JD @jdhobbes.bsky.social · 22hFantasia. Not the Bald Mountain sequence, oh no. I loved that. It was the Ave Maria that came after that, with the lantern people walking over the hillside. Scared the SHIT out of me. 130
JD @jdhobbes.bsky.social · 22hGenuinely wondering why this book is classed as #YA when none of her others are. I bought it automatically without noticing the genre, and honestly other than being shorter I don't really see the difference. (I love it, just like her others.) 💙📚🩸 050
JD @jdhobbes.bsky.social · 02/10/2026My brother doesn't remember the Milford Plaza commercial and now I'm questioning my entire childhood. I don't know what it is about that commercial. It has lived rent-free in my head for almost 40 years. 010
Reposted by JDRebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Time for this classic again. 156164675552
JD @jdhobbes.bsky.social · 30/09/2026I mean sure, great that you're doing the right thing NOW, but the time to do that was when the horrific thing first occurred, not after a national outcry forced your hand. Now it's not right, it's just damage control. 030
JD @jdhobbes.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Finished this one today and let me say, it was a WILD ride. #BookSky 💙📚🩸 050
JD @jdhobbes.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Today is a FABULOUS day for book releases. I got three preorder notifications in my email this morning! I love Tuesdays. 💙📚 050
JD @jdhobbes.bsky.social · 25/09/2026So there's this weird thing I do sometimes, where l need to have the TV on in the background while I'm reading, but whatever I'm (not)watching needs to be thematically similar to my book. Tonight I watched The Forest (2016) and The Ring (2002). #BookSky 💙📚🩸 130
Reposted by JDLeah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 24/09/2026AP Stylebook warns against anthropomorphizing AI systems: “Avoid language that gives them human characteristics… Instead, explain what a system does, how well it performs, who built it and who could be affected by it.” 1970182265
Reposted by JDAlex P. 👹 @saddestrobots.bsky.social · 15/07/2026working on a theory of history called "the worst guy" theory basically whatever movement you create will eventually come to be controlled by its worst guy, and will likely be defined by its worst guy, so you gotta be really vigilant about figuring out where your threshold for worst guy is 1033767
JD @jdhobbes.bsky.social · 23/09/2026The cognitive dissonance of talking to a patient about STI screening, and suddenly not being able to remember if they're cis or trans.static.klipy.comAsk AskingAlt: Bugs Bunny gif, "May I ask something?" 010
JD @jdhobbes.bsky.social · 23/09/2026I'm not really sure how to describe this book. Fantasy? Magical realism? Ghost story? I just know it's beautiful and sad and hopeful and I love it. #BookSky 💙📚 060
JD @jdhobbes.bsky.social · 18/09/2026This book is beautiful and unique and I absolutely love it. #BookSky 💙📚🌈 090
Reposted by JDSword-Saint Vitus @armoredprincess.bsky.social · 16/09/2026*trying to tell you to quit your cowardice* stop being such a *remembers as a feminist I should not disparage women’s genitals* such a *remembers many women have dicks* such a *thinks of something women shouldn’t have* Stop being such a boyfriend. 81125319
JD @jdhobbes.bsky.social · 16/09/2026I have to finish my book today, because I accidentally marked it as finished in my StoryGraph when I meant to mark a different one. I'm just past the halfway point. It's a race against time! 040
JD @jdhobbes.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Today's theme of the day is "Amenorrhea from testosterone is not sufficient for contraception if your partner produces sperm." 030
JD @jdhobbes.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Why would I want to watch an AI video trailer for a book? I feel like whoever came up with that idea fundamentally misunderstands their audience. And books. 071
Reposted by JDJohn Scalzi @scalzi.com · 10/09/2026You know, when you find out that the art you like is made by people you've learned hold views you find wholly repugnant, I don't think you need to disavow ever having enjoyed the art. It's okay to acknowledge you liked or loved that art, but are now putting it aside. That was then, this is now. 22773661386
