It's not often these days I get to do a classic review-style piece, but dang... do I miss it.

My studio assistant is pretty bad at staying on task, but what else do you expect from the personality hire?

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I haven't seen this yet -- got tix for Friday. But even if it's terrible (and it sounds like it's not!), everyone should throw money at this. This is exactly the energy contemporary cinema needs: Weirdos making niche divisive passion projects that, collectively, will move the medium forward.

"Silent Hill f did nothing else so much as remind me just how badly being a teenager sucked." @glassethound.bsky.social explains how Silent Hill f reflects the horrors of adolescence:

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Watched #ReturntoSilentHill yesterday, and the mental gymnastics of male gamers never ceases to amaze me. Because that was "James Sunderland Apologia, the Movie"

More productivity-media-musings, since I've been listening to a lot of audiobooks lately (thx, public library!) I'm increasingly curious about who these books are FOR. They seem to thread the very specific needle of attracting a niche audience but then not telling that audience anything new?

It's weird, how even the most reasonable and brain-hack-y productivity methods rely on an unrealistic standard of self-discipline (looking at you, Atomic Habits). And the implicit shame of not being able to do these feels much worse, somehow. Like your brain is more broken than average.

This is legitimately one of the best pieces of reporting I've read in a long time. Certainly the funniest, in a laugh-so-you-dont-cry way.

Some of our cats were born in the Midwest and have taken the recent cold weather in stride. Cayde was born in Florida. This is how he copes with single-digit temps.

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Went to a silent writing event today and sort of remembered, a little bit, that I love to write. I'm hopeful that the next couple weeks remind me that I also love teaching. Living under a tenure clock for 4.5 years took so much away from me. Grateful that I have the opportunity to get it back.

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do you guys hear that bell tolling? wonder who it’s for. it’s so loud lmao

Despite no longer being local, the Regional Artists Community in South GA was kind enough to place these two pieces of mine into their show, which opens tomorrow night in Valdosta. Happy to still be considered one of that merry band of weirdos.