad I didn't.
Because today I'm sick with a head cold, and I have ginger snap cookies to make up for my misery.
November 26, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Yesterday I made ginger snap cookies.
I almost put off doing so until today... But I'm so glad I didn't.
Because today I'm sick with a head cold, and I have ginger snap cookies to make up for my misery.
I almost put off doing so until today... But I'm so glad I didn't.
Because today I'm sick with a head cold, and I have ginger snap cookies to make up for my misery.
Remember the first step to understanding something is to first accept that you're a fucking dumbass.
Because it's just SO likely that you're a dumbass, that it's just smarter to start there every single time.
Because it's just SO likely that you're a dumbass, that it's just smarter to start there every single time.
November 25, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Remember the first step to understanding something is to first accept that you're a fucking dumbass.
Because it's just SO likely that you're a dumbass, that it's just smarter to start there every single time.
Because it's just SO likely that you're a dumbass, that it's just smarter to start there every single time.
One of the hardest things, so far, about creating a fantasy setting has been coming up with plausible, and understandable, insults and slurs.
It starts with extrapolating from the values of the society, but the real hard part is making them recognizable through minimum context clues in dialogue.
It starts with extrapolating from the values of the society, but the real hard part is making them recognizable through minimum context clues in dialogue.
November 25, 2025 at 3:33 PM
One of the hardest things, so far, about creating a fantasy setting has been coming up with plausible, and understandable, insults and slurs.
It starts with extrapolating from the values of the society, but the real hard part is making them recognizable through minimum context clues in dialogue.
It starts with extrapolating from the values of the society, but the real hard part is making them recognizable through minimum context clues in dialogue.
Reposted by Rex
Australia has so much electricity from solar power that it is going to start offering free electricity to everyone for at least three hours during the day as the wholesale price of power goes negative
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
Australia has so much solar that it's offering everyone free electricity
Australia's extensive solar power penetration makes so much energy that the government wants to offer free electricity at peak hours.
electrek.co
November 6, 2025 at 4:58 AM
Australia has so much electricity from solar power that it is going to start offering free electricity to everyone for at least three hours during the day as the wholesale price of power goes negative
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
How to play the new highly anticipated DLC for one of my favorite games:
Step 1: Purchase DLC
Step 2: Download DLC
Step 3: Download fails, Restart Steam
Step 4: Download DLC wait for install
Step 5: Game Crashes on Start
Step 6: Verify install files, all ok
Step 7: Google Issue
Step 8: Update Driver
Step 1: Purchase DLC
Step 2: Download DLC
Step 3: Download fails, Restart Steam
Step 4: Download DLC wait for install
Step 5: Game Crashes on Start
Step 6: Verify install files, all ok
Step 7: Google Issue
Step 8: Update Driver
November 4, 2025 at 4:18 PM
How to play the new highly anticipated DLC for one of my favorite games:
Step 1: Purchase DLC
Step 2: Download DLC
Step 3: Download fails, Restart Steam
Step 4: Download DLC wait for install
Step 5: Game Crashes on Start
Step 6: Verify install files, all ok
Step 7: Google Issue
Step 8: Update Driver
Step 1: Purchase DLC
Step 2: Download DLC
Step 3: Download fails, Restart Steam
Step 4: Download DLC wait for install
Step 5: Game Crashes on Start
Step 6: Verify install files, all ok
Step 7: Google Issue
Step 8: Update Driver
I mean... 1 million people just up and leaving would probably fix the price of rent in New York...
Nearly a million New Yorkers ready to flee NYC if Mamdani becomes mayor — possibly igniting mass exodus: poll
Nearly a million New Yorkers ready to flee NYC if Mamdani becomes mayor — possibly igniting mass exodus: poll
Hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers are prepared to bolt from the Big Apple if socialist candidate Zohran Mamdani wins Tuesday's mayoral race — potentially setting the stage for the largest population flight in US history, a new poll warns.
nypost.com
November 4, 2025 at 7:55 AM
I mean... 1 million people just up and leaving would probably fix the price of rent in New York...
My social circle consists of a bunch of queer neurodivergent leftists, so this political climate is the most likely topic.
So I'm pretty sure politics is why I find it so difficult to keep being social, given that I'm generally just trying to not drown in this fire hose of a news cycle.
So I'm pretty sure politics is why I find it so difficult to keep being social, given that I'm generally just trying to not drown in this fire hose of a news cycle.
October 31, 2025 at 3:56 PM
My social circle consists of a bunch of queer neurodivergent leftists, so this political climate is the most likely topic.
So I'm pretty sure politics is why I find it so difficult to keep being social, given that I'm generally just trying to not drown in this fire hose of a news cycle.
So I'm pretty sure politics is why I find it so difficult to keep being social, given that I'm generally just trying to not drown in this fire hose of a news cycle.
Based on some reddit discourse:
People like Joss Whedon aren't working anymore due to their own actions, but not in the way you think.
Allegations aside, Joss isn't working is because HE made HIMSELF unprofitable.
It'd be nice if it were about justice, but it's always only about the money.
People like Joss Whedon aren't working anymore due to their own actions, but not in the way you think.
