iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

mark.vm @mrkvm.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

I don’t post a lot here but…

A “selfie” of the main character in Pokémon Pokopia with a surprised face standing next to a magikarp Pokémon

mark.vm @mrkvm.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

I’m only just over 100 pages in, but @chuckwendig.bsky.social’s latest, The Staircase In The Woods, is another absolute banger so far. Also this beer is good

The book A Staircase In The Woods by Chuck Wendig sitting on a table next to a beer.

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mark.vm @mrkvm.bsky.social · 03/05/2025

This book. Just wow. Visceral, gut-punching, and emotional historical horror. Thank you @sgj.bsky.social for not only the story & characters but also continuing to help teach me the real history of this country I’m allowed to live in. Also the Acknowledgments were lovely.

A copy of the book The Buffalo Hunter Hunter by Stephen Graham Jones sitting in the sun on a wood floor.

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mark.vm @mrkvm.bsky.social · 19/01/2025

Alt text: An iPad with the Eraserhead title shot on the screen; a glass bearing a pentagram with beer inside; the thumb of the hand holding the glass; the disembodied reflection of a finger inside the glass; a large tome, out of focus

An iPad with the Eraserhead title shot on the screen; a glass bearing a pentagram with beer inside; the thumb of the hand holding the glass; the disembodied reflection of a finger inside the glass; a large tome, out of focus

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mark.vm @mrkvm.bsky.social · 20/12/2024

My Christmas gift to myself is this wonderful new Lunar Princess Ranni tattoo by Rachel at Shield Maiden Tattoo in Longmont, CO (www.shieldmaidentattoo.com). I’m in love

Tattoo of Ranni’s Dark Moon Greatsword from the game Elden Ring silhouetted in front of a moon with Ranni’s four arms reaching out of it

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mark.vm @mrkvm.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

Got to have a lovely session of tabletop gaming with my awesome friends tonight, something that doesn’t happen nearly often enough anymore. Finally got to try Arcs by @colewehrle.bsky.social & @leder.games, and it was as excellent as expected. Can’t wait to play more & try the advanced variants

The main board for the tabletop game Arcs with wooden player pieces & cards

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mark.vm @mrkvm.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

Emma Ruth Rundle played the Bluebird Theater in Denver on Monday this week, and it was absolutely phenomenal. What a lovely way to finish off a year of amazing live music

Musician Emma Ruth Rundle plays guitar & sings

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mark.vm @mrkvm.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

Boulder, CO area friends, please join DJ Duck La Rock & myself for a family-friendly happy hour 12/27/24 from 4-6pm. We’ll be spinning vinyl all evening More details at my IG post: www.instagram.com/p/DDr1vjVRhv...

Flyer for family-friendly happy hour at Junkyard Social Club in Boulder. Details in main post.

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mark.vm @mrkvm.bsky.social · 16/12/2024

The title and cover art of The Twilight Sad’s second album, Forget The Night Ahead, perfectly describes my feels heading into our coming apocalypse

The cover of The Twilight Sad’s album Forget The Night Ahead, which features a child covering their face with their hands as adults appear to kiss intimately in the background

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mark.vm @mrkvm.bsky.social · 15/12/2024

My @theflenser.bsky.social Black Friday haul has arrived. Yay! @agriculturemusic.bsky.social (I don’t think HANL is on bsky yet, but they are amazing of course)

Vinyl records by Have A Nice Life & Agriculture along with various merch from record label The Flenser

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mark.vm @mrkvm.bsky.social · 14/12/2024

Happy Caturday, here’s some egregious cuteness for you

A tabby cat sunbathing on a rug looking extremely cute

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mark.vm @mrkvm.bsky.social · 13/12/2024

Denver fixture David Eugene Edwards (16 Horsepower, Woven Hand) solo show at Ophelia’s in Denver last night. Always amazing

Musician David Eugene Edwards playing acoustic guitar & singing on stage.

