18,023 pages over 69 books For some reason Storygraph didn't make their stats in an easily sharable format. Their catalog is also missing one of my books entirely.

Today I finished building the Lego Delorean. Since I was making the hovering version the instructions wanted me to put on the 2015 barcode license plates. Absolutely not. It's OUTATIME or nothing.

Crucial Track for December 31, 2025: "Zoology" by Funkrust Brass Band Today's prompt: What song makes you feel connected to nature? #CrucialTracks https://app.crucialtracks.org/profile/cortjstr/20251231

Crucial Track for December 30, 2025: "It's Not My Birthday" by They Might Be Giants Today's prompt: What's a song you'd want to hear on your birthday? Sometimes you gotta pick the obvious song. #CrucialTracks https://app.crucialtracks.org/profile/cortjstr/20251230

So in 30 or 40 years are adults going home for the holidays going to be complaining about how their parents "still have phones and insist we all have to look at them the whole time"?

I enjoy coming up with anagrams for “Spider-Man.” PS I’m a nerd.

Crucial Track for December 29, 2025: "Huddle Formation" by The Go! Team Today's prompt: What song makes you feel like you're breaking free? #CrucialTracks https://app.crucialtracks.org/profile/cortjstr/20251229

Huh, today's #CrucialTracks didn't post here. It was What's your favorite song about second chances? I went with Thao & The Get Down Stay Down - We the Common (For Valerie Bolden) All they wanted was a villain a villain and all they had was me.

Crucial Track for December 27, 2025: "No Sleep Till Brooklyn" by Beastie Boys Today's prompt: What song makes you want to stay up all night? #CrucialTracks https://app.crucialtracks.org/profile/cortjstr/20251227

Crucial Track for December 26, 2025: "Rockin' the Suburbs" by Ben Folds Today's prompt: What's a song you associate with your hometown? Planned community in the exurbs. #CrucialTracks https://app.crucialtracks.org/profile/cortjstr/20251226

In my parents' house if they are awake the tv is on and at an unconscionable volume. They think that I'm making up being able to hear dialog on a different floor with the door closed.

Happiest Ska-lidays from us to yours, and don't forget to wrap it up wrap it up wrap it up wrap it up 🎺🎁

Unfortunately I have seen many single scenes over the years and continue to take psychic damage from doing so. Watching it from beginning to end is unthinkable.

Crucial Track for December 25, 2025: "Christmas Wrapping (Long Version)" by The Waitresses Today's prompt: Tell us about your very favorite holiday / Christmas song. I hated christmas "music" so much growing up. #CrucialTracks https://app.crucialtracks.org/profile/cortjstr/20251225

NORAD Santa tracker is Woke

We've entered the "I kind of never want to watch tv again" stage of being at my parents' house. It's so loud in here and I'm sitting in a different room from the tv.

This is a hashtag that *delivers*

Gonna go with Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman I heard so many good things but the title scared me off for a while. I ended up tearing through all 7 books in like a month.

Crucial Track for December 24, 2025: "Space Suit" by They Might Be Giants Today's prompt: Share a song that feels like a prayer. Felt like I had to go instrumental for this one. #CrucialTracks https://app.crucialtracks.org/profile/cortjstr/20251224

Crucial Track for December 23, 2025: "Mony Mony (Live 1985)" by Billy Idol Today's prompt: What song makes you think of your parents? #CrucialTracks https://app.crucialtracks.org/profile/cortjstr/20251223

Crucial Track for December 22, 2025: "Hold Music" by Architecture In Helsinki Today's prompt: What song makes you feel like you're in love with the world? #CrucialTracks https://app.crucialtracks.org/profile/cortjstr/20251222

Crucial Track for December 21, 2025: "Dreaming (feat. Kirsty Hawkshaw)" by BT Today's prompt: What song makes you want to take a midnight drive? I blame hfs for this one. #CrucialTracks https://app.crucialtracks.org/profile/cortjstr/20251221

OK, I've maxed all the characters and have all the single-player achievements for Cosmic Invasion except the really annoying bug one. I hate the bug one.

Doing Crucial Tracks (and before that Music League) has made me realize how many songs that I listen to all the time but have no earthly idea what they're about.

