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Robyn @candystx.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Metroid Dread is the first one of these I've played in decades.

Samus Metroid getting a five min exposition dump from a bird man.

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Robyn @candystx.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

He can't help it. Just got that energy about him.

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Robyn @candystx.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Vicariously picking up new in-jokes

Screenshot from Majuular's video on Ultima Online.

A caption from one player: "I'm just standing on business"
To which another angrily responds: "YOU STAND ON DICK"

I've always understood "dick" to mean "nothing" when used in this context. I do wonder if either they, or others, mean it literally? Like, accusing someone of standing on dicks.

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Robyn @candystx.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

I don’t remember these guys having a presence in the UK. Glad I found out about ‘em and managed to pick up this album. And who doesn’t enjoy an Enhanced CD?

Photo of a CD Album: Chevelle - Wonder What’s Next

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Robyn @candystx.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Saw someone else at the feeder. Wood pigeon and special guest appearance of a rock dove.

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Robyn @candystx.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Watching the sparrows at my Parents’ house. stop fighting now

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Robyn @candystx.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

For comparison, this was the day after the big clean out: For better or worse, it's not as "green" any more.

The pond again. It's a bit overcast, so not the best lighting. But you can see the walls have been scrubbed and the mucky gravel has been removed. Also built a little shelter thingy at the deep end. One hopes the fish will make use of it <.<

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Robyn @candystx.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Nice clear water in the pond. But now I can see how badly I need to clean the bottom of the pond before winter. Weather permitting, I’ll get the pond drained and the fish put into temporary accommodation for a big clean tomorrow.

The pond. There’s the 6 big fish and a swarm of babies if you look close enough. Assuming bsky doesn’t compress the already shoddy photo too much.

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Robyn @candystx.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Just done watching Okja. Possibly the harshest tonal whiplash I've seen in a Bong Joon Ho movie yet, despite knowing it was coming. Excellent film.

Stylized art of Okja and Mija
Artist unknown.

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Robyn @candystx.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Manic Pixie Dream Energy has increased 👀 Pretty rad!

Hint R1 media player with a Willow sticker on it.

The R1 media player in its transparent protective case, surrounded by KPH30 Wireless headphones.

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Robyn @candystx.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Just done watching I had fun and laughed! Has its heart in the right place while also going for a very enjoyable Aussie humour. The music and art is rad Addressing the drama: As an adult who understands what parody is, the film is well aware of what it’s doing and not that serious 3½/ 5 Maybe 4/5

Movie also came with fun stickers and postcards! Can’t argue with that!

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Robyn @candystx.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

My TikTok algorithm was sent into overdrive with “puriteens” getting wound up over a bawdy Aussie queer indie animation. And then the defenders showed up with most of their arguments being “I saw clips and it looked shitty and cringe, but” Whole thing irritated me to the point of importing a copy.

Spanish edition of Lesbian Space Princess on Blu-ray

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Robyn @candystx.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Picked up the ultimate movie to show off your 4K system! 😤

Steelbook 4K release of 28 Days Later

To explain the joke: This movie was notoriously shot in standard definition.

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Robyn @candystx.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Not much of a Steelbook freak. But I am a Matrix freak, so I paid silly money to get this out of print steelbook set. And the pose it next to my very cool old DVD set.

Photo of two Matrix movie sets, one DVD set that comes in slick acrylic case and has a bust of Neo included. The other is a metal case with foam slots inside, where steelbook 4K copiea of the four movies are kept.
There is some Matrix action being displayed on a big telly in the background

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Robyn @candystx.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Every now and then, I have to think about it.

"Perhaps you enjoyed Se7ven. This goes up to ei8ght ★★★★★"
- The Guardian

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Robyn @candystx.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Hey I just saw Project Hail Mary

A screen capture of Jim Gaffigan during his “Heat!” stand up bit.

“HEY I JUST SAW HEAT!”
“Heat? I saw that six years ago…”
“UHH I WANNA TALK ABOUT IT NOW!”

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Robyn @candystx.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Wanted to get one of the baby fish out of the pond for a close inspection. Just a small fry.

Little baby goldfish. Still a bit transparent, but getting bigger!

Little baby goldfish. Giving us a knowing look.

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Robyn @candystx.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Whoa. Get a load of this: Lulu belongs to - @genc.newgrounds.com

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Robyn @candystx.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Everyone enjoys a slow motion sparrow

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Robyn @candystx.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Last bit of popcorn musing: Was checking expiration date and noticed it was December this year. Microwave popcorn usually last for ages. What’s the production date? Holy heck! 2019?! I’m not reading that wrong, am I? Ancient Popcorn 🍿

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Robyn @candystx.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Been talking a big game about wanting butter popcorn. Well, there’s no backing out now.

Big box of Orville Redenbacher’s Movie Theater Butter popcorn. 12 microwave bags. Good lord. What have I gotten myself into?

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Robyn @candystx.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

There’s also a swarm of babbies. Hope to fatten them up so many of them survive the winter. We lost six of the original fish in quick succession due to… uh, the aforementioned bad behaviour by Bud and the Chuds.

