Without stating your age post your favorite film released the year you turned 18

write by hand if you don't already. just get a pen and some paper. if it's awful you can throw it away. copy out a favorite poem or song lyrics from memory and start playing with them. look at a favorite painting or photo and describe it.

Jesus Christ. As a former teacher _and_ a survivor of near-sadistic (but not as bad as this) treatment at the hands of savage and idiotic football coaches....i have a lot of thoughts here and all of them are angry

When you use AI to do your writing, you are telling your audience: “I deserve your attention, but you do not deserve my effort.”

Sport was a mistake

Finished my playthrough of Mass Effect: Legendary Edition (male shep, vanguard, romanced Ashley and stayed true to her). Been a _long_ time since I had played any Mass Effect, so...I guess I'll replay Andromeda? sigh

Remember, if you see a robot in real life and you can destroy it, you should. It is Always Morally Correct.

Five runs might as well be 15

Has anyone tried unplugging the Orioles for 30 seconds and plugging them back in? Maybe a factory reset?

bump: yesterday I posted what might be my single favorite update of The Kraken Busters

The Orioles can make nothing out of something like it’s their job

Look, for my money the absolute game changer technologies right now are batteries and biosciences, not statistically modeling a mid conversation, but you do you.

For the first time in easily a decade I had an "oh no you have to take a test" dream. But it was because a reviewer had flagged 'serious deficiencies' in comprehensive exam and I was going to have to take THAT over again. in a month.

I have the cure to wanting to feel 25 again, it’s locking you in a shitty efficiency apartment with only a bottle of Old Grandad and $20 worth of Little Caesars. You can’t leave till they’re both gone and you have to sleep on a 15 year old futon

British history 1500-1900 is just

I look forward to watching Dexter Lawrence absolutely embarrass whatever hapless, immobile chumps the Ravens throw out at G or C next season. Bleah.

It’s inaccurate to say Mario is brave and Luigi is cowardly Luigi is afraid of death, so he runs away from danger. Mario is afraid of living, so he runs towards death. Both brothers are cowards in their own way

Turning ordinary pitching staffs into Nolan fucking Ryan (but with a lot fewer walks)

I am reading "Everybody Loses: The Tumultuous Rise of American Sports Gambling" by Danny Funt right now and it is absolutely infuriating

I wonder if there's a reason why the Guardians bullpen is trash this year. Like is there some reason nobody is mentioning that has lead to two of their best relievers being totally unavailable all year? HRM HRM HRM I WONDER. I WONDER IS THERE SOME REASON THEY CANNOT MENTION

I don't know why, but tonight MASN+ via MLBtv is just giving me "commercial break in progress screens" and I cannot describe to you how infinitely preferable that is to Carshield and Saiontz&Kirk commercials

@soundingline.bsky.social does post bangers, but you should really check out his longer-form work as well. It’s a lot of fun!

Count me as _concerned_ about Colton Cowser. Can't hit a fastball, can't control the zone, can't do anything at the plate so far this year.

terrible AB by Pete. Terrible game by Pete so far.

You want the bottom of your lineup to suddenly turn into power hitters, the Orioles are there for you

how we all knew this 4-run lead game was going to go the second it went into a rain delay

because the HOOOOOOK brings you bAAAAAAA AAAAAACK on that you can relyyyyyyyyyy *harmonica solo*

Leody, starting CF, just like we all knew in the offseason

Remember when Orioles who weren't Jeremiah Jackson hit home runs?

It’s Gin Fizz Season, folks.

For 67 years, baseball would resonate to the rhythm of Vin Scully’s voice. He called his first game for the Dodgers on this date in 1950, turning the National Pastime into poetry. ow.ly/Ytl450YLx2q

new Kraken Busters: today we learn why the strip is called "The Kraken Busters." Also: for the first time, a Kraken Busters installment with an audio companion piece keithpille.com/the-kraken-b... #comicoop

anybody wanna come mow my lawn i will make you a manhattan. it's not a big lawn. i just hate, hate, hate, hate, hate mowing the lawn.

L just called the Geth “gobots.”

Embarrassing inning. Embarrassing offensive performance so far this series.

I need 2024 dong hitting Cowser to come back plz

The Orioles are paying Bassitt more than the Tigers are paying Valdez in 2026.

Were these CLE jerseys designed by Stüssy?

They are really good. Contain annoying baby goats.

can they hit a good fastball? no. a changeup? oh LORD now. but surely they punish breaking stuff? *chuckles softly*

If you're not a Kindle Unlimited reader they are well worth buying with money.

Area Man Lifts, Does Cardio Despite Insomnia, Breaking Containment on bluesky. Hero? Many are saying so.

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*fanning self because Bebe Neuwirth replied to a post*

Precisely!

Don Schlitz, Songwriter of Kenny Rogers’ ‘The Gambler,’ Dead at 73 The Country Music Hall of Fame member also co-wrote hits like Randy Travis' "Forever and Ever, Amen" and Keith Whitley's "When You Say Nothing at All." Read: bit.ly/489QmDY

It’s the 9 year anniversary of an essay I wrote that made a lot of people mad online. I wrote some thoughts about it. open.substack.com/pub/deirdrek...