Reposted by RivenbladeJosephine Riesman @josie.zone · 02/08/2026I was literally deceased by the end of this www.instagram.com/p/Dba8hsKyLXh/ 251687521
Rivenblade @rivenblade.bsky.social · 18/06/2026“The He-Man movie doesn’t take itself seriously enough.” Meanwhile, the cartoon: #MotU #MastersoftheUniverse 020
Rivenblade @rivenblade.bsky.social · 03/06/2026I love Star Wars even though it's a mixed bag quality-wise these days. Hard to find reasonable Star Wars YouTubers, though. Some are toxically positive. Others are toxically negative. There are some who straddle the middle. Others who nitpick in a cynical way. Any recommendations? 000
Rivenblade @rivenblade.bsky.social · 13/03/2026So, I've created a new account (and a new blog) that will be more writing focused. If you want to follow my writing journey, feel free to follow me: bsky.app/profile/alex... I'll keep using THIS account for other non-writing related thoughts and nonsense.bsky.app 000
Rivenblade @rivenblade.bsky.social · 12/03/2026How sorrowful life would be if you couldn’t share it with anyone. We must never take the people (and animals) in our lives for granted. It can even be just one person. ❤️ 000
Rivenblade @rivenblade.bsky.social · 11/03/2026When you are weighed down by everything, rest and find energy in art, hobbies, good people, and/or faith. (I'm not overly religious, but I know the last option works for some.) 000
Rivenblade @rivenblade.bsky.social · 10/03/2026Though the world is tainted by greed and hatred, hope remains on a butterfly’s wing. 000
Rivenblade @rivenblade.bsky.social · 10/03/2026I want to paint with words. Something bright, perhaps dark, never bland or boring. 000
Rivenblade @rivenblade.bsky.social · 10/03/2026Art is resistance. Creation is a revolutionary act. 020
Rivenblade @rivenblade.bsky.social · 25/02/2026“I’m gonna be perfect from now on. I’m gonna be perfect starting now.” Gotta keep reaching and believing even if the thing is unattainable. 000
Reposted by RivenbladeGenghisKait Art - OPEN FOR COMMISSIONS @gk-art.bsky.social · 09/02/2026Illustration of wrestler Kenny Omega done in the style of Yoshitaka Amano 717379
Rivenblade @rivenblade.bsky.social · 09/02/2026So, dungeon synth is cool, eh? youtu.be/Q-xg1pedCM4?...youtu.beMountain Realm - Rustborn [ Full Album ] - Dungeon SynthYouTube video by Cryo Crypt 000
Rivenblade @rivenblade.bsky.social · 06/02/2026If you're pumping out 2-hour YT mixes every five days while saying "human made with assistance from AI," it's not human made. It's AI-generated with assistance from a human. Stop lying and stop posting this slop on YouTube and making it a worse place than it has to be. 000
Rivenblade @rivenblade.bsky.social · 06/02/2026It's a tavern kind of Friday. These days, I always look for stuff that's more than a year or two old, or is clearly marked as "not AI" when picking out YouTube mixes. youtu.be/vyg5jJrZ42s?...youtu.beMedieval Fantasy Tavern | D&D Fantasy Music and AmbienceYouTube video by Daydreaming of Persephone 000
Rivenblade @rivenblade.bsky.social · 03/02/2026Action creates motivation, and is a more reliable generator of progress than waiting for motivation to strike first. 000
Rivenblade @rivenblade.bsky.social · 31/01/2026Been playing Heroes of Might and Magic III all week. First M&M game for me. Steep learning curve, but I'm finally getting the hang of it and am really enjoying the world in general. A game from 1999 can still be engrossing and beautiful. 000
Rivenblade @rivenblade.bsky.social · 24/01/2026Cosmic Princess Kaguya is what the best movies are about: the brevity of life and the need to embrace it while we have it. 000
Rivenblade @rivenblade.bsky.social · 23/01/2026So, between Delicious in Dungeon, Frieren, and Spy Family, I think I might be back on the ‘ne (what us old folks call anime). 000
Rivenblade @rivenblade.bsky.social · 22/01/2026There is but one life in this vessel. May I use it well. 010
Reposted by RivenbladeDaryl Surat @darylsurat.bsky.social · 16/01/2026There are a surprising number of people for whom tonight's Thursday Night Impact on AMC is their first exposure to TNA. If you're one of them: no, this one isn't an outlier. This is how TNA is. Now think about all those who told you that TNA is the real number two wrestling promotion in the US/world 1163
Rivenblade @rivenblade.bsky.social · 16/01/2026TNA introducing C and D-tier celebrities on camera with a bunch of empty seats behind them, and later having Santino say “Thursday night on AMC. It doesn’t get any bigger than this” to mild applause are two of the most TNA things you can imagine. 071
Rivenblade @rivenblade.bsky.social · 05/01/2026I wish to be better Better organized Better focused Better prioritized Better disciplined Better at being a friend Better at being present Yeah 010
Rivenblade @rivenblade.bsky.social · 03/01/2026Shall I sleep or summon demons Like I've conjured them before? Shall I light forbidden fires And call devils to these shores? 010
Rivenblade @rivenblade.bsky.social · 27/12/2025Untitled The nights sweep over me As hushing hands and weathered whispers do not err in warning of darknesses to come 010
Rivenblade @rivenblade.bsky.social · 18/12/2025There are multiple fantasy music mixes that I've gone back to over the years. This is one of them. Oddly, these are more affecting now than they ever were in the past. These days, YouTube can feel like a mire of AI slop, so I try to seek out and connect with human-made art. youtu.be/0CmZtTxgGyk?...youtu.beFANTASYLAND | 2-Hours Beautiful Majestic Fantasy Music MixYouTube video by ThePrimeCronus 020
