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Nothing like a dirge about a serial killer to chase the blues away

I don't really like Paul Dano either but at least I have the courtesy not to make Daniel Day-Lewis have a human interaction about it

Martha Wells, ALL SYSTEMS RED

CURRENT READING

Martha Wells' ALL SYSTEMS RED. See, I read grown-up books too! Although at less (fewer?) than 150 pages this is substantially shorter than the two YA novels I just finished. The basis of the tv show MURDERBOT, which I haven't seen yet. A fun read so far, probably be done today

Tamora Pierce's ALANNA: THE FIRST ADVENTURE

RECENT READING

Tamora Pierce's ALANNA: THE FIRST ADVENTURE. YA fantasy from 1982, back when all I read was YA fantasy. Maybe I skipped it at 11 because the main character is a girl (ew yuk). I love Alanna and appreciate her speedrunning into being a badass but the finale is rushed and unsatisfying

Cover of Trenton Lee Stewart's THE MYSTERIOUS etc.

RECENT READING

Trenton Lee Stewart's THE MYSTERIOUS BENEDICT SOCIETY AND THE PRISONER'S DILEMMA and I'm already almost out of characters. A perfectly delightful and satisfying end to this YA trilogy which now has five books. I'm reading #4 soon.

Cover of comic book JONAH HEX: TWO-GUN MOJO by Joe R. Lansdale and Timothy Truman

Cover of BORN FOR TROUBLE, a collection of Hap & Leonard stories by Joe R. Lansdale

I suspect that one of my favorite authors, @joerlansdale.bsky.social has been having a bad couple days on the internet. "No, the Silicon Valley billionaire asshole's name has an O! I have an A and I make awesome Jonah Hex comics"

Pretty sure the last time I had a full restful night of sleep I still believed in Santa Claus

I still am not 100% sure what Labubu is please do not start in with Moomin

A flyer for Scarecrow Boat with a blurry Ted Danson in front of it

Fun Easter Egg from s2e6 of A MAN ON THE INSIDE: a flyer for the band Scarecrow Boat, which was one of Andy's band names on a previous Michael Schur show, PARKS & REC.

Corinne Bohrer! From that OTHER tv series with George Clooney called E/R! From that bike messenger show starring the house painter from Murphy Brown! She was Veronica Mars' mom!! Yeah, she's swell

I tried finding Bowen's name on Bluesky to give equal credit but didn't find it so thanks for that. And belated thanks to @bonesbunns.bsky.social for the art! If I'd had more room in that 1st post I also would've given credit to @flophousepodcast.com which is where I heard you mention this book :)

Donald J. Trump Institute of Peace

Bad Religion album cover "How Could Hell Be Any Worse?"

Cover of YOUTH GROUP. "Kay's new friends pray together... and slay together."

RECENT READING

YOUTH GROUP by @jordanmorris.bsky.social (of podcasts Bubble and Jordan Jesse Go!) and Bowen McCurdy. A funny story of a girl whose mom pushes her to join a Christian Youth Group which turns out to be a team of demon-hunting exorcists. Pleasingly cartoonish and engaging art. Loved it

Clarence Boddicker interrupts Bob Morton's party with that famous line from ROBOCOP: "Ladies, I'd leave if I were you." (ROBOCOP #1, "the official Marvel movie adaptation of the blockbuster movie sensation," Oct. '87.)

YouTube video by Still Watching Netflix 'Forks Out': A Benoit Blanc Sesame Street Mystery | Wake Up Dead Man | Netflix

"Me have nostrils! They just deep in the fur!" A Sesame Street mystery starring Beignet Blanc

Also where is that video you watched?

My Grimjack sense is tingling! I may be the only person (beside Ostrander) who wants Grimjack back more than you.

About the only thing from my dead blog I still like was making this image w/the Obama HOPE template, which Ostrander reposted. Sadly I can't find the original w/o the watermark anymore

New York Times (Large Print Weekly), headline: WORKING PAST 100, sub-headline: In Japan, Centenarians Keep Busy at Jobs That Give Them Purpose. Photo of an old man with a bicycle, photo caption: Seiichi Ishii, 103, at his bicycle repair shop. "I am a working man, and that doesn't change with age," he said.

THIS IS NOT A FEEL-GOOD STORY. THIS IS NOT INSPIRATIONAL. THIS IS NOT ASPIRATIONAL. THIS IS THE WEALTHY ELITE TELLING YOU TO WORK UNTIL YOU DIE

I named my fists "Frances Farmer Will Have Her Revenge On Seattle" and "Does This Bus Stop At 82nd Street?" because they're giving you deep cuts

I named my fists It and The Suspense because you won't see It coming and The Suspense is killing you

Peter Sellers as Merkin Muffley in DR. STRANGELOVE

I realized today that in DR. STRANGELOVE, the President played by Peter Sellers is named after pubic hair twice: Merkin Muffley. I don't know what to do now that I am aware of this

YouTube video by Bad Religion - Topic I Want To Conquer The World

I want to conquer the world
Expose the culprits and feed 'em to the children
Do away with air pollution and then I’ll save the whales
We’ll have peace on earth and global communion

YouTube video by Zsolt Peter Kodner Bad Religion - Stranger Than Fiction (Official Video with lyrics)

If I could fly high above the world, would I see a bunch of living dots spell the word "stupidity"?

Remember to thank Rebecda Black today for inventing Fridays, we honor her today on Black Friday

Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen

Hoyt Axton
McCoy Tyner (pianist for the John Coltrane Quartet)
Neil Young's Bridge School Benefit concert ('98 & '99)
Stephen Lynch/Mitch Hedberg
The Linda Lindas

Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen

Hoyt Axton
McCoy Tyner (pianist for the John Coltrane Quartet)
Neil Young's Bridge School Benefit concert ('98 & '99)
Stephen Lynch/Mitch Hedberg
The Linda Lindas

My favorite part of that scene is how even Norman Osborn says "Aunt May" like she's his aunt too, she's the World Aunt

Guys, I know what you're thinking: that fixes one song without a canal, but what about all these other songs without canals? Look no further! We've got you covered!!

Here's @thebeaches.bsky.social with "Blame Brett," now with your FDA-recommended daily dosage of canal fully met!