stef "mindclaw" stein

This is something I feel like I learn for the first time eeeevery single time 😂

I’m onto you. 😂 (guess one was your dog’s name)
Wordle puzzle created by Kosmicala 2/6

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Greatest! City! In the world!

Gonna drive around this very red county absolutely blasting a playlist that alternates Springsteen deep cuts and club remixes of “We’re from Jersey, baby” for the rest of the week.

I’m not laughing maniacally in relief, you’re laughing maniacally in relief.

ugh

Greatest city in the world.

I'm rooting for a meteor.

Extremely sensible, yet I'm still disappointed there's not a Cellinomicon in development.

Crumpling up the "Go Birds" wrapper afterwards is the best part.

Perhaps it's too early in the season to have gotten a Gobbler from Wawa, but since I completed storm prep (got groceries, went to home depot, fixed my fence, battened down various hatches) with plenty of time left to session prep for D&D tonight, yes, I do think I deserve a little treat.

Yes good finally good night.

This is such a good game, and I am so ... so tired. ⚾

Same, but: vermilion.

I’m not a big “decant products into aesthetic bottles” person, but the mistake I just made vis a vis using rubbing alcohol when I meant to use witch hazel MAY push me in that direction.

I'm happy to even see a SLIVER of what I'm assuming is Game Changer crop art 💕

Yes! I have repeatedly explained to Gordo that he’s free to go to bed whenever he wants! Regrettably, his treat-needs are usually expressed via “screaming at me.”

Gordie is largely a smooth-brain muppet, but he will absolutely come stab me with his nose to be like “eat something, your blood sugar’s getting weird and I can smell that I GUESS.” Also if I’m crying or coughing, but I can never tell if he’s consoling me or just annoyed. Regardless, pets are good ♥️

New York Fuckin' City

A box of Be Kool brand cooling gel sheets, which states they’re for migraine and fever relief. The box art shows a person with a hand to their temple and a rectangle sheet stuck to their forehead

Similarly, I have been slapping one of these bad boys on my head every night this week, and they’ve really helped me fall asleep in a room not as arctic as I’d typically like.

Ope, saw one of mine here for the first time! Stay safe, everyone.

Matthew.

What a delightful way to be reminded there's a new episode.

A black and gray dog having his neck scratched. One eye is normal, and the other is wide and wild, and his tongue is hanging out of his mouth to one side.

Sometimes my dog looks like one of those 18th century specimens of an animal that the taxidermist had never actually seen alive, so they just did a lil guess.

The consistency with which @worldsbeyondnumber.bsky.social provides joy (among a whole panoply of emotions) via unexpected moments is astounding, and yet they're still finding new ways to get me every time. This week? The quiet, almost-mumbled snippet of 'Sumer is icumen in.' What a delight.

Word.

Fully stopped breathing during the last moments of today's @worldsbeyondnumber.bsky.social - I had no doubt it'd be worth the wait, but hot damn.

Things still bad. Gordie and I are ok and ready to go if required. Hoping my emergency radio is having a wonderful time wherever I apparently hid it from myself. www.nj.com/ocean/2025/0...

Photo of a street with a big cloud of black and orange smoke spreading over the sky.

Keeping the curtains closed on a hot day is a good way to keep the house cool, and a BAD way to stay on top of whether or not there’s an ENORMOUS FIRE a town over.