ben

all the time? all the time.

the doobie brothers: "whoa whoa, listen to the music"
me: "ok"

genuinely beautiful that new york elected a muslim lefty mayor the same day that dick cheney died

Now they're all wearing berets

today is day 308 and i have listened to 900 albums

AAHHHHH!!!!

YouTube screenshot of the Kiss song “Ass City”. Paul Stanley is singing “ASS CITY, OOH ASS CITY / I'M GOING TO HAVE SEX WHILE I’M VISITING ASS CITY”

I’m not a huge Kiss fan but I have to admit this track is a banger

goddammit i have to work late in the lab tonight

albums i listened to last week 43/52

and if your workplace uses google workspace and you somehow accidentally turned on gemini and can't figure out how to turn it off (like me), in the same google drive settings under "privacy" there is an option for "manage workspace smart feature settings" where you can turn it off

Screenshot of text: unfuck google drive by shooting gemini Hey folks! Google is fucking you via sneaky enshittification again! Want the shit in your google drive to load instantly again, instead of taking for-fucking-ever? Open your gdrive (web OR app) Settings > Manage Apps Gemini was checked "use as default" (and i sure the fuck didn't set it that way, this was a silent push) Nuke that, and suddenly, folders that took up to a minute to populate and sort do so in a fraction of a second.

friend shared this, immediately updated my settings

listening to the electric nebraska stuff that just came out and although i think this album would've definitely been a hit, i think bruce was right to release the demos. they are simply just better

i know i am woefully out of touch with tv and film and actors and such, but it is such a bizarre experience going to a theater to see a movie and you literally only recognize one actor in the entire movie

albums i listened to last week 42/52

Spotify Says ICE Recruitment Ads Don’t Violate Company Policy In the past few months, a number of artists have moved to take their music down from Spotify. The list includes Massive Attack, Sylvan Esso, and King Gizzard And The Lizard Wizard, among many others. ...

Spotify says the ICE recruitment ads that have been running on their platform don't violate company policy

a small, tired-looking cat standing next to a factory building with a smoking chimney. the cat says: “hope I don’t have a long day.” the factory has a sign that reads: “LONG DAY FACTORY”

good luck kitty

in the new pokemon game you can assassinate other trainers' pokemon in the street

it was fun! a little dramatic for my taste but still pretty enjoyable

crazy that i randomly listened to two albums in a row from the same year that both have black cats on the cover

albums i listened to last week 41/52

just what this moment in time calls for, a moderate who thinks that playing devils advocate for bigotry is more important than standing up for those who bigotry targets

why the hell is the new pokemon game releasing on a thursday

I went to college

A purple and pink "worksite"-style lunch pail, with a purple and pink strap connected to the handle. On the body of the lunchbox are the words "Lamb Chop" written in brightly colored letters, against a blue and white dot background. An image of Lamb Chop, a white lamb puppet with long eyelashes and red mittens, reclines

Day #98: Lamb Chop (1993)

A blue plastic lunchbox with the illustration of a schoolbus full of children, from which the Expos mascot, the fuzzy, goofy, orange, Youppi pops out, exclaiming his own name, as two Chex-shaped cereal pieces named Freddie and Eddie Shreddie jump into the air, pumping their fists with glee, under the Expos logo

Day #113: Montreal Expos/Nabisco Shreddies (1998)

Christmas comes earlier and earlier these days

albums i listened to last week 40/52

celebrity podcasts are very funny because you can tell they are not normal podcasts. squarespace? betterhelp? no. we're sponsored by Hilton Hotels

today is day 277 and i have listened to 800 albums