God, what an exhausting time to have pattern recognition and more than a six month memory.

When your mailman, whose name is Mike, is sitting in his truck sorting the next half of his run outside your house while BLASTING “Institutionalized” by Suicidal Tendencies.

Man, I wish I still ran ttrpgs. Player: I try to pick the lock. Nat 20! Me: The lock clicks and you open the door… it’s crabs. Player: Like, on the floor? Me: No, it’s all crabs. Make a Willpower save. It’s gonna be difficult. Player: Huh? Me: CRABS.

Today I’m a witch without her familiar, a girl who lost her kitty, and a middle-aged woman who made a hard decision for and is mourning the loss of a remarkable being and beloved companion. Yesterday @blarkytopia.bsky.social and I said goodbye to Ike. His absence is everywhere.

My read is that the “spend money to support the fight against terrorism!” push after 9/11 and the rise of smartphones fucked everything. Which is not surprising. I just like blaming things on Shrub. Still. Fuck that guy, and Cheney.

Will Trump order that flags be flown at half-mast? stereogum.com/2504033/vill...

Free to download, and printable on standard Avery 5164 shipping label stickers. Enjoy!

Do you like ambient techno that sounds awesome on headphones? Do you like space? Wanna hear some early proto-KLF tracks that doubles as a tour of the solar system along with requisite NASA samples? Well enjoy this: SPACE youtu.be/rO5-hA63vgk

Sacred object

Happy #Pride to all 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

Choose trans lives over cis comfort. When trans rights, safety, and healthcare are under attack, neutrality isn't enough. This Pride (and always!) move beyond support as an identity and into solidarity as a practice. Art by @megemikoart 💗 #Pride2026 #TransLifeline

Sometimes I missed good music when it was first a thing, and I have to be okay for the lack of knowing young me had. I somehow totally missed the boat on Haujobb when they were first about, despite them being a staple at clubs I frequented. Fortunately I now have an entire discography to dig into.

We may see @sumoyokai.bsky.social cross over from the great beyond just to experience this.

Plop the ham thusly.

I’ve never had my own copy, but my uncle did. Every visit to their house as a kid involved me taking in every aspect of the book while the adults talked. I can remember what the printing ink smelled like.

Post a robot that is not from Star Wars or Transformers.

Did I dig up the playlists of a goth club I used to go to, create a spreadsheet from the years I frequented, cut out the ick songs, and then put together a 1200+ song 101 hour playlist out of what was on Apple Music and in my mp3 collection? Yes. Does it make my dark gothy soul happy? Very yes.

Here is a public service announcement filmed by the Dallas Cowboys in the 1980s, and I promise that you would not correctly guess who pops up at the end if I gave you 10,000 tries

This is peak Canada and I am here for it.

Actually it’s a crime against humanity.

Welp. Guess I don’t have to watch Detroit games now. Good to have a villain team, I just assumed it would be Las Vegas.

INFINITELY RECYCLABLE DEEP SEA CRABS

This is real btw

Initial voter turnout numbers for CA’s primary yesterday are 22.4%, with several of the larger population counties coming in below 20%. Reaping, sowing, etc.

I’ve been a fairly casual sports fan for most of my life, but the PWHL expansion player distribution process that’s currently underway has me nervous in a new and exciting way. Where will my favorite players wind up? What will my favorite teams look like now? It’s a weird sensation.

You outlived Charlie Kirk. Happy pride!

Pride is a celebration. Its roots are rebellion. This year we’re embracing anger as a catalyst for change. not something to suppress. 🏳️‍⚧️ share our hotline 🏳️‍⚧️ check on your trans loved ones 🏳️‍⚧️ speak up, stay loud We're going nowhere. https://translifeline.org/donate

Celebrating the 2SLGBTQIA+ communities that make this game stronger, bolder, and brighter—this Pride Month and every month.

As someone whose name has appeared in the credits on video games, I always watch the credits when I finish the game to bask in the glow of their hard work. Anyway, I finally finished Phase 5 in Satisfactory tonight. The puppies and kittens appreciate my hard work.

There was a Manhattan and a Boulevardier. I only got myself needlessly lost in the midcentury brutalist hallways a few times, but I think that is legit for the feeling of the game. I will probably play more of this in small chunks in the future. Video is up for the next week.

GAME ON! Time for Cocktails & Control twitch.tv/blarkytopia

During last weekend’s streams I was purchased two drinks that I didn’t get to finish during the event. So I’m going to make up for that today. Join me for Cocktails & CONTROL at 1pm Pacific Going to start a new playthrough of CONTROL, a game I somehow never finished.

When you build the stupid "truck" in Satisfactory just to get the achievement, and then sink the thing in the ocean as is proper.

GAME ON, again! Team Sensible Shoes picks up our Trederran Strike Team gas masks and returns to adventure. twitch.tv/blarkytopia

GAME ON! Team Sensible Shoes plays Shadows of Brimstone - Trederra Strike Team twitch.tv/blarkytopia

Look at these geared up motherfuckers, ready to infiltrate for your entertainment tomorrow! Team Sensible Shoes plays a mellow game of Shadows of Brimstone as the Trederran Strike Team tomorrow and Sunday, probably noonish. Check out the game, the mutations, and banter. tiltify.com/@blarkytopia...

Saw a Star War as religious observance.

“You fell victim to one of the classic blunders! The moat famous is never get involved in a land war in Asia, but only slightly less well known is this: never be a woman in a Republican administration!”

Every day I contemplate the fact that we still don't know what causes left-handedness. Ages ago we as a society decided it was totally normal and stopped punishing and ostracizing kids for it. Today the thought of being anti-left-handedness is bonkers to us. This is a post about trans kids.

Just reviewed the adventures that Team Sensible Shoes will face this weekend as the Trederran Strike Team in Shadows of Brimstone, and yeah, it’s gonna be a fun time. Join us Saturday and Sunday for some three-eyed good times! Chaos, mutations, and banter await! tiltify.com/@blarkytopia...

The Trump administration is making it harder for immigrants in detention to request bond and be released while their cases move forward. What to know🧵⬇️

I’ve done an inexplicable thing.

We’re one week away from Team Sensible Shows streaming some Shadows of Brimstone as the Trederran Strike Team with a tip jar out for the Wounded Warrior Project! Join us for some fun, monsters, banter, and mutations next week.

I want to play this army. And only speak like Blobby during tournaments.

Like a total dummy I put in the wrong link.

Due to popular demand (exactly 1 person asked for this), Team Sensible Shoes is gathering on Memorial Day weekend to do a mellow Shadows of Brimstone livestream. We’re going to play a normal game so people can see what the game is usually like. A tip jar will be out for Wounded Warrior Project.