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screamiest of emos • rick @encryptedbygones.bsky.social · 19h

This week's book mail Remaining pre-order count: 30

Two books side by side on a light carpet.

Forged in FIYAH edited by DaVaun Sanders. The cover is an illustration of two characters in a fantastical setting, both with hammers in hand as they forge something glowing in between them. The subtitle says "Celebrating Ten Years of Black Speculative Fiction".

You Can't Bluff the Sharp-Eyed Sister volume 5 by Yo Asami. The cover has an illustration of two characters standing back to back. Both are dressed in white. The one in front has long red hair and is holding their hand out in front of them with a stern expression. The one in back is holding a sword and looking over their shoulder towards the front.

The latest A24 zine laying on a light colored carpet. The cover is a blueish purple color and designed to look like the inside of a CD or DVD with an image of a disc and the plastic indent where it can be popped out. It is titled Disc Revolution and indicates that it is Issue 34 of the A24 zines.

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screamiest of emos • rick @encryptedbygones.bsky.social · 21h

At the beginning of every month, I am reminded just how cute and cool you all are 🫶🏻

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screamiest of emos • rick @encryptedbygones.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Cancelling streaming subscriptions left and right today 🙂‍↕️

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screamiest of emos • rick @encryptedbygones.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Started to play Control Resonant over lunch. It seems pretty fucking cool so far.

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screamiest of emos • rick @encryptedbygones.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Been trying to find a way to convince my brain to jump off Pokemon TCG Pocket for a while. The next set being another one of those stupid fucking Deluxe sets might just be what I was looking for.

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screamiest of emos • rick @encryptedbygones.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Forgot to post wedding pics from last weekend.

A screenshot from Stardew Valley. It shows the town square in Fall with colored leaves and an overall brown/orange color scheme for the landscape. All the townspeople are gathered and facing towards a white archway with a wedding couple (Penny and Quinn) facing each other as the mayor (Lewis) officiates. Penny is in a white dress. Quinn is wearing a black t-shirt and a skull mask with glowing eyes.

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screamiest of emos • rick @encryptedbygones.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

I've always known it, but this season is a stark reminder that anime fans give a pass to a lot of bullshit.

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screamiest of emos • rick @encryptedbygones.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

This week's book mail Remaining pre-order count: 32

Four books laid out in two rows of two on a light carpet.

The top row (from left to right):
In Defense of Ska by Aaron Carnes. The cover is designed to look like a case for band equipment (black with silver edges and silver clasps).
Our Cut of Salt by Deena Helm. The cover looks like dark colored wallpaper and shows a hand ripping down a piece of it showing a yellowish underside with flower illustrations. The title is in red with parts of the letters dripping down.

The bottom row (from left to right):
Gachiakuta volume 12 by Kei Urana. The cover features a character in a white and purple stylized outfit and mask kneeling with a toy robot hovering near their outstretched hand.
Mushishi Collector's Edition volume 3 by Yuki Urushibara. The cover features a character with white hair in a grayish jacket and blue hood. Snow is falling around them as they stretch their hand forward.

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screamiest of emos • rick @encryptedbygones.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

I keep thinking today is Wednesday and it is really throwing me the fuck off.

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screamiest of emos • rick @encryptedbygones.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Love starting out a Monday morning with the automated emails from our apps and reports not working.

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screamiest of emos • rick @encryptedbygones.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

No... YOU'RE crying while reading the My Chemical Romance chapter of Sellout

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screamiest of emos • rick @encryptedbygones.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

I really fucking miss writing and playing music.

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screamiest of emos • rick @encryptedbygones.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

I really want to get a NAS setup for my music server, but I am just freezing on making a decision of what to go with. It is overwhelming.

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screamiest of emos • rick @encryptedbygones.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

if you see this do it! 🔮 ⊹ name: Rick ⊹ height: 6'1 ⊹ star sign: Taurus ⊹ nicknames: Rick ⊹ siblings: so many ⊹ relationship: nope ⊹ crushing on: it's a secret ⊹ fav season: Fall ⊹ pets: none ⊹ fav color: purple, pink, blue ⊹ live: Wisconsin

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screamiest of emos • rick @encryptedbygones.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Kind of fitting that this post got two likes and one wasn't even from a mutual.

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screamiest of emos • rick @encryptedbygones.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Solid night of Stardew Valley with @becadreads.bsky.social and @violet.dftba.social Made some good progress. Had a lot of fun.

