I am here and I am very happy. We got in last night and we were so exhausted.

Landed late last night. I listened to Pinkerton on the bus to the hotel (basic!) and mightily fought sleep. We’d been awake for over 24 hours by the time we got to the gluten-free ramen place (delicious, greasy, necessary) and then fully collapsed. Today’s a new day!

Doors closed. Paws up. Tokyo, here we go!

Ready for adventure?! Off to Tokyo in my comfiest sweatpants, guzzling a PSL to keep me wide awake for the first half of my FOURTEEN HOUR FLIGHT. Let’s roll.

Spending a night at the TWA hotel in New York! Eero Saarinen design! Swoops and cocktails and water features! This is one of the most beautiful places I’ve ever been. They’re playing music from the 40s to the 60s. This is one of the most beautiful places I’ve ever seen!

Jeff didn’t think bringing my leftover Saturday cheese in my carryon was a good idea, so I snuck it onboard the plane in my tummy.

The flight attendant asked me if this was Top Cat. HOW DARE!

Oh look! My scholarly essay on Quentin Tarantino’s foot fetish has been published. I can’t believe they let me get away with this title.

Day 5 of Disney Fans for good, a fundraiser for the 2nd harvest Food bank of OC. This food bank supports CM’s,hospitality workers & community . With layoffs ,hours reduced, inflation, & external factors. Need is high & imminent. Please share & or donate! together.feedoc.org/fundraiser/6...

A flurry of last-minute design, podcast, and writing work before my big trip begins. BIG TRIP. Yes there will be updates! Yes there will be fun! B I G T R I P. Beyond jazzed! Beyond amped! Okay back to work.

A loud bang outside our house and all the power on the block went out. Living on ambient light from iPads and that one flashlight we still have. So great.

Monday night at the Astro Wash - gotta scrub my britches before I fly, fly away. Plus: just a little Desperation to help me out.

Over the past month, I've watched a number of PhD musicologists dig in to what makes Life of a Showgirl work, from its lyrics to its music to its place in the canon of Swift albums. It has remained #1 the whole time - long enough that it's not just "first weekend" numbers.

A movie you've seen more than seven times with a gif.

Another Monday, another 20 minutes strapped to this machine that makes my muscles twitch. I know it’s helping. Later on, it’s gonna feel so much better. I think I’m just tired.

Physical therapy is so early on Monday mornings, I don’t even have time to grab coffee at home before I’m out on the road. I balance it out by stopping at the Starbucks in Malden near my PT office and getting a little work done there. Way too tired to think.

Why yes, I AM working on another book about Stephen King, sort of! Sometimes I can’t believe this topic I started writing about in freshman year of high school is still a part of my life, and that I get paid for it sometimes.

New post up on my Substack about the perils of a newly financially-reformed guy and the pull of holiday nostalgia: open.substack.com/pub/kevident...

OMG @cmolanphy.bsky.social played exotica on Hit Parade, my favorite podcast! Here’s hoping that this leads to a full exotica episode! Maybe!

Now that I have a Bluesky attitude instead of a Twitter attitude, I was able to block this guy immediately. Consider whether you want to as well. I’ve been following him for a long time and I’ve sometimes wondered whether I should, and this is the last straw.

Why should Gen Alpha have all the fun?

I was physically assaulted because I'm a trans woman. I'm facing medical bills and housing insecurity while working double shifts just to survive. Trans hate is real and crushing me. I need help, please. Donations and reposts mean the absolute world to me. 🧡🧡🧡 venmo.com/u/v12more

I’m about to jump into my last finance meeting before my big trip! Things are fairly OK right now, but end of year expenses are starting to pile up and I’m a little tetchy about it. I’m sure it’ll be better than last year, when there was a spiral of panic.

Though it’s nowhere near ready for people yet, the Sea Stories Lounge (part of the Mystery Cove) allowed me in for a night of libations, cheese, and exotica tonight. Plus I FaceTimed @schmadvertising.bsky.social for a while and we had fun! What a new and exciting time!

