What do you mean I've watched all the Taskmasters? Surely there are more. Surely!

Chrono Trigger. I don't think the mind fuck that Magus wasn't the origin of Lavos can properly be replicated today, considering the ass pull became a kind of staple to JRPGs since.

Mangroves, vital for protecting coastlines and storing carbon, are making an unexpected comeback due to increased legal protections and public awareness of their importance. Since 2010, the rate of mangrove loss has slowed down, with more forests being restored than destroyed.

There is no word in the English language to adequately describe the anger and frustration and disbelief that Americans are feeling….

Monterey Park,California, Has Voted To Ban Data Centers.......🎶

People like Kane and many many others that do care about human art and the creative process have been a beacon of hope while trying to navigate making art in this current climate.

I think what is so cool about how Jacques Pepin teaches amateurs is, he chooses recipes that are incredibly simple both to make cooking approachable and, more importantly, so he can drill down important techniques for cooking that specific food.

For some reason, Christ Farley retrospectives are showing up on my YouTube feed. I was only old enough to be kind of aware something bad happened to him when he died. No, no... this was a crazy level of fucked up.

Blixa Bargeld and Teho Teardo's version of Alone with the Moon www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQhM...

Mother 3

I just read that Lee Greenwood will be replacing, apparently, all of the acts that dropped out of Trump's 250th birthd... er, USA's 250th. My question is, is Lee Greenwood aware of this? Or is that something Trump just said and Greenwood is only just now finding out in the paper this morning?

#ttrpg advice: Building a better bard When using Vicious Mockery, you would do well to learn the backhanded compliment. Example, Bizet said said of Hector Berlioz, "He is a man of great genius, but little talent."

Been watching some SCP movies on YouTube. A lot of them are pretty good, but I honestly think they'd be stronger if told from the perspective of ordinary people who don't know any better rather than from SCP operatives who at least know to expect weirdness.

There came a time in my life where I realized the whole "purity of essence" spiel in Dr. Strangelove was not, in fact, satirical, but a literal statement of real belief.

Feel as though people will truly never understand his death. He was killed for being an Indigenous Queer Man with a Transgender Partner. Every single one of those signifiers on axis/intersections/marginalizations is extremely important, but it is in tandem all at once not just because he “Gay”.

Made Jacques Lepin's lemon mousse and it turned out really good. I see myself making it again.

Forget arm day. All you need to do is whip your whipped cream by hand.

Pretty much all usage of generative AI that I see people doing involves a lot of "try a prompt, get output that's not right, tweak, try again" and I think it's essential for understanding the mindset here that this is straight up Output Gacha.

Remembering Pluto - Astronomers: "Pluto is no longer a planet." Literally everybody else: "BOO!" Astronomers: "Are they saying 'boo' or 'Boo-urns?'" LEE: "BOOOOOO!" Astronomers: "Ok, fine, how about calling it a planetoid?" LEE: "How about you go die in a ditch?"

Brain: Odd. These meatballs we cooked are kinda bland. Me: Hey brain. You remember that post we made last week about one of the top two cooking tips is adding salt? Brain: Yeah. Me: You didn't happen to forget anything while we were cooking, did you? Brain: ... Hmmm...

I am consistently surprised how taxing walking in sand can be. You'd think it wouldn't sneak up on me any more, and yet...

My favorite thing in tv series is when they put a tv show in the show and the show within a show becomes so popular the writers write a plot arc for it. Like Los Dias Y Las Noches de Monsignor Martinez in King of the Hill.

So we'll sit day and night at the con without shower, they have the packs but we have the power (nine).

It is amazing. Social Security is the only institution I've worked with that not only sets the appointment for you, but also sets it *without* you. Doctor appointments? Family visits? Never mind all that, your disability insurance is on the line!

Real power move here.

happy pride month (now with alt text) 🌈🌈🌈

I can't be the only person who thinks Disney Frollo's facial expressions drew on personal encounters with Harvey Weinstein, can I?

Played the Heart of Africa map for Ticket to Ride today. Not our favorite. The interior's lack of maneuverability didn't feel great and the terrain mechanic seemed overly fussy. Still a preferable experience to the Nordic Countries map. That... that was a special experience we'll only do the once.

The biggest turning point in my mental health was realizing that while the things I tell myself about myself came from other people, *I* am the one repeating them. Naturally, much easier to make that shift when removed from those influences.

If you haven't pretended to do something mundane like it was a series of jump cuts from Snatch, can you even call yourself a millennial?

There is a certain type of mind that does not understand that sometimes, a thing is impressive precisely because it took a long time to accomplish.

Have you, like me, spent the last 26 years worrying if the Canadian Potato Museum STILL has the display of various potato diseases with potatoes in little coffins? Stop worrying. I checked today. Still there.

I wish I could feel about anything half the enthusiasm the sponge painting lady felt about sponge painting.

Art imitating life, imitating art...

It's amazing how much cooking advice comes down to two questions: 1. Did you add fat ? and 2. Did you add salt?

I like a short #ttrpg review especially one whose presentation and vibe helps quell ma heid. I'll confess I go round and round on the subject of pamphlet games and I've yet to settle on an opinion. But this one sounds good to me(tm)

"Smut for the Smut God!" ~A Slaanesh cultist, probably.

Whew. Looks like I may have narrowly avoided starting discourse. The "Do Not Engage" warning sign in my brain been doing a lot of work, though.

All Tomorrows was maybe a bit overhyped by the time I got around to reading it, but it is still a pretty cool little tome. There are some philosophical nuggets to chew on. They are mostly implied, rather than explored, but that's fine for what the book is.

The new Chaotic Good Barbarian anime episode is fucking fantastic.

Why was 8 afraid of 7? Because 6 7.

I can't read "I'll do better" in an apology without hearing like how Tom Cardy says it right before "His body's just lying there, right?"

Jacques Pepin's "Cooking at Home" series on YouTube is easily the best cooking show I've seen. Common ingredient, common cooking implements, and real quick and easy prep.

Every once in a while, I see something that reminds me of that quote that's like, "Being wealthy is the cognitive equivalent of being kicked in the head by a horse every morning." These reminders have been getting more frequent, of late.

Netflix Animation Studios production workers have ratified their first union contract with The Animation Guild. The deal includes wage minimums, dismissal pay, workplace protections, and higher pay for Production Assistants.

Whelp. May have just landed an afterschool teaching program. Glad to finally be getting some traction on work here.

Watching Altered States. Don't know much about it other than Ghouligan said it was one of the more interesting depictions of hell he'd ever seen. So... here we go.