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Things That Are No Longer Here: A Series I'll admit I'm still not entirely sure how substack works in the sense of posting things but I see that it's an option for me to write an article (blog post) even though my account is just my name and...

I hate that the thumbnail for this is so huge but anyway, I made a substack article to introduce a possible series of substack articles.

I don’t know, man, I’m just trying to vibe and eat a nutritious variety of vegetables

Being the loudest car on the road is not the flex some people think it is.

Lisa D'Amato is the Corey Feldman of America's Next Top Model.

I know I've told the anecdote here before about how my old retro game store job didn't like hiring men (yes, I was an exception) because men generally made customers feel bad for their purchase choices. This extended to zero tolerance for men in the store acting *like men* to staff & customers.

I should have never been given the power to binge watch.

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Sorry to get radical but I don’t think it’s my job or yours to embrace, accept, understand - and certainly not to use - the thing being sold to us as AI. I don’t like any part of it, so I won’t. I’m missing out? Good, that’s what I want. You’re worried about me missing out? That’s fuckin weird, man.

Imagine doing this with your one precious life. Other people are out there teaching children and curing cancer and you decide to spend your time telling outrageous, laughably unbelievable lies about a dementia-addled rapist and fraud whose legacy will be nearly ending US democracy

Been seeing "ahh" on a lot of things online lately and like what is that, what does that mean? Because it makes no sense in the sentences it's in. And apparently it's another way of writing "ass"? If you wanna censor word, just use asterisks like a normal person.

I have been getting the most round-about delivery routes lately. Last one came to Seattle, then went to LA before coming back to Seattle. This one was in Seattle and then went to Oregon. Hope it comes back soon.

Same. It's like so many people just dove right in without even questioning it, for some reason. Critical thinking has been buried alive.

What an insane time we live in. It has been super easy for me to just never engage with AI, it's hard to even understand whenever I learn of someone being completely reliant on it. Like wtf did these people even do before AI? And why can't they just still do that instead?

Besides “Harold and Maude,” one thing I will always remember about Bud Cort is something I read about him when he spoke at Hal Ashby’s memorial in 1988.  He got up to speak in front of hundreds of Ashby’s family, closest friends, and co-workers.  His first line was, “I was Hal’s favorite.” RIP, 👑.

If only Don Draper were alive today. He would have never let advertising go to AI.

So. My partner suffered an accident that resulted in very significant injuries. While he is, thank christ, alright in the broadest sense, I am now an amateur RN/dog minder/kid chauffeur, so! I've restocked some prints to help keep us in pizza and pain meds.

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the magic of the Muppets is that there are two fourth walls. they constantly break the one that reminds the audience they are performers. they NEVER break the one that reminds the audience they are puppets. this dynamic is the key to their entire comedy style

Weird, my matcha was supposed to get here today but I guess it saw Seattle and decided to bail.

Thank you, I was worried that maybe I'm just a real weirdo about movies.

Me, all day to my gen Z coworker: Have you ever seen the movie (insert movie title here)?
Gen Z coworker: No.
Me: *proceeds to give detailed summary of the movie as well as my personal thoughts*
Gen Z coworker: Sounds cool, I'll check it out (never checks it out)

You know, people always like to tell me I look like I'm still in my 20s (I don't) but I think saying things like "What kind of soup would you like to have at a party?" clear up any confusion.

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Really not loving this trend of books set in the 1990s described as "historical fiction." That was literally only 10 years ago.

I am more likely to place faith in an academic's teachings if they have a really fucked-up hairstyle. To me, that says you're so invested in your subject, you don't even have time for personal grooming.

An array of TTRPG materials for the Perils & Princesses adventure "The Princess & The Dragon" a book, a map and a bookmark featuring vintage styled storybook art.

I really feel like the midcentury medieval vibes of the next Perils & Princesses adventure are locked in. Just a delightful twist on a high fantasy TTRPG adventure. www.kickstarter.com/projects/out...

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It’s a great time to be alive if you’re a piece of shit who hates consequences

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I hate everything about AI. The more I learn people use it for, the sadder more upset I am about it.