I would like to thank Old Firehouse Books in Fort Collins, Colorado for being my savior. (Also picked up a copy of Raymond Chandler’s THE BIG SLEEP!)

Book #18 of 2026

One of my favorite bands liked this post so I can rest easy now.

Solo self-care sushi date.

I have this weird thing I do where, anytime I see a group of men in suits walking on the sidewalk, my head starts playing the chorus of “Enter Sandman” but all the lyrics are changed to “men in suits.”

Every stammering filler phrase like “uh” or “y’know” uttered by The Dude in THE BIG LEBOWSKI is in the script. Jeff Bridges is really just that fucking good.

A few months ago I was in a bookstore that had a copy of BEL CANTO by Ann Patchett and I didn’t buy it and that bookstore closed and now no other bookstore I’ve been in since has had it. It’s become my white whale of books.

The new (final) Spirit Adrift record kicks ass. Shame they’re calling it quits but it’s a hell of an album to go out on.

I can’t read that Trump voter roundtable, man. I don’t deserve to be exposed to that much concentrated human stupidity.

I don’t want to turn this into a monkey’s paw scenario, but I still find it utterly baffling that Trump’s TV Enemy #1 is, of all people, uh, Jimmy Kimmel.

Finally getting around to hearing that new Corrosion of Conformity double album (great!) and I was delighted to learn that Stanton Moore plays drums on it. He’s one of the best drummers in New Orleans, phenomenal sense of swing and groove. Fits right in with the band’s sound on that record.

When I’m too drunk to remember the word “ravioli.”

The Colorado Rockies have beaten the Mets in two straight games now. The third game starts soon and if they end up sweeping them, I’m gonna switch to a New York feed and watch them have a mental breakdown in the postgame show.

Anyway, I made it to the highest rank I’ve ever gotten to in Tekken tonight.

Had a wonderful time at the grand opening of Little Blue Pigeon Bookstore in Denver. Picked up the new Mieko Kawakami novel and got a free caricature drawing done. Will definitely be back!

Da Rockies beat da Mets in da Big Apple, baby!!!!!!!!

Going to a new indie bookstore’s grand opening tomorrow and you know what? I’m excited about it.

Found out that an old friend from my stand-up days in Portland, Veronica, passed away yesterday. She had a chronic illness that eventually severely hampered her day-to-day life, but every time I saw her she remained funny and filled with joy. Anytime I see a mini-horse, I’ll think of her and laugh.

once worked with a guy who also worked at the post office and i asked him why can’t u just put the address u want to send ur letter to as the return address and drop it off without a stamp and he got real quiet

The new Foo Fighters album is fine, which is to say it sounds like basically every other Foo Fighters album ever recorded.

Every day is Earth Day, dumbass

if i lived in popeye town and one day i saw a ropy little sailor punch a huge guy so hard his skeleton flew out of his mouth thats the only thing i would talk about for the rest of my life

I would love to write an action film adaptation of Tekken.

Book #17 of 2026

Shohei Ohtani is just a hell of a guy to see in person.

The scoreboard at the Rockies game on 4/20.

Four tacos for three dollars? Okay!

Folks, I’m about to take a rite of passage of sorts: I’m about to order the “Rockies Taco Special” at Taco Bell because the Rockies scored seven-plus runs in last night’s game. I have no idea what to expect. Stay tuned for updates.

Going to eat some edibles and watch Shohei Ohtani sock some dingers at the ballpark tonight.

The Big Lebowski or Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon

I never thought I’d see the day, but it is here and it’s incredible.

Sometimes you just feel like making club sandwiches for dinner.

In the last few years, I’ve developed this way of describing it: the first draft is simply you telling yourself the story. Every subsequent draft after that is you figuring out the best way to tell that story.

If I was a baseball pitcher and I managed to actually strike out Shohei Ohtani, you better believe I’d be milking that shit at every bar I drank at for the next decade or two.

Edible ☑️ Margarita ☑️ Baseball ☑️

My uhhhhh “doctor” (me in a white lab coat) has advised me to spend the day eating edibles, drinking margaritas, and watching baseball. No, they are not accepting new patients at the moment.

For my money, Abrams is one of the best local bands in town (and Ryan DeWitt is easily in the running for the best drummer in Denver), and after listening to their new album LOON last night, I can already tell it’s gonna get a lot of repeat rotations from me.

happy anniversary to all who celebrate

JD Vance saying the goddamn pope shouldn’t weigh in on matters of theology is like saying the Undertaker shouldn’t weigh in on matters of hitting a guy in the head with a chair.

Going to the final game of this series on Monday and hoping to see another Ohtani bomb.

The trailer for that new STREET FIGHTER movie looks like it was made by people who actually like the game, and between that and the new MORTAL KOMBAT, it’s a great time to be a fighting game fan.

Current bit that I enjoy running into the ground: when The Lady starts acting like she’s about to sneeze and the sneeze disappears, pointing at her and saying “LIAR!”

I think it’s great that this website continues to fall apart at random intervals for seemingly no reason at all. Just means we’re that much closer to true freedom.

Love to tell the cat that her food isn’t dropping from the automatic feeder for another hour, only for her to look at me like *I’m* the idiot here.

I love doing this at all kinds of places. Coffee shops, bars, delis, restaurants, wherever. If I can’t decide between two sandwiches/beers/coffees/etc, I’ll straight-up ask them which one they like better. Never been disappointed.

I’m slowly filling in some of my old-school thrash metal gaps after seeing Heathen open for Coroner a couple months ago. Right now I’m playing the first Forbidden record and it rules.

I’ve had several Japanese whiskies over the years, and I’m pleased to add this to the list of Good Ones™️.

For all this talk about algorithms and industry-fueled marketing campaigns, I’d like to share my method for discovering new music: follow an opening band you saw and liked and then spend the next half-decade checking out every single other band they tour with. Rinse and repeat.

I read BUTTER by Asako Yuzuki last year and really enjoyed it so I picked up her new one called HOOKED at the airport while I was traveling recently, and I’m digging it so far.

I try not to post images of This Fucking Guy™️ anymore when I can help it, but this chyron is killing me.