Our wedding reception was at a Waffle House. No regrets.

Yes, some people's legacies are complicated. For example, Watson. After all, though he was racist, don't forget his other traits. For example, he was also sexist. And also anti-semitic. And a data / idea thief. So let's not forget all the different facets.

To be fair, what I suggested was that she sing a song of her choice from the Ethel Merman Songbook. But I’ll allow it.

Occult and scholarly? Scholarly about the occult? Or just into some weird shit? We have room 😁

I thought he was gonna waffle them, but the waffle cone option does open up new vistas of sleep-deprived writer-fuel I hadn’t previously considered. Tagging @josephfray.bsky.social while hoping @beckyhammer.bsky.social doesn’t put out a hit on me.

I'm honored to receive the Loretta Lance award from the Mid-Atlantic Popular & American Culture Association. Thanks to my Disability Studies co-chair, @meredithea.bsky.social who accepted in my absence. Picture is from a prior MAPACA trip to Philly for the (closed) Frankenstein & Dracula exhibit

They have a gift shop, for all your Lawn and Order needs. fourseasonslandscaping2.itemorder.com/shop/home/

Racing back to the post-lunch session w my half-eaten lunch in one hand & a coffee refresh in the other. Feels like I'm right back there in Healy Hall, minus the icy cold bathroom. Baby, we are back. Welcome to @navsa2025.bsky.social session D.

Favorite 🧵 of the week. See what’s new, what’s coming, follow new-to-you writers, feel refreshed knowing that creative people are still out their creating & struggling to be heard. Give them some likes for doing the hard task of promotion - a great act of kindness. Also, library requests are magic!

loving panel B but 😱

Marvelous start to Georgetown University's @navsa2025.bsky.social conference.

The CBC made a doc about the inspiration for Winnie the Pooh starring Michael Fassbender & a bear, in which 30% of the film is bear dialogue. You’re telling me they never made a film about the iconic Canadian brand K-Tel?

Writing about Elon Musk’s pay package without leading with this is like profiling John Wayne Gacy’s booming party clown career.

Seriously, are there any movies about K-Tel? Docs, biopics, comedies? There are shorts on youtube, but I want something that tells the whole weird story. The Vego-Matic. Hooked on Classics. The novelty answering machine tape business. The failed competitor takeovers. The triumphant return. Gimme.

Reddit - thank you.

This is the true promise of the internet, realized

Worth it for etiquette advice from Mothman alone, really.

Yikes! 36 of the newly-visible to me replies were…not rude, just British. Do with that what you will. 🤣 In other news, sorry to everyone I’ve been accidentally ignoring 😬

Furloughed feds, come get coffee and a meal from @wck.org at Navy Yard between 11-1 today (and through the shutdown)!

It has begun. And even the Jeopardy ads on Hulu are for fancy fake Xmas trees already

When @fishinnards.bsky.social walked in the door from work I turned him around, announcing “there are alpacas at the library!” He thought I was kidding until we got to the end of the block & saw alpacas, a goat & a rabbit chilling next to the library 🤣

If anyone asks why I’m not attending the Shenanigans this year, tell them I’m too busy staging Shakespeare for dogs, with dogs. But I’ll miss you dearly, my #MAPACA2025 lovelies. Please say hi to Philadelphia & forage widely on my behalf.

Respectfully, I don't think writers without full time jobs should be telling others when and how to write. I also don't think writers with full time jobs should be telling others when and how to write. I think only the little voice that whispers from under the bed can dictate that sort of thing.

The Morning Monty is a comfy little cloud.

Here are some very local updates on the UPS plane crash in Louisville last night, including latest resources for impacted families, closures and shelter-in-place boundary.

Happy first Wednesday of November.

Yes, please

I truly believe that we cannot dig ourselves out of this anti-vax hole without getting to the root of how and why it started, how and why it spreads, and how and why it's so tempting to believe.

the funniest replies are like "hey team rocket is bad but they're not *monsters*"

A+ trial coverage

Me, double-checking Dick Cheney’s death certificate.

Let’s revisit at 7pm.

Paranormal Activity + Parks & Rec

I can’t stop thinking about this.

thank you for all the support; the statement from our union is now live here with some more reporting. now that this is public I can confirm that the majority of today’s layoffs were women of color. there are no longer any Black women working at Teen Vogue.

Oh dear. I hope this neighbor who’s a *checks notes* veterinarian realizes these novelty plastic animal skeletons aren’t anatomically accurate.

Nov 3rd - As the weather clears, journalist Ned Scott was finally able to tell the story of how an Air Force crew and scientists were able to save the world from an alien invasion. 📽️📅 The Thing from Another World (1951)

Incredible stuff, really

Just learned a neighbor wants to do another ultra as tuneup before he does the Goofy Challenge again in January. (That’s the Disney 5k, 10k, 1/2M, & marathon). Ladies & gentlemen, boils & ghouls, we may have a contender! I may not have told him about the Taco Bell part yet.

Our giant son, Indiana Bones, will be grateful. Yes, they were on sale for $75. They sold out immediately.

Please spread the word to your 12’ skeleton-owning neighbors. I’ve been sidling up to people for weeks & 1st they suspect I’m a weirdo for claiming our Giant Son the Big Guy stays out all year, then I whip out the photos & they know I’m a weirdo but so far no joy.

Alexandria/Arlington annual reminder: 12’ skeleton seeks companion. If you need to save storage costs, space, or your relationship,why not give your 12’ Skeleton a happy home in our yard. You’ll get visitation rights & the satisfaction of helping Indiana Bones make a new friend! Also maybe some $.

Rabbit Rabbit

Update: tonight I talked 2 neighbors into signing up for the #TacoBellDC50k.

Happy Halloween!

Next you’re going to tell me it isn’t realistic for glowing octopods to emerge from the earth

"This is a good school district. We have Crate & Barrel furniture. But when I take out the garbage, why am I getting jump-scared by a cat I don’t own? This morning alone, I have found six types of goo congealing in the breakfast nook & not a single metaphor for grief."