fun & hobbies

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Medieval line drawing of two flying devils pushing a monk off a bridge.

Wednesday Whimsy: So you’ve been accused of witchcraft…

By Anna on 2012-08-15 • ( 5 )

A handy guide to what you can expect: please share any bits and pieces you have come across recently that have surprised, delighted, intrigued or otherwise positively engaged you.

Photo of an individual portion of apple crumble

Weekend womanscraft: winter warmers

By Mary on 2012-08-11 • ( 7 )

Warming bellies with cream of mushroom soup, slow cooked meat, apple crumble and other noms. What are you cooking this winter?

A woman with sinister slit-pupiled eyes holds up her extremely hairy leg in the air

Whimsy: Straw Feminists in the Closet

By tigtog on 2012-08-07 • ( 9 )

Please share anything that has recently surprised, delighted, intrigued or otherwise positively engaged you: the world needs more unicorn chasers.

A promo picture of Matt Smith wreathed in smoke or mist for Doctor Who

Whovian Squee: trailer for upcoming season

By tigtog on 2012-08-02 • ( 7 )

Beware casting spoilers, if those bother you.

Cup of tea in blue-grey and gold fine china.

Is Whimsy Just for Wednesdays?

By Anna on 2012-07-31 • ( 11 )

This is for Megpie, because I just went over to your blog for the first time, saw your gif in the top left corner, and thought you would enjoy it. (Others may too.) Professor Elemental – “Cup of Brown Joy”… Read More ›

a beam of light like the Bat Signal but the symbol shown is the RSS symbol

Gamers Against Bigotry

By tigtog on 2012-07-27 • ( 14 )

Game design consultant Ernest W. Adams at Butterflies and Wheels: It’s time for us to force the permanent nine-year-olds to grow up or get out of our games and forums.

TV Thread: so what are you watching?

By tigtog on 2012-07-24 • ( 30 )

The shows we love, the shows we love to hate, the shows we want to love but just don’t do it for us, guilty pleasures and comfort viewing: what floats your televisual boat and why?

We see the face, long hair, skirt and bare feet of a girl as she bends down to look at a stick.

Friday Hoydens: Women of Firefly

By Anna on 2012-07-20 • ( 14 )

Zoe, Kaylee, River and Inara. The four graces. Different talents, different struggles, different features, different life experiences. Same life-affirming energy. I wish we could have heard more of their stories, and maybe one day I will get around to reading… Read More ›

Gratuitous Awesome: The Detective vs The Doctor

By tigtog on 2012-07-16 • ( 6 )

Matt Smith and Benedict Cumberbatch doing the duet/duel number I Can Do Anything Better Than You

Three lipsticks arranged in front of a book-like presentation box.

Friday Hoyden: Poppy King

By Anna on 2012-07-13 • ( 6 )

If I write about a present-day hoyden she is most likely to be a raving lefty like Camila Vallejo. To balance the scales somewhat, I thought it would be novel to feature a capitalist hoyden this week. Digging around in… Read More ›