Rush is my all-time favorite band, and I’ve been collecting t-shirts for them since I was in high school. Still have all of ‘em. A late Christmas gift from my dad’s wife (and fellow fan) happens to be my *thirtieth* Rush t-shirt!

Rush is my all-time favorite band, and I’ve been collecting t-shirts for them since I was in high school. Still have all of ‘em. A late Christmas gift from my dad’s wife (and fellow fan) happens to be my *thirtieth* Rush t-shirt!

This looks like Sinbad died and got reincarnated as a chair.

Book #23 of 2025 (just under the wire!)

I found a Plex channel for the Korea Baseball Organization so I’ve been watching random games while working and the English commentary is remarkably bad. I think at one point I heard one of them say, “his fastball is really fast.” I can’t get enough of it.

Up late and the lady is asleep. You know what that means: time to listen to the new yacht-rock-inspired solo album by the guitarist for the old Christian death metal band I listened to in high school, baby.

kind of psyched 🔮 #witchsky

The lady & I both had therapy today. Her post-session treat was a mindful meditation routine. Mine is, uh, a Big Gulp filled with Mountain Dew Code Red.

Fred Armisen waited behind me in line at a 7-Eleven in Portland.

“The Outage” #writing #writingcommunity #MicrofictionMonday

Every time I see one of those fucking ICE commercials, I think it’s weird that they’re putting ads on TV for an organization full of people who eat their own boogers and turds.

One of my favorite weekend activities is spending a morning at a cafe with a giant coffee and working on a little story in my notebook.

The Saturday after Christmas is for beer flights and watching a humanoid Pop-Tart be lowered ceremoniously into a toaster to be sacrificed to the gods of pastry.

Wasn’t able to go home for Christmas this year but my dad texted me a very important update.

An old comedian pal once got booked to do stand-up at an elementary school parent night. Had no idea there would also be children present. He was about ten minutes into his set and was bombing horribly. An eight-year-old kid then loudly asked, “when is the comedy going to start?”

It’s the day after Christmas and my neighbor already has his Christmas lights up. This holiday season starts earlier and earlier every goddamn year.

Book #22 of 2025 (reread)

Your mom works here

If the holidays routinely wound you & kind people reach out to comfort you, don’t be afraid to accept that comfort even if you’ve been accustomed to the pain of the season for years. It can help keep you on a healing path. If you’re still alone, you still matter. You always did & you always will.

I have a necklace with the traditional Sanskrit symbol for the Buddhist meditation symbol Om that I keep on my nightstand when I’m not wearing it. Last night I woke up to use the bathroom and when I returned to bed the necklace moved *on its own* to my pillow. That’s, uh, a new one.

Finished a reread of NEUROMANCER tonight and it still remains one of my favorite books of all-time.

How I’m showing up for the Bluesky Xmas party

Encountering a gorgeous sentence in a novel that you want to reread over and over before moving forward.

“Return to Sender” #MicrofictionMonday #writing #writingcommunity

I’m glad Munetaka Murakami signed with a Major League Baseball team, but I’m disappointed that it means I have to start watching the fucking White Sox.

DENVER THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST FUCKED UP FORECASTS I HAVE HAD THE PLEASURE OF DELIVERING. HAVE U EVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS? WTAF COLORADO. MON: 73°/41° FUCKED TUE: 67°/45° FUCKED WED: 70°/45° FUCKED THU: 70°/43° HO HO HO (FUCKED) FRI: 64°/37° FUCKED

Got a yellow jade fox for the #solstice from @rhymeswithpistol.bsky.social and I love him.

In addition to the winter solstice, it’s also International Rush Day, baby.

Ain’t no rule against having cake for breakfast the day after your birthday.

Birthday book haul!

#caturday + @rileyfox.bsky.social's birthday 🎂

This is 37, baby.

Birthday is tomorrow, but ain’t no rule against getting started now!

The Donald J. Trump and Kid Rock Big Ass Honky Tonk Rock N’ Roll Steakhouse

Woke up with this song in my head today. A stone-cold jam.

The high today on December the 19th is supposed to be 71 degrees. Love living in tropical [checks notes] Denver, Colorado.

There were several catalysts to becoming a writer over my life, but when I was around twelve or thirteen there was an old fanfic series I loved (“Tekken Committee” by a writer who went by SaiyanRage). It was so funny to me, and it made me want to start writing my own stories.

The album SLAUGHTERSUN (CROWN OF THE TRIARCHY) by Swedish band Dawn is one of the best black metal records I’ve ever heard.

Discovering I have one more bottle of Jarritos left in the fridge than I thought

Listening to one of my favorite records that isn’t available on streaming, Neal Morse Band’s THE SIMILITUDE OF A DREAM. I think you could probably find it on YouTube if you looked. It’s so goddamn good.

Book #21 of 2025

Spent my night reading THE SINGULARITY by Dino Buzzati and, man, what a book.

I’d like to thank the vintage store down the street for my newest t-shirt acquisition.

Love ending a therapy appointment more depressed than when it started. Anyway.

Book #20 of 2025

It’s a great day for a pitcher of margs.

Approximately 0:02 before she tried to bite my hand.