Allegations aside, Joss isn't working is because HE made HIMSELF unprofitable.
It'd be nice if it were about justice, but it's always only about the money.
October 24, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Based on some reddit discourse:
People like Joss Whedon aren't working anymore due to their own actions, but not in the way you think.
Allegations aside, Joss isn't working is because HE made HIMSELF unprofitable.
It'd be nice if it were about justice, but it's always only about the money.
People like Joss Whedon aren't working anymore due to their own actions, but not in the way you think.
Allegations aside, Joss isn't working is because HE made HIMSELF unprofitable.
It'd be nice if it were about justice, but it's always only about the money.
Recently increased my words per session goal to 1k words an hour.
The hope being that forcing a higher word count would require me to have no choice but to completely ignore the desire to edit while I write.
#Writers #Fantasy
#WritingCommunity
The hope being that forcing a higher word count would require me to have no choice but to completely ignore the desire to edit while I write.
#Writers #Fantasy
#WritingCommunity
October 23, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Recently increased my words per session goal to 1k words an hour.
The hope being that forcing a higher word count would require me to have no choice but to completely ignore the desire to edit while I write.
#Writers #Fantasy
#WritingCommunity
The hope being that forcing a higher word count would require me to have no choice but to completely ignore the desire to edit while I write.
#Writers #Fantasy
#WritingCommunity
I made something using old bay seasoning* about 5 hours ago, and I've washed my hands 4 times since... And my hands still smell like old bay.
(*Technically it's not old bay, but I made a copy cat blend.)
(*Technically it's not old bay, but I made a copy cat blend.)
October 22, 2025 at 3:00 AM
I made something using old bay seasoning* about 5 hours ago, and I've washed my hands 4 times since... And my hands still smell like old bay.
(*Technically it's not old bay, but I made a copy cat blend.)
(*Technically it's not old bay, but I made a copy cat blend.)
First year anniversary with my wonderful spouse.
In many ways it's been a long and difficult year... But being married has been the easiest part of it all.
The present and future is terrifying, but I couldn't have chosen a better person to face it all down with.
In many ways it's been a long and difficult year... But being married has been the easiest part of it all.
The present and future is terrifying, but I couldn't have chosen a better person to face it all down with.
October 19, 2025 at 4:37 PM
First year anniversary with my wonderful spouse.
In many ways it's been a long and difficult year... But being married has been the easiest part of it all.
The present and future is terrifying, but I couldn't have chosen a better person to face it all down with.
In many ways it's been a long and difficult year... But being married has been the easiest part of it all.
The present and future is terrifying, but I couldn't have chosen a better person to face it all down with.
Minor bunny health scare.
Luckily, last time, the Vet sent us home with enough meds to deal with this issue 4 times over.
So, he's fine now, but how do I explain to a rabbit that just because we CAN deal with it, doesn't mean we WANT to deal with it... So he really should stop freaking us out.
Luckily, last time, the Vet sent us home with enough meds to deal with this issue 4 times over.
So, he's fine now, but how do I explain to a rabbit that just because we CAN deal with it, doesn't mean we WANT to deal with it... So he really should stop freaking us out.
October 16, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Minor bunny health scare.
Luckily, last time, the Vet sent us home with enough meds to deal with this issue 4 times over.
So, he's fine now, but how do I explain to a rabbit that just because we CAN deal with it, doesn't mean we WANT to deal with it... So he really should stop freaking us out.
Luckily, last time, the Vet sent us home with enough meds to deal with this issue 4 times over.
So, he's fine now, but how do I explain to a rabbit that just because we CAN deal with it, doesn't mean we WANT to deal with it... So he really should stop freaking us out.
Apparently I'm old now...
Only 1 of 5 of the coffee shop employees this morning even look old enough to drive.
One of them, if seen without contact, I'd have probably guessed is 13.
Only 1 of 5 of the coffee shop employees this morning even look old enough to drive.
One of them, if seen without contact, I'd have probably guessed is 13.
October 11, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Apparently I'm old now...
Only 1 of 5 of the coffee shop employees this morning even look old enough to drive.
One of them, if seen without contact, I'd have probably guessed is 13.
Only 1 of 5 of the coffee shop employees this morning even look old enough to drive.
One of them, if seen without contact, I'd have probably guessed is 13.
At first the Scene/Sequel formula seems simplistic and stupid.
As you think more about it, you'll realize it's just how our dumb ape brains naturally format story.
And let me tell you, once you get it down, the story just pours out of you with ease.
#Writers #Fantasy #WritingCommunity
As you think more about it, you'll realize it's just how our dumb ape brains naturally format story.
And let me tell you, once you get it down, the story just pours out of you with ease.
#Writers #Fantasy #WritingCommunity
October 9, 2025 at 9:17 PM
At first the Scene/Sequel formula seems simplistic and stupid.
As you think more about it, you'll realize it's just how our dumb ape brains naturally format story.
And let me tell you, once you get it down, the story just pours out of you with ease.
#Writers #Fantasy #WritingCommunity
As you think more about it, you'll realize it's just how our dumb ape brains naturally format story.
