Pope Leo's first sermon and, uh, his using the phrase "be ever more fully a city set upon a hill" and cf'ing it to Rev 21:10 instead of any of the others before saying "many baptized Christians" are "living in a state of practical atheism" is. Well. Shots fired! www.npr.org/2025/05/09/g...

Buying Balatro may have been a mistake

So I bought Balatro. It was on sale. I am seriously getting the same systemic puzzle vibes off of it that I get from Tetris. It’s marvelous, and it is going to devour me. A Galadriel level game.

“You’ll be visited by three spirits.” The three spirits:

Arguably the best fortune I’ve ever received

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

Phase Transition xkcd.com/3025

I experimented and made bread tonight

Almost there… #stardewValley

At Fig Leaf Coffee this morning. #nakedfig #roseville

Been in a terrible mood for a few days so of course I’m returning to old classics like Singin in the Rain, White Christmas, and The Music Man. I dunno why old Hollywood is my happy place, but it is.

“Have Yourself A Merriam Little Christmas” Merriam, a career-oriented lexicographer from the city, returns to her small town for the holidays and meets Webster, a ruggedly handsome librarian, who shows her the true DEFINITION of Christmas. Hit us up @hallmarkchannel.bsky.social @netflix.com 🙏

“Pandemic” Colored pencil

Me too Charlie Brown. Me too.

Me: My character is immune to poison, sleep, paralysis, disease, nausea, fatigue, exhaustion, sickening, energy drain, crits, nonlethal damage, mind-affecting effects, death effects, the entire school of necromancy, acid, rust, ability damage, and ability drain. DM: ??? Me: Hi, my name is Citadel.

It might seem trivial in this weighty & vexed time, but I do feel the need to comment on the Pantone 2025 Color of the Year: Mocha Mousse. www.pantone.com/color-of-the-year/2025 Mocha is a port city on Yemen's Red Sea coast that sat at the center of maritime trade networks in the 17th & 18th C.

The continued insistence by Gamefreak to release the same Pokemon game with a slightly adjusted roster over and over for the past 30 years is infuriating. There is so much unused design space in the Pokemon world that has all kinds of potential, and it’s just sitting there, wasted.

“Mahjong” Colored pencil

👀 www.huffpost.com/entry/brian-...

NGL I kind of want a No One Mourns The Wicked metal cover Maybe Sonata Arctica could do it

And goodness knows, the wicked’s lives are lonely And goodness knows, the wicked die alone

Earthquake aftershocks from yesterday's 7.0 off the California coast are slowing down, but still ongoing more than a day later.

Hello, 700 followers and indeterminate number of people who Bluesky has decided to show my post to. I am once again asking for your peer review. Will trade or whatever. Would love to start a writer's circle or a community cross-pollination/proofing program.

5 hours later, still getting aftershocks after the 7.0 California quake. When will it end?

32% of Californians say earthquakes are a "big problem" where they live, more than any other state. More @today.yougov.com data on Americans' views of natural disasters: today.yougov.com/society/arti...

And still continuing aftershocks some two hours later. My personal fears of this Not being a precursor to something bigger have not been alleviated, though the tsunami warning has been lifted.

Continuing aftershocks of intensities between 3.5 and 5.5 off the coast of California.

And for a visual representation of how shaky the past hour has been:

There have now been enough aftershocks to push the initial 7.0 #earthquake off the bottom of the page. This most recent one was a 5.2, a legitimately dangerous earthquake in its own right.

Check www.tsunami.gov for details

Initial quake has been upgraded to a 7.0. Aftershocks are going, as well.

Really hoping these arent precursors to a much larger quake. I remember and was present for the 1989 Loma Prieta (6.9), 1992 Big Bear (7.3), and 1994 Northridge (6.7) earthquakes. Those were very destructive and deadly. These two today are a bit smaller, but still have huge potential for danger.

Back to back earthquakes in California. One 6.6 off the coast (now with a tsunami warning) and one 5.8 a little further inland.

MyShake just scared the crap out of me with a notification for a 6.0 earthquake off the coast of California. I felt nothing as I'm a little over 100 miles away, but glad to know the app works.

The future is stupid

I’m not sure I’ve ever been attacked like this #spotify #wrapped

Hannity: You have Joe and Mika going to Mar-a-Lago to kiss the ring and suck up to Donald Trump,  Cruz: I’m not even sure they were kissing the ring. I thank they were kissing a little bit lower than that.

hey unrelated to anything in the news today can someone remind me what the first song in wicked is

A story that begins with a corpse on the floor is a mystery. A story that ends with a corpse on the floor is a tragedy. A story that begins with a floor on a corpse is The Wizard of Oz.

While I am sad that this man was murdered and his family has to attend his funeral, I also am keeping in mind that this man's funeral was paid for by the funerals of those his organization denied medical coverage for.

Feeling where Tori Amos is coming from, like, a lot www.theguardian.com/music/2024/d...

A rare win in the #privacy space