Tech companies getting bigger and building apps I don't need while I'm just over here wishing for software that works right.
Mujib
@mujib.bsky.social
Award-winning poet, lingerie model, triathlon champ. On the Blueskies since 1997. [Disclaimer: Opinions are my own, not Victoria’s Secret’s. Reskeets = Engorgements.] യോ! 🥥🍁 https://bsky.app/profile/mujib.bsky.social/feed/aaaigec5ossmm
I read that you can think about shooting free throws for a month without setting foot on a basketball court and get better at it. I tried that with playing guitar. A month later I threw my guitar straight through the net.
My favorite Star Trek episode? It's called “How Would I Know, I'm Not A Dork.” That or “The Corbomite Maneuver.”
The less you do, the less you feel like doing. It’s science.
Stop calling me an amateur. I've been doing this for decades. I'm incompetent.
"Bluesky is a political echo chamber" okay but I'm mostly here to chat with fun internet people and post art and make jokes, I cannot stress how much I don't care
Psst! Episode 4 of @happyaccidentspod.bsky.social is out now wherever you get your podcasts. In it, I interview @kuzhalimanickavel.bsky.social about her writing process, art practice, her thoughts on genAI in publishing + much else. Listen to the episode / find links for your podcast platform here—
Interview with writer Kuzhali Manickavel
Writer Kuzhali Manickavel discusses her creative process, her weird fiction, her thoughts on generative AI, and her evolving visual arts practice.
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Accidentally had avocado toast for lunch instead of paying my mortgage again.
Charlie Brooker describing Adrien Brody as looking like a 'disappointed sundial' always stuck with me
I also have a great fondness for Philomena Cunk describing Queen Victoria as having a face like “Alfred Hitchcock watching a dog drown”
Can't decide between Charlie Brooker describing his own head as "like a rucksack full of dented bells" or Frank Skinner saying that Tom Jones dances "like a bear trying to get out of a tuxedo".
What’s your favourite description of a famous person? I like Alan Partridge on Gary Barlow who described him as a “Wide hipped wealth enthusiast”
a personal update, as I move into a new role, home and chapter of my life (I will be updating this site with more half-baked thoughts every few weeks)
New Beginnings
As some of you know, I'm starting a new chapter of my life this month. Some half-baked thoughts and observations...
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I should be clear that the architecture of Bluesky makes it the social media place I most like to be. I'm not on social media to be an influencer or instigator; I want to hang out with folks and have an enjoyable time. This place delivers on that. I hope it continues to do so for a long time.
This Film often has the piss taken out of it for being a rather sedentary piece about 2 people just talking a lot — BUT — it has one of the most brilliantly prescient monologues in the history of Movies imho. MY DINNER WITH ANDRE (1981) Have a listen.
When the clock struck midnight, she fled down the palace steps, leaving behind only one black sock and camo color Croc.
Driving past the fields of Correctionville, Iowa. This must be where they grow the reply guys
It’s a limited series in the sense that my interest in it is limited.
It’s a holiday in Canada. I have no idea what for but I have the day off and that’s all that matters.
Is everyone aware of the General Motors streetcar conspiracy? In the mid-20th century, auto and oil interests bought up electric streetcar systems across the US and systematically replaced them with bus routes and paved roads, funneling commuters toward private cars.
General Motors streetcar conspiracy - Wikipedia
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The bar for the men dancers in Hindi cinema was so, so low for so long. Even those who had great energy in songs - the Kapoors, Mithun, Jeetendra, sometimes Rajesh Khanna and Dev Anand - were out-danced by the women opposite them. Backwards and in high heels, indeed.
Hello! Any chance anyone in London has a drum kit that could be borrowed next weekend for a gig in the Streatham Hill/Brixton area? There’s been a last minute change of plan to a gig that requires drums
Vincent Pastore appeared in movies dating back to the 1980s and had roles in big movies including "Goodfellas" and "Awakenings," both in 1990.
'Sopranos' actor Vincent Pastore, known for playing mobsters and tough guys, dead at 80
Vincent Pastore appeared in movies dating back to the 1980s and had roles in big movies including "Goodfellas" and "Awakenings," both in 1990.
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The new Spider-Man film looks great with a solid story and characters behind it but I still prefer it in the original Greek.
Last day to pre-order Chettinad Duet at 20% off before it goes to full price tomorrow. Pre-order here: www.xotoxo.com/chettinad-duet
Chettinad Duet
Chettinad Duet: 2 boardgames games for 2 players, inspired by the Chettinadu region of Tamil Nadu.
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I’ve been sneaking references to Bob Dylan songs in my posts for the last 29 years, but very subtly, so nobody’s Visions of Johanna noticed.
This is a picture of an important, priceless, irreplaceable piece of American history. And the Mayflower.
I love science fiction, I’m also a big fan of science fact.