Made it to Art on the Avenue but only for a short time at the end because we were helping with the pie tent (mostly my wife but it became a family affair at 3). Saw some good stuff though and always happy to visit.

It bears repeatin' www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/its...

Hello world! This is the official Bluesky account of the Alexandria Library in Virginia.

I can hear this GIF. Goodbye.

Republicans control the White House, Senate, and the House. This government shutdown is failed Republican leadership on full display.

If you think this is US-only, it's not. If you think the GDPR protects you, it's doesn't. If you hadn't realised privacy is a national security and corporate espionage issue, it is. If you think politicians can't tackle this, they can. If you believe that tech or business need this, they don't.

"why does your fighter only do melee combat" "Because he Bows to no one." Thank you thank you...here all night tip your waiter

liberate yourself from the tyranny of screens with slightly different screens! liberate yourself from the tyranny of money with slightly different money! liberate me from tech bros with an comically large hammer...

i’m proud of ACPS for taking a stand here

Renn Faire time! Huzzah!

Did Taste of Annandale today. I love the Alexandria festivals but we need to up our game a bit. Wow. (And yes I am including the West End here, which probably just needs to show up more at festivals.)

Currently remembering a friend I lost six years ago with all the greatest hits of old school metal, because that's what he'd have wanted. *cranks Slayer*

EVERYONE STOP cheese wheel of cheeses

I’ve spent so long away from home that it’s surreal sitting in traffic on I-66 in an Uber instead of sitting in traffic on I-17, I-10, AZ-101, or AZ-51 driving my dad’s 2008 stick shift Boomer Throwback car. As much as I am fan of transit, I did not have weekend metro and bus in me today.

Uber driver just texted what was supposed to be “I’m on the way” but it came as “I am the way”. Conclusion. Jesus is back and he’s driving Uber.

In other amusement sans coffee… I was in the TSA line at the airport and they started a new line of people next to a wall of windows. TSA Agent yells out “Ok people! To the window!” Not immediately screaming “To the wall! The sweat drips down my balls!” took every fiber of my being.

Had the weirdest conversation with the shuttle driver from my hotel to the airport. Dude is essentially Jack McBrayer’s character in… basically anything he’s been in, especially 30 Rock. Keep that in mind for this thread. 1/x

Jet Man has landed in Phoenix! It’s almost like I’m home!

Turner and Hooch (1989)

My boss hates when I shorten his name to Dick. Especially because his name’s Simon.

I feel this in my soul

Ok when the hell did a change of address with the post office become so difficult? I remember years ago they ditched the paper form for online, and it was fairly easy, save for getting hit with a little bit of opt in coupon spam. Now it's my nightmare... 1/x

Is this a Black Mirror episode or is it a cursed magic item in an RPG?

I wonder if this is the guy with the “Safety Third” bumper sticker in my neighborhood.

Me every time my dad tries to make a comment about the news or talk radio.

I try to describe to outsiders that there's a whole hybrid food culture in Arizona where the small group of white people who've been here for generations have merged their mid-century driven tastes with Sonoran Mexican food, sort of like Tex-Mex but not. I usually struggle but...

Snatched a last minute discount ticket to something called Drunk Shakespeare, walked in and was handed a delicious shot and put in a better seat than I paid for, so I guess it’s a good night.

Decided to make up an excuse to get out in Phoenix and ended up at a dive are in a nicer part of town so it evens out to my kind of place but also… there’s a double date or something next to me and these people are the wooorsst. Like comically annoying youths.

Can’t wait to get old and blame everyone and everything else for my problems and get away with stopping in frustration at every goddamn little thing until someone takes pity on me instead of learning or taking accountability while also being up the ass of anyone who makes a mistake while helping me.

Everyone talks about how growing up they thought quicksand was more common than it is… can we also talk about how after the 80s… hiding an alien, supernatural family member, etc. from the nosy neighbor also disappeared? Like the Cold War ended and suddenly the vibe changed.

replacing Batman fight onomatopoeiae with old midwestern brewery names

I will not engage with my dad watching Sunday morning news shows said Eric I am. I do not like rage bait said Eric I am. I… *news show has propaganda about cities all being awful and specifically DC* I will not punch the tv because it fixes nothing said Eric I am.

Ok this is warming my cold black heart and I’m gonna pretend John Cleese is not currently just another whiny Boomer because this is delicious.

It’s called Grand Avenue Brewing Company in case anyone is in or finds themselves in Phoenix. I will be back for my soul.

This brewery also has cocktails and the Moscow Mule is called “Soup of the Day” and it’s sending me.

Regional food lamentations by transplants amuse me. Sometimes I get it but also that makes it more fun when you do find a local gem that’s similar to home or makes visiting places fun. Also it’s like the same 3 regions. Maybe I should lament the lack of pasties and Faygo Redpop everywhere I go.

my father-in-law is a “I know a guy” Guy. sadly all the old Guys are aging out of the Guy Economy. Guys are fundamentally incompatible with Hustle Culture because it’s not about “winning” a deal, it’s about collecting favors and goodwill in a mutually-beneficial cycle. protect your local Guy Economy

"It's on Sunday. I know that’s the day before Labor Day, but Emotional Labor Day is actually Every Single Day. We picked Sunday because that’s also when all the planning for school and swimming and childcare and ballet and checkups happens."

Ok this is fascinating but also I want to work this scenario into a TTRPG plot. www.thestar.com/news/gta/for...

Maybe it’s a Weekend at Bernie’s 2 situation…. Someone bust out the drums at the golf course!

Love my cities.

Mood

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

BREAKING: Big moment as CDC staff stage a mass walkout. They have lined the street outside its HQ to greet and salute the four top officials who have resigned in protest at RFK Jr’s attack on the agency’s science base. (🎥 AP)

I feel a weird obligation to state again that Uncle Hershel on the old Cracker Barrel logo was my grandpa’s fishing buddy. I also wrote about CB in Dollars for Dixie, as it perfectly encapsulates the outsourcing of southern industry while maintaining the veneer of southern identity.

Sometimes I take a little joy in knowing that someone is going to find something I did, have no idea what it means, and keep it to themselves forever.

Shouldn’t the NSFW tag include things like discussing salary with coworkers, wearing jeans on not-Friday, microwaving fish in the breakroom?

It’s good sauce, Bront!

Normally in Alexandria but I'm currently in Phoenix helping with family issues.