I watched the Netflix The Three Body Problem when it came out and enjoyed it. The past couple weeks I read all ~1500 pages of the book trilogy ahead of the next season coming out. I really liked the books. Didn't see where it was all headed.
@ericsorensen.bsky.social please vote for a fighter for Speaker. Jeffries will squander all the momentum if elected. The blue wave happened because people want change and ACCOUNTABILITY. Sincerely, one of your voters.
if you didn't get a sticker you can print this out and show it to people today
@hasbeenbestseller.bsky.social Thorn is one of my all time favorite characters. I've read all of your books. Thank you for all the stories.
My wife ordered The Driving Crooner decals for her car side window, so I guess I won't be driving her car anymore, lol.
Haha. I just noticed I have Skechers shoes, slides, slippers, and flip-flops in my bathroom. Can you tell I'm a middle aged man with wide flat feet?
A lot of people that live around me like to shit on Illinois, but it's definitely the second best state I've ever lived in.
I saw people looking up their Amazon "about you" pages and was curious about mine and, well, they may be evil but they really know me, haha. Coffee!
People that walk their dog off -leash where they're not supposed to are the fucking worst. If that's you, well, sorry, but it's true. One of my dogs has been attacked by off-leash dogs more than once and really doesn't like being charged, even if your dog is well behaved. Super inconsiderate.
Saw a local news story about the police department in next town over announcing trick or treat times for this Halloween. Bold of the police to try to tell people when they can celebrate a holiday. Pretty sure that's not in their purview.
I never read any of the books that The Expanse was based on but I absolutely love the series. Not actually a big scifi reader besides all the Vonnegut and Adams I read in my youth. I got the first book in the newer series by the authors of the Expanse books, The Mercy of Gods, delivered on Monday.
Mentally preparing myself for how many motherfuckin' leaves imma peep next month.
We always joke that Crackers could be a super-dog-model. She's got that "it" factor!
Some people have face blindness. I do, but just for Orlando Bloom. Couldn't tell you how many times I've looked up the cast list of whatever I'm watching to figure out that a dude is... Orlando Bloom.
I got a vasectomy yesterday. It wasn't so bad, luckily. Taking it easy today. Back to work Friday night like usual. Hoping that timeline works. 🤞🤞
Today is the first day of my 11 day work vacation. On Saturday Courtney and I are attending Floatzilla on the Mississippi River in the quad cities. Hundreds of people kayaking together on the river. On Sunday we're heading to Minneapolis for four nights and bringing the dogs.
The big todo in my town today is that a new gas station/truck stop has their first day open today. The gas at this company's stations is typically the cheapest around. It's like 30 or 40 cents cheaper than any other station in town. I'll take it. Gotta get excited about small things in a small town.
Bought tickets to see @toddglass.bsky.social at The Den Theatre in Chicago this November. He's a national treasure and I can't wait to see him perform again! I love the life I have now but sometimes I miss seeing all my favorite comedians and going to 2 or 3 comedy shows a week in LA. Fond memories.
Our wedding anniversary is mid-August and we decided to go away for a few days somewhere within driving distance. We settled on visiting the twin cities. We've never been. Booked a dog-friendly hotel room so we can bring the pups. If anyone has any dog-friendly recommendations I'm all ears!
The broadcast channel my wife likes to watch is out of the quad cities so we see a lot of Iowa political ads. I didn't really have an opinion on Rob Sand before but this attack ad makes him v relatable to me.
Goldfish was spayed yesterday so we're just laying on the couch together taking it easy. We got her a cute recovery suit. I told her I know it's rough (ruff), but it's for the best and I have an appointment to get myself fixed in September, so it's not just something we do to dogs.
Courtney bought a little espresso machine but our previous coffee nook was too small to fit it so I ordered this blue kitchen cart to be our new coffee station.
Courtney and I finally got around to watching the second season of Beef. I enjoyed the band cameo.
I bought a used bike last week. I already own a 1973 Schwinn Suburban that I love but it's so old and heavy that it's not the easiest bike to ride. This one is nothing fancy. It's a 2014(?) Raleigh Venture 3.0 that's just a lot easier to ride.
Got out on the lake today for the first time this year.
Apple TVs recommendations are broken or something. I've had it for over a year and it just today made me aware of Sugar, a Colin Farrell neo noir detective show that couldn't be more up my alley.