thing of beauty

perpetual reminder that the Luddites were not anti-technology, they were against technology redesigning civilization in sole service of capital at the expense of humanity

icymi

One of our little dogs had a health scare (potentially fatal) while we were out of town. Dogsitter handled it perfectly. An hour later, little dog was 100% safe and unharmed. We’re kinda stunned with emotional whiplash.

NOT true one has an S

too young to recall for sure (age 3 or so?), but Newmar was likely lmy first celebrity crush youtu.be/cA2ah18Y86g?...

fuckin do not

I'm a firm believer that if you can't understand why someone might dislike something you love, you don't actually love it.

the broken soul of the ultra-rich

Jeff Goldbum / Adrien Brody

too real

Very cool! Btw cover art by @mrj81.bsky.social !

Dig! (so to speak) 🧵

I indeed very much enjoy savage grindcore by queer and trans people, as may you

Instead of wasting time with bad horror essays by writers who don't know or care about the genre, consider picking up some good horror essays by writers who do know and care about the genre.

actual sighting of “Don’t Stop Believin’” karaoke in the wild

I love this whole album.

I oppose capital punishment on principle, but if there were mobs going after the captains of industry who push planned obsolescence, I’d be handing out hand tools from the early-mid 1900s.

A week or so ago, I was looking for a couple books by an author from 10 and 15 years ago and my library didn't have them. I requested them via a library form. Today I got a notification in Libby that they purchased both titles. Asking your library for writers' books is an amazing way to support us.

“all you fascists bound to lose”

For trans girls it's music taste

Happy Pride Month. If you're a gay man, please remember your power. People often think that gay men are innately fashionable, which means if you wear some stupid shit for long enough, straight people, including homophobes, will copy you and then you can laugh at them.

tonight it’s a three way tie between Harriet the Spy (1996), Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016), and Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014), but I think most days my answer is probably The Conversation (1974)

A big version of this poster hung in the combination used bookstore/comic shop on 86th Street in Brooklyn when I was a kid—the owner of the store spoke seven languages. I was fascinated by this image!

Happy Pride Month from your khaverim at Der Spekter!

Public records turned up by The Ellis Collective, a student-led research group, have revealed that the UC system shared data collected by automated license plate readers at multiple campuses with U.S. Customs and Border Protection and other federal agencies, in apparent violation of state law.

More details on #queer characters in the Weird Luck comic! Agent Sojac: #nonbinary #demisexual #demiromantic Bianca: #sapphic Max: #gay #aromantic Mariel, Angelica, & Charles: #pansexual #panromantic Smiley: #pansexual #panromantic #genderfluid #pride #lgbtq #oc weirdluck.net/cast-of-char...

Post a poster you used to have in your room, apartment, or house Got this from my sister, who bought it new in the 70s. I had it up recently but took it down to build some shelves for that spot.

Post a poster you used to have in your room, apartment, or house

Did I successfully avoid mixing any epoxy on the two tubes' respective nozzles and/or caps? As always, the answer is, "Guess we'll find out next time"

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ICYMI: Spectacular title page for the upcoming chapter of the Weird Luck webcomic is live! The chapter begins June 11th. #webcomics #indiecomics #comicart #oc #ocsky #urbanfantasy #scifi #dreampunk #crime #thieves #villains #noir #did #damselindistress #femmefatale weirdluck.net/comic/2-2-0-...

Bay Area book reading with Hao Tran: hope you can join us on Sunday, June 14 at Nomadic Bookshop in Oakland, 5pm. We'll have snacks and hear stories from The Old Village Road. See you there.

Had a blast drawing this cover page as an interstitial panel between chapters.

tie between Dolores Claiborne, Misery, Pet Sematary, The Outsider, Carrie, and IT

Dig it!

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I find medieval views, despite their flaws, much easier to understand than this

it's too bad that the AI destroying our society is misanthropic in such a boring way, nothing like the demonic antagonism of Wintermute and Neuromancer

hard same

The world of the Weird Luck webcomic has both high #technology & #magic. In the city of Tal Sharnis, tech is more common; outside the city on the Endless Plateau, magic prevails. And sometimes the distinction between tech & magic gets blurry... #webcomics #worldbuilding #ocsky weirdluck.net/about/

Check it out! This chapter includes crossovers with my CITY OF THE WATCHER trilogy!

This is among my top 5 favorite Thin Lizzy songs, but it’s not a Thin Lizzy song. youtu.be/g6BTBYLxq4Q?...

it’s not true that I “just want to see the world burn,” but upon seeing me post this you’d be forgiven for thinking I do youtu.be/hCD71rYelJY?...

New motto for my aikido dojo.

do things you’re bad at and have fun getting better

Thanks, Vonnegut. 💜

impossible imho to understand the basics of the human mind without understanding this

I remember when there was only one annoying opinion a week and you had to tune in to 60 Minutes to hear it from Andy Rooney

4 members of the Weird Luck webcomic's main cast are #pansexual & #panromantic: Smiley, Charles, Mariel, & Angelica. Mariel & Angelica will return in the next chapter, starting June 11th! #webcomics #queer #pan #bi #lgbt #lgbtq #oc #ocsky #crime #thieves #femmefatale weirdluck.net/weird-luck-c...