HoHoHoVat
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HoHoHoVat
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Fan of Oz books, fantasy, mythology, cartoons, Super Mario, Dragon Quest, and general absurdity. I write, but not professionally. vovatia.wordpress.com
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.....if memory serves, when Sauron directed security at Mordor, three people were able to walk right in mostly undetected and later blew up an entire mountain and a relatively valuable ring, but, ok, sure.
December 29, 2025 at 5:27 AM
Lifestyles of the Rich and Clueless

SPOILERS for all four of these movies! The Substance - This movie is a combination of body horror and satire, and it's incredibly blunt in its message. Demi Moore stars as Elisabeth Sparkle, a movie star and exercise show host who's fallen out of fashion. She…
Lifestyles of the Rich and Clueless
SPOILERS for all four of these movies! The Substance - This movie is a combination of body horror and satire, and it's incredibly blunt in its message. Demi Moore stars as Elisabeth Sparkle, a movie star and exercise show host who's fallen out of fashion. She learns about some weird experimental treatment that creates a new, younger body, played by Margaret Qualley; but requires that she switch between them every week. As such, she's able to apply for a job as her own replacement, just calling herself Sue. Since she's young and pretty, nobody cares whether she has a last name or that she never has anything relevant to say, or for that matter that she can only work every other week.
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December 29, 2025 at 11:53 PM
If freedom isn't free, they really should have called it something else.
December 29, 2025 at 9:06 PM
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New, from me: The NYT reporter who specializes in profiles of beleaguered right-wingers on campus went to New College...and found out that things were going ok!

So let me explain some pretty massive errors of omission: 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-nyt-re...
The NYT Recruiting Brochure for New College
A failing Ron DeSantis higher ed experiment gets a boost
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December 28, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Regicide Salad

Entirely coincidentally, I've finished a few books as of late that involved a king being killed. With two of them, it's even in the title. So there's sort of a theme here, although the first few books I talk about in this post don't fit into it. The Story of the Champions of the…
Regicide Salad
Entirely coincidentally, I've finished a few books as of late that involved a king being killed. With two of them, it's even in the title. So there's sort of a theme here, although the first few books I talk about in this post don't fit into it. The Story of the Champions of the Round Table, by Howard Pyle - This is one that doesn't deal with regicide. Arthur was famously killed, but that doesn't happen in this volume. The follow-up to Pyle's first book on the subject, which focused on Arthur, this one is mostly the adventures of three particular…
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December 28, 2025 at 7:45 PM
vovat.dreamwidth.org/1384010.html On how we spent Christmas and the time leading up to it
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December 27, 2025 at 7:03 AM
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December 7, 2024 at 11:03 PM
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It really is wild how Stephen Miller in particular (but most of this admin too) is so wrapped up in his own fervent extremism that he cannot tell how fucking awful "grabbing people over Christmas" looks to the large amount of the country
There’s something in here about how after Jesus was born, Joseph fled with Jesus and Mary to Egypt under the cover of night…for ~4 years until Herod died.
December 25, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Good King Sauerkraut looked out, on his feets uneven.
December 26, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Damn, it's 12:00 and I forgot to hang up my sock.
December 25, 2025 at 5:02 AM
Gloria in excelsis Deo. I think they've got the alias that you've been living under.
December 25, 2025 at 12:30 AM
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OK! I've been playing around with stuff, but I have my first digital piece ready to go! I know what I need to work on. 😀 I'm very proud of myself! It only gets better from here! Would love feedback ❤️

#digitalart #art #artistjourney #fanart #mariobros #peach #peaches #princess #princessdress #crown
December 24, 2025 at 6:44 AM
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If the Grinch steals my Christmas I will lose my shit
December 24, 2025 at 5:51 AM
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remember to scare children into believing in santa so we won't have to fight the frost gigas again this year
December 24, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Being from Chicago, what are the Pope's thoughts on Home Alone?
December 25, 2025 at 12:08 AM
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Gamer voice: Your family is kinda woke, dude. Your mom is a woman and so is your sister. It just isn't realistic. Feels forced.
December 24, 2025 at 9:41 PM
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December 24, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Courses for Horses

I've had another one of my stories published in the 2025 issue of Oziana, and since I've now read my contributor's copy, I suppose I should say a few things about it. The cover illustration is by Stephen Smith. "The Royal Joust of Oz," by Scott B. Blanke - The Yellow Knight has…
Courses for Horses
I've had another one of my stories published in the 2025 issue of Oziana, and since I've now read my contributor's copy, I suppose I should say a few things about it. The cover illustration is by Stephen Smith. "The Royal Joust of Oz," by Scott B. Blanke - The Yellow Knight has been transformed back into his old Sir Hokus of Pokes form by the son of the Sultan of Samandra, who wanted to marry Marygolden. The only way to break the spell is for Hokus to prove his right to be a knight by winning in a joust, so his friends in the Emerald City arrange one.
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December 24, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Santa Claus is coming to town. Sorry, kids in unincorporated areas.
December 23, 2025 at 6:40 PM
A tail as big as a kite? Don't kites come in different sizes? How is that a helpful comparison, night wind?
December 23, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Rooty-toot-toots AND rummy-tum-tums? In this economy?
December 23, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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Since yesterday, many people have DM’d to say that they were strongly affected by my essay & wished they could share it.

So I've revised, expanded, & posted it for free on both Substack & Patreon.

Please feel free to share.

www.patreon.com/posts/this-i...

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December 19, 2025 at 5:24 PM
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Everybody loves to talk about the Christmas Truce, when the British and German forces stopped fighting to play football. But nobody ever talks about the Boxing Day Massacre, when the two sides got together for a game of Monopoly.
December 21, 2025 at 11:56 AM
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Them: just keep writing, you can fix any story issues in the second draft.

Me, in the second draft: 🥲
December 18, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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one of the most egregious lies politicians invoke to drive their authoritarian agendas is that they’re pushing for x policy “to protect the kids”
December 19, 2025 at 4:07 PM