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screamiest of emos • rick @encryptedbygones.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

I've been picking up my phone entirely too much today

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screamiest of emos • rick @encryptedbygones.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Love when part of my therapy homework is to play more Stardew Valley with friends.

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screamiest of emos • rick @encryptedbygones.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Recent book mail Remaining pre-order count: 35

Three hardcover books laying side by side on a light colored carpet. The books (from left to right) are:

Dead Beat by Leigh Bardugo
Rooted by Leopoldo Goût
Exit Party by Emily St. John Mandel

Two manga sitting side by side on a light colored carpet.

Wind Breaker volume 23 by Satoru Nii
Gannibal volume 7 by Masaaki Ninomiya

A paperback copy of Sellout by Dan Ozzi sitting on a light colored carpet. The cover is black with white lettering and the bottom quarter features a picture of a band playing live, the singer yelling with his arm in the air as fans crowd around him with their hands up.

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screamiest of emos • rick @encryptedbygones.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Going back to work today was the wrong choice. Going back to work at all was the wrong choice.

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screamiest of emos • rick @encryptedbygones.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Maybe taking today off wasn't a good idea. I'm all up in my head.

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screamiest of emos • rick @encryptedbygones.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Almost halfway through reading Emo Revival, and it is bringing up all kinds of emotions. I'm really not sure what my brain is trying to process through it all. P.S. the book is really good.

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screamiest of emos • rick @encryptedbygones.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

This morning I bought a ticket to a concert in November. Who am I even?!

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screamiest of emos • rick @encryptedbygones.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Spent the last few days clearing out the Pokemon Center area in Bubbly Basin. Got rid of all the jagged cavern rocks and walled it off. I'll add some buildings and other stuff, but the general area and structure is done.

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screamiest of emos • rick @encryptedbygones.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Hi, I’m Rick I work in software development. In the second verse of Masonic by Craigs Brother, after the first two lines and everything drops out at the 2:14 mark for a cool bass line to play before everything kicks back in. Would you like to introduce yourself with a small song moment you like?

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screamiest of emos • rick @encryptedbygones.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Dear every single stupid fucking tech manufacturer, put a goddamn restart option on your fucking tech devices instead of making us pull the fucking power cord out and back in. There is not a single fucking device that doesn't need an occasional restart, so quit being fucking assholes.

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screamiest of emos • rick @encryptedbygones.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

This week's book mail including a signed copy of Emo Revival by @andrewdsacher.bsky.social Remaining pre-order count: 38

Two books laying side by side on a light colored carpet.

Always a Catch! volume 8 by Mayo Momoyo, Itsuki Mito, and Kaki Nagato. The cover has an illustration of two characters, one standing behind the other with their arms wrapped around them. The front figure has a big smile on their face. They are standing amidst a snowy forest of bare trees with flowers blooming across the bottom.

Engines of Reason by Adrian Tchaikovsky. The cover shows a shadowy landscape with what looks like remnants of old machines or buildings throughout. A figure with a cane stands in the foreground in shadow.

A signed copy of Emo Revival by Andrew Sacher laying on a carpet with a Clash (the publisher) bookmark and sticker next to it. The cover is black with a photo of Snowing playing live surrounded by fans.

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screamiest of emos • rick @encryptedbygones.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Been having some dark thoughts lately. Stardew Valley sessions are the only thing bringing me joy these days.

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screamiest of emos • rick @encryptedbygones.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Got an email saying I can now purchase the Steam Machine. I kinda forgot I even signed up on the wait list. Don't really know if it's worth it, but I guess I have three days to decide. What should I do?!

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screamiest of emos • rick @encryptedbygones.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

This week's book mail Remaining pre-order count: 41

A hardcover copy of Daggerbound by T. Kingfisher laying on a light colored carpet. The cover of the book has two blue daggers with red handles crossing each other across the vertical center of the book. Each has a brown bird at the handle, green foliage around the blade, and the top of a tower like building near the bottom. A caption at the top reads "Love is a dagger to the heart."

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screamiest of emos • rick @encryptedbygones.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Doing better than yesterday, but just feeling really overstimulated as a whole this week. Not sure what is going on.

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screamiest of emos • rick @encryptedbygones.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

The way my brain just totally short circuits when something doesn't work like it is supposed to

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