thirty, flirty, and memento mori

(I threw on Vienna Teng’s The Atheist Christmas Carol to make an even fifteen)

About a decade ago, I went to make my friend a Hanukkah CD with the rules that it the songs be in English and not to the tune of another, more popular song (sorry jewish acapella groups). I only found 14 songs.

Notification from Costar Astrology App that says “You’re the funniest person you know”

Far be it for me to argue with the stars!

‘A Long December’ Always Gives Me Reason to Believe December is a month of traditions. A myriad religious observances, baked goods, decorations and familial obligations. We all have our conventions, taking time t

Years ago, when I still wrote for SPIN, the great @danielkohn.bsky.social let me write about "A Long December", so of course I wrote a little about death and sadness and choosing to believe things can get better.

www.spin.com/2021/12/a-lo...

A post on X from@Netflix stating “Aunt Ophelia has arrived. Woefully welcoming Eva Green to Wednesday Season 3.” Two photos underneath: one of Eva Green on the red carpet, one of Eva Green in character as Aunt Ophelia

Meme image of man pointing at himself in a mirror with the caption “Eva Green’s casting is not gonna convince you to start watching Wednesday”

A beautifully done graphic!

Photo of the three panelists present the Puzzle Hunt panel at PAX Unplugged. Slide on the screen rates Puzzle Hunt difficulty in terms of “Event Spiciness”

An excellent panel! Sad @benmsmith.com couldn’t make it but enjoyed his Puzzle Event Spiciness scale

Happens to me every time I start a new genealogy tree and reach the late 1800s

Ooh I’m hoping Myrna Loy will be on my list

Christ in the Cracker Barrel Parking Lot A reading from the Book of Americans.

I wrote about God and Cracker Barrel johnpaulbrammer.substack.com/p/christ-in-...

A terrorist targeted federal workers last week. There wasn’t much reporting on it. But I’m not finished thinking about it! 🧵

An anti-vaxxer fired more than 500 gunshots into CDC Atlanta, shattering 150 “blast-proof” windows on 6 buildings. Employees were pinned down in terror.

Me, very drunk: Doechii’s Alter Ego is so important, y’know?

There’s a girl at this Lady Gaga party dressed as Mayhem but my first thought was “oh my god Carmen Sandiego I love your work!!”

Fifteen years after watching Bride & Prejudice I still find myself occasionally humming No Life Without Wife lol

“But the things people love about you aren’t necessarily the things you want to be loved for. They decide they like you for reasons completely outside your control…My last girlfriend found my flaws, the things that annoy even me about me, amusing.” - Timothy Kreider

The guy who made the tumblr-popular quote about “the mortifying ordeal of being known” wrote a follow up where he discussed this a little

Aside from, you know, the whole work thing

I’m gonna console myself by watching both semi-finals, at least I didn’t double-book those

I cannot believe I’ve planned to be at an event during Eurovision final - why didn’t I put it in my calendar!? 😭

Screenshot of 30 Rock character Jenna Maroney saying “Have fun always carrying a light sweater”

Gif of two white girls dancing from X-men: Evolution

Dancing at the Kylie concert like

Lady Gaga: The Mayhem Ball Ticketmaster Confirmation Page

So excited!!!

Tried to search Christine Baranski and typed “christmas”into the search bar and then stared at it trying to remember why I was searching Christmas

Ooh thank you for the reminder to go pull for him I’ve been saving up

It’s my girl Tormai!!!

abracadabra amor oo na na abra ca dab ra morta oo gaga. Stefani I have received your message and will be acting on it soon

edited xkcd comic. Comic text is visibly edited from the original. Two stick figures talking. Person 1: “Story Structure is second nature to us TV tropes addicts so it’s easy to forget that the average person only knows shovel talk from Buffy and lampshading” Person 2: “And Omelas, of course” Person 1: “Of course” Caption underneath: “Even when they’re trying to compensate for it, experts in anything wildly overestimate the average person’s familiarity with their field”

Tried to make an Omelas reference to my fellow nerds and was met with blank stares

This is why you are chatty Evan!!!!

There was even a moment when the conductor was having difficulties scanning his ticket that we talked and I was warm but not my usual chatty self 🥲

Turns out it was his coworker and he was traveling with a group but by the time I realized it the seat next to his coworker opened up and he moved 😭