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Apollo Lemmon @apollo.cozymech.com.ap.brid.gy · 23h

There's a real silliness to Netherwilds' peasant metal, but I love the peasant uprising, working class energy of "The Fall". netherwilds.bandcamp.com/track/the-…

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Apollo Lemmon @apollo.cozymech.com.ap.brid.gy · 04/10/2026

@Blueberrymess made a cabin for her third mini map. There was a hook in the details. Our wizard Harmony returned home to his cabin and settled in for relaxation. That meant knitting a new loincloth for the barbarian and having a snack while reading a tome. As […] [Original post on cozymech.com]

A wizard miniature and three orc miniatures have been placed on a hand drawn map of a cabin. The wizard is placed beside a bed and the orcs by the entrance.

A wizard miniature and three orc miniatures have been placed on a hand drawn map of a cabin. The wizard stands by one wall and the orcs are by the door.

A wizard miniature and two orc miniatures have been placed on a hand drawn map of a cabin. The orcs are surrounding the wizard.

A wizard miniature has been placed on a bed on a hand drawn map. His head rests on a pillow, he holds a staff, and magic fire erupts from his hand.

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Apollo Lemmon @apollo.cozymech.com.ap.brid.gy · 04/10/2026

Today I was able to sit down for the sixth quest of First Light in HeroQuest. The quest has a set piece battle where the players take over for one side of a battle between villains. Thankfully, that weakened the dragon enough for my heroes to quickly dispatch […] [Original post on cozymech.com]

A HeroQuest board has been set up with three of four heroes about to enter through a wooden door. A barbarian has stormed a room with orcs.

A HeroQuest board has many goblins and orcs in a room with a dragon while dread warriors are about to enter the room. Through a mostly closed door a group of four heroes watch.

On a HeroQuest board a dwarf battles an abomination while other heroes race to catch up.

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Apollo Lemmon @apollo.cozymech.com.ap.brid.gy · 03/10/2026

Celestine had a birthday party to attend in Bayer's Lake today and after that we visited my sister at the library where she works. We had to stop to honour the book gnome, which was partly hidden by the grasses around him.

A statue of a gnome reading a book is partly obscured by grasses.

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Apollo Lemmon @apollo.cozymech.com.ap.brid.gy · 03/10/2026

This morning I played HeroQuest on the second map @Blueberrymess made for her 31 Mini Maps. Yesterday Cloudcry the barbarian bested skeletons in a tomb and today Melody the elf survived an ambush by zombies in a cemetery. I really like the touch of items left […] [Original post on cozymech.com]

A HeroQuest elf miniature faces off with 4 zombies on a hand drawn cemetery map: "Illustration in a top down view of a field with several tombstones and some bushes."

A HeroQuest elf miniature faces off with 3 zombies on the corner of a hand drawn cemetery map: "Illustration in a top down view of a field with several tombstones and some bushes."

A HeroQuest character sheet for Melody the elf.

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Apollo Lemmon @apollo.cozymech.com.ap.brid.gy · 02/10/2026

I loved the first map @Blueberrymess drew for her 31 Mini Maps challenge, so I printed it out and played HeroQuest on it. mastodon.art/@Blueberrymess/1173664… #31MiniMaps #HeroQuest

A barbarian and 4 skeleton miniatures from HeroQuest have been placed on a printout of a battle map by Toñi Gil: Drawing of a tomb from the top down, in a 7x7 grid.

A barbarian and 3 skeleton miniatures from HeroQuest have been placed on a printout of a battle map by Toñi Gil: Drawing of a tomb from the top down, in a 7x7 grid.

A HeroQuest character sheet for the barbarian Cloudcry. He has 1 HP and 50 gold coins.

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Apollo Lemmon @apollo.cozymech.com.ap.brid.gy · 01/10/2026

My coworker brought his mimic cosplay creation into the office today.

A mimic treasure chest cosplay item sits on the floor of an office.

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Apollo Lemmon @apollo.cozymech.com.ap.brid.gy · 01/10/2026

The latest episode of This Filipino American Life is an interview with Bambu that covers his career and upcoming app, album, and concert, Bass Building. thisfilipinoamericanlife.com/2026/0…

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Apollo Lemmon @apollo.cozymech.com.ap.brid.gy · 04/09/2026

RPG Trader has a big bundle of 134 solo games for the month of September. "All the games in this bundle are designed to be played on your own, or include rulesets that enable solo play." rpg-trader.com/products/8352/solo-s…

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Apollo Lemmon @apollo.cozymech.com.ap.brid.gy · 28/09/2026

Sunday we visited Beaty Marine Centre and Point Pleasant Park with my father, sister, and niece. The kids enjoyed the sea creatures in the aquarium but delighted in beachcombing once at the park. Shells, crabs, and a ferry-shaped Christmas tree ornament were […] [Original post on cozymech.com]

A blue lobster emerges from a cave structure in an aquarium.