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Robyn @candystx.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Not shown the fish in a while. Due to bad behaviour, the big brown one has been renamed to Bud. And the goldies are now “The Chuds”

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Robyn @candystx.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Anyone want to come over to my place to watch some movies? Just for some new ones.

A haul of Arrow Video releases.
Mortal Kombat Kollection
The Sadness
The Man from U.N.C.L.E
Red Planet
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning
To Live and Die in LA

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Robyn @candystx.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

There's two games that, upon seeing the name/cover art, I legit took a few moments to realise weren't sequels to Yiik (which I just learned was pronounced "Y Two K") First was The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales. My dyslexic ass read it as "Millennial Tales" And this:

The cover for a game called 41 Hours. On first glance, the red headed guy with glasses and a beard could be an "aged up" version of the dude from Yiik

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Robyn @candystx.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

New speaker 👀 A big old cosmetically busted Fenton (FENTON! FENTON! Oh Jesus Christ! FENTON!!!) subwoofer. I know home theatre bros are all like “if you’re you spending over $1000 on your subwoofer, you might as well die” Makes my movie room jiggle and shake, so it’s a fine enough addition for me

12 inch Fenton subwoofer.
It’s second hand. I got it for a good price, but it has some cosmetic wear. Scuffed corners and a small hole in the front mesh.

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Robyn @candystx.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Rooting around in my parts cupboard and found this doo-dad with which to confuse the youth with.

Mysterious thingy. “Whatever could it be?” I say full well knowing what it is.

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Robyn @candystx.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Side note: If Hot Topic was a thing here, I'd buy so much tat.

A photo of a frog, edited to have mascara, a septum piercing and wearing a spiked collar. The text reads "I'm not like other teens. I'm in the 40s"

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Robyn @candystx.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

A talking Pomni plush. How about that, huh?

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Robyn @candystx.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

4K movies. Lots of fancy editions of films maligned in their day.

Boxed 4K Blu-rays of Nightbreed, Innerspace, Speed Racer and Explorers

A mess of books and posters. That’s a lot of paper extras!

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Robyn @candystx.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Nice. Been waiting to finally see this 👀

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Robyn @candystx.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

For my birthday earlier this month, I treated myself to a new bed. A bit indulgent, but a double bed all for me! ✨ Hohoh. The freedom to spread out whenever I please 🛌

A small dog wearing knitted pyjamas tucked into a large bed, looking cozy

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Robyn @candystx.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

I continue to get caught up on the furry bait deluge of 2025 What’s left? Hoppers? Got that pre-order on lock!

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Robyn @candystx.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

Found some pretty interesting T-shirts in a bag under my bed.

Three T-shirts. A 25/26 year old official “Whassup!” T-shirt, a Confuzzled 2008 T-shirt. And a big grey shirt with:
STRA
IGHT
EDGE
design.
I can get my ass beaten by hardcore bros by advertising that I don’t care for “recreational substances”

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Robyn @candystx.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

It’s the time of year when my cacti get a bit fruity 🌵

Two scruffy looking cacti with pink flowers blooming. The one on the right is named Norry

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Robyn @candystx.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

Big fan of consistent packaging design!

The sides of blu ray sleeves for the three Tron movies.
For some reason, Tron Legacy has a little photo of creepy creep Jared Leto glaring out at us.

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Robyn @candystx.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

Working in the garden and, oh, hello…

Behind the rear wall of my garden, there is a truck parked. The rear of the cab has a huge print of an (AI generated?) goth woman with tears of blood.

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Robyn @candystx.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

I just think they’re neat.

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Robyn @candystx.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

something something Pragmata discourse

A twitter icon: Creepy horny sonic added to a scene depicting "traditional American family values"

A bluesky icon: G4 hosts about to say something insanely racist about the Japanese

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Robyn @candystx.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

Proudly flying the banner!

Some AV stuff, but there’s a hand made banner featuring Undertale’s Catty and Bratty, made from yarn, some old fabric, bamboo canes and what’s left of a cheap Fangamer t-shirt that fell to bits.

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Robyn @candystx.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

Ok. Still a fair bit of work to be done. But painting and proper cabling will come later. For now, the proof of concept! Movie room! Give up a bunch of my living space to have a room with speakers and a big telly!

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Robyn @candystx.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

After the shitshow if trying to get a copy, I’ll be glad not to buy another Disney movie on physical media again. … Until the collectors edition of Avatar 3 comes out. … And the 4K version of Hoppers. But Disney proper? Ooh! You bet I’m done!

The absurdly limited and pricy Zootopia 2 4K steelbook.

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Robyn @candystx.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

Sorting my shelves out and got jump scared again by the startling revelation:

A copy of Rae The Doe Gets Booked.
The implication from the cover that Rae is over 5’6’’ (not including antlers) unnerves me.

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Robyn @candystx.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

On an unrelated note: Wore myself out this weekend rearranging my living space. By Sunday afternoon, I was sore, tired, hungry and thirsty enough that the slightest inconvenience had me wanting to cry. Also: the state of my movie room. 😭💦 Going to take a day or two off before tackling that…

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Robyn @candystx.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

The mounting system turned out fine. Most of them attached to the wall just fine. The problem being that one of the walls turned out to be as thick as cardboard. … Goodness. That photo looks terrible. Just going to pretend not to see it. 😑

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