rdm

@rdm@aus.social
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#Perth born and resident. #Linux #Sysadmin, SoT kayaker with a Hobie Outback, 3-wheel HPV user , #photographer, #boardgamer, #RPG player, and #SFF fan. I am a #mermaid (well mer-dude). Just an all-round geek. I am proud to live on Whadjuk #Noongar boodja.

I play #GURPS, #DnD5e, and #TravellerRPG .

I like to take photos of #birds (particularly #raptors), and other mer-folk. I also shoot #pinhole and #solargraph images. To round things off, I also play with in-camera #cyanotype imaging.

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The collab that absolutely nobody on earth asked for 😂
21 December let’s play with a new one! Can you guess the Movie here?
(I already posted this one a few weeks ago but don’t cheat !)
#comics #movies #quiz #adventcalendar

Here is another shot from today's mershoot.

@leece looking very lovely and cool in her #MagicTail .

#OlympusTG4 #underwaterPhotographs #mermaid

We did a mershoot with some Serious Underwater Photographers today.

I also took a few shots. Here is one of @leece cruising past the sun.

#OlympusTG4 #underwaterPhotographs #mermaid

It's day 20 of the Diamine Inkvent fun, and I've been thinking I haven't drawn a chimera for a while. So here you go.

This ink, a chameleon shimmer called "Ambience" is a warm browny orangey red and the chameleon sparkle is following the usual pattern of being quite subtle.

Chimera disrespectant just about.

Tried to catch it for you but it doesn't really photograph well in the time and lighting that I had. See if you can see any sparkle below. Oh well, it was fun to draw, and the sparkle is there but it's tiny.

#inkvent #FountainPenink #Dippen #DrawingWithoutaNet
#NoAI #Diamine #DiamineOvercast #OriginalArt #PenandInk #Inkvent2025 #DiamineInkvent2025 #FantasyArt #chimera

The nine biomechanical women sat around a table in a cafe, with various drinks in front of them.

Wisteria took a sip of her long mac, "For all that he is a real bit of work, Prof Russim did do good work on us. I mean he could have left out things like a digestive tract, taste buds, and other fun things."

Annette nodded, "All the same, he does need to be stopped. Jen has stopped him from killing anyone - yet, but it really is only a matter of time."

Lucy, the newest member of the group, softly spoke. "That is why I wanted us to talk outside of the house. I'm worried about Jennifer."
Annette tipped her head a little "Worried about her? She's pretty tough."
"Yes, but let's face it, she is not the brightest lamp in the display," at the looks the others gave her Lucy continued "She's not stupid, but she does miss a lot of things that maybe she shouldn't. For example, whenever the Prof makes one of us, there is a clear pattern, but she never spots it."

The others paused. Veronica looked thoughtful, and mused "You know, she's right. Jen should have spotted the pattern by now. I mean, we knew Lucy was on the way. That's why Annette was waiting for her."

The others nodded in agreement.

Siobhan asked worriedly "Do you think something's been done to her?"
"No...", Lucy stretched it out a little, "I don't think so. I just think she's not much of a detective."

Betty looked around "So what do we do?"
Sarah looked grim "What Wissy should have done before he made the rest of us. We stop him. Properly."
They all looked at each other. "I'm still glad I waited," Wisteria said "because I got all of you. But you are right. We need to do something about him."

Angelina spoke up "Maybe we can get Alison to lend a hand." Alison was a lava elemental that had started visiting. Jennifer's super power of flame control protected her from Alison's body of molten rock.
Aurora shook her head "No, Alison, for all her power is a civilian."
Harriet, who had been quiet until now, put her hands on the table "Right then. We know how to find him. Finish your drinks, and let's get him."

When Jennifer got home from her day job, the house was unusually empty, but there was a note on the kitchen table: "Running errands. Back later." Scratching her head, "Errands?", she asked of the empty house.

#SF #SFF #microfiction #tootfic #microfic #Superhero #TheFlameSuper #IAmWriting

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The recalled frozen raw shrimp products are as follows, as shown in the images further below:"

I'm officiating at my friends' wedding today. Before the Marriage Equality* amendments to the Australian Marriage Act in 2017, this was something I did reasonably often. Didn't need to be a registered celebrant then, because there was no legal standing to queer marriages anyway. I've witnessed vows and watched people kiss in backyards, parks and community halls. And once, very early in the Marriage Equality campaign, in the main plaza in the city in a queer mass wedding ceremony/protest.

Before Marriage Equality, trans people were forced to divorce if they wanted to have their transition legally recognised, regardless of the love and devotion in their marriage. The passing of the marriage equality act meant that trans people could become who they wished to be and also keep the lives they chose.

Today's ceremony is a vow renewal for two wives who originally married pre-2017 as wife and husband.

I am full of joy for my friends.

*noting pointedly that Marriage Equality is not actually equal, and that disabled people and poly people are still either financially penalised for marrying or excluded from marriage completely. These were not acceptable compromises to make.

#queer #trans #equalmarriage