It’s a little bit late, but the Mystery Cove is opening tonight! And we might even have our night in the Sea Stories Lounge, which is still in development…!

My parents’ unsettling Halloween decor still haunts the suburbs.

Help if you can!!

Good morning! Seeing some family today and gearing up for it. I need a a PSL and a lot of Springsteen on the road.

We have lived in this house since 2004 and have never had trick-or-treaters. Tonight we had two brothers! One of them was scared to come up the stairs so I went down and gave him like three pieces. He was dressed like Sonic and his parents were there and it was VERY WHOLESOME!

Kamala Harris on Jon Stewart's podcast: "I mean, are you fucking kidding me? This guy wants to create a ballroom for his rich friends while completely turning a blind eye to the fact that, that babies are going to starve when the SNAP benefits end in just hours from now?"

As we near the holidays, my commissions build up quickly. Get in now! Hire me to create art and design as a gift, or give a little gift to yourself. KevinQuigleyDesign.com is my portfolio, and [email protected] is where you can ask me for a no-obligation quote!

We only have THREE Club 28 slots left! If you want an episode just for you or for a loved one, let us know! Reach out at [email protected] and let’s make your podcast dreams a reality!

It’s been a wild week, and next week is going to be 8x wilder. Looking forward to it, and to the rest of the day! Ambition, drive, caffeine! PLUS. It’s Bowling Shirt Day! It’s Cedar Point Mug Day!! IT’S FRIDAY!!! HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!! #youknowwhatitis

After leaving my previous therapist for being racist, and the one before for trying to use me to get a book deal, I sought somebody new today. They turned out to not be quite right. Let’s try finding a new person. It’s getting hard to be someone but it all works out.

The rain has picked up since I entered the Galaxy Market.

Though it’s foggy and a little drear, I maneuvered my morning so I could both get more sleep and start the day off with a PSL. Guess I AM keeping it 100 on the land, the sea, the sky.

A double feature of The Witches of Eastwick and Wolf, featuring hot middle aged Jack Nicholson?! OKAY. I believe I saw Wolf in the theater like 5 times when it was originally in theaters, and bought every Fangoria with it on the cover. I may have liked Wolf more in my 20s, but it still ruled!

Oh, it’s time.

This sassy sarsaparilla needs to take several seats. When you're celiac and discover that gluten-free bread is like if cardboard was less tasty and more crumbly but GF tortillas are delicious, stuff like this is a lifesaver. Cold cut wraps, "grilled cheese" in the air fryer, PB&J wraps! It's great!

Too packed a day to wait on my workout. Squeezing one in between writing and day job and just trying to stack endorphins and biceps. 6 7 let’s roll!

Back on this particular and exciting bullshit again.

I thought I’d sleep longer, but as it turns out: no! I’ve got a bunch of creative stuff to spill out this morning, so let’s get to it! Writing is life!

What you need to know about me at 50 is that I’m currently looking up Norman Rockwell Christmas wrapping paper. I also have a very strict budget for Christmas shopping and I’m Making Plans.

Just thinking about the 2024 economy for no reason.

I gained a little weight this weekend, so it’s back to the gym, and making leg day work for me.

14 when I suspected, 15 when I realized, 16 when I came out. I'm 50 now!

This sounds fantastic!!! I haven’t written a novella in a while!

OMG did the AV Club do a mostly positive review of Stephen King's band The Rock Bottom Remainders?! I have seen the Remainders live in concert! THREE TIMES! I INTERVIEWED THEM SORTA! www.avclub.com/rock-bottom-...

NEW ANN PATCHETT NOVEL COMING JUNE 2026 THIS IS NOT A DRILL. It's called Whistler and it sounds AWESOME: www.harpercollins.com/products/whi...

It’s been some time since I’ve done any sort of literary analysis, but I had a new opportunity and I’m diving in. Flexing this muscle that’s been dormant for a time is exciting and terrifying in equal measure. Let’s see if the kid’s still got it!