No, Google Home, I don’t want to use Gemini to ask my house something, whatever the fuck that means. I just want to turn on my fucking lights.

The space posting will continue until morale improves.

Pleiades, the Seven Sisters, is a nearby cluster of young stars. This was taken on a clear night, so why the clouds? The cluster is passing through the Taurus Molecular Cloud, the nearest star-forming region to Earth. 37 minutes of total exposure time at 135mm on my Sony a7 IV. #astronomy #space

It blows my mind that I can just point my camera at the sky and take a picture of a nebula, or another galaxy, or another planet. Space is so cool. Anyway, here’s the California Nebula taken from my backyard a few nights ago. #astronomy #space #astrophotography

The world never did find out how many licks it takes to get to the Tootsie Roll center of a Toostie Pop.

Andromeda from my backyard. 📷 Sony a7 IV, 135mm ⏱️ 200x 3.2s stacked exposures #astrophotography #space #astronomy

Comet Lemmon with a vintage lens. #photography #astronomy

Testing is for droids.

Tron: Ares is a midsterpiece.

I’m sorry, but Liquid Glass absolutely slaps.

Art by prolific German illustrator Alfred Kelsner

I found a hidden Mickey in my yard. #Disney #Tucson #DesertPhotography

I’m not really jiving with the way Bluesky handles its Following feed. It aggressively reloads if I dare do something else on my phone for a few minutes. Am I missing something? It seems like there’s not a good way to browse the chronological posts of people I follow.

If you see this, post a #castle 🏰

All three of the main ligers from Zoids: Genesis. All three shot with a Helios 44M lens. If you could only pilot one of the Genesis Ligers, which would you choose? #Zoids #ToyPhotography #Photography #anime #gunpla

What’s a poster you had in your room growing up?

The Hayate Liger from Zoids Genesis. This is my custom painted ZA model. Shot with a vintage Helios 44M lens.

I'd rather have water, thanks.

Vega Obscura and the Berserk Fury. The main antagonists of the Zoids New Century Zero anime. This is Kotobukiya HMM model kit. All effects were done in camera. Micro LED for the eye, iPad for the background. #Photography #Zoids #Anime #Gunpla

Here’s a user story for all you product designers out there: As a user I want your product or service to be there when I ask for it and leave me alone otherwise.

I’m so over two factor authentication.

You want my honest, spiciest Star Wars takes? Here’s one: I enjoyed The Rise of Skywalker. In a perfect world I’d prefer a do-over, but I can enjoy it for what it is. I genuinely love the “Rey Skywalker” thing. The Sith Eternal concept and fleet are neat. Dorito Tie FTW. Adam Driver.

It’s very hard to tell if I’m just getting old and grumpy, or if AI is destroying my enthusiasm for technology.

Van & Fiona Enjoying the View. Zoid: HMM Blade Liger AB Bang Version by Kotobukiya. #ToyPhotography #Zoids #Gunpla

Zeke! The loyal Organoid from Zoids Chaotic Century. This figure is from the Kotobukiya HMM Blade Liger AB Bang Version, but the background is the original Tomy model box. #ToyPhotography #Photography #Zoids

I have friends everywhere.

I cannot overstate how good Andor is. Especially this week’s arc. The writing is next level. The acting is top notch. It’s the first Star Wars show I’d recommend to people who don’t care about Star Wars. Can’t wait for next week.

Prickly Bloom 🌵Tucson, Arizona 📷Sony Alpha, Minolta 135mm 🗓️May 2025

Happy Star Wars Day to those who celebrate.

Curve-billed thrasher atop a blooming saguaro cactus. 🌵Tucson, Arizona 📷 Sony Alpha, vintage Minolta lens, 135mm #Photography

Don't accurately describe my behavior please. It makes me look bad and it's a form of sabotage

I kinda miss the NFT era. It was one of the most obvious scams of all time and I enjoyed the chaos of it all. ALL MY APES GONE. Good times.

Star Wars discourse? In this economy?

Are you building anything this week?

“Our planet is a lonely speck in the great enveloping cosmic dark. In our obscurity, in all this vastness, there is no hint that help will come from elsewhere to save us from ourselves.” - Carl Sagan The #Lego series 26 minifigures are some of my favorites to photograph. #ToyPhotography

AI descriptions on eBay are the bane of my existence. One of the stupidest product decisions in recent memory. And there have been a lot of stupid product decisions related to AI lately.

Practice/ Lost the background photo I referenced... So, I changed the background a bit #zoids

The Command Wolf and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day The last Zoid you want to meet on battlefield is the Sturm Tyrann. #ToyPhotography #Zoids

In hindsight, MySpace’s “Top 8” feature was wild. I remember the drama when someone rearranged their top friends, especially when boy/girlfriends knocked best friends down in the ranking. Good times.

Finally watched Jurassic World Dominion. It was… fine, I guess. A big ol’ nothing of a movie. Which is definitely not a complement, but I needed to shut my brain off for a few hours and it was entertaining enough for that purpose. Hopefully Rebirth can do something interesting with this franchise.

The Bigasauru (ビガザウロ), or Giant ZRK, is a Diplodocus Zoid released as part of the original “white head” Zoids in the early 80s. One of the first large Zoids, it was soon outclassed by more advanced models. Still, the lumbering ZRK was a formidable foe in its time. #ToyPhotography #Zoids

We simply had to intentionally destroy the world’s strongest economy while dismantling our scientific and educational infrastructure to ensure that a team with a trans girl would never finish second place in the Mountain West volleyball standings again

I know it's a human brain thing but the 18 minutes my car takes to gain enough charge to go ~160 miles or so on a road trip does not feel slow. Availability of high-speed chargers is 1000 times more important, but people who can't fathom a few breaks on a road trip lose their damn minds.

S’mores Assemble! When they’re not busy saving the multiverse, the Lego Avengers enjoy a quiet evening by the campfire. #Lego #ToyPhotography #Marvel

I don’t know how to tell you this, Gmail, but I don’t want AI to summarize a 2 sentence email.

This was the most Wednesday feeling Tuesday of all time.

Garius (ガリウス), Mechagirus, Tyrannazoid, RMZ-01. Originally released in 1981, this lanky Zoid has gone by many names and seen many battles. #ToyPhotography #Zoids

One weird quirk of model building is that I’ve developed a preference for q-tip brands. These Up&Up ones ain’t cutting it.

ZOIDS: The Pre-Hysterical Monster-Machines. RMZ-03, aka Protozoid, aka Elepantus. I tried to mimic the original box art. These early white head Zoids from the 80s are so charming. #ToyPhotography #Zoids