Robert In The Wires || Mr. 404

Still hurts to think about. This and and the loss of Elliot's at Yonge and Wellesley.

It's giving "Part 5 of Attack on Titan's Series Finale" vibes.

Every AI data centre on earth should be hollowed out and sold for scrap, and everyone who pilfered these photos should be forced to live underground.

Charlie Brown, tell everyone this for me:

"It wasn't that bad!"

Twitter accounts are based in Russia. BlueSky accounts are based in homes with, frankly, too many books, plants, obsolete cables, and pieces of rustic pottery, that could do with a bit of a tidying up, to be honest.

I love how Conan just looks like some washed-up freshman trying to explain to his girlfriend why the RA confiscated his air fryer.

As for my writing side-hustle/hobby, er, I've always been into storytelling. It's my first love. But it's hard to make a career out of it unless you have like, eighteen contracts going at once. I moved into self-publishing because I have the disposable income to do it and because I'm impatient. 6/6

^all dumb luck, I mean

I don't plan on going anywhere any-time soon, but I have no career aspirations or plans for the immediate future. I've been riding the wind for so long that I'm focusing on maintaining where I'm at. I genuinely have no idea what I'd do with my life if I lost this. 5/

After moving out at 30, then moving back in again at 32, I managed to get some gigs in the somewhat-recovering still-somewhat-dying public sector, moved out a second time at 35, and just planted my feet where I'm at for the past seven years. It was also dumb luck. 4/

Eventually, I toughed it out and did a bunch of temp work. Jobs ranged from data entry work for insurance companies and telecoms corpos to restocking coffee machines and stuffing care packages for crooked NGOs. I worked out of basements and satellite offices in dangerous neighbourhoods. 3/

I was fortunate enough to have a supportive family who helped me out during that time but when you're like, 25 and the only work you can get for your first summer out of school was Dog Walking while your friends who were comfortably in the work force before 2008 soared was pretty demoralizing. 2/

I studied Humanities and Social Work with Immigrants and Refugees, and then graduated into an economy still recovering from the Great Recession. Back then, the Harper Government cut funding to the social services sector and put hundreds of people in my field alone on the dole. 1/

Told some younger Gen Z guys about The Battle of Christie Pits and blew their minds. One of my good deeds of the day.

#toronto #cdnhistory

A movie that takes place where you're from:

2D from Gorillaz with lasers shooting out of his eyes, hands raised. Psychedelic background behind him.

Steve Ditko seconds after coming up with the idea of someone being from Queens:

Prayers up for our pissboys

November 29th from 1 to 4:30 PM, agh

To confirm, I'll be at Knowhere Comics on November 29th from 1 to 4:30 PM.

Picture of an arm pointing at a blue, cloudy sky. There is text floating above the arm, reading: COME AND GET MY STUFF LAST WEEK OF NOVEMBER EDITION FIND ME AT: GENERAL MERCER HOLIDAY MARKET WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 26TH 6PM-8PM AND: KNOWHERE COMICS SATURDAY NOVEMBER 29TH 1 PM-4:30 PM

A man in a winter coat and sunglasses and scarf, sneering as he consider his life choices, gesturing at a pair of images superimposed onto a shrub. The text above his head reads "WHERE? HERE." The first, a screenshot from Google reading: knowhere comics 5.0124 Google reviews Comic book store in Toronto, Ontario Website Directions Reviews Save Share Call Address: 88 Cawthra Ave Unit 200, Toronto, ON M6N 3C2 Get There: [IMAGE OF TRAIN] 41 mins· [IMAGE OF CAR] 28 mins Phone: (416) 762-2149 Hours: Open · Closes 6 p.m. And below that, a screenshot from the General Mercer Holiday Market homepage. Reading: General Mercer Jr. Public School 30 Turnberry Ave. FREE ADMISSION DROP BY FOR A FESTIVE MARKET WITH CRAFTS, TREATS, & BOOKS

A man with sunglasses, overwhelmed as he is surrounded by eight disparate book covers. Above him, the text: AND I AM BRINGING THESE FELLAS WITH ME The book covers read: Will You Come Again? The Constant Screaming of Albrecht Liebermann Olivia @Zero Morgan @Home Checkmate Blues Morkbert The Unfinished Quest The Last Will and Testament of Gyro Bronson

A man in a winter coat and scarf, giving a thumbs-up as he vibrates out of existence. Above him, the text: FULL BOOK LIST AND PRICES PRICES Odd Ends (comic w/ Jon Berg) …………………………………………… $6 Checkmate Blues (comic w/ Keith Grachow) …………………………… $6 Both of Those Comics! ……………………………………………………… $10 Olivia @Zero (novel) ……………………………………………………… $15 Morgan @Home (novel) ……………………………………………………… $20 Both Novels! ………………………………………………………………… $30 Mörkbert: Mörktober 2023 And Beyond (Mörk Borg fanbook) ………… $13 The Unfinished Quest (w/ Lucas Nemeth) ……………………………… $10 The Last Will and Testament of Gyro Bronson (w/ Ryan Howe) ……… $10 SEE YOU ON THE 26TH AND 29TH!

Hey, Toronto! Want to support a local writer?

I'll be tabling at two different places next week!

Please join me at the General Mercer Holiday Market on November 26th from 6 PM to 8 PM, then at Knowhere Comics from 1 PM to 4:30 PM.

See you there!!

@rodrigobravo.ca

Especially This Kind Of Actual Play, like good god.

I hope you're prepared for an epicbacon time

The Unfinished Quest by SquidzMckenzie

You know that dark fantasy comic set in an incomplete, glitchy video game that @squidzmckenzie.bsky.social and I worked on? Well, it's now on Itch!

Go download THE UNFINISHED QUEST for only $3 CAD today!
#webcomic #noai
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If I ever end up suspended for something I posted on BlueSky, I hope one you DMs me a cake with a nail file in it so I can break out.

FREE WENDY

My favourite line is when you said "Let's Get Metroided Up."

I started thinking about Wild ARMs today and I think there should be more JRPGs with unique settings. Maybe a 1960s Ultra Q-esque game, or a world based on the Jomon Era.

If you see this, post your getaway vehicle.

» 30 Magazines Accepting Genre Fiction

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#Bill60 will likely be passed this week, and it will grow homelessness across Ontario — something our food banks, shelters, and municipalities do not have the resources to address.

When you wonder why encampments are growing in your community, remember Bill 60.

My remarks today at the OLA: