The “prosecute the former regime at every level” candidate has my vote in 2028.

Nutritionally and in volume two packs of Quaker oatmeal and one pack of Quaker “protein” oatmeal are almost identical. The protein packs are cheaper per pack than two packs of regular. So I tried it out. Cranberries and almonds protein v. strawberries and cream regular. Protein loses on flavor.

…. No lies detected.

This is Dax’ir, a #noivern. He’s another character I’m working on for the new Star-Vee comic. He was mentored by a #staraptor and was trained to become a pilot. Now he journeys to the stars in his very own ship alongside his comrades. #pokemon #art #oc #ocart

It’s so telling how Ben Shapiro, who isn’t even a Christian, thinks this movie is down on faith because Wicks is such a bastard, when Jud is one of the best exemplars of the Christianity I was told we believed in growing up (and didn’t even try to put into practice).

These trailers aren’t working for me, but it’s mostly because of the music. I hate the “slowed down, never quite fully stating the Avengers Theme” music in the trailers with Avengers, doubly so here with the X-Men, who are not Avengers as a rule. They have two great themes of their own!

I never saw “The Substance” but I feel like “The Beauty” is just a ripoff? Starring DemI Moore’s ex-husband? So already off to a bad start. Then it has Kutcher, as the bad guy, holding a vial of “not the substance” asking “Who wants a poke?”, which feels pointedly anti-vax to me? Blech.

Looking at the #StarWarsUnlimited meta, something has to be done about the Command aspect. Of the 10 most common decks in Top 8s, Command is either the leader or base of 9, and the 10th is Red Han, who also shows up as the leader of 2 decks with Command bases. I'm so tired of Data Vault.

“Shut up, snake!” The Jim Henson Company did a short film to introduce the new #MagictheGathering set, #LorwynEclipsed. Check it out. #MTGECL

Not only would I watch the hell out of this, imagine Elle Fanning as Goldberry

On the last day of my first time skiing I face planted and continued uncontrolled down the mountain, knocking over an old man and a rack of skis before stopping. Had some bruising, but walked away from it!

Visualising a fun fact. #sciart

Still. STILL.

You couldn't publish this today. You'd have to cloak it under several layers of metaphor.

The very things that annoy you about kids are the same reasons y’all get on here saying you hate small talk and don’t speak to your neighbors. It’s hyper-individualism. It’s easier to project that discomfort onto the most vulnerable rather than examine how disconnected we’ve all become.

You don’t have to want kids or even enjoy being around them. But it’s also worth unpacking why kids simply existing, learning, or having unmet needs reads as “annoying,” “unlikeable,” or “bad behavior.” This collective discomfort with noise, need, & vulnerability is why many ADULTS are struggling.

So Marvel ended THUNDERBOLTS* with the setup that these “New Avengers” will be fighting the OGs for the name, probably with laser blasts or such. But I don’t want that movie. I want a TV special where She-Hulk and Daredevil argue it out in trademark infringement court. Guess I’m built different 😃

Am I the only idiot with upward facing bulbs on a chandelier in their entryway? Because based on a search through Amazon, Lowe's, and Home Depot, it feels like it - "chandelier bulb changing tool" yields straight sticks that only work if the bulb faces *down*. WTF?

Reading an old review on rogerebert.com and at the bottom was an ad posing as a survey: Which format do you find more immersive? The options were IMAX, 3D, and 4D. I have to wonder if I just don't think about movies the way everyone else does. "Immersion" feels impossible to me. 1/

is that MISTER MIME in the japanese airline emergency protocols

This thread is AMAZING, but someone get Kevin back to work. Clearly having an open schedule around the holidays is having a deleterious effect on his psyche.

Saw a post praising Harryhausen's work on "Sinbad". And it is GORGEOUS WORK, not arguing that. But the seams are right there. The effects are practical, yes, but the compositing makes it obvious. Complaining that CGI is "obvious" ignores how SFX and VFX are almost *always* obvious.

It is completely impossible for me to see a picture of Miguel Ferrer and not immediately think, "Oh, it's George Clooney's cousin."

the idols indiana jones wasn’t expecting: thread

I love Michael Dorn's delivery here: "If there was no artificial gravity, HOW COULD THESE MEN BE WALKING?" As if it's 1) a gotcha question 2) not something he learned in discovery 3) not something that looks bad for his clients I don't think Col. Worf had Kirk and McCoy's best interests at heart.

The A24 in this trailer is almost overwhelming, but I love the premise. I'm down for a slice of life Marvel story that doesn't have global or cosmic stakes. Hope that carries through the show. And I'm just happy to see Trevor again. Loved Iron Man 3, loved Shang-Chi. But where's Morris?

I get it if Disney or Marvel doesn't want to completely ditch X as a promotional platform, but why the hell don't they have an account here on bluesky that is *also* posting the #WonderMan trailer?

When you take ‘New Year, New Me’ too literally.

And ignores how often those "failed societies" are a result of US policy and interference.

Well, I enjoyed the Stranger Things finale. Mostly, though, I’m grateful for the reminder that Doctor Who fans are – and I can’t believe I’m saying this – comparably sane.

Woah. 630 whole US dollars? Look, I know for a *lot* of people, $630 is a significant amount of money. But it's not an *impossible* amount of money. You don't even have to make six figures to put $630 towards something nice for a special occasion. Jesus.

I keep smelling death. I don't know if it's my breath. Maybe it's something in the trash? Maybe it's in the garbage disposal. Nothing smells bad when I get right up close to it, and it's not constant enough, I feel, to be coming from me. But it's been there and gone *all day*. Blech.

"Barely a Guy Garnder" is an epic comic burn

Not quite right, but in the ballpark. #StrangerThings

Aw, shit. Ted survived? Fuck this show. #StrangerThings

Did Elle and Callie just pull a long con on Hopper to sell one to Dr. Kay? #StrangerThings

Awww. It’s Ripley and Newt! And we know how well that turned out. #StrangerThings

“Ruuuuun!” I don’t know if there was any way Dustin could have delivered that line that wouldn’t have made me immediately laugh thinking of “Rum away!” from Monty Python and the Holy Grail. #StrangerThings

This whole notion that Henry’s major psychic damage is that he killed a man in self-defense would play better if Elle weren’t out here snapping necks and making a soldier shoot himself in the mouth. #StrangerThings

Well that’s not a fun fact at all!

“Through that door Mr. Wheeler is feeling up Mrs. Wheeler.” So… he was her teacher? Because there is no way Ted was a high school student at the same time as Karen. #StrangerThings

I've never really been high engagement on social media. I can count on one hand the number of times I've cracked 50 likes. So it's weird to see that I have a phantom liker. My likes on a post itself are often 1 higher than the number of notifications or the list of users if I click through. Weird.

Jake is wise.

Cool. Sponsored online betting is a plague.

James Bond went 20 movies without an arc. Arcs are a useful tool for talking about a story but are not the be-all-end-all on successful storytelling.

I had a sudden overflow of #StarWars thoughts this morning.

Yes for Solo 2, though at this point Alden and Donald would just be playing OT era Han and Lando.

I don't get much engagement, so I kind of cherished the guy who created an account just to yell at people who weren't sad about Charlie Kirk and included me in his tirades. Runner up is the guy who told me I didn't understand "Star Wars" because I think "The Hunt for Ben Solo" is a bad idea.

Oooh, I feel a Star Wars thread incoming! Okay, so I was wondering why I felt like watching the sequels again so soon after watching them just a couple of weeks ago. Why don’t I feel that way about the OT or the prequels anymore? The obvious answer is that I’ve watched those movies *to death*. 1/