Ruined battlements can be seen in the foreground while a coastline and water can be seen below a cloudy sky.

A child looks down at a salamander held in her hands.

A young deer stands amid bushes and trees at the edge of a forest.

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Apollo Lemmon @apollo.cozymech.com.ap.brid.gy · 28/09/2026

I was saddened to hear of the passing of Pac. It's heartbreaking that two wrestlers that enriched the art have died this month. Pac performances in the early days of AEW were vital for falling in love with wrestling. The best-of-seven series between The Elite and Death Triangle will always […]

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Apollo Lemmon @apollo.cozymech.com.ap.brid.gy · 25/09/2026

The second episode of Cowboy Bebop toned down the flashy sci-fi elements and brought a story of rescuing a stolen dog and bringing the thief to justice. The rescue happened on Mars, the dog was a data dog that was genetically engineered to house data, and […] [Original post on cozymech.com]

A city and surrounding greenspace has been built in a crater.

A starship rests in water amid a city. Boats and advertisements can be seen.

A corgi lies in a suitcase with a blanket beneath it.

The character Spike holds the leash of data dog Ein beside his personal spaceship.

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Apollo Lemmon @apollo.cozymech.com.ap.brid.gy · 25/09/2026

Last night we had a D&D session where our characters met a friendly cleaner ghost, explored a tomb, and fought some lost sorrowsworn. We have a door puzzle ahead of us for next time. #dnd

Some sleeved cards for a D&D character sit on a table beside some dice. The cards represent spells and abilities.

A dice tower has initiative tracking for a D&D party and some d8 dice rolled in it.

A battle map for D&D shows characters engaged in combat and a ghost in another room.

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Apollo Lemmon @apollo.cozymech.com.ap.brid.gy · 22/09/2026

Hawksley Workman's Autumn's Here is a song I play every year around this time. This live performance feels perfect for stepping on dried leaves. youtu.be/Hcb6ADuwaZM?si=6Net2I2qRqk…

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Apollo Lemmon @apollo.cozymech.com.ap.brid.gy · 21/09/2026

This week there are two incredible new albums I'm thrilled to listen to over and over: Orville Peck's Mule: music.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLA… beabadoobee' Pylon […]

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Apollo Lemmon @apollo.cozymech.com.ap.brid.gy · 20/09/2026

I watched the third episode of Galaxy Rangers and had a mixed experience. A stagecoach robbery, alien disguises, hunting a robot housing secret data, and dynamic fight scenes were all great adventure fodder, but the silly, unfunny bits inserted alongside that […] [Original post on cozymech.com]

Two Galaxy Rangers, Walter and Nico, are disguised as Zanguils while in a high tech room.

An armoured stage coach is driven by two Pedulont and those drivers are talking with three disguised Galaxy Rangers.

Two Galaxy Rangers, Zachary and Nico, are disguised as Zanguils and stand outside a building.

The Galaxy Ranger Shane is running while being shot at by a laser. He has pistols in both hands.

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Apollo Lemmon @apollo.cozymech.com.ap.brid.gy · 19/09/2026

The game Likewise! was another party game that went over well at big gatherings I hosted. It was all about reading the room and understanding perspectives, but the mechanics were simple. I'll be dropping it off in a little library for some other players to […] [Original post on cozymech.com]

The components of the game Likewise! are laid out on a bed. Rules, a scoreboard, a die, markers, paddles, and cards are present.

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Apollo Lemmon @apollo.cozymech.com.ap.brid.gy · 18/09/2026

Back when I hosted big games nights regularly, we had a lot of fun playing Quelf. It's a simple party game that gets wacky. I'm downsizing my games collection and this is one I plan to drop off in a little library so that another group of players might find it […] [Original post on cozymech.com]

The board game Quelf has been placed in a ziplock bag. A board, timer, cards, a die, and pawns can be seen.

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Apollo Lemmon @apollo.cozymech.com.ap.brid.gy · 17/09/2026

This week I learned about the podcast "MOTHER," She Wrote, which dramatizes and discusses EarthBound/MOTHER. I decided it was finally time to play through EarthBound Beginnings. Today I played through enough of the game to be able to listen to the first episode […] [Original post on cozymech.com]

A purple R36S is held in a hand. On the screen is the title screen of EarthBound Beginnings.