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mark.vm @mrkvm.bsky.social · 13/12/2024

Support some real art today friends Made with deathgenerator.com by @foone.bsky.social

Mocked up video game screenshot showing a pixelated Mickey Mouse and the text “Generative AI is just glorified autocorrect that steals from creatives and wrecks the planet”

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mark.vm @mrkvm.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

I can’t stop playing with @foone.bsky.social’s Death Generator. Now we just need a Linux oops or panic

BSOD screen with the text “I’m sorry Dave I can’t do that”

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mark.vm @mrkvm.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

@foone.bsky.social made this neat Death Generator & I felt the need to use it to honor the best Final Girl out there @sgj.bsky.social

Pixel Jason from Friday the 13th sitting on the ground with the text “Jade Daniels Is My Final Girl” centered underneath

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mark.vm @mrkvm.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

Obligatory Steam Deck on my cat picture

Tabby cat sleeping & a Steam Deck with Lorelei & The Laser Eyes on the screen.

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mark.vm @mrkvm.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

Nick Cave in the latest issue of the Red Hand Files: www.theredhandfiles.com/i-used-to-pl... This is why I love live music so much. I don’t just love it, I depend on it.

Screenshot of text that reads:
“A live concert can feel overwhelming, even frightening, because its emotional power can suddenly bring our most buried experiences to the surface. But feelings are meant to be felt – that’s what they are for. We heal by acknowledging our emotions and test our heart’s resilience by lingering within the unbearable. It is something music can help us do. We find our hearts are much stronger than we presumed, and what we thought was unbearable was nothing of the sort. Music draws forth these subterranean feelings and simultaneously rescues us from them.”

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mark.vm @mrkvm.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

Well, here’s my evening sorted. @emmaruthrundle.bsky.social’s excellent collaboration w/Thou in preparation for seeing her live in Denver next week combined w/the final volume of @sgj.bsky.social’s Indian Lake trilogy (yes I can read & listen to music at the same time, it’s my only superpower).

The record sleeve of May Our Chambers Be Full by Emma Ruth Randle & Thou and the book The Angel of Indian Lake by Stephen Graham Jones

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mark.vm @mrkvm.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

Our cat is thrilled I’m home too & has been curled up on my lap all evening

A tabby/tortie mix cat curled up on a lap blanket

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mark.vm @mrkvm.bsky.social · 08/12/2024

Last night of the con, and this community trading table popped up. Great fun.

A table with several stacks of trading cards.

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mark.vm @mrkvm.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

Growing up in the underground music scene in Colorado Springs in the late 80s/early 90s, my friends & I would often make pilgrimages to Wax Trax in Denver. It was one of the places that fed my music obsessions the most. I love that I can still visit to this day, and it’s still one of the best around

Shop front of Wax Trax records in Denver

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mark.vm @mrkvm.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

Nice morning walk to a favorite local coffee shop in Longmont, CO for some time with my current read by @sgj.bsky.social

A cup of black coffee and the book Don’t Fear The Reaper by Stephen Graham Jones on a dark wood table

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mark.vm @mrkvm.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

Metaphor: ReFantazio is a joy to play on Steam Deck, bonus if you can do it while your cat sleeps on your lap. Thanks to @steamdeckgaming.bsky.social for tips on how to get the best experience on Deck. 🎮

A tabby cat sleeping on a person’s lap with a Steam Deck showing the game Metaphor: ReFantazio

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mark.vm @mrkvm.bsky.social · 13/01/2024

How to spend a very cold afternoon: Curled up on the couch with our cat reading @aptshadow.bsky.social’s beguiling and mysterious ‘Children of Memory’ with Labradford’s quietly beautiful ‘E Luxo So’ on the stereo.

Screenshot of a weather app showing the current temperature as 0 degrees Fahrenheit.

A tabby cat curled up on a lap blanket next to the book ‘Children of Memory’ by Adrian Tchaikovsky.

The cover of the album ‘E Luxo So’ by post-rock band Labradford.

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mark.vm @mrkvm.bsky.social · 13/01/2024

if you see this post a cool comic book cover

The cover of The Spire graphic novel by Simon Spurrier, Jeff Stokely, and André May.

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