I painted this for a friend's wedding - each table will have a centerpiece that has been created by one of her 'arty' friends and I was honoured to contribute! One of the suggested themes was 'Discworld' so as a Terry Pratchett fan I went with that - a mixed media depiction of The Great A'Tuin.

Currently reading Small Gods by #terryPratchett , had an aha moment about 60% in.

Discworld has been great. Fun. Funny. Moving. Full of ideas. Very literate.

But this book seems to have transitioned over into great literature. Like, if you think Breakfast of Champions by Vonnegut is great literature then this must be as well.

And it did so in a very sneaky way. It is everything all of the previous 12(?) books were, but somewhere along the way it leveled up. In a planned and inspired way.

Today would have been the birthday for the remarkable #TerryPratchett

Fond memories of hosting signing events with Terry, back in the day - the line ran around two floors of the bookshop, out the door, & round the block. It took hours to do it all.

He chatted to everyone who waited, occasionally dipping his aching wrist into a bowl of iced water for a short break from signing book after book.

(art by the great Paul Kidby)

#books #livres #TerryPratchett Day #Fantasy #Discworld

GNU Terry Pratchett. 10 years gone but never forgotten. Looking around this corner of the internet I see people starting their Discworld journeys for the first time. I see long time readers finding each other. I see friends who started as fellow fans. He changed so many lives. Thank you Terry. I'll raise a toast today on your birthday. A man is not dead while is name is still spoken, or until the ripples he left in the world fade.
#GNUTerryPratchett #Discworld #Pratchett #TerryPratchett #GNU

Music and reading have been so important to me throughout my life. And have been essential in the last couple of weeks.

And I’m having a bit of a renaissance with both.

I recently got my (incomplete) #TerryPratchett collection, and have started reading again. Currently reading #TheTruth.

Have also rediscovered the #B52s - new favourites include #Wig and #GirlFromIpanemaGoesToGreenland.

‘I am not losing my hair!’ snapped the Dean. ‘It is just very finely spaced.’
‘Half on your head and half on your hairbrush,’ said the Lecturer of Recent Runes.
‘No sense in bein’ bashful about goin’ bald, said Ridcully evenly. ‘Anyway, you know what they say about bald men, Dean.’
‘Yes, they say, “Look at him, he’s got no hair,”’ said the Lecturer of Recent Runes.
(Hogfather)

By the way
FREEDOM TRUTH JUSTICE REASONABLY PRICED LOVE, AND A HARD BOILED EGG.
Happy Glorious 24th
#GloriousRevolution
#TerryPratchett

Rob Wilkins put up 3 signed copies of "Terry Pratchett: A Life with Footnotes" for auction (https://www.32auctions.com/organizations/128726/auctions/181179/auction_items/6158640), with the proceeds going to Genre Creators for Trans Rights in the UK & SA (https://www.32auctions.com/genrefortrans)

h/t Rhianna Pratchett

The Last Continent finished!

I had a good time, even if I must have missed a few references to Australia. Beginning a bit slow to get going and end a bit chaotic to understand.

I've almost run out of room to put the books away

It is said that whosoever the gods wish to destroy, they first make mad. In fact, whosoever the gods wish to destroy, they first hand the equivalent of a stick with a fizzing fuse and Acme Dynamite Company written on the side. It’s more interesting, and doesn’t take so long. (Soul Music)

After a lengthy wait for “The Colour of Magic” to come in at the library, I’ve finally started reading the Discworld series. I think Death is going to be a favourite character.

Pratchett's "Night Watch" is becoming a Penguin Modern Classic, complete with Rembrandt's "The Night Watch" as a cover!

https://terrypratchett.com/news/terry-pratchett-penguin-classic/

It's the last day of sunshine!

So I'm taking the opportunity to start reading The Last Continent

NEW INTRODUCTION! After 3 years, some of my interests pivoted and some are just not on fedi.

I'm a one man company that mostly does 2D computer animation but I also do interactive writing and co-creating the first ever video game completely about larp!

#2danimation #animation #madeWithSpine #gameart #gamewriting #gamedev #madewithconstruct #inkle

#space #arduino #opensource #ecology #simpit #spacesim

#ttrpg #larp #boardgames #gaslands

#terrypratchett #discworld

‘Beats me how you fellows remember how to do all this stuff,’ said Ridcully, still watching him with what Ponder considered to be amused interest.
‘Oh, it’s largely intuitive, Archchancellor,’ said Ponder. ‘Obviously you have to spend a lot of time learning it first, though.’
(Hogfather)

My take on Death of Rats

‘Take it from me, whenever you see a bunch of buggers puttering around talking about truth and beauty and the best way of attacking Ethics, you can bet your sandals it’s all because dozens of other poor buggers are doing all the real work around the place…’ (Small Gods)