A purple R36S is held in a hand. On the screen is a name confirmation screen of EarthBound Beginnings.

A purple R36S is held in a hand. On the screen is a battle with a lamp in EarthBound Beginnings.

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Dr. Amy H. Sturgis 📖 @drahsturgis.universeodon.com.ap.brid.gy · 16/09/2026

On my latest “Looking Back on Genre History” segment on the #StarShipSofa #podcast (Episode 787), I wish #StarTrek a happy 60th birthday and give a peek at my research on #Enterprise (and specifically the subversive character arc of #MalcolmReed) […] [Original post on universeodon.com]

Actor Dominic Keating looking thoughtful and pensive while portraying Malcolm Reed on Enterprise.

The title page of Amy H. Sturgis essay "Beyond the Wilds and the Waves: Reevaluating Archer, the Armory, and Enterprise," Chapter 3 of Star Trek: Essays Exploring the Final Frontier.

The cover of the academic anthology Star Trek: Essays Exploring the Final Frontier with artwork depicting a colorful spacescape.

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Apollo Lemmon @apollo.cozymech.com.ap.brid.gy · 15/09/2026

I enjoyed this interview of Nyla Rose by Denise Salcedo that was released today. I've missed seeing Nyla on AEW, so it was nice to get updates from her. youtu.be/qDVz8qaOCOQ?si=sJ7OTMcb36n…

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Apollo Lemmon @apollo.cozymech.com.ap.brid.gy · 14/09/2026

We stopped in the public gardens this afternoon after getting a few groceries. The succulents and the dahlias are in fine form. Robin Jessome's Nostalgia Project, a jazz band in the bandstand, played an arrangement of Peter Gabriel's "Sledgehammer" as a […] [Original post on cozymech.com]

Red dahlia flowers are in full bloom on a plant in a garden. Three prominent flowers are in the foreground.

A coral-coloured ball dahlia flower blooms on a plant in a garden.

Three pink and yellow open centre dahlia flowers bloom on a plant in a garden.

Three echeveria succulents grow in a close cluster in the dry earth of a garden bed.

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Apollo Lemmon @apollo.cozymech.com.ap.brid.gy · 13/09/2026

Saturday afternoon my work held a summer family event at Shubenacadie Provincial Wildlife Park. We started with a picnic in the large picnic field, where Celestine immediately ran off to the playground. As we ate, she insisted on chasing down butterflies […] [Original post on cozymech.com]

A child holds her hand above her eyes as she hangs from a rope atop a wooden playground structure.

A grasshopper is perched on an open hand.

A wooden bridge crosses a pond in a wetland. A child can be seen on the other side of the bridge.

A child stands beside a wooden cutout of a black bear.

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Apollo Lemmon @apollo.cozymech.com.ap.brid.gy · 13/09/2026

Between laundry tasks this morning I decided to try a different approach for a game of HeroQuest. Instead of setting up the board and using miniatures, I just grabbed character sheets, dice, and cards and used the HeroQuest app. There's something immersive about […] [Original post on cozymech.com]

Four HeroQuest character sheets, eight combat dice, two six-sided dice, treasure cards, spell cards, and a mechanical pencil sit on a desk.

A screenshot shows a HeroQuest board with all rooms revealed.

Four HeroQuest character sheets, eight combat dice, two six-sided dice, treasure cards, spell cards, and a mechanical pencil sit on a desk. Some of the treasure and spell cards are face up in discard piles.

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Apollo Lemmon @apollo.cozymech.com.ap.brid.gy · 10/09/2026

Last night's episode of AEW Dynamite was another beautiful example of how to produce a tribute episode of a wrestling show. Heartfelt moments discussing the death of Andy Williams and the showcase of Rebel and her life with ALS were handled so well. Having Rebel perform in a way that […]

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Apollo Lemmon @apollo.cozymech.com.ap.brid.gy · 10/09/2026

Andy Williams was interviewed on The Todd Christopher Podcast a couple weeks before his death. Hearing him talk about wrestling, music, and life was a little window into what a thoughtful, honest and sweet person everyone who knew him has been attesting to […]

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A💤ul @passionpeachy.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

ghostly tea.....goes right through you

Digital drawing of a ghost rising from the steam of a tea kettle as it sits on the handle and sips tea from a purple mug with a little ghost on it. The tea kettle is blue with gold stars on it and a moon on the lid.

