I've been into the new show Pluribus. I call the act of watching the show Plurbing. Anyone else out there Plurbing?

Finished This Is Your Life, Harriet Chance! by Jonathan Evison. I still like the Revised Fundamentals of Caregiving better, but it's a worthwhile read. The writing in the second point of view was a little weird. www.goodreads.com/book/show/24...

A new Threepios music video for Star Wars fans of Empire, Pixies, and clouds! www.youtube.com/watch?v=f9Ao...

Spooky orange for lunch

I enjoyed the Silo books so much, I thought I'd try one of Hugh Howey's other series. Enjoyed Sand #1. Will check out the rest of the series. Reminds me of Max Max a bit. Less cars. More sand. www.goodreads.com/book/show/20...

Julia Wertz's The Infinite Wait and Other Stories was a nice, slice of life, journal comic. I'll have to read more of her stuff. www.goodreads.com/book/show/16...

Read Emily Austin's We Could Be Rats. I liked Everyone in this Room Will Someday Be Dead and Interesting Facts About Space better, but still a worthwhile read. www.goodreads.com/book/show/21...

Just finished Kevin Wilson's Run for the Hills. Some of the plot points in this book make no sense to me, but I really like his writing. I wound up not being able to put it down. www.goodreads.com/book/show/21...

I asked AI if I could put m&ms as a mix in for my Creami machine.

Got to see Ted Leo, one of my favorite singer/songwriters, perform a solo set in Bloomington over the weekend. What a great show!

Just finished the 3rd and final book of R.F. Kuang's Poppy War series, The Burning God. It was great. She's quickly becoming one of my favorite authors. I see she has a new book out. Katabasis. Will have to check out. www.goodreads.com/book/show/45...

The Star Wars tribute band I play in, The Threepios, are doing a show with Five Year Mission at the Melody Inn this Friday. We'll finally settle this Star Wars Vs. Star Trek debate once and for all! melodyindy.com/event/the-th...

Just finished Mickey 17. Not my favorite Bong Ho movie, that would be a toss up between Parasite and Mother, but still worth a watch. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mickey_17

Finished James by Percival Everett. I thought it was brilliant. I was doing a simultaneous read of Huck Finn. Yeah. I'm that kind of nerd. www.goodreads.com/book/show/17...

Enjoying the new King of the Hill. But they messed up the intro. Hank no longer blinks on the last two notes of the song. How did they miss that?

I was always fascinated by R Crumb after seeing the documentary in the mid 90s. Just finished this biography. Interesting stuff. Most of his work is so cringy in retrospect, but I think he paved the way for so many cartoonists. www.goodreads.com/book/show/21...

Ssamjang is great for use during all four seasons. Not just for spring and summer anymore.

Superman was amazing! Go see it.

Homemade iced matcha latte.

I deserve this.

Anyone else horrified by this?

Tried my hand at making a dalgona coffee. It wasn't as fluffy as it's supposed to be, but the flavor is intense.

Do you like Fountains of Wayne? Do you like Star Wars? Then this is for you! www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRb9...

I've been playing Sunderfolk with my kids. I've always been interested in tabletop gaming but hated the set up and tear down. This game is played where the board is on a PC or TV and the character cards are on your phone. Pretty fun and good for all ages. www.dreamhaven.com/games/sunder...

Saw Thunderbolts. We're reaching Mystery Men levels of parody in the Marvel Universe, which isn't necessarily a bad thing.

I'm obsessed with the difference in British and American keyboard layouts. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British...

They make spicy peanuts now, so I'm happy about that.

Random book I read. Good Material by Dolly Alderton. Reminded me of Nick Hornby. Kinda like High Fidelity, but the guy is less endearing and more of a putz. www.goodreads.com/book/show/96...

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Random book from the library I enjoyed. Landscape with Invisible Hand by M.T. Anderson. Aliens come to Earth with great tech and cure for all diseases, but the tech is super expensive, leaving humans worse off. Quick read, but a good one! www.goodreads.com/book/show/33...

The meta narrative didn't always work for me on Interior Chinatown, but overall, I liked the show. Might have to read the book now. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interio...

Emily Austin is quickly becoming one of my favorite authors, and I've only read two of her books. Just finished Interesting Facts about Space. It's a snarky and neurotic joy to read. I can't decide if I like this or Everyone in this Room... better I recommend both! www.goodreads.com/book/show/17...

Not read much Stephen King before. I read The Stand, Misery, and just finished IT. It was not about Information Technology as I first thought. What's next? Any King recommendations? www.goodreads.com/book/show/83...

Watch Thelma. Low stakes, thriller comedy done right. So good. www.imdb.com/title/tt2377...

Finished The Dragon Republic by R.F. Kuang, the second book in the Poppy War series. Highly recommend if you're looking for an epic fantasy story. www.goodreads.com/book/show/41...

Worst. Episode. EVER.

Just finished I Hope This Finds You Well by Natalie Sue. It's a snarky office comedy that I picked up randomly and enjoyed. www.goodreads.com/book/show/20...

Been rewatching The Simpsons. Going to try and slip Ay caramba, Eat my shorts, and Don't have a cow, man into conversation today.

Been watching Studio Ghibli movies on Max. Two lessor known ones I enjoyed. Only Yesterday and Ocean Waves. Less fantastical, but super well done.

Found a nice review of Lineage X, a short story I wrote, where they spell my name wrong. At least it was nice. seattlebookreview.com/product/shad...

In searching for reviews of Lineage X, a short story I wrote for a @blackstonepub.bsky.social anthology, edited by @brendandeneen.bsky.social I stumbled upon this interview he did. It was super informative about the publishing industry. Highly recommend! www.youtube.com/watch?v=0v4u...

Random movie I watched and kinda loved it. www.imdb.com/title/tt1053...

At home with the kids today. Watched Innerspace with them. Forgot how much I love this movie, though it is a bit silly. www.imdb.com/title/tt0093...