I listened to Ryan Adam’s music for the first time today (I think it was the first time). His music sounds exactly like I thought it would. That is neither a compliment nor an insult. Just an observation.

The phrase “take this with a grain a salt” is doing just fine, you don’t need to modify it “heap” or “pound” or whatever.

I hate when DJs dance. We get it. You like this song. We all knew that when you chose to play it.

You don’t need therapy. When you’re livid just write that email…and then don’t send it. Writing it feels much better than actually sending it. This message was NOT brought to you by BetterHelp. (I also object to their CamelCase but I won’t send that email.)

@handofpod.bsky.social With Ferro once again doing their best to not get promoted to a 30-team top division, whom do you propose as a new rival for Vélez?

There’s nothing more paralyzing to me than waking up and accidentally seeing the score (0-0) for the match I am about to watch involving my team. Do I watch the match even though I know the score? Do I only watch the highlights since I know the score?

The CD era was at its most arrogant when it decided to add new songs to “Greatest Hits” compilations.

It’s funny that people who will (usually accurately) post some old media content with the caption “this didn’t age well” are the same people that think they have it all figured out when it comes to passing judgement on current artistic creations.

Everytime I put on an #Interpol record I’m like “this is definitely Interpol.” No band sounds more like Interpol than Interpol (if that makes sense).

Stock bros love to look at past phenomena and fool themselves into thinking they have some deep analysis that has any relevance for the future, like “if you look at this stock’s performance from February to April you’ll see it’s a gynecologist’s isosceles triangle.” Sure, whatever bro.

Here’s my proposal for social media. Learn to distinguish between what you dislike & what disinterests you. Ex.: I’ve seen less than 10 animes. I don’t have enough knowledge to say whether or not I like them but I’m uninterested in watching more. Every time I eat a beet I gag. I don’t like beets.

I would love to be an alpha male but I’m childless. Does anyone know where I can get access to a child that can punch me in the face?

I know so little about Dr. Who that I’m pretty sure I’m reading spoilers and I still have no idea what the hell people are talking about. #DrWho

There are many inaccurate quotations about Linkin Park’s performance being described as “garbage.” I would like to put an end to all those rumors, and state for the record, that it was me yelling at the TV that Linkin Park was/is/will always be “garbage.” #LinkinPark

PSG won the Champions League in the first season after Mbappe left. Bronze lining?

Please don’t talk to me about #DoctorWho There’s like 50 seasons of that shit. That sounds like a soap opera to me. And don’t bring up SNL because I don’t watch that either.

Football fans: This an historic day for our club. This is a day I never want to forget…now let’s drink so much we do some brain damage. (In all fairness I include myself in this group).

I’ve spent 30+ years thinking about Radiohead. But apparently I’m an idiot because my opinion of Radiohead should be based solely on something Thom Yorke said (or didn’t say) about Israel and Palestine. #Radiohead

The amount of footballers (“jocks”) in Europe that learn multiple languages really puts Americans of all occupations to shame.

The biggest gap between health food and junk food I can think of is the amount of mayonnaise you put in your tuna salad.

Listening to pop music is like shopping for books at the airport. I mean, occasionally there’s something good but it’s mostly terrible.

My bathroom is suddenly full of ants. What could they possibly want in there? It’s a tiny room full of things to kill bacteria(s), things to make me smell good, and razor blades.

It doesn’t matter which genre of music the DJ is “spinning” in Bangkok. At some point the DJ will play Bon Jovi’s “It’s My Life”.

The purpose of WhoSampled is for when you listen to a hip hop track and then wonder what earlier track it sampled you can then look up the track and realize you purchased that earlier track 5 years ago.

As someone that doesn’t watch the Super Bowl, social media makes even less sense than usual.

Watching the Mean Girls remake felt having someone who hadn’t seen the movie in 5 or so years give me a scene-by-scene recap…but with singing.

Do boys still form bands? Because I feel like a lot of this incel energy could be positively directed towards being in a band…and those boys definitely wouldn’t be incels once they play even one half-decent show. I’m now wondering: do girls go to small local shows? I’m old.

Gone Girl is the most faithful adaption I’ve ever seen. It took a bad book and made it into a bad movie.

After decades of hand dryer technology, wiping your wet hands on your pants is still more effective.

I bet I could learn to like mustard but there’s no hope for licorice.

Remember when you were a kid and you said “It’s good” and someone else said “It’s great” and then you became friends? That’s not how social media works. If you say “it’s good” you will very quickly get a “fuck you, it’s great, you fucking moron.”

It’s time to put “Why do you think that?” on endangered questions list.

Traveling the world you would think the New York Yankees are the most popular sports team in the world. They are not. Not even close.

I sometimes wonder if I’ve accidentally constructed a different personality in Spanish. For some reason I could not remember the verb “to taste” so I told the bartender “I am not experiencing these almonds.”

Went to kitschy restaurant. One bathroom had a picture of a bow on it. I had no idea if that was supposed to be a hair bow or a bow tie.

Headlines then: here’s a one line summary, read this article to find out all the details. Headlines now: here’s something vague and mysterious, read the article to find out what the hell that headline means.

We’ve been envious of boomers and their job security and their affordable house prices. I didn’t predict we’d also become envious that they’ll die before us.

Just checking…this is the third time America is great?

If other cuisines had the tapas model many Spanish restaurants would close. Because Spain has great wine it’s associated with nearby cuisines with great wine (France, Italy) but Spanish cuisine can’t hold a candle to either Italian or French food. Spanish food isn’t even a top 5 European cuisine.

People who eat instant noodles do not strike me as being so busy that they don’t have 10 minutes to spare when it comes to boiling pasta.

When I watched The Social Network in theaters I thought it was great but I couldn’t have foreseen it would need a sequel. #thesocialnetwork

You have to admire the audacity of the person that came up with blue raspberry.

Whenever I’m in continental Europe I get the delusion that maybe I could pull off wearing turtlenecks.

Dear linguists, how does one go about inventing a curse word?

I’m in small Roman restaurant and two different people, sitting at different tables, have AC/DC’s “Thunderstruck” as their ringtone. Make of that what you wil. #acdc

Yeah we get it. Nosferatu. Nosferatwo. Nosferatoo. Maybe it’s time to move onto some nose or ferret puns.

The amount of towels provided in a hotel room always make me feel like I’m really half-assing my towel set up in my home.

Airlines don’t trust people to be able to tell the difference between an “E” and an “F” or an “I” and a “J” when it comes to seat assignments but feel comfortable with those same people being responsible for the emergency exits after receiving a 10 second explanation of the responsibilities involved

Saying that the airport will reveal the gate 20 minutes before it is due to take off is cowardly. Just tell me the plane is late.

Critics please stop describing things as “cinematic” that have no (moving) visual element. A song cannot be cinematic. A novel cannot be cinematic. You just sound like you’ve never read a book which is not a great look for a critic. The word you’re probably looking for is “story.”