New Chapter of my Game of Thrones fix-it fic is up, because what I personally need right now is the fantasy of competent leaders working together for the safety and betterment of humanity: archiveofourown.org/works/57597760

This has got to be up there with "Megan, we live in the same building" for shut-up-you-dumbass all timers.

My aunt introduced me to "Mrs. Brown's Boys" and we've been bingeing it all week. It is refreshingly insouciant about being just...so amazingly offensive on every level

SPOILERS FOR STRANGER THINGS SEASON FIVE/FINALE: Thank u DuffBros for sending Robin to my alma mater, nothing else would've made me laugh as hard

OMH WHAT

Happy New Year, ya filthy animals youtu.be/1D5PtyrewSs

Something I've been thinking about all day is that for all the antivax sentiment in our country right now, when the time comes and this cure/vaccine/what-have-you comes out, exactly zero of them will refuse to take it. Because measles is theoretical but dementia is the horror you fear most past 50.

Been seeing people online asking why Democrats haven't spoken up enough about the vile, racist, violent abuse inflicted on our Somali and Somali-American neighbors. I agree, which is why I've messaged my state & federal reps to demand action. LMK if you want help finding yours!

This is beyond incredible.

I'm Speaker of the House of Representatives so I'll just kill myself thanks

OK has anyone read "there is no antimemetics division" and if so would you recommend it? I put it on my library holds list but I'm uhhh Number 124 on the list and they have 4 copies. Is this worth actually buying the book in your opinion?

What a fuckin' nerd (affectionate)

So Christie's is gonna be auctioning off a few things from President and First Lady Carter's estate (seems to be a charity thing) and the whole collection seems pretty delightful, if a bit random (you too can bid on a dozen of Carter's ties!) but GUYS THE LILLIPUTIAN CHAIRS ARE UP FOR AUCTION

Watched the Eagles-Bills game and I continue to wish I could enjoy sports the way I suspect most people do but I just fundamentally Do Not Get It

Broke: Use Alt Text Because It's Nice Woke: Use Alt Text Because You Can Fit Even More Into The Post Bespoke: Use Alt Text Because Why Wouldn't You Offer Yourself Another Opportunity To Be Very Funny bsky.app/profile/dj-a...

GOAT DOWN

Jumpin' Jack Flash OBVIOUSLY

Still looking for this, if anyone knows art people (most likely modern art?) who would have any idea what I'm talking about??

This is besides the point (and apologies to Robby) but after having heard both David Straitharn and George Clooney give this speech, I'd never actually listened to Murrow's original. He blows them out of the water, natch.

When did Nicki Minaj go full MAGA? Did I miss a memo or am I just old

I don't know if this is a New Yorker thing or an asshole thing, but whenever I go to a trendy restaurant and find out that, as I suspected, it's not remotely worth the hype? I get a little thrill

Art nerds pls help: I have a clear memory of seeing a modern art painting when I was a kid (maybe when we lived in Philly?) that's like, a perfect circle, but just in the corner there's a drop of paint. I think it was called "perfection" or something like that but all my searches are failing me HELP

SHUT UP SHUT UP THIS IS ALL I CARE ABOUT FOREVER SHUT UP!!!!!

Did my last final (my final final?), came home, took an edible and passed the fuck out and now it's 11:30 and what if I ordered pad thai right now but tipped the delivery guy like SUPER well

You know what movie I want, is a movie where the manic pixie dream girl is an unattractive woman and the object of her affections is some superhot smokeshow of any gender. And actually grappling with the real-world consequences of that.

This is some kind of West Wing mic drop moment — and yes as a white GenXer Jew I *do* mean that as a compliment (Gift link for those who need context: wapo.st/49ixYtq)

Holy shit maybe we WILL get a Hanukkah miracle

YINZERS DOING THE WORK

I don't believe in NYC/big city exceptionalism, but I will say there's nothing like the feeling of checking 311 on a cold morning to discover that Alternate Side Parking has indeed been suspended so you can go back to bed (as soon as you move the dog over)

OH MY GOD WAS NOBODY GONNA TELL ME ABOUT THIS 1970S RUSSIAN SPY SHOW STARRING EMILIA CLARKE???

I've used all 20 and am deeply affronted by "mixed tape"

Every one is better than the last N IS AWAL

OK I saw a thing on tumblr about "do you have an identifiable accent" and for the folks who've spoken with me: what's my accent? (This is not a test this is just me being curious, because I don't *think* I do but I could be totally off-base)

Woke up to the yet *another* instance of Jews being slaughtered for whatever sins people imagine we've committed, and I would just go back to sleep but the heat's not working (again) and the dog needs to go out (again). Thank god for dogs, really.

I love my dog and the way you know that is that when she nudged me awake just now to go out, I did so half-asleep and when we returned to the apartment and she immediately jumped back on the bed and GRUMBLED AT ME when I tried to get in too, I didn't immediately threaten to send her to the orphanage

Them: Check out this game Clair Obscur! It's a French video game! Me: French? U don't say

omg happy anniversary to "harold they're lesbians"

GUYS OH MY GOD IT'S MY DREAM GAME www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHuO...

WHO'S GOT TWO THUMBS AND A 99.95% FINAL GRADE FOR CHEMISTRY

I've been watching Any Austin's videos about game mechanics and I really enjoy them — he's a nerd in very specific ways that I respect — but between his incredibly flat affect and the occasional comment like "do you ever wish you could fly until you disappeared? I DO" I am slightly worried about him

Heyo my bud needs your favorite comfort reads, please drop all your fluffiest recs

SHE IS PERFECT IN EVERY WAY

Man hands on misery to man It deepens like a coastal shelf Get out as early as you can And don't have any kids yourself

I have no idea if Jason Mantzoukas is as nice as he seems to be whenever he does earnest interviews, but I like to believe he is. Also his go-bag is truly next-level shit

My dog at home: I WANT A WALK I WANT A WALK My dog on a walk: IT'S SO COLD I'M GOING TO DIE My dog on our way home: NOOO I WANT TO STAY OUTSIDE FOREVER My dog back home: WHERE IS MY HEATING PAD AND 50 BLANKETS, I AM A STARVLING URCHIN WHO HAS NEVER KNOWN WARMTH ALSO I WANT A WALK I WANT A WALK

This feels like a comment but what do I know

longestyeahboiever.mp3

Welp, anybody got a recommendation for a phone carrier? I've had this number for almost 20 years but fuuuuuck AT&T for this bsky.app/profile/phil...

omg

Screaming at everyone all the time to please for the love of fuck prepare yourself for the grindingly brutal process of aging parents, aging loved ones and your own aging self. Make plans NOW. Get your will written NOW. Talk with the people who you will care for—and those who will care for you—NOW.