Rivenblade @rivenblade.bsky.social · 15/12/2025I'm going to write a short story that is rooted in Slavic mythology. So I have said. So it must be done.media.tenor.coma painting of an old man with a beard and a crownALT: a painting of an old man with a beard and a crown 010
Rivenblade @rivenblade.bsky.social · 11/12/2025Remember when you would read novels that had pictures in them and a picture would feel like a reward when you got to it? Just me? 000
Rivenblade @rivenblade.bsky.social · 05/12/2025Much of the stuff I write is overwrought. Needs two or three edits before it comes down to earth. Most of the stuff I post here is pretty raw unless noted otherwise. 000
Rivenblade @rivenblade.bsky.social · 05/12/2025Winter Candle (v.3) The winter chill can darken hearts And bring all spirits low With wilting warmth, I light a wick And watch the fire grow O, Flame of Life Holder of Hope In you, I must abide I pray your glow Shall keep me whole And spirits satisfy 011
Rivenblade @rivenblade.bsky.social · 05/12/2025Time passes too quickly. That’s just the eternal existential anxiety, I suppose. 000
Rivenblade @rivenblade.bsky.social · 25/11/2025I hope if I absorb enough noble words, and write enough poor stories of my own, I will one day be able to write something worth reading. You can’t get better at writing without reading and writing. 111
Rivenblade @rivenblade.bsky.social · 25/11/2025Winter Candle (version 2) Written by Rivenblade The winter chill can darken hearts And bring all spirits low Knowing this, I light a wick And watch the small flame grow O, Flame of Life Holder of Hope In you, I must abide I pray your glow Shall keep me whole And spirits satisfy 000
Rivenblade @rivenblade.bsky.social · 24/11/2025A Candle in Winter Written by Rivenblade The winter chill can darken hearts And bring all spirits low Knowing this, I light a wick And place it by the window O, Flame of Life Holder of Hope In you, I must abide I pray your glow Shall keep me whole My spirit satisfy 110
Rivenblade @rivenblade.bsky.social · 24/11/2025We once dwelled in honour and pride ‘ere comfort and age bore us near ruin. Where is the knight? Where is the sower? Where are the hearts that once were aflame? We have eaten our feasts from elder-day tables, yet given no heed to the rot ‘neath the cloth! (Striving for Tolkien) 000
Rivenblade @rivenblade.bsky.social · 24/11/2025We only get one life on this planet. This year has been a sobering lesson in how quickly that life can end regardless of health or age. Several people I knew or was at least familiar with who lost their lives. Two in their forties. Both with children. I’ve tried to take them as signs and reminders. 010
Rivenblade @rivenblade.bsky.social · 19/11/2025Apparently, it’s International Men’s Day. While it would be easy to respond with a cynical smirk to that fact, it would only add to the hurt, and push back the acceptance and equality we all crave as people. Cheers to the men who show up, love, care, contribute, and want to make things better.media.tenor.coma close up of a man 's face with long hairALT: a close up of a man 's face with long hair 010
Rivenblade @rivenblade.bsky.social · 16/11/2025Ridan etched designs of doom upon his mind, coils of vengeful thoughts ready to strike at the image of his treacherous brother. He walked through the camp a man possessed, whether by righteous anger or poisoned vision, his party could not say. 010
Rivenblade @rivenblade.bsky.social · 16/11/2025Things you don’t usually think about: Hot water and cold water sound different when you pour them into a cup. 000
Rivenblade @rivenblade.bsky.social · 14/11/2025Knees-deep in the mire Vision obscured by the mist Mind and body tired Seeking the final bliss 000
Rivenblade @rivenblade.bsky.social · 12/11/2025Support Blue Turtle on YouTube. In a sea of bland AI-generated music, Blue Turtle is a human creator who deserves your views and your ears. Been listening to this channel for years. It's one of my go-to's for inspiring deep focus music, whether I'm working or creating. youtu.be/r0GsnNDLtGo?...youtu.beForest Adventure 🌳 - Fantasy Music for InspirationYouTube video by Blue Turtle 030
Rivenblade @rivenblade.bsky.social · 11/11/2025Unsubscribing from @nytimes.com The Daily on my podcast feed. Between Ross Douthatt being allowed to platform questionable and/or straight up uninformed people, and the milquetoast reporting on the main show (which I was fine with before), I’m done. Keep actively hurting your reputation, I guess. 000
Rivenblade @rivenblade.bsky.social · 11/11/2025The tragedy of life is that wisdom begins to come too late—the toils and distractions of mundane existence all too present, choking the light from one’s mind. 000
Rivenblade @rivenblade.bsky.social · 07/11/2025@nytimes.com Consider taking a closer look at Ross Douhat’s “work,” please. The man just allows any and all questionable people on to his show and treats them like reasonable people with zero pushback. “Women have ruined the workplace. Interesting! Tell our listeners more!” It sucks. 000
Rivenblade @rivenblade.bsky.social · 05/11/2025From atop the old hill He cries the word The one known to all with hearts alive It prickles the skin Pinches tears from adult eyes And makes freedom feel possible anew “Hope!” 000
