She came from Planet Five I knew it all the time She wore a metal miniskirt As she stood knee-deep in dirt
Category: Humor
Funny things
Worldbuilding Wednesday 10/5/22: Haircuts (Silly)
An AI can generate recipes, stories, Halloween costumes… but how about haircuts? A silly list for you to laugh at, though some of these may be plausible in some future setting. Haircuts that don’t, and shouldn’t, exist Aseptic: The haircut is done by cutting short, curly ends of the hair. When the hair is …
Worldbuilding Wednesday 9/28/22: Nautical Slang
The world of boating has its own set of slang: starboard, port, bow, stern, limey, crow’s nest. But there’s always room for more. In some other world, it might be these terms. Newfangled Nautical Slang Ammunition-in: It’s time for a drink because it’s 5 o’clock somewhere Allee: A nearby room or place where one …
The True Face of Sauron
Say the name Sauron and most people will think of this armored character from The Lord of the Rings movies, or a giant burning eye. But in the books Tolkien never spoke of Sauron’s Third Age physical form except in abstracts, saying only that he was “not fair” which could mean anything. So, inspired by …
Worldbuilding Wednesday 8/31/22: Monarch Portraits of Narnia (Narnia XLIII)
I’m going to do something different for this post of WW. I’m going to post AI-created portraits of randomly generated Narnian monarchs using StarryAI. (Starry-Eyed, get it?) These monarchs are intended to be used in Narnian fanfics, but they could be used in any work of fantasy fiction as well. First, Queen Thuma of the …
Geal Chàrn
Again I went back to the Wood between the World and tried to return to Charn. But instead I appeared in Scotland, at the top of the picturesque mountain known as Geal Chàrn.
Charn Kee
I thought the strange pool in The Wood Between the Worlds would take me back to Charn, but I landed here instead!
Jadis 2022: Artificial Intelligence
This post is dedicated to Janelle Shane, who sparked my interest in AI learning. Now we’ll move out of the realm of the human artist and look at what art-creating AI engines can come up with. These engines work with a text prompt like “Fox in a field of flowers” or “Volcano erupting over …
The Happy Couple
“With these tentacles, I thee wed…”