I'm at the point of wanting to surgically attach a cold pack to the back of my neck to keep my vagus nerve / nervous system in check. iykyk

I think there is something about my background at a software engineer that intersects with my imposter syndrome+cheapness that made me try to fix my broken dryer long enough to come *just* a bit shy of wasting money. tl;dr it's only 6 years old, and out of warranty, and ...

Someone please eli5: why aren't people going on about how great Shrinking is, the way they did Ted Lasso?

About to watch Project Hail Mary, which I heard when it was released b/c @realrayporter.bsky.social is the best audiobook narrator ever (see: his work on 14) and then there is his wonderful face in the previews!!!! Woo! (I have recommended this audiobook a billion times, so excited for this movie.)

Watching RHOBH and it's great (?) to know that my ex isn't the only one making horribly self-centered, uninformed takes when it comes to post-separation decisions with his kids. Me and Rachel Zoe have shared experiences! Who knew!

Me (threatening to take a solo vacation): I'd climb to the top of a pyramid but they'd probably shoot me off cause you're not supposed to do that. 17yo: They have guns? Me: Well, they did back then. It was weird to see guards walking around with giant rifles, but that was 25 years ago. 17yo: Unc.

Alan Wake 2 and Death Stranding 2 both fulfill my need for a video game to also be a badass rock musical. Thank you @remedygames.com and @hideokojima.bsky.kojimaproductions.jp 💙

Not me just chillin to RHOP Season 10 Reunion and then Andy Cohen making me literally guffaw. Like, my abs hurt.

I'm watching Alex freeclimb Taipei 101 and even just watching it on the television is giving me a full-body anxiety attack. 200ft to the top, all I can hope is that at the end of this climb, he's safe. #skyscraperlive

Name the video: stunningly gorgeous Egyptian queen leaves her equally impressively beautiful pharaoh, and her richly appointed life, for sexually ambiguous fae being decked out in Spirit Halloween Egyptian costume.

Nik gave me Life's Too Short on DVD for xmas. Given how much I adore The Office, Extras, Derek, After Life, etc, I'm not shocked at the number of lols I had in EP one, and I'm sure I'll cry by the end. ty @mrrickygervais.bsky.social, @stephenmerchant.bsky.social , and @warwickdavis.bsky.social 💙

No one will ever convince me that Lady Deathstrike's nails make any fucking sense.

In case anyone here can help influence it, we need more Davey and Jonesie. Season 2. Someone make it happen.

Thimbleweed Park is currently $4.99 on Steam. Get it. Play it. Tell @terribletoybox.com how much you love it (because it's going to be a lot). store.steampowered.com/app/569860/T...

I have problematic vestibular issues; I take 3 different meds before flying and it still makes me super naseous. Then there was turbulence... so to the lady who got mad at me for standing when the seat belt light went off & folk deplaned b/c "what if there's a medical emergency", MA'AM THAT'S ME.

Have cereal bags gotten harder to open since we were kids? Or are my hands just pathetically weak?

heading to dreamforce and becoming the thing I hate

A protest sculpture depicting Trump with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein appeared briefly on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., bearing the caption “Best Friends Forever.” (This photo was shared with us the piece was installed by an anonymous artist collective.)

Started reading Justin's book sitting in Las Vegas airport and immediately teared up at the dedication, then at the intro, so I guess I'm not reading this on the flight.

ok I'm starting to be confused by @megkeene.bsky.social , like is that a parody account?

Windows 98 Plus: Travel

@wendyrmonkey.bsky.social that wired article was nuts!!!! I gasped so loudly at the line about sending the pic to the son that one of my kids thought I'd injured myself.

"Past accomplishments are fine, but it's tomorrow's that matter."

Miss these goodies.

Finished the main DS2 story last night, tears streaming down my face. May start crying again writing this skeet. 😭

I recorded the live debut of "As Alive As You Need Me To Be" (from the upcoming Tron movie) and Nik put it online so everyone could enjoy. That means you! @nin.com #tronares

Someone explain to me why Celine just hangs out in her Yoda swamp doing literally nothing while the golden honmoon fails to develop and all of humanity is at risk?

Evidently this is turning into a #deathstranding stan account. (I don't think I live commented on #lastofus nearly as much but imo this game series is like, 2billionty times more epic. Finish the first game to watch TWO HOURS OF CREDITS AND END SCENES, yo!)

Running cargo for @woodkid.bsky.social and given how very little relationship you build with each delivery, Nik says, "There's no pleasing the French." 🤣

Also also perimenopause can stop fucking with my memory at any time now, thank you very much.

Also, while we're here, I just want to say that no, you don't have 9 years of agentic AI experience.

Woke up having earwormed myself with Mammals by @tmbg.bsky.social because I SANG IT IN MY DREAM to someone. (Was explaining that the platypus is a monotreme, and platypi are top of mind because we literally stop every mission, including timed ones, to save all the animals in Death Stranding 2.)

So RAD THREAD: A 6th grade girl in my How To Make Comics class blew my socks off yesterday with her comic. The exercise was to make a one-page comic off this loose script: "A little girl flies her ship past Saturn. Later she approaches the Earth." Let's look at why she's amazing

Facebook reminds me of the note I made 5 years ago for a girl in the jr high Making Comics class I was doing who was suddenly leaving the school. She was one of two stellar talents in class that year, and I hoped so much that she'd continue making comics.

Playing Death Stranding 2 and HOLY SHIT IS THAT LAUREN TSAI FROM TERRACE HOUSE???!!! Who I also saw randomly at DesignerCon and also flipped out there. I'm consistent.

I've had a crush on Harrison Ford my whole life (Indiana Jones, not Han Solo), and Shrinking ... WHY do people not talk about this show the way they did Severance and Ted Lasso? The acting in this show is beyond superb -- everyone seems like they're being their natural selves. It's amazing.

I CANNOT BELIEVE that theaters continue to show pre-movie content that fucking spoils the actual movie we are about to see. 👿

Fuck your favourite song. Tell me your least favourite song. The one that makes you die inside the moment you hear the first 3 seconds.

goddamnit Roy Kent making me cry in Shrinking

I remember when I first learned about cosmic blips, and I thought they were literally made up nonsense along the lines of [insert any q-related anything ever]. If you are wanting to learn about what a cosmic bit flip is and how it can impact elections/car braking systems, listen to this podcast!

Feeling sort of generally pissed off today, I was looking through the "people and pets" screen of my google photos and it made me feel weirdly good.

If I may be a contrarian here I'd argue that the victory of a democratic socialist is not "like a spiritual Kristallnacht."

Electing a Muslim is not anti-semitic. Saying otherwise is racist as fuck.

I'm watching White Lotus (partially due to @dansavage.bsky.social mentioning it once ages ago?) and season two is such an exercise in social awkwardness and ... dread. I miss the innocence of season one.

The Los Angeles Dodgers said they denied federal immigration officials access to the area around the team’s stadium on Thursday morning. The news comes hours after The Athletic reported the team’s plans to announce assistance to immigrants impacted by recent militarized raids.

a nation on edge holds its breath as the former host of celebrity apprentice huddles with his advisors, the wrestlemania ceo and the former co-host of fox & friends weekends

Just watched the season finale of Doctor Who and THIS IS SO GREAT

Okay, someone explain the eyeballs. birb on left, dragonfly on right

OMG THERE IS A BIRB