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Alice Bell

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πŸ“– GRAVE EXPECTATIONS, DISPLEASURE ISLAND & THE GRAPPLES OF WRATH out now! β—¦ good books β—¦ murder β—¦ swearing β—¦ Recovering games journalist #BWithTheT Rep Stevie Finegan at Zeno @totalplaytime.com https://alicebellauthor.com/

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I was talking to a guy who was like β€œoh man I forgot my sleeping pills” and it turned out he was talking about melatonin tablets. PIFFLE.

08.03.2026 00:39 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I’m In Bed With Warm Toes And Have Taken A Sleeping Pill But Just Remembered I Didn’t Put The Cooled Leftovers In The Fridge: Alice’s Story

08.03.2026 00:34 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
An old screenshot talking about Google on top. It says "Google is a pure search engine β€” no weather, no news feed, no links to sponsors, no ads, no distractions, no portal litter. Nothing but a fast-loading search site. Reward them with a visit. Below is a screenshot from The Phantom Menace, where Anakin Skywalker is walking next to a building and behind him you see the shadow of Darth Vader.

An old screenshot talking about Google on top. It says "Google is a pure search engine β€” no weather, no news feed, no links to sponsors, no ads, no distractions, no portal litter. Nothing but a fast-loading search site. Reward them with a visit. Below is a screenshot from The Phantom Menace, where Anakin Skywalker is walking next to a building and behind him you see the shadow of Darth Vader.

07.03.2026 07:14 β€” πŸ‘ 602    πŸ” 175    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 7
07.03.2026 14:40 β€” πŸ‘ 305    πŸ” 76    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 3

Gentle reminder for those idiots that want Britain to get fully involved in an illegal war in the Middle East built on a false argument around WMD, in 2003 we had an economy larger than China and could put about 60,000 servicemen and women into the field.

It's history, not current affairs.

07.03.2026 10:29 β€” πŸ‘ 436    πŸ” 99    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 2

Contains an inordinately kind review of my new book amongst a fun roundup of others!

07.03.2026 12:28 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

What a lovely review! Thank you so much for reading and taking the time 🫣 I’m honoured

07.03.2026 12:28 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

The game basically only lets you eat apples and mushrooms and then roasts you for it. Ludonarrative dissonance my ass

07.03.2026 00:29 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

And my goblin mate Snell looked at me weirdly and was like β€œreally?” And I go β€œyeah I’m a human, I eat food, that’s normal!”
And Snell is like, β€œyeah man I just… I’ve only ever seen you eat apples.”

I laughed for a solid minute

07.03.2026 00:26 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

It’s also very funny. Tiny early spoiler but it teaches you to eat food to restore HP by making you eat apples and early on they’re a really common bit of loot. Me and my goblin buddy came across a camp with a hot stove and loads of food lying around and I was like β€œboy, this is making me hungry!”

07.03.2026 00:24 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I have been playing Esoteric Ebb this evening and it is GREAT. I keep getting the option to tell people β€œI’m a cool sexy rogue” which, as anyone who has played D&D will know, exactly replicates the experience of having a rogue in the group

07.03.2026 00:12 β€” πŸ‘ 38    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 0

The eternal struggle

06.03.2026 18:07 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Changing into stealth mode.

06.03.2026 13:45 β€” πŸ‘ 20    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Was able to sub one did the last minis I painted into this weeks Nerdlings Friday theme, thus ticking off one of my two painting goals this year! The other is to do a mini of the month…

06.03.2026 13:43 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

YEEEAAAH

06.03.2026 13:32 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
3 space marines each with backpack, boltgun and power fist. They scale up progressively left to right.

3 space marines each with backpack, boltgun and power fist. They scale up progressively left to right.

Change? Have a Space Marines animorphs transition!

#WarhammerCommunity #MarchforMacragge

06.03.2026 11:05 β€” πŸ‘ 76    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Let's go old school!

06.03.2026 09:15 β€” πŸ‘ 116    πŸ” 20    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 2
A spirit host miniature from the Age Of Sigmar Nighthaunt army: black, smoky spirits with purple highlights, clutching short blades they’re emanating from a skeleton on the ground, where the tails of the ghosts become blue and light the skeleton from inside out.

A spirit host miniature from the Age Of Sigmar Nighthaunt army: black, smoky spirits with purple highlights, clutching short blades they’re emanating from a skeleton on the ground, where the tails of the ghosts become blue and light the skeleton from inside out.

A spirit host miniature from the Age Of Sigmar Nighthaunt army: black, smoky spirits with purple highlights, clutching short blades they’re emanating from a skeleton on the ground, where the tails of the ghosts become blue and light the skeleton from inside out.

A spirit host miniature from the Age Of Sigmar Nighthaunt army: black, smoky spirits with purple highlights, clutching short blades they’re emanating from a skeleton on the ground, where the tails of the ghosts become blue and light the skeleton from inside out.

A spirit host miniature from the Age Of Sigmar Nighthaunt army: black, smoky spirits with purple highlights, clutching short blades they’re emanating from a skeleton on the ground, where the tails of the ghosts become blue and light the skeleton from inside out.

A spirit host miniature from the Age Of Sigmar Nighthaunt army: black, smoky spirits with purple highlights, clutching short blades they’re emanating from a skeleton on the ground, where the tails of the ghosts become blue and light the skeleton from inside out.

Omg I have one for this [screaming crying throwing up]!!! the first of my haaaaaunts! For is death not the greatest change of all?

06.03.2026 13:31 β€” πŸ‘ 26    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

I very much hope those in government will read this and understand the risk they're taking with one of the UK's most consistently successful sectors - a risk profoundly bound up in an enormous speculative bubble and tech that has horrific externalities and is terrible at nearly everything.

06.03.2026 09:59 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Oh im like ten seasons out from that still, and may I remind you we’re still dealing with a potential bioweapon outbreak here!!!

06.03.2026 02:27 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Oh my god an episode about a nonce who stole three children after hurricane Katrina (as one does) has now become an ANTHRAX OUTBREAK what even is THIS SHOW

06.03.2026 02:20 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Ah yes I see the flaw here

06.03.2026 02:19 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Really struggling with sleep at the moment. Starting to think a benefit of a relationship is I have an adult enforcing bedtime

06.03.2026 02:10 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

I refuse to believe that’s real, you’re trying to make a fool of me

06.03.2026 01:48 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Everyone is saying this! β€œAbsolute garbage, some of the worst television ever made, I have a full back tattoo of Detective Stabler.”

They’re not wrong.

05.03.2026 23:01 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Step away from the lathe of heaven

05.03.2026 22:55 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

it's compelling, I'll give it that

05.03.2026 22:35 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Fall asleep to historic abductions of hispanic children being uncovered, wake up to the shocking reveal that Dean Cain manipulated his wife into starving to death somehow. Different episodes, or did I just miss Ice T explaining the link? No one can say.

05.03.2026 22:35 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

I keep falling asleep with it on and waking up during the shock twist trial reveal part ten minutes before the end and I never know what episode it is but the twists are always so nonsensical that the show itself is still consistent to me

05.03.2026 22:30 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0

It is ableist of you to tell me to stop posting

05.03.2026 15:42 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0