I like how there’s a monkey librarian and some hopeless wizards
Tim Howard
@tmhwrd.bsky.social
Melbourne, Australia. He/him. The first person to put a straw hat on a donkey. I blog at https://habitualmood.com
Rabies in primates manifests as uncontrollable rage alternating with periods of slasher villain cunning often resulting in elaborate set-piece kills. This is a scientific fact.
Tim Howard@tmhwrd.bsky.social · 20h agoNow watching. I don’t mean the movie, that’s actually my front door. What now.
Now watching. I don’t mean the movie, that’s actually my front door. What now.
Emitting an involuntary “fuck off!” whenever I see Grokipedia in my search results.
"There's a quality of conversation you get face-to-face that you just don't get online." Counterpoint: no there isn't.
New on the blog today, my thoughts on THE TRANSIT OF VENUS by Shirley Hazzard. A stunning novel about love, chance, fate, power dynamics & moral integrity, fully deserving of its status as a modern masterpiece. I loved the subtle use of foreshadowing here! jacquiwine.wordpress.com/2026/08/04/t...
The Transit of Venus by Shirley Hazzard
First published in 1980, The Transit of Venus is the third novel by the Australian writer Shirley Hazzard, an author I’ve been circling for some time. It’s also one of the best novels I’ve read so …
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Did society learn nothing from Jon Favreau's arc on Friends?
Dan of the Year@downwithdan.bsky.social · 2d agoHe will never understand that being "the fat guy from Superbad" is infinitely better than being "the martial arts chud nobody likes"
As an empath, I can sense when a bear is mauling me
Just a quick note to Mr. Aphex Twin and Warp Records: that's not how you spell "drugs".
A run of three good albums is piss easy. Who doesn’t have a run of three good albums? Nobody, that’s who.
My Neck, My Back, My Arms, Your Hearse, Your Funeral, My Trial
my afternoon google of "big pussy" turned up some sad results today
“You definitely know how to pronounce the word ‘tush’ and it’s not going to come out all weird sounding right?” - what they probably should have asked the ZZ Top guy
A dystopian idea that might just work: a social credit style score based on how good you are at self checkout. If you're a five, you have to use the five checkout with all the other fives. However, you can work your way up, eg. by getting better at checkout, or murdering someone with a higher rank.
Lot of pressure when you’re the one who has to push the button to open the train door. What if you forget how to push a button and you’re just standing there pointing at the door like a dork?
[sets up music gear] well, guess it's time to pack this stuff away again
Wow they’re still trying to sell off the merch for that Sacha Baron Cohen movie
A census taker once tried to test me. I filled in the form promptly and in a spirit of civic cooperation.
The hill I will die on: according to a faceless old man who just spoke to me in a dream.
Watching Meet Me in St Louis (1944). Set in 1904. If it were made today it would be set in 1904
Happy August everybody! Some of the films I most enjoyed seeing for the first time last month
"Nobody likes you. Everybody hates you. You're gonna lose." This includes a new commentary track by me and @joshnelsonfilm.bsky.social! We talk all things noir and the movie's Big Divorce Energy.
Neil Snowdon@neilsnowdon.bsky.social · 5d agoNew Work Alert! Brand new 4K restoration of THE LAST BOY SCOUT! www.arrowfilms.com/p/the-last-b...
Stop Calling Me Frank@stopcallingmefrank.bsky.social · 5d agoYou have a month to write a 33 1/3 book about the album of your choice. Which record are you going to write about? (No previously covered albums allowed; new shit must come to light: see below.) (For all books in the series: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/33_1/3) (H/t @monostich.bsky.social