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Roger Vaillancourt

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Professional explicator and maker of soothing sounds. I'd rather make furniture than go to midnight mass. Author of "The Inaccessible Rail" (2026) (PREORDER! https://malarkeybooks.com/store/inaccessiblerail) and "Un-ruined" (2022) from Malarkey Books

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in the future you will be enclosed by nothing and be enriched by everything

01.03.2026 01:47 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

But if you get just one of the latter per season, it's enough to resurrect that stupid hope

01.03.2026 10:22 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I think there's a case to be made that pears often walk that same path, a close second. Mealy inedible garbage or sublime ambrosia.

01.03.2026 09:45 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

A story of our times, really

28.02.2026 20:03 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Honeywell thermostat fixation

27.02.2026 18:55 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Is this season's theme "hip dysplasia"?

27.02.2026 18:53 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Countdown to a Nielsen acquisition by oligarchic players

27.02.2026 18:44 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Macro photo of a brown stink bug in face view on a leaf, guarding a tightly-clustered bunch of eggs that are shaped and colored exactly like a full tray of dark beer with foam on top.

Macro photo of a brown stink bug in face view on a leaf, guarding a tightly-clustered bunch of eggs that are shaped and colored exactly like a full tray of dark beer with foam on top.

Finally, the bug is back with a round of the Guinness.

25.02.2026 01:59 β€” πŸ‘ 8240    πŸ” 1762    πŸ’¬ 93    πŸ“Œ 90

"Evenings on a Farm Near Dikanka" a/k/a "The Night Before Christmas" (??!?!?!)

25.02.2026 17:02 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I like Charlie very much and want nothing but the best for him

25.02.2026 16:55 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Manilius looking mighty sharp there in Mare Vaporum

25.02.2026 15:46 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Bedlam DL2026

25.02.2026 15:23 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Scene of the knife fight from West Side Story

Scene of the knife fight from West Side Story

Hashtag knifelife

25.02.2026 14:18 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The late great Catherine O'Hara would eaten up this scene

25.02.2026 14:13 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I love that the author reskeeted this

25.02.2026 02:42 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
The poster for the movie "Ghost Tropic" showing a middle aged woman in a parka and headwrap with colorful bokeh lights in the background

The poster for the movie "Ghost Tropic" showing a middle aged woman in a parka and headwrap with colorful bokeh lights in the background

25.02.2026 01:44 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
A bright blue 1976 American Motors Corporation Gremlin

A bright blue 1976 American Motors Corporation Gremlin

I'm old enough to think of this every time I see the name

24.02.2026 21:01 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

"hun kaakbeenderen met de hamer bewerken!"

24.02.2026 20:08 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

There's a Shape of Water joke here somewhere

23.02.2026 23:14 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The 3 day bluesky blinding stew

23.02.2026 20:55 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

As well it should

23.02.2026 20:53 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

"We were somewhere around 34 on the edge of the desert when the boredom began to take hold."

23.02.2026 20:52 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Protein enhanced

23.02.2026 18:42 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

"I can't believe you've done this"

23.02.2026 17:21 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

🎡sudo agent man, sudo agent man🎢

23.02.2026 15:40 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The All-American Empanada

22.02.2026 15:01 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Everything's fine, stop shouting

22.02.2026 14:54 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
The Inco Superstack, a 1250 foot tall smokestack at a nickel smelting plant

The Inco Superstack, a 1250 foot tall smokestack at a nickel smelting plant

The Inco Superstack is the least aesthetically compelling structure imaginable. It's just a really tall smokestack.

22.02.2026 14:49 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The first encounter with Rex marks the end of the Act I of this Paul Thomas Anderson film

22.02.2026 14:39 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

"Agricultural Playacting: Suburban Yardwork as Mimetic and Syncretic Praxis"

22.02.2026 14:20 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0