Happy Amok Time Day, everyone! 🖖💙💛✨

I just upgraded to iOS 26, and I couldn’t turn on Reduce Transparency fast enough

NYT on the alleged messages on the shooter's weapon:

At the ER for my eye. It’s been pretty anxiety-provoking. Vistaril takes a while to kick in, but once it does… ahhhhh

Yikes, my friend and his husband are two of the four people hurt here. Figures that an antisemitic J6er would have violent dogs too. www.joemygod.com/2025/09/camp...

Just got a COVID booster thanks to @governor.pa.gov. Now if only he’d stop trying to curse PA with AI data centers…

Gee, who could have possibly guessed that starving NASA of funds for years and then gutting its budget and workforce this year might have hurt the agency? www.space.com/astronomy/mo...

Yes, he’s very loathsome in real life. But that makes VIDEODROME (1983) all the more enjoyable because he suffers so much

After much procrastination, I’m finally finishing up putting together my birthday Star Trek online watch party. Fortunately, my computer hasn’t melted down rendering it (yet). Yes, it’s very Spirky

Last night, my local movie theater showed THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL (1951). It was unsettling how much of the story revolved around troops patrolling the streets of Washington DC.

It’s wild to think that if sandwich guy has just run an international pedophile ring or attacked the Capitol, Trump would have coddled him instead of sending 20 cops to arrest him.

Turns out the Master does approve

I’m very excited to see MESSIAH OF EVIL (1974) at Row House tonight. Apparently, so is everyone else as the show is sold out. It’s paired with MANOS: THE HANDS OF FATE. I have to admit, I’m a bit less enthused about that one.

Fun tour at @hellbendervinyl.bsky.social today! And I came away with a delightful little glob of scrap

Tonight I saw Flashdance at the good ol’ Row House Theater. Judging by the applause and cheers, the local fan club was attending as well. Also, when she said she’s from Altoona, does that mean he’s holding some of that horrible pizza?

post a heartwarming screenshot from star trek

Back into the 90s tomorrow? Honestly, rude.

I hope yinz had the happiest of H days! #pittsburgh

Tired: ALIEN: EARTH Wired: ALIEN 2: ON EARTH

BOY, WE SURE NEEDED THIS RAIN!!! #pittsburgh

CMU took a side... 😞 Our institutions are not only failing to fight back, they are collaborating.

All hail pickles!

My Picklesburgh 2025 journey begins… and it’s straight to happy hour with a pickle margarita

Pittsburgh’s like “We’ve got 400+ bridges so we can close a few just for pickles.”

Despite the value of Prime Day being very dubious at best, I did get a great price on the Doctor Who Season 7 Blu-rays. And now that the Season 13 set has finally been announced, I can stop with all the spells and rituals to make it happen (assuming I’ll be able to afford it).

A photo you'd use as an album cover…

Having “Memory” stuck in my head this morning is derailing my workday

Life in 2025.

Vent art. #furry #empathy

Things are stressful, but at least I didn’t have to add to it by taking the Fort Pitt Bridge to get to the South Side

The problem with having yesterday off is that I keep thinking today is Sunday. The usual scaries are especially potent this week, since I’ll be finding out how badly the new budget affects my job.

Took my girl to a dog park today. With all the bad stuff going on, it did my heart good to see her so happy

If you see this, quote with a robot that isn't from Star Wars or Transformers 🤖

Everything is terrible. Yet over on Mastodon (you know, the social media platform everyone is utterly perplexed by and also looks down on) we’ve got some Kraken action in our weekly watchalong

Somehow I ended up with a 26-cent credit on a card I don’t use much. They actually sent me a refund check for it. This is the closest I’ve come to feeling bad for a big company.

It's jorts season #StarTrek

This turned out to be a busy evening, with both a viewing and a professional networking event. Is it weird that the former made me feel much better than the latter?

Can't wait for the regular Duquesne Light usage email, which will no doubt say something like, "You used 9,000% more electricity this week."

I barely know anything about NYC’s mayoral election. But if Cuomo has establishment Dem support, then I want him to get crushed for that alone

@calvindyson.bsky.social Hi! I recently came across your YouTube channel and your videos reignited my love for Bond. Am thinking about getting this set. Know if it’s any good?

Has it been named Operation Iranian Freedom yet?

Pink Pistols plus antiquing, a very gay afternoon 🌈

Is the moviegoing public ready for “there was an adult beefswelling in his loins?”

Happy Captain Picard Day to all who celebrate!

Things are funky and draining these days, but sometimes, late at night when the house is quiet, you can find a moment to ponder life’s biggest questions.

Oops, here I thought the U.S. Open going on here was tennis 🎾 ⛳️

Happy Pride, asshole

Every flashbang could instead be a meal for a poor kid. Every hotel room for a National Guardsman deployed to fire at our neighbors could house a homeless vet. Every "less-than-lethal" bullet pulled from a journalist's eye could be already needed healthcare for anyone else. All of this is a choice.

Steven: I love you Stephen: I lophe you too

Well, shit. I wish I hadn’t procrastinated about getting some education from the local chapter of the Pink Pistols