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Ryan :nonbinary_heart: @dunstable.mstdn.games.ap.brid.gy · 02/10/2026

I started building a new #MTGCommander deck around a character that happens to be #nonbinary and has been established to use they/them pronouns. I watched two Youtube videos to get some ideas for how to build them; one consistently used male pronouns for them and […] [Original post on mstdn.games]

A magic the gathering card for Niko, Light of Hope. The artwork features Niko, a nonbinary person looking fierce with long hair, a side shave, and a small goatee. There's also a ghostly image of them facing the viewer and screaming because this cards was from a horror-themed set. The lighting in the composition is set to the colours of the nonbinary flag (Niko's in yellow, their ghost image is purple, and there's black in the background)

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Ryan :nonbinary_heart: @dunstable.mstdn.games.ap.brid.gy · 27/09/2026

I grabbed some muffins for a quick breakfast as we have a busy early morning today. I know muffins aren't "healthy", but I was not expecting a Health Canada triple crown winner

A health warning label telling me that my muffins are high in saturated fat, sugar, and sodium

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Ryan :nonbinary_heart: @dunstable.mstdn.games.ap.brid.gy · 26/09/2026

Helping my LGS crack their Reality Fracture product. This way I get the dopamine hit of opening packs without having to invest $$$ #magicthegathering

A playmat full of stacks of Magic cards from the new Reality Fracture set

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Ryan :nonbinary_heart: @dunstable.mstdn.games.ap.brid.gy · 25/09/2026

Bonne journée des Franco-Ontariens et Franco-Ontariennes!

Le drapeau des gens Franco-Ontarien(ne)s

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Ryan :nonbinary_heart: @dunstable.mstdn.games.ap.brid.gy · 23/09/2026

Happy #BiVisibilityDay to all my wonderful bisexual friends! (Consensual) Smooches to you all 😘 :heart_bi:

A selfie from your friendly neighbourhood bisexual

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Ryan :nonbinary_heart: @dunstable.mstdn.games.ap.brid.gy · 23/09/2026

Deadbeat shrimps are running around downtown apparently

A sign on a post with a black and white picture of a shrimp and the caption "Have you seen this shrimp? He owes me money!"

There's also a QR code for more shrimpformation but I blacked that out because you should never share random QR codes

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Ryan :nonbinary_heart: @dunstable.mstdn.games.ap.brid.gy · 23/09/2026

Going to a rally this afternoon to support the people of Grassy Narrows. 12pm, Grange Park, #Toronto. Visit freegrassy.net for more information

A poster for the Grassy Narrows River Run Rally. The art features a drawing of an Indigenous woman holding an infant with a red heart over them.

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Ryan :nonbinary_heart: @dunstable.mstdn.games.ap.brid.gy · 19/09/2026

Starting the day off with a butter tart festival!

A bunch of booths on a street, set up to sell butter tarts

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Ryan :nonbinary_heart: @dunstable.mstdn.games.ap.brid.gy · 18/09/2026

I started watching Lanterns and it's pretty good but this scene had me actually laughing out loud

Hal Jordan interviewing someone, trying to prove they're an alien. He asks for their opinion on Barack Obama and the alien responds "Barack Obama is the president of the United States."
Hal then says "That's it? As a rural Nebraskan, that's the breadth of your opinion of Barack Hussein Obama?"

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Ryan :nonbinary_heart: @dunstable.mstdn.games.ap.brid.gy · 18/09/2026

I should apologize in advance to my book club because there's no way I'm going to be able to be normal about this month's book. #bookstodon

A paperback copy of KINDRED by Octavia Butler

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Ryan :nonbinary_heart: @dunstable.mstdn.games.ap.brid.gy · 16/09/2026

Today was a #WearRedForEd day - always glad to show support for my fellow educators!

A selfie of me with my hair down. I'm wearing a red gold shirt.

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Ryan :nonbinary_heart: @dunstable.mstdn.games.ap.brid.gy · 15/09/2026

#magicthegathering mail day! Made a bunch of sales on Mana Pool this weekend 🙂

A stack of envelopes being dropped into a red mail box.

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Ryan :nonbinary_heart: @dunstable.mstdn.games.ap.brid.gy · 24/08/2026

I was not expecting Uno to become a #TCG but I'm willing to give it a go! #boardgames

"Add-on" packs for the game Uno that have extra cards to add to your deck

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Ryan :nonbinary_heart: @dunstable.mstdn.games.ap.brid.gy · 18/08/2026

Had to update my profile pic to reflect the new beardless status 🙂

A selfie! I'm wearing a pale blue golf shirt, as well as my signature look of glasses and some over the ear earphones

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Ryan :nonbinary_heart: @dunstable.mstdn.games.ap.brid.gy · 15/08/2026

Decided I needed a change to how I looked but now I'm nervous about how everyone I know is going to see me 😬

A picture of me from last summer. My hair is tied back in a ponytail and I have a goatee.