Crucial Track for December 20, 2025: "Clean Break" by Jenny Owen Youngs Today's prompt: What's your favorite song about change? This is a pretty broad category so first-thought best-thought. #CrucialTracks https://app.crucialtracks.org/profile/cortjstr/20251220

Crucial Track for December 19, 2025: "I Wanna Be Sedated" by Ramones Today's prompt: Share a song that perfectly captures anticipation. Say it! #CrucialTracks https://app.crucialtracks.org/profile/cortjstr/20251219

Remember last year when the Kennedy Center was the nation's premier venue for the performing arts?

Crucial Track for December 18, 2025: "Driving Guitars" by Los Straitjackets Today's prompt: What's a song you associate with your favorite person? #CrucialTracks https://app.crucialtracks.org/profile/cortjstr/20251218

Crucial Track for December 17, 2025: "Warm Panda Cola" by The Boy Least Likely To Today's prompt: Share a song that feels like coming home after a long trip. #CrucialTracks https://app.crucialtracks.org/profile/cortjstr/20251217

Bravo, anonymous hero.

Firefox has been my primary browser since something like version 0.8b and I really hope they don't actually screw it up. See also: Thunderbird

This, whatever the hell it is. My favourite Korean group and my favourite Japanese group collaborating to create pure... whatever the hell this is. Whatever the hell it is, it makes me happy. #BalmingTiger #AtarashiiGakko youtu.be/rpcHhLy3waA

#ai #mozilla #firefox #fuckAI #genAI #fuckGenAI

Crucial Track for December 16, 2025: "There's a Banana in My Ear" by The Soviettes Today's prompt: What song makes you want to write a letter? With this prompt I had to go nostalgia or politics. Politics won. #CrucialTracks https://app.crucialtracks.org/profile/cortjstr/20251216

OH SHIT @thekylestarks.bsky.social posted the first ten pages of Wrestle Heist!!!! www.patreon.com/posts/wrestl...

Sound Heap used one of my podcast ideas again! And almost got my name right. They really nailed my vision for 64 Slices of American Cheese

I've been saying this for many years now. The Princess Bride: Is the book better than the movie? Yes. Is the movie better than the book? Also yes.

Merriam-Webster’s human editors have chosen ‘slop’ as the 2025 Word of the Year.

Crucial Track for December 15, 2025: "Caught in the Rain" by Preston School of Industry Today's prompt: What's your favorite song to listen to in the rain? Preston School of Industry - Caught in the Rain #CrucialTracks https://app.crucialtracks.org/profile/cortjstr/20251215

Wild how they'll try almost anything but addressing the reason for our boycott

Going back to high school I have only referred to this type of headwear as a "comical hat" and I have never felt more justified in this decision.

Crucial Track for December 13, 2025: "Fast Asleep" by Voxtrot Today's prompt: Share a song that sounds like your ideal Sunday morning. Zzzzz #CrucialTracks https://app.crucialtracks.org/profile/cortjstr/20251213

Apparently the Taskmaster pre-sale was supposed to open at 11 but opened at 10, they never emailed the code but people got it somehow, and it sold-out in like 4 minutes Yay?

Whenever the "a movie you've seen more than X times, HARD MODE" thing goes viral I'm always surprised by what they consider hard mode. Like are that many people rewatching the LOTR movies? I saw them when they were in the theater and I'm good with that.

"Found In Translation" 490 pcs., 15"x15"x1", 2 layers, D: 9.8/10 - this was the trickiest puzzle commission of the year, hands down. I am pretty good at cutting weird tiny shapes but doing 200+ hieroglyph drop-outs and keeping all the surrounding pieces nice and connected was a real challenge.

retreating to my mind palace and serenely imagining johnny carson saying "labubu"

I only learned this one existed because my FLCS hand-sold it to me. I ordered the first one for the Jeff story and they informed me this one also exists and talked me into it.

Taskmaster US tour! Hope I can get tickets for DC taskmaster.tv/taskmaster-l...

As expected the Christmas episode of Guy Montgomery's Guy-Mont Spelling Bee is a delight. The commitment to the bit in a particular segment is so good.

Y'all I just got an advance copy of the next Wingspan & Finspan expansions and I am SO EXCITED. @stonemaiergames.com will start talking about them later in December, for release in January. Pictures soon!