Dominic Armato

Hold it to comedic effect, probably.

1) “Oh, good, my turn.”
2) “Okay.”
3) “Okay?”
4) “Uhhhhhhhh…”
5) “Hey, is there another one in the back of the plane?”

Few things are more ominous than hearing the airplane lavatory you’re waiting for flush five times.

I was joking, but that’s a little close to being on the nose.

But how much is the tomahawk steak?

You’re not crazy.

I’m sure there are songs I’ll recognize. I’m just not aware of the connection. Yet. For all I know, I may already love/hate Steely Dan and have no idea!

I love that I have absolutely no idea whether or not this is sarcastic. Please don’t tell me.

I have no idea what Steely Dan sounds like, and I could not name a single Steely Dan song, but I am a little fascinated by the idea that I am charging headlong into a demographic that is notorious for suddenly discovering Steely Dan.

An outgoing text message that says “Against my better judgement, re: our Steely Dan convo last month, could you recommend a few songs that you feel best encapsulate this ‘most meticulously produced elevator music ever’ ethos?”

Yes, I turn 50 this year, why do you ask?

My calendar is marked. Fingers crossed! :-)

At first, I thought they were swapping out every 20 minutes because I talk so damn fast. Then I learned they do that for everybody :-D

YouTube video by AdventureX AdventureX 2025 – Keynote: Dominic Armato "Defeating Impostor Syndrome: The Threepwood Method"

I did a keynote thing!

Back in November, the folks at @adventurex.bsky.social kindly invited me to speak to a rowdy and welcoming crowd of game devs, which I did, and now there's video proof! The topic:

IMPOSTOR SYNDROME

Thanks again. It was a blast. Can't wait to see y'all again in November :-)

If you don’t remember it, that means it *had* to be.

(You know who you are.)

Screenshot of a section of the Letterboxd.com front page labeled "Popular With Friends," listing six incredibly obscure horror movies.

I'm willing to believe these are all popular with *a* friend.

(I know, just being a smartass ;-)

Well, there's nothing remotely funny about that.

A ★★★★½ review of Hard Boiled (1992) I reserve the right to change my mind as the rest of the Shout! remasters work their way through the theater, but this remains my favorite of the HK-era John Woo films. Primarily, I think, because it'...

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The only hot dogs tonight were Chow Yun-fat and Tony Leung.

No burning cash in this one, but Mad Dog leaning over to light his cigarette off a burning car is pretty badass.

50%, no, hell yes.

The digital marquee over a movie theater showing Hard Boiled.

Will there be undercover cops and triads? Will there be slow-motion doves?! Will there be jazz clarinet?!?

Let’s find out!

(No, really, I conflate my classic John Woo flicks sometimes.)

OH this weekend, while cooking for college students:

“Five second rule!”
“For scrambled eggs?!?”

A+

How am I supposed to tighten the microscopic screws on my reading glasses without the use of my reading glasses?

A ★★★★½ review of Hamnet (2025) Whoa, man. I haven't ugly cried in a theater like that in a very, very long time. One of the joys of re-engaging with a hobby you'd all but abandoned 20 years ago is that it's like getting a second cr...

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(When pirating media that is otherwise unavailable, I have been known to make commensurate purchases of other things I would never have bought otherwise from the same outlet.)

I grew up on a steady diet of Vienna (also all-beef), and it’s still nearest and dearest to my heart, but NGL, our family staple has been Olympia Provisions for a number of years now. Never thought I’d be into a pork dog. (OP is, TBF, a considerably higher-end product.)