A newer selfie! I combed my hair into a side part and shaved off the beard that I've had for the last 25 years

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Ryan :nonbinary_heart: @dunstable.mstdn.games.ap.brid.gy · 15/08/2026

You've heard of Monster Tron, you've heard of Altar Tron, but have you heard of Double Tron? #MTG #Pauper

6 Magic cards: the three Tron lands, as well as the callback cards Power Plant Worker, Mine Worker, and Tower worker

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Ryan :nonbinary_heart: @dunstable.mstdn.games.ap.brid.gy · 14/08/2026

Kind of obsessed with the art of Vaesen but I don't have time to start playing another #TTRPG

A picture of an elfin woman wearing a long, flowing green dress. The ends of the dress are tattered. She's sitting atop a cairn.

An ethereal, ghostlike female figure with bright red hair and small bat wings coming out of her back

Artwork of a goblin sitting on a rock at the mouth of a waterfall. He's playing a fiddle and has a mischievous look on his face.

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Ryan :nonbinary_heart: @dunstable.mstdn.games.ap.brid.gy · 11/08/2026

Started Dungeon Crawler Carl this morning! It's fun so far - I can definitely see why people are so hyped up about it 🙂 #bookstodon

A paperback copy of the novel Dungeon Crawler Carl sitting on a brown desk

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Ryan :nonbinary_heart: @dunstable.mstdn.games.ap.brid.gy · 07/08/2026

#TrivialFriday time! How many of these do you know? I got G, H, and AL this week 🙂

G

What fabled area touches the coasts of Florida, Bermuda and Puerto Rico?

E

Who was the first actress to appear on a postage stamp?

H

What country did the houses of Rurik and Romanov rule?

AL

What was Captain Ahab's peg leg made of?

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What's the minimum number of bars on an abacus?

SL

What competition did Nan Rob win in 1969 with her Onion Lover's Twist?

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Ryan :nonbinary_heart: @dunstable.mstdn.games.ap.brid.gy · 07/08/2026

Trying to pick out a #malepolish colour for tonight's Magic Pre-Release but I'm feeling indecisive. What do we think, Mastodon? (Relevant info: it's a Hobbit themed prerelease and I'm wearing a blue graphic tee)

Some bottles of nail polish. We have:
Sparkly red
Sky blue
Royal Blue
"Cosmic" Green
Purple

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Ryan :nonbinary_heart: @dunstable.mstdn.games.ap.brid.gy · 31/07/2026

Remote work: sometimes it's beautiful 😍

A view of the woods at my in-laws' cottage

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Ryan :nonbinary_heart: @dunstable.mstdn.games.ap.brid.gy · 30/07/2026

Threw par for the first time at #DiscGolf ! Glad to have improved myself to the point of being average 🙂

My disc golf scorecard. I threw for par over 5 holes

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Ryan :nonbinary_heart: @dunstable.mstdn.games.ap.brid.gy · 29/07/2026

Trying out the body-weight exercise equipment that got installed in my local park

Exercise equipment that uses your body weight as a counterweight. So you're lifting yourself as you use the equipment

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Ryan :nonbinary_heart: @dunstable.mstdn.games.ap.brid.gy · 28/07/2026

[Selfie; eye contact] Trying to convince people I am an Actual Adult™

A picture of me, but I am uncharacteristically wearing a blue striped tie with a Windsor knot

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Ryan :nonbinary_heart: @dunstable.mstdn.games.ap.brid.gy · 26/07/2026

Very thankful to have a friend with a 3D printer. #ArkhamHorrorLCG nights got leveled up!

A 3d printed stand for Arkham Horror. It's shaped like an old book

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Ryan :nonbinary_heart: @dunstable.mstdn.games.ap.brid.gy · 24/07/2026

#TrivialFriday time! I got 5/6 this week, being confidently incorrect on the Popeye question. How many of these do you know?

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Ryan :nonbinary_heart: @dunstable.mstdn.games.ap.brid.gy · 24/07/2026

Let's not forget Jarnathan from the D&D movie

Jarnathan, a character from the Dungeons and Dragons movie. He's a big bird man.

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Ryan :nonbinary_heart: @dunstable.mstdn.games.ap.brid.gy · 24/07/2026

Making plans to watch Nolan's Odyssey this weekend but tonight we're watching the original #movies

A poster for the movie O Brother Where Art Thou

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Ryan :nonbinary_heart: @dunstable.mstdn.games.ap.brid.gy · 19/07/2026

Teaching my parents Hues and Cues. The yellow player spent the whole game complaining it was "too hard"

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Ryan :nonbinary_heart: @dunstable.mstdn.games.ap.brid.gy · 17/07/2026

#TrivialFriday time! 4/6 for me this week, missing on E and SL. How many do you know?

G

Where's the Black Forest?

E

Who played the title role in Maude?

H

What Bronze Age civilization emerged on the Greek island of Crete about 2500 В.С.?

AL

Who wrote Death of a Salesman in six weeks?

SL

Where does Nessie live?

Who fought Muhammad Ali in The Thrilla in Manila?

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Ryan :nonbinary_heart: @dunstable.mstdn.games.ap.brid.gy · 14/07/2026

Playing in a #StarWarsUnlimited Pre-Release tonight! I was not expecting an Emrakul in my pool?! #MagicTheGathering

A SWU card of the creature Summa Verminoth

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