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Apollo Lemmon @apollo.cozymech.com.ap.brid.gy · 09/09/2026

I watched the first episode of Time Bokan. When I was a kid I watched Time Fighters, which chopped up and pasted together Time Bokan into a pair of movies, countless times. It's a decidedly goofy anime, but the environments are lovingly detailed, the character […] [Original post on cozymech.com]

The beetle mech Time Bokan rests in a prehistoric land while a pterodactyl flys by.

A triangular brick building with one wall covered in glass and a communications dish on the roof.

Two young people hold hands in front of equipment that includes gears and clocks. On the left is a girl in a pink flight suit and on the right is a boy in a blue flight suit.

Three villains sit in a mech cockpit. A woman lounges on a sofa while smoking a long cigarette, a thin man with a mustache controls the mech and a large man with a new beard sits in a chair.

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Apollo Lemmon @apollo.cozymech.com.ap.brid.gy · 08/09/2026

Yesterday I visited York Redoubt, at the entrance to Halifax Harbour, with Celestine, my father, my sister, and my niece. The sprawling fortification has an uncanny blend of preservation and decay. We encountered deer, graffiti, blackberries, apples, squirrels […] [Original post on cozymech.com]

A group of people climb stairs in a lit tunnel.

A tunnel into a cliffside has a log at its entrance.

Three people look out at water from behind a railing.

A painting of a blueberry bush is on a concrete wall.

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Apollo Lemmon @apollo.cozymech.com.ap.brid.gy · 08/09/2026

I hadn't listened to Andy Williams' Atomic Rule band before his death, but their Conan-inspired tracks hit a particular intersection of interests for me. atomicrule288.bandcamp.com #AtomicRule

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ATOMIC RULE

ATOMIC RULE. .

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Apollo Lemmon @apollo.cozymech.com.ap.brid.gy · 06/09/2026

Celestine asked to play HeroQuest, so we played through all of New Beginnings, a bonus quest that acts as a prelude to the core quests. It was tough, but she stuck it out until the end and our heroes left with some key equipment and artifacts.

A HeroQuest board has three heroes visible, with the barbarian hidden by a door. A mummy can be seen in one room.

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Apollo Lemmon @apollo.cozymech.com.ap.brid.gy · 06/09/2026

I put together a solo gaming tin to carry in my bag. Playing cards, tarot cards, dice, and pencils will be staples. I'll add in whatever other things are needed for any particular game I decide to play.

A tin has a cover decorated with jellyfish stickers. Inside the tin are cards, dice, pencils and other game pieces. Beside the tin is a bag with HeroQuest cards, dice, and character sheets.

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Apollo Lemmon @apollo.cozymech.com.ap.brid.gy · 06/09/2026

I was sad to learn of Andy Williams' passing today. His performance as The Butcher in AEW was a part of how I grew to love wrestling again. I went back to this absurd interview with RJ City today as a reminder of those early days. youtu.be/v_7TqVexW5Q?si=L6b6OK1fBE3…

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Apollo Lemmon @apollo.cozymech.com.ap.brid.gy · 05/09/2026

This video from a woman who discovered solo journaling RPGs from the journaling side is heartwarming. It's great to see people find their way into games and fall in love with the experience. I grew up steeped in games and speculative fiction, so getting the perspectives of people who aren't born […]

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Apollo Lemmon @apollo.cozymech.com.ap.brid.gy · 04/09/2026

My D&D group gathered last night. Our characters visited a market for the undead and fought vampire spawn in a crypt that might have a passage back to the world we left behind after a big battle ended in an unexpected transit to the Shadowfell.

Three sleeved cards for a D&D character can be seen on a stack of similar cards. One is for the spell Telekinetic Propel, one is for coins, and another describes the character Bamfi.

Dice of multiple types are clustered in a cardboard box. Blue, gold, and purple are recurring colours.

Four hero miniatures and two vampire spawn miniatures have been placed on a map of a crypt.

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Apollo Lemmon @apollo.cozymech.com.ap.brid.gy · 04/09/2026

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Apollo Lemmon @apollo.cozymech.com.ap.brid.gy · 02/09/2026

A clear sign that summer is coming to an end, Canada Geese are gathering before heading south.

A group of Canada Geese have gathered in grass along an active transportation path. Beyond, shops and a dental office can be seen.

A group of Canada Geese have gathered in grass along an active transportation path. Beyond, an Elections Nova Scotia office can be seen.

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Apollo Lemmon @apollo.cozymech.com.ap.brid.gy · 31/08/2026

[vegan ice cream] I had to pick up a prescription for Celestine after work and stopped by Churned, the best ice cream shop in the city, to try their Nectarine Crisp flavour. It's another great one.

