Oli

@olid.bsky.social

A harrowing allegory for man’s apocalyptic search for meaning.

Someone asks me if I’ve seen or read The Odyssey. I shake my head and tut-tut softly, explaining I don’t care for superhero stories or their sequels.

Instead of poisoning the ants, I let them discover that there's nothing for them here. They ate their fill, and over time a small sect came to realize that craving cannot be satiated. They now trail in and skillfully criticize my understanding of the Dharma. I place crumbs in their tiny wooden bowls

Shots on goal by Cabo Verde against Spain: 1 Shots on goal by Argentina against Spain: 0 Cabo Verde world champs. 🇨🇻

The FIFA Holden Boot award, given to the player whose personality most closely matches that of Holden Caulfield during the tournament.

I think most national anthems are fine but we should have a quadrennial refresh. If countries just want to reuse their Eurovision entry, that’s fine by me. Let’s mix it up.

Going to Sotheby’s on Wednesday and bidding on the Vernier Rocket Engine from NASA’s Surveyor program, putting it in my kitchen, and telling visitors that this is an exceedingly rare espresso machine that roasts something called Lunar Beans.

A Vernier Rocket Engine from the first United States program to land a spacecraft on the Moon.



As described by Sotheby's: Engine components include combustion chamber; concentric stainless steel shell lined with Rokide-Z ceramic coating; nozzle molybdenum coated with a high emissivity material with substantial flaking; a silicon carbide ring placed at the top of the combustion chamber with a silicone carbide throat insert around the internal throat; polished gold coating 0.001 inches thick over exposed plumbing, 13.25 in. long x 5.25 inches in diameter (33.66 x 13.34cm), made by Reaction Motors Division (RMD) of the Thiokol Chemical Corporation c. 1965-1966.

Hotels with barn door bathrooms, why stop there? Why not just put the toilet in the center of the room while two clowns do cartwheels around it? Add a spotlight! Get your staff to bang on the windows while screaming “Il mostro è libero nel castello!” Lean the fuck in!!!

Making the World Cup watch party at my house a stadium-authentic experience by covering all logos of non-sponsor companies with little pieces of tape.