my first job interview since july 1997 went...terribly.

np-peter gabriel so

i just finished a flick that starred freddie gibbs and i gotta say that we need more flicks with freddie gibbs.

np-built to spill perfect from now on. easily in my top-5, life affirming, albums.

so i just created a new resume and i've applied for a new job for the first time in 29 damn years. being 51 with zero skills is a drag.

np-interpol turn on the bright lights

np-guided by voices plantations of pale pink

np-beastie boys licensed to ill

np-u2 the joshua tree

np-talking heads talking heads '77

total school post, but i'm giggling at our school resource app pumping out these new updates/quality of life improvements and i'm like, our school closes in like 5 weeks and we don't need or want this stuff.

np-ratboys singin' to an empty chair

np-clap your hands say yeah s/t

as someone who on occasion deals with a fragile ego, sometimes i gotta get some good ass onion rings to boost my morale.

np-teenage fanclub bandwagonesque

i gotta say, it is a relief to be grading essays instead of doing adult bullshit paperwork and forms. so over it.

np-tanya donelly lovesongs for underdogs

np-nirvana in utero

np-heatmiser mic city sons

np-bon iver for emma, forever ago

think for yourself...by listening to this podcast. yeah, i'm gonna pass on that cuh.

np-pavement slanted and enchanted

np-the beatles help!

i started a new skyrim playthrough. absolute comfort food.

np-r.e.m. automatic for the people

i'm thinking of sending an email to faculty and staff that reads: this is just a gentle reminder that nasty girl by vanity 6 is still a dope as fuck song.

np-nirvana live at reading

np-wilco being there

np-eddie vedder ukulele songs

"Always love Hate will get you every time"

one more hear me out...being a sexual predator is not something that just needs to be worked out between you and your wife.

hear me out...what if fonda did have a motor on the back of her honda?

overpack clothes for a 2-day trip? nope. overpack books for a 2-day trip? absolutely.

why do i feel like the 15-point plan is 15 just to say it is one more than the fourteen points?

doom: the dark ages whips ass. it is everything i want in a doom game. it took a few chapters for it to click but i’m all about that shit now.

happy caturday as tater snoozes and i watch tales from the darkside.

alright kids, i’m starting doom the dark ages. i haven’t been gaga about the current run of doom games so i’m hoping this knocks my socks off.

i finally knocked out my first game of the year. tiny tina’s wonderlands was a charmer.

np-chris bell i am the cosmos

@atheisticblasphemy.bsky.social the cosmos is speaking to me. i know this because doom the dark ages is back on sale, and my final spring break starts today. LFG!

i'm watching bill and ted's for the first time since '89 and i forgot how damn charming the second half of the movie becomes. i went to high school with a dude who made this movie his whole personality. wayne's world helped him to extend it a few more years.

five shows to get to know me: 1. three's company 2. cheers 3. seinfeld 4. the x-files 5. the sopranos

np-pearl jam backspacer

something i will not miss about teaching is students showing up late for detention that they have been given for excessive tardies. i do enjoy turning them away and saying "have a fantastic afternoon."

something i will not miss about teaching teenagers are the countless personalities and the frequent mood swings.

np-mj lenderman manning fireworks

np-sufjan stevens all delighted people

a gal i work with was at the breaking point because she had yet to get a job offer for next year, and she was comparing herself to others and it was making her miserable. she now has 2 significant offers and it is nice to see cool shit happening for nice people.

np-harold and maude OST

np-eddie vedder into the wild