And let me tell you, once you get it down, the story just pours out of you with ease.
#Writers #Fantasy #WritingCommunity
With 17 days remaining before our first year anniversary, we finally were able to get my spouse's name change completed.
It's been a veeery long year.
It's been a veeery long year.
October 2, 2025 at 4:05 PM
With 17 days remaining before our first year anniversary, we finally were able to get my spouse's name change completed.
It's been a veeery long year.
It's been a veeery long year.
The true slippery slope was the GOP all along.
Or, I guess, lately it's a cliff and for some fucking reason we let them drive the bus.
Or, I guess, lately it's a cliff and for some fucking reason we let them drive the bus.
September 7, 2025 at 5:58 PM
The true slippery slope was the GOP all along.
Or, I guess, lately it's a cliff and for some fucking reason we let them drive the bus.
Or, I guess, lately it's a cliff and for some fucking reason we let them drive the bus.
Current draft: 20,000 words.
With where I'm at in my outline, my final word count will likely be between 200k and 225k
I'm really really trying to keep in mind that I'll be cutting it down through editing, and it isn't too long.
#Writers #Fantasy #WritingCommunity
With where I'm at in my outline, my final word count will likely be between 200k and 225k
I'm really really trying to keep in mind that I'll be cutting it down through editing, and it isn't too long.
#Writers #Fantasy #WritingCommunity
September 7, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Current draft: 20,000 words.
With where I'm at in my outline, my final word count will likely be between 200k and 225k
I'm really really trying to keep in mind that I'll be cutting it down through editing, and it isn't too long.
#Writers #Fantasy #WritingCommunity
With where I'm at in my outline, my final word count will likely be between 200k and 225k
I'm really really trying to keep in mind that I'll be cutting it down through editing, and it isn't too long.
#Writers #Fantasy #WritingCommunity
Reposted by Rex
If we cannot all be on the same page that the sitting president threatening to invade a US city is fascist dictator shit then truly I do not know what to do.
September 6, 2025 at 5:41 PM
If we cannot all be on the same page that the sitting president threatening to invade a US city is fascist dictator shit then truly I do not know what to do.
I. Miss. Third. Places.
Only places to go in the evening are bars... :(
Only places to go in the evening are bars... :(
September 5, 2025 at 2:34 AM
I. Miss. Third. Places.
Only places to go in the evening are bars... :(
Only places to go in the evening are bars... :(
As a cis white dude, I don't know shit about racism. What I think I know, isn't knowing enough.
The best advice I've seen about writing racism into your fiction is to exaggerate it to the uncomfortable extreme... and your result will likely be less racist than our reality.
The best advice I've seen about writing racism into your fiction is to exaggerate it to the uncomfortable extreme... and your result will likely be less racist than our reality.
September 3, 2025 at 6:01 PM
As a cis white dude, I don't know shit about racism. What I think I know, isn't knowing enough.
The best advice I've seen about writing racism into your fiction is to exaggerate it to the uncomfortable extreme... and your result will likely be less racist than our reality.
The best advice I've seen about writing racism into your fiction is to exaggerate it to the uncomfortable extreme... and your result will likely be less racist than our reality.
This is exactly like schools teaching flat earth in schools.
NEVER entertain stupid ideas, no matter how "funny" it is to do so.
Ironically joking about fringe beliefs just gives them fuel.
And at this rate, I won't be surprised when people start seriously pushing flat earth education.
NEVER entertain stupid ideas, no matter how "funny" it is to do so.
Ironically joking about fringe beliefs just gives them fuel.
And at this rate, I won't be surprised when people start seriously pushing flat earth education.
Just 6 years ago anti-vaxxers were a laughable fringe group. Now their victory is so total they're setting government policy. This is like if schools started teaching Flat Earth. A complete failure of education and science comms. Kids will die because we couldn't convince their parents of the truth.
Florida is set to end all state vaccine mandates, the state surgeon general announced today
September 3, 2025 at 5:45 PM
This is exactly like schools teaching flat earth in schools.
NEVER entertain stupid ideas, no matter how "funny" it is to do so.
Ironically joking about fringe beliefs just gives them fuel.
And at this rate, I won't be surprised when people start seriously pushing flat earth education.
NEVER entertain stupid ideas, no matter how "funny" it is to do so.
Ironically joking about fringe beliefs just gives them fuel.
And at this rate, I won't be surprised when people start seriously pushing flat earth education.
Reposted by Rex
Just 6 years ago anti-vaxxers were a laughable fringe group. Now their victory is so total they're setting government policy. This is like if schools started teaching Flat Earth. A complete failure of education and science comms. Kids will die because we couldn't convince their parents of the truth.
Florida is set to end all state vaccine mandates, the state surgeon general announced today
DeSantis and Ladapo to ‘end all vaccine mandates in Florida law’
Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo announced the move in Hillsborough County on Wednesday.
www.miamiherald.com
September 3, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Just 6 years ago anti-vaxxers were a laughable fringe group. Now their victory is so total they're setting government policy. This is like if schools started teaching Flat Earth. A complete failure of education and science comms. Kids will die because we couldn't convince their parents of the truth.