A waffle bowl is held in a hand in front of a wall. Nectarine Crisp ice cream fills the bowl.

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Apollo Lemmon @apollo.cozymech.com.ap.brid.gy · 30/08/2026

I played through the fourth quest of First Light in HeroQuest today. My heroes faced off with a wizard who summoned undead and discovered a secret passage into the mountain. They're slowly gathering artifacts and equipment to survive future dangers. #HeroQuest

A HeroQuest board has plastic and cardboard miniatures placed on it. A group of heroes are surrounded by skeletons wielding scythes. Dice can also be seen on the board.

A HeroQuest board has plastic miniatures placed on it. A group of heroes approach two rooms filled with goblins and orcs.

A HeroQuest board has plastic and cardboard miniatures placed on it. A wizard has summoned skeletons and zombies as a group of heroes approach the room.

Six HeroQuest dice have been rolled on the HeroQuest board. Three skulls and three evil shields have been rolled.

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Apollo Lemmon @apollo.cozymech.com.ap.brid.gy · 29/08/2026

I finished reading Saul Williams' Martyr Loser King comic this morning. I'm still just as into its anti-colonialist cyberpunk as I was in the first pages.

Panels from a comic depict two black men. The left panel shows one man wearing decorative sunglasses and a middle panel shows a phone being handed from one person to another. The third panel shows a surprised man with a goatee looking at a screen and saying, "Wait, you have I-Fi?"

Comic panels show a hand holding a phone. On the screen are hashtags, including #martyloserking, #allcoltranesolosatonce, and #hackthesystem

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Apollo Lemmon @apollo.cozymech.com.ap.brid.gy · 27/08/2026

Ironbound has been in my to play stack for a while and I finally created a character yesterday and today played through the first attempt for him. The game is a solo TTRPG with grimdark, metal aesthetics and has simple rules. It plays quickly and is a good fit […] [Original post on cozymech.com]

The cover of the game Ironbound, showing a cloaked and armoured figure.

A character sheet from Ironbound depicting a skeleton holding a sword and with sections for tracking HP and story.

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Apollo Lemmon @apollo.cozymech.com.ap.brid.gy · 26/08/2026

Within a square metre I found three beautiful mushroom types during a short walk into the woods. #mushrooms

Two bright orange funnel-topped mushrooms grow between moss and dried leaves.

Two red-capped mushrooms grow amid moss.

A mushroom with a scaly red and brown cap grows between moss and dry leaves.

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Apollo Lemmon @apollo.cozymech.com.ap.brid.gy · 26/08/2026

I spotted this frog swimming around in a puddle during my lunchtime walk.

A frog is submerged in a puddle and partly concealed by the mud.

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Apollo Lemmon @apollo.cozymech.com.ap.brid.gy · 26/08/2026

Dolly Parton's music was around when I was growing up, but her cover of Collective Soul's "Shine" was the first song that made me take a particular interest in her and her music. Years later, I was enthralled by the Dolly Parton's America podcast. When I started working at my current company […]

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Apollo Lemmon @apollo.cozymech.com.ap.brid.gy · 24/08/2026

I've had StreetPass running in my browsers for a while and today decided to look through what it has collected as I browsed about the web. I already followed most of the accounts it picked up on, but there were a few I was able to add to spice up my timeline. streetpass.social

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StreetPass for Mastodon

StreetPass: Find your people on Mastodon

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Apollo Lemmon @apollo.cozymech.com.ap.brid.gy · 24/08/2026

Saturday night I had a bit of time to play through the third First Light quest in HeroQuest. This time I played with only the standees for the monsters, aside from a dragon that appeared. The standees aren't bad, but I do like miniatures a bit more. My heroes […] [Original post on cozymech.com]

Four red hero miniatures have walked down a hallway on the HeroQuest board and the barbarian has opened a door to a room with two orcs and two goblins.

A HeroQuest board shows a barbarian facing off with two orcs and a goblin while the other heroes wait to enter the room.

A wizard character sheet for HeroQuest can be seen beside a board, where heroes are waiting in a hallway by a door.

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Apollo Lemmon @apollo.cozymech.com.ap.brid.gy · 22/08/2026

Prisoners of Gravity was a formative show for me, with interviews from so many speculative fiction creators. As I'm reading books by Tanya Huff lately, I'm reminded how important the interviews with her were for encouraging me to start reading her novels. This episode about vampires was fun to […]

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