Christa Mrgan

Colored enamel pool sign that says “watch your child!” in very 70s lettering, with an illustration of a guy in swim trunks smiling and looking up at the sky while pushing a baby’s head under the water with one foot. He knows what he’s doing and he’s trying to make it look like an accident, but the sign is tsk-tsking him for lacking the courage to look into the eyes of his drowning child

Pretty sure this is NOT a Poolmaster sign, but c’mon

Oh, Death, why canst thou not sometimes be timely?

Twin Peaks Logo Generator Turtle Power!

Nope. We don't have to do this. The courageous act would be to refuse. Jingoist slop like this is an enormous factor in why the US has been terrorizing the world for decades. There are no heroes bombing Iran.

(don’t look at his profile, he has a bunch of blue maga emojis in his bio)

Ben Franklin’s ghost, which somehow has a BlueSky account: Oh and you’re surprised!?!?!????

uhh so I guess we couldn’t keep it (the republic)

But we're going to touch the stove and we'll be touching it more than probably ever before. And we're not going to get burned. We're not going to get burned

Alexey, Alyosha, Alyoshenka… yup, that’s him! three names, one guy

Dmitri, Mitya, Mitka, Mitenka… also one dude

Ivan, Vanka, Vanechka… yeah, again, these are names for just one single person

(The Brothers Karamazov are basically super depressing Pokémon)

People are always like what’s something you miss from the past and one of mine is antitrust laws

Screenshot of the last post I saw by @funeralpig.bsky.social (display name wargen); the account had already been deactivated at this point, but I guess this post was cached. Real similar vibes to when a Twitter mutual died by suicide a while back, so it triggered alarm bells for me. They are probably just dealing with something and are completely fine otherwise, but also, if you have a way to get in touch with them, please do.

Hey, does anyone happen to know @funeralpig.bsky.social IRL, or have another contact for them? A few of their posts this morning made it seem like they were going through something, and now their account’s deactivated. I’d love for somebody who knows them to just check in with them, if possible.

I love the idea, but then just thinking about the staggering amount of work it would take is overwhelming! Maybe the trick is just to start, and pretty soon you’re too far in to turn back. 😅

I loved this conversation, and making this episode kiiiinda has me wanting to create my own FMV game. (I won't, but still!!)

it's honestly a good podcast imo

I know, but how could I not

And don’t worry, I’m only *guessing* what commenters on a porn site would say (I don’t read the comments!!!)

oh were you all watching something else tonight

Predator handshake meme. Top text over joined hands: “He’s really a tremendous finisher inside the box” Left text over arm: “soccer commentator” Right text over arm: “pornhub commenter”

we live in 🎶 hellllllll 🎶

yeah it’s probably like one of those Magic Eye posters

hey, is there a way to tell if the abyss is staring back at you? bc this thing is like… really dark

oh yeah, and also “gooners” are Arsenal fans! it’s neat that these words have no other meanings

Requiem for a Dream (it’s exquisite, and I will absolutely never rewatch it)

My five snowboard morning alarms, from 5:35-6:30am. They have reminder emoji and labels like “get yo shit.” Nature is full of fascinating and beautiful adaptations to harsh environments

I just leave these in Alarms year-round, and turn them on for mountain days. (Weird but true: when @mrgan.com needs to wake up for something, he sets ONE alarm, and then he just… gets up. Like when it goes off. And he doesn’t even need extra alarms to remind him to eat or make coffee or anything!)

*slapping the left side of my chest* this bad boy can fit so much fucking love in it

A friend was telling me she worries about being the one who’s more invested or who cares more in a relationship (whether romantic, platonic, work, whatever), but I see caring more as a flex? Like hell yeah suckas, my heart has the greater capacity 💗💪

This is rad, thanks!! I’ve been watching my friend’s Instagram stories as she’s been skiing in Japan for the past few weeks, simultaneously envying her and knowing I would have to entirely relearn how to snowboard in that much pow. It’s so beyond anything I’ve experienced! I would just sink 😅

I'm learning a lot about the boards, but also the culture and people.

So here it is: a living archive of Japanese snowboards, those boards designed for riding that Japanese snow.

snowline.jp/en/gear/snow...

The FMVs of the 90s may have fallen short of the promise of interactive film, but Claire and Sam each deliver on it in their own way. This was such a fun conversation! So glad I finally got to return to it.

oh lord Geoff why would you need to