Washer broken, Week 2. Sitting in a laundromat drinking quick-mart coffee, reading comics, with buds in so I don’t have to hear the lady down the row’s phone call on speaker about how her friend’s daughter’s boyfriend’s ex’s kid has been posting “suicidal shit” on Insta.

Opsec heads up: When I leave Bluesky up as the facing app on my phone, the screen lock doesn’t engage.

I always wish people happy birthday (etc) a day or two late. That way, they know that I actually remembered it myself instead of having just plugged a reminder into an app. Makes my felicitations seem more sincere and heartfelt than doing it on the actual date.

Woke up this morning feeling that today my brain would be filled with paranoia and the resulting induced feelings of stupidity. Self-fulfilling prophecies are a bitch. Deep breath. Bring on tomorrow.

Happy that this league is off to an auspicious start.

The Associated Press@apnews.com · 3d ago

Mo’ne Davis and the Los Angeles Queens rallied for a wild 10-8 victory over Denae Benites and the New York Heights on opening day for the first women’s professional baseball league in the United States in almost 30 years.

When I see a scene in a movie where a woman drops her purse and a man helps her pick up what spilled out, and he stops to take a closer look at one of the items — usually a prescription bottle — I fervently wish she’d kick his nosy, toxic ass.

Support physical media! #physicalmaydia

Filmnerdness 101 with Ray Sidman@filmnerdness101ray.bsky.social · 4d ago

We’re now only 9 months away from Physical Maydia! This May, I’m starting an annual, month-long event — 31 days and 31 titles. Can be films, TV shows, music, video games — any format, so long as you watch, listen to, or play at least one physical media item each day of that month. #physicalmaydia

As a college communication instructor, I find this sickening and more than a little scary as a potential harbinger of things to come at other institutions of higher learning.

Greg Pak@gregpak.net · 5d ago

Disgraceful actions by @harvard.edu - destroying their writing program at a time when it's needed more than ever as "A.i." undermines everything. Deepest shame on this institution and all the best to @janerosenzweig.bsky.social. www.thecrimson.com/article/2026...

Couldn’t remember the exact title of a film, so I googled “horror movie yoga kill,” and it came right up — In a Violent Nature. 😂

True story: Last night, I went to the theater for the new Gregg Araki movie. After i got a ticket from a kiosk and the attendant tore it, she handed me the stub, and looked at me and said, “I Want Your Sex in Theater 8. Behind me.” I didn’t stick around to look at the suddenly silent line of people.

Araki is the god of cinematic psycho-sexual manifestos. That’s part of what makes his films brilliant and uniquely his. He’s one of the rare filmmakers who, rather than using the story as part of the manifesto, instead inversely uses the manifesto as part of the story. #greggaraki #iwantyoursex2026

Imaginary Person: What happened to your arm? Me: Nothing. I donated blood today. IP: Really? Me: Oh, positive.

Purple stuff > Sunny D

Got a compliment on my Sleepaway Camp tshirt while at my local library today. I do so enjoy such random interactions with fellow nerderati.

My bud and I, driving back from camping.

Sky view, camping, 10pm

I’ve officially gotten up to speed. I now know who Jimothy is. Please hold your applause.

Is This Love (1987) > Is This Love (1986) But both songs are total bangers

Camping Day 3 - Walked this ravine-adjacent trail this morning. My dachshund seemed to enjoy it the most, since — due to his being 17 years old — I just carried him for the hike. 😆 Here are a pair of photos I took from the same point and vantage along the path.

When camping, once the sun is up, so am I. Gives me a chance to chill solo for an hour or two to start the day. Reading. Drinking (usually day-old) coffee. Listening to the sounds of nature from the woods around the campsite.

With temps in the mid-90s and way lofty humidity, today’s camping focus is reading, reading, and more reading. (With some walking the dogs around the state park and maybe a drink or three tonight.)

Well, despite — even as of last night — a forecasted 88% chance of multiple severe thunderstorms overnight and related warnings (damaging winds, hail), we got not one drop and no winds heavier than a light breeze. I’m happy with the meteorological win. On to camping Day 2 …

Camping sitrep, Day 1: Temps: low 90s High humidity Tents set up. Doggos content. Getting ready to eat a pre-prepped charcuterie-board dinner. Tonight: Expecting severe t-storms with damaging winds and possible hail 👍🏼 Tomorrow: Temps in the upper 90s, higher humidity, scattered t-storm or two

Looks like there’ll be a heartfelt swell for the 76ers next NBA season. And I’m all for it. #philly

Hollywood is decades overdue on paying a lot(!) more attention to its female audiences. Look at movies that are typically considered female-oriented. Not many sequels much less franchises. Women appreciate a film enough to be happy with that one-off, and then look to new and creative other projects.

I swype “vomit” and my phone spews out “vkmiti.” Par for the cpyesw.

Coffee: check Book: check Sitting outdoors: check Overcast weather with cool breeze: check Earbuds playing classic jazz: check Bring on Saturday.

Right now, I’m outdoors watching a live blues quartet at a local winery for a few hours while enjoying a glass or two of red under the auspices of slightly overcast 77F weather. (Diagram that sentence.)

If they’re not careful, these Trump-defying states are gonna end up on double secret probation.