JD @jdhobbes.bsky.social · 09/09/2026This week I received a book that I apparently preordered in June but I have no memory of doing so...and not only that, if you'd asked me I would have said I'd never heard of the book or the author. This is a first, even for me. #BookSky 050
JD @jdhobbes.bsky.social · 08/09/2026My house is filled with voice activated lights, yet I would rather turn them on from the app on my phone because speaking is too much effort. #WhyAmILikeThis 011
JD @jdhobbes.bsky.social · 06/09/2026I have a problem. I started reading this today and I feel like I remember NOTHING from the first book. #BookSky 💙📚 040
JD @jdhobbes.bsky.social · 05/09/2026I visited my parents' dog today. I visited my parents too, but the dog is cuter. 130
Reposted by JDThe Trandalorian @charliejaneanders.com · 01/09/2026I don't believe gen AI will ever be able to create fiction or art of any real merit. It's just using statistics to remix existing shit. But in the unlikely event that ever happened, I still wouldn't touch it with a ten foot pole. Human creativity is joy & fulfillment even on the days when it's hard 1446969
JD @jdhobbes.bsky.social · 31/08/2026The end of the whiskey bottle always results in an overly generous pour. This is not a complaint. 130
JD @jdhobbes.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Oh no. We cannot lose Tim Curry the very next day after Dolly Parton. We are not okay. 110
JD @jdhobbes.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Finished this one tonight. I don't read much modern true crime but I do enjoy historical true crime. Rubenhold brings a fresh perspective to a familiar story. 💙📚💡 #BookSky 050
Reposted by JDG @gnielsenart.com · 25/08/2026It says a lot about a stranger when losing them is this much of a gut punch. The world was better with Dolly Parton in it and that's just a fact. 0183
JD @jdhobbes.bsky.social · 25/08/2026This was a really wonderful read, and gave me context for a lot of things I've experienced but didn't necessarily have the language to articulate. #BookSky 💙📚🌈📚💡 060
JD @jdhobbes.bsky.social · 25/08/2026I've been using StoryGraph for years and I recommend it to all my friends! Love it 💙📚 241
JD @jdhobbes.bsky.social · 25/08/2026IT'S HERE IT'S HERE ITS HERE I have been waiting YEARS for this book. #BookSky 💙📚🪐 071
Reposted by JDSorrowscopes @sorrowscopes.bsky.social · 23/08/2026Taurus: Like a dying star collapsing on itself, you will lie on your couch watching TV and eating junk food. 824044
Reposted by JDderek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 21/08/2026People tell me they like suits but don't have occasions to wear one. You can wear a suit to court, funerals, and religious services. Doesn't have to be your trial, friend's burial, or religion you believe in. Go to random trials, attend a stranger's burial, join multiple religions. Try it sometime. 2859594992
JD @jdhobbes.bsky.social · 20/08/2026I'm getting my hair cut. I'm apparently so bougie that I go to a salon with a lounge in it now. 000
Reposted by JDThe Tiny Angry Witch @tinyangrywitch.bsky.social · 20/08/2026⭐ BOOK ⭐ The Tiny Angry Witch has got a book of magic - but when you’re tiny, turning the pages can be tricky… This is our longest video so far. Stop-motion animation, made with models, props, and patience! Written, built, animated, voiced, and scored by 4 x people (and 1 x Witch) 26856373
JD @jdhobbes.bsky.social · 20/08/2026I enjoy that I'm not the only one who just wanders around the clinic making faces at people sometimes. 010
Reposted by JDgwen 🌶️👹 @gwenpepperoni.myatproto.social · 14/08/2026America could have just been the country full of people who love chocolate chip cookies but instead its *gestures around at the bloated corpse of a whale on the beach about to rebrand as precipitation * 118528
Reposted by JDJoshua Raclaw @joshuaraclaw.com · 14/08/2026People will really turn up their nose as astrology, scoff at the idea that belonging to one of twelve signs could actually determine your personality, and then believe with their whole heart that belonging to one of two genders completely defines who you are 1468
Reposted by JDmean things I say to myself @meantomyself.bsky.social · 13/08/2026If Bluesky was really as dead as they say, could I do THIS?? (okay I am going to need this to do big numbers) 363779683
JD @jdhobbes.bsky.social · 12/08/2026Every time we have a no-show at the clinic my brain helpfully supplies, "Two no-shows and one sick triceratops." 000