TIS THE SEASON, Y'ALL

Was walking around SDCC, I wanna say 2019? Early evening and I *think* it was Thursday, so the crowds weren't too bad yet. Glanced over my shoulder and saw Ben Schwartz clearly en route somewhere but stopped by a couple fans, and just RADIATING gracious and friendly vibes. 👍

I feel this way about "van life" and "tiny houses." Capitalism trying to transform the broken promises made to Millennials and younger into hip, fun lifestyles, instead of acknowledging *their* parents were homeowners at 25 and something terrible has changed that trajectory.

I can guarantee you very very few fellow attendees would need to ask a man if he’s Black

every survivor of YA twitter just got a thousand yard stare

If you would like to know what it’s like to land in Reno most of the time, licking a car battery ought to dispense roughly the same amount of adrenaline that you’d get from being strapped into a giant tin can bouncing around the sierra nevadas

!! Here’s a link to full video of the 60 Minutes segment that Bari Weiss killed last minute, via @jasonparis.bsky.social: is.gd/paU8Ko (It was uploaded to the Global TV app in Canada, seemingly by accident, and has now been taken down)

Man, some people never really internalized "tokens get spent" and it shows

what’s the matter babe, you haven’t even touched your reheated yuri on ice discourse

Also... maybe I'm just living in a bubble, but some of the things I've seen people say to "AI artists" could rightfully strip the paint off a house. By contrast, we *just* had a whole thing with the Frieren fanartist who got some goodnatured joshing and a *lot* of advice and support.

I’m praying for a Christmas miracle. That we all get what we really want.

I mean at this point the guy is so far gone you and a buddy could put on high vis vests, dummy up a work order, grab a ladder, and pop the letters off before anyone actually confirmed if he wanted it done or not

One of my favorite things about multiple POVs is how efficiently it lets an author execute the Hitchcock method of raising suspense—introducing an imminent threat our characters are oblivious to. One narrator learns another will be walking into a trap and keeps their mouth shut? DELICIOUS.

I love my two blackout drunk Minnesota sons

do you know who also had a "heated rivalry"? That's right—Jack Kirby & Stan Lee! Who could predict that Kirby's "Fourth World" epic would come from his departure from Marvel comics in 1970! Hi, I'm Ngozi Ukazu. Today we'll be exploring the world of Apokolips, New Genesis and—the "Astroforce"!

between the seahawks and our election results, I think anyone who moves to seattle should be given a free edging kink

what I'm seeing is an AI stealing the job meant for the CEO's dirtbag 19-year-old son

Goodbye.

hi fellow Washingtonians be safe

Tukwila, Renton, Kent, likely Auburn folks: the GO NOW evacuation order has been issued.

not the kind of behavior I expect from the winner of the fifa peace prize

every post is like i bet you didn’t know this absolutely wonderful thing about rob reiner and each one is different

The cultural impact of Rob Reiner cannot be understated. Legend isn't big enough a word. It goes to 11. You can't handle the truth. As you wish. I'll have what she's having. I'm your number one fan. You guys wanna see a dead body? The very idea of a bucket list. The West Wing. All from his movies.

Rob Reiner, who directed such beloved Hollywood classics as 'This Is Spinal Tap,' 'Stand by Me' and 'When Harry Met Sally' after starring in the trailblazing sitcom 'All in the Family,' died Sunday along with his wife, Michele, in their Brentwood home. bit.ly/48UWXSi

all the wrong people are dying

The hero who disarmed one of the terrorists in Sydney turned out to be 43-year-old Ahmed al-Ahmed — a fruit shop owner and father of two. He was shot twice and is currently in hospital. He is scheduled to undergo surgery. He had no experience with weapons of any kind.

Not even ten minutes into wake up dead man and I am having a *fantastic* time

it's okay everyone heated rivalry is about to clock in for its discourse shift in like two minutes anyway

I am happy E33 won GOTY, I think it knew what it wanted to say and it said it well, it was fun and challenging to play with a lot of neat customization, I found it frequently stunningly beautiful, and it was clearly made with love and care by a team who are proud of their work

Flute guy having a different, bigger, type of flute every time they cut to him is genuinely one of the best things #TheGameAwards has done.

E33 CASUALLY WINNING GOTY AND DROPPING DLC WHEN I AM 80% THROUGH THIS MANUSCRIPT??? ATTEMPTED MANSLAUGHTER

WHERE WAS HE KEEPING ALL THOSE FLUTES

Men’s loneliness is discussed as a problem for women to solve, and women’s loneliness is also presented as a problem for women to solve 🙃

A Pulitzer for whoever chose the photo on this one

Massive (but typical) failure of the publishing industry to recognize the demand for queer books and for PHYSICAL PRINT COPIES of books. #BookHistoryLive

I can’t believe it flopped. I thought everyone was dying for a badly written account of what it’s like to have phone sex with a spoon stuck in a garbage disposal.

There are a lot of factors contributing to disillusionment among creators, but one big element is that you can work and strive and dedicate years to honing your craft and building an audience and still be fighting for pennies, while the money people will gladly throw billions at the new slop fad.

Western Washington is currently experiencing record flooding from a series of strong atmospheric rivers. 12 rivers are at major flood stage. 100,000 people await evacuation orders. Will some places see less severe climate impacts than others? Yes. Does anywhere promise safe haven? Absolutely not.

First, I need all my writing folks to read this:

Not to be gauche on main but if you read the LT books and asked "margaret WHY" this is one of my favorite write-ups about the series to date 🥹

It's lost on the current bunch of money folks that this is basically the history of Hollywood movies as a cultural and business phenomenon -- understanding that you HAVE to take risks, but if you just manage that risk you can cultivate a lasting, broad-based audience and STILL have huge wins.

if anyone needs me I will be on the floor, verklempt!!! 🥹🥹🥹

just gonna point out the pattern here of these chodes trying to use AI to do work they don't count as "real work"

you will be visited by three spirits

WASHINGTON AND OREGON CARTOONISTS: Seattle's bus service is commissioning 6 artists for public art pieces, 2 each, of local stories, 16-32 pages, over 2026, for $54k per artist, to be freely distributed over their ridership. details here: www.4culture.org/grants/movin...

VOTE BLUE NO MATTER WHO LFG

One of my favorite habits about a decade ago was stopping in local thrift stores to look at their DVD collections. Usually $2-$4 a pop, and I think they had to make sure the disc wasn't unreadable before selling!

Who has made this 🤣

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