this drawing was voted Most Likely to Bemuse by its peers* *several drawings of okra, a bright orange drawing of a toy dinosaur, an impressive(?) number of drawings of taffy

I try to not be an if-you-know-you-know person, but if you know this album i highly recommend this book

*hyperventilates, falls over*

trust is neither given nor earned. it forms naturally between people who share the experience of having listened to Skinny Puppy at or after 3 am in the dark by themselves

brows knitted, forehead slightly damp, troublesome joints troublesome-ing, I am laboring over my new comic “Side Effects to Watch Out For”, pausing only to light another novena candle in hope that divine providence will turn Alison Bechdel from the temptation of any sort of legal action

AUSTIN: Matthew Shipp will play an all-ages show Saturday 11/22/25 at Central Presbyterian Church, 200 E 8th St, Austin 78701 Doors 6 pm, Discussion 7, Music 8 Tickets $32 adv, $35 cash door Even if you can’t attend, check the quoted thread for a recent interview or at least read this screenshot:

Spent a goodly amount of time driving through rural Texas yesterday, saw many flags at half staff because ??? and I suppose I got my hopes up Still no idea what is/was going on, but now that I have read what isn’t and *is* in the news I am going back to bed with -77% hope and +48% despair

I only cook in one not-mine kitchen with anything approaching regularity and am still surprised by how thrown off I am every time, I keep expecting to not fuck at least one thing up

Wishing a happy Dirty Three onsale day to all celebrants May your internet connection be strong and your fingers be nimble

All it took for me to scuttle my evening plans was a misreading of “traffic is moderate” as “traffic is miserable” and the sun having set before I even finished washing the supper dishes

In these videos l, Cindy Lee sounds like a one-person version of the entire The Velvet Underground & Nico album.

Things are weird at Midnight Hot Dog Listening Club HQ & what better way to celebrate that than with something I call Seeking Solace in the Classics If SAD & DANGEROUS (1995) was online that would be the selection but since it is not, here’s DIRTY THREE (1995)

It is time I learn to play the concertina.

Reminded today of my most notorious early-pandemic wild-eyed kitchen experiment/utter failure, which I have yet to live down: Cheese ramen I don’t mind saying that I do a lot of badass things in the kitchen and otherwise. This was not one of them

OK but this is a banger tho

people on the bus often have cool things with which to barter

Texas you have 50 minutes and counting to get in line Austin, y’all are professional line-standers-inners so I do not accept any sort of whining about a wait Voting sticker selfies are automatically 12.5x better than all others

I had a delicious, nutritious taco fir dessert so whatever passes for balance around here is restored

oops, I think I just had ice cream for supper

Texas: Voting resources in the thread below, both statewide & Austin/Travis

“[The] initiative is a collaboration between the Arlington Historical Society and the Black Heritage Museum of Arlington and aims to commemorate the names and lives of those long erased from the area's historical narrative.“ An extremely good & worthy project other communities should also undertake

Cosigned. I get the feeling that Cheney did much more damage than many seem to realize. The timing of his ascendancy, his ‘approachable’ demeanor and skillful social engineering added up to unchecked power & astonishing influence over the entire receiving line of the good ol’ boy network.

A gift from Weasel Walter to all who might partake, available as a free download on Bandcamp: Chicago No Wave Audio Documentary, various artists

O the triumph of drifting off to sleep under a stack of blankets, the windows slightly open! O the next morning’s tragedy of extracting oneself from the coziness to face the consequences of such hubris!

Julian Cope covering Pere Ubu oh no why

I sincerely enjoy reading real-time reactions to a broadcast, usually sports, when I have very little idea about what’s going on, I feel simultaneously ignorant and extremely informed

Texans: Early voting ends tomorrow, October 31. These elections are typically very low-turnout but these are amendments to the state constitution and affect every one of us, please vote

diligently, ceaselessly working on my Marvel McFey costume

*bangs every pot and pan, drops all the cutlery on the floor* !!!!!1

state and local: a clanker is involved in a collision and cattle rustling remains alive and well better luck next time to all involved, the hooved and clankers included

Time for another singalong!

This is astoundingly fucked up And I would bet actual folding money that this absolutely will not stop with people who don’t pass as white

I have thrown open every window & half the doors & am wearing a sweater for the first time in several months, mood perceptibly lighter

I realize that the film society attracts peculiar people, of which I am one, but goddamn if the last three people who sat down beside me weren’t characters from the pages of EIGHTBALL

The history of razing Black neighboroods and "Black main streets" for "freeways" designed to expedite white flight is the rule in the US, not the exception. To this day they serve to make Black people sicker, poorer, and more constrained than white people. They bury community history and wealth.

I’ve seen the english dub of FAUST so many times that I can recite passages and don’t really need subtitles But if you have never seen it, are curious, and would usually prefer subtitles over dubbing, this is the one and only instance in which I will recommend the dubbed version instead

hold my calls, clear my calendar

shit-talking starting early today in the group text

From this morning’s barely-awake scroll: “Using AI is using the tools of the oppressor”, and yes. Yes it absolutely fucking is.

once again becoming irrationally annoyed because shuffle isn’t playing tracks in their proper order, the sequence set into stone on a tape from 1989 *muttering* Coliseum Crash is ALWAYS followed by Stigmata what the fuck is this nonsense

happy birthday Sylvia Plath 🎈

For the day owls: The Birthday Party at The Hacienda (Manchester, UK) in 1982 & 1983, with some related footage following those two sets

The Midnight Hotdog Listening Club is back from hiatus, rolling the clackity TV cart down the hallway because tonight is movie night! PLEASURE HEADS MUST BURN (2003) is comprised of footage from some of The Birthday Party’s shows in 1982 & ‘83, predominantly from The Hacienda in Manchester, UK:

Two very dear people in my life sought out information on my most difficult chronic condition to better understand & support me. I can’t adequately describe the feeling of gratitude & relief upon learning about their gifts of time & care.

once again reminding myself that I can afford - for the moment - to change xacto blades more often than quarterly

Recently seen/heard some artists remark that their work doesn’t easily scale & I’ve never felt more instantaneous kinship with complete strangers I *do* make multiples/editions of things but that’s due to Printmaker’s Disease & building 20 of a thing at 10+ hours/ea is my idea of a good time, viz.: