Owning a business, you learn about aspects of government that you never imagined. We just completed the yearly ritual of the backflow test. As far as I can tell, it involves summoning an autistic contractor with a clipboard to go to the most steampunk part of the plumbing to spray water everywhere.

It's this or lay down and die.

I just saw a Gen Z lesbian with a full sleeve of red, white, and blue constitution, fire works, statue of liberty, patriot tattoos. I'm so unsettled

Before germ theory, doctors got suit cuffs to be able to roll up their sleeves and shove hands into wounds and body cavities at a moment's notice. (Presumably washing after) They wore black to emulate priestly authority and hide blood. Now we have useless fancylad jacket cuff buttons.

@tysoncole.bsky.social made a weirdly relatable comic

Waiting for Amazon to buy rights to the other implied stories in Tolkien, so they can capture the toddler audience with the adventures of Bill the Pony. I imagine it'll turn into a My Little Pony ripoff with 100% more Tom Bombadil and his silly songs. Whatever it takes to raise JRRT from the grave.

My family once rented tapes of Deliverance and Pulp Fiction to watch in one sitting. I don't *think* anyone was expecting so much hillbilly ass riding in one evening. *squints at dad*

As a listener, I hate singles. I'm going to forget your album and possibly be tired of the best songs by the time it drops. As a musician, I hate singles because it's extra work, promotions, and possibly annoyance to people for one song. Just let me marinate in music a while, listen to the flow...

Imagine seeing me scowling as I pass you in my shitty hatchback. Mohawk, piercings, weird punk jacket. The windows are rattling from the stock speakers and inside the car. And I'm just chilling to Souvlaki Spacestation by Slowdive for the 8th time this week. youtu.be/WPApiFhKFsg?...

As an American, Tim Horton's is shrouded in mystery and spoken of in hushed tones. Fur traders were guided by the smell of burnt coffee across the tundra. It glowed from within in the dim sunlight, as if it had always stood there, waiting to close the arteries of it's first victim. And it propagated

I'm pretty sure I usually look like a large, scary goth dude with a scowl. I made a big, comically pouty face and thumbs down at a cybertruck driver trying to find parking. I'm pretty sure my 😢👎 caused him to go all the way to the furthest end of the lot to not have to see me again.

People are mocking Charlie Kirk's wife seemingly having moved on to head his "empire" in a week. But really, it's either two power hungry people without a shred of decency married, or he really added value to her life by getting out of the way. I suppose those aren't mutually exclusive possibilities

Living in America is like: -1HP ... -1HP ... -1HP ... -1HP ... -1HP ... -1HP ... "That'll be $50" -1HP ... -1HP ... -1HP ... -1HP ... -1HP ... -1HP ... -1HP ... -1HP ... "That'll be $66.46"

*turn on BBC* "...These down syndrome creators are hurt, offended, and don't know what to do about the deepfakes. Deepfakes that attempt to profit on their image and disability through crowdfunding, sexualization, influencer scams..." Okay... I'm not gonna worry about global warming anymore.

How weird would it be to be a vampire artist and watching your work fall into the public domain?

A bunch of these AI incel bros thinking of a "digital actress" as a virgin is absolutely stupid and insane. But it makes slightly more sense with their premise that their dicks could fundamentally change something about a person. But, you know, incels don't actually like women 🤷

Wow, there's finally a Davey Havok album that doesn't make me want to destroy my stereo. And all it took was him doing an impression of Peter Murphy doing an impression of David Bowie. Good job, AFI

Watching #StarTrek, thinking how picky Starfleet must be if they need a few thousand people out of hundreds of planets with billions of people each. "You represent the intellectual elite of your world. But you're in a red uniform, so you're going to stand in front of this bridge officer." *Zzzzap*

Look, I think it's great you're an animated, spooky, scary skeleton. I'm just saying, consider shoes. Bones and linoleum don't mix.

The funny thing about the men's room at legacy band shows is it's either young guys that drank a lot or prostate problems

I feel like the handful of times poetry was touched on in school would have been 100% better if they'd addressed rhythm and meter instead of just saying "not all poetry has to rhyme!"

Daily occurrence: Just rang up a broke, genderqueer person's order. Couldn't infer their pronouns or tell what their genitals were. They were genuinely happy and pleasant. It's weird how many people's heads would explode in rage at this.

"Palm reading? That's an idiotic superstition! You see, in the age of reason, we have discovered that we can determine your destiny based on the shape of your skull and your skin color!"

I'm pretty sure that finding other ethnicities and accents attractive is an instinct that tells you they're a refreshing dip in the gene pool. Most of us have Neanderthal DNA, for example. Just thinking about all those states in the American South with laws and taboos against "race mixing..."

My sense of action and accomplishment are more influenced by Zen than a Protestant guilt or Nietzschean eternal reflection. That way lies madness. Cosmic, crushing, overwhelming madness. Be in the moment. Breathe. Do the thing. Quit if you must or continue if you must. Emotions don't get to ride you

People believe things they prefer. You're raised to believe something and you either like it or find something you like more. You hate something and embrace something you hate less. Seems like when it's challenged, that's when it's clarified. Just thinking of all the Americans fascist "Christians"

My vocals have occasionally been compared to Glenn Danzig. I'm flattered, but I have to say there is a key difference. Do I want your skulls? Yes. Do I NEED your skulls? I wouldn't go that far.

I do believe that many people in possession of facts would agree. It's really at odds with how violently many cling to whatever notions they prefer.

Been full of nervous energy. The joy seems sucked out of my favorite melodies. Turns out, I was in need of a good Discharge.

Sorry Christians, "going home to Jesus" sounds gay af

I wonder if I'll have any immunity to getting older and thinking the world is all wrong and the kids are dumb. If so, only because the world's been getting steadily worse my entire life. Or if it will be nothing but nostalgia, because it's only gotten worse.

Trans-het couple walks into my clothing shop: "I NEED NEW BOTTOMS!" Me to myself: [Hey, don't say that in front of him...]

Just some #Tolkien silliness

At work, we had a week long delay on remodeling because the contractor had a heart attack and minor stroke. But by golly, he's back at it just a few days later, dazed, sluggish, and doing badly. Because the USA is hell.

"Branded clothing? What kind of trend chasing, shill are you?" *shoves 50 band shirts over in closet*

Giving your buddy you love a hug. Seeing a trans person person overwhelmed by joy at finding an outfit. Being surrounded by barely clad ladies that feel invincible and fine, AF. If these right-wing dickheads actually respected freedom, and possesed any kindness, their lives would be as rich as mine.

I hit a milestone as a Leftist today. I made a comment trashing Trump and Democrats for enabling him. The reactionary liberals started a flame war of Trump trashing memes directed toward me. Anyway, the hashtag resistance and vote blue no matter who crowd is doing swimmingly.

Calling it "The Department of War" is actually less Orwellian than "The Department of Defense" In 1984 it was: "The Ministry of Peace" There's been almost no time the USA wasn't blowing people and things up and riddling them with bullets. And it it pretty much never happens on domestic soil. So 🤷

t's interesting to go listen to decades old albums I know by heart after hearing lots of music glued to a grid. The push-pull of the tempo and feel are probably things AI can't easily replicate, because it doesn't know anything. Like the way it "writes lyrics." It's fucking meaningless slop.

I feel like youth slang doesn't truly hit mainstream, longterm use until it starts getting used by someone tired, over 30, and bled of irony. "[Sigh] Same, bestie..."

Lydia Lunch gave me a poster for my birthday and my tired ass accidentally tried to steal her drink She said something like "Hey, I'm not THAT happy it's your birthday!" Thanks, Lydia 🖤

Friday-Sunday! The 10th anniversary Colorado Goth Fest We're playing Denver as direct support for the Batcavers @ausgang-kabuki.bsky.social And Sunday doing a free art show and meet and greet with them at The Arbitrarium in Colorado Springs! #goth #deathrock

I enjoyed Caught Stealing, but the whole movie, all I could think was that Austin Butler looks like Napoleon Dynamite.

There's a lot I don't like about the Jurassic World movies. The one that destroys my suspension of disbelief isn't the corporate greed and stupidity (the sequel churn is a demonstration of it.) It's not resurrected dinosaurs. It's the idea that humanity would ever get bored of fucking dinosaurs.

Bland branding and fashion coming to a near standstill are from private equity. R&D is too costly and risky. But really, even before those trends, companies by and large didn't give a fuck about you. Brand loyalty seems insane. And conspicuous consumption is for people that are sad and hollow.

I am really hung up on magical cannibalism. I get ritual devotion in honor of something greater. I don't get why it's better that it (supposedly) literally makes everyone cannibals through magical transmutation. You could just just go forth and be nice to people. But what does this unbeliever know?

I recently saw it pointed out that Hitler applied to exactly one art college and it was the most prestigious one. He was of course rejected. That's like a Canadian that likes to play ukulele on the street applying to Juliard and making his rejection the world's problem.

The shared cinematic universe I want to know about is Rob Zombie and Quentin Tarantino's. Halloween, Devil's Rejects, and 31 could easily be the world of Natural Born Killers, True Romance, Reservoir Dogs, Inglourious Basterds. Mostly because they're stuck in a violent, douchey 1970-90s world.

It just occurred to me, other than whatever lifesaving drugs and rumors of Adderall that Trump is on to keep making the world miserable, he's sober. He's spent most of a century being a miserable, criminal, failure, piece of shit. And supposedly, it's all him. No excuses, just pure dipshit Trump.

🇬🇧: "Look at our beloved, timeless popstar Robbie Williams!" 🇺🇸: "Stop trying to make Robbie Williams happen. He's not going to happen."