James | that funny little trans guy on BlueSky

I cannot help you there, as I have never read a Joyce Carol Oates book, but if you find one, let us know what you think!

I remember that one!

My gods, some of those songs were just SURREAL, weren't they?

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This would actually be incredibly helpful if they added a segment that let everyone know which week was recycling pickup and which was yard debris.

People will cease (living) if you fire (guns), I guess?

Amplifying for any Londoners!

That was kind of fun!

I love Satie, and I think I'll stick with piano, but that was an interesting take. And MAN, I'd forgotten how a theremin was played -- it must take SKILLS to finesse the right notes out of that amorphous space. True respect there.

This is why I have so many terms filtered out of my timeline (though arguably not enough).

NOW they grow a conscience? JFC.

Thank you! I have sent an email to that address with the full story and a copy of my receipt.

Good lord. I don't think I've seen a mimeograph since the 80's, maybe even late 70's...

I like big boletes and I cannot lie.

Marvin (who I understand is a Normal Sized Cat), is so SMOL compared to LBF! 🥹😭

I'm surprised and disappointed to see Booker on that list. :-(

Oh, yes! Just finished listening to Beethoven's symphonies, and it's always such a joy (no pun intended) when 9 finishes off the bunch.

Oooh, nice view and nice color!

It's 'shroom time again! We've got Amanita coming up all over, both yellow and red varieties.

I know *I'm* shocked!

(Seriously, though, looks like a gorgeous day!)

I haven't read Swamp Thing since Alan Moore, so this list seems so weird to me. Except Ambrose Bierce -- I would pay *extra* money for that one!

I'm glad you have Paladin of Souls queued up for later: it's my favorite of that series. Some serious kick-assage going on there.

Also, we named our cats Miles Vorkosigan (Requiescat in Pace) and Ivan Vorpatril, so...

Obvs my trans followers can do this too 🥰

But in the current moral panic letters to MPs from cis people cut through particularly effectively.

And when I said 5 minutes... if you use the template, as little as a minute. But personalising the template also helps, a lot.

Why did you use it at all? It's notoriously inaccurate, on top of all other considerations. Just proving a point?

Yes. If they ignore that, I wouldn't come back, either.

You can just hear this same person whining about "affirmative action" when she didn't get a promotion because of lack of skills. 🙄

Some people are always looking for someone to blame for their own failings.

More like Van Beethoven (which I pronounce Fahn, 'cause, German)?

If I were pronouncing it Germanish, it would come out Fahn deh Bairgh, which is at least closer? 😂

Had a dream last night that they put up some more of that stupid scripty gold signage on the White House, this time advertising some kind of official WH sports team (?): The Fighting Fainting Yams.

WTF, brain? 😂

But will he take you to your special island?

I realize it's probably just the angle, but DAMN is that a big cat!

How is it pronounced?