alright this a vague question but - if any of you have ever figured out how to Actually Study something, i'm in need of ideas, as i can only do so much reading and copying things into a notebook (which is how i handled tough college topics like chem)

I passed by a lady saying in French "don’t worry, no one here understands what I’m saying"

gang’s all here

my platform for mayor of chicago: - some kind of direct connection between the north branch of the blue line and the red/brown/purple line - balboa drive renamed to tom skilling street - the bears parking lot that should have been the lucas museum will be home to a giant gundam like odaiba

i'm thinking of making an EVA jacket for spring and summer, but i can't decide on whether to use a more direct reference (#1) or a stupid layered joke (#2)

average goodreads review: with extraordinary tenderness and warmth, this stunning debut novel will unveil the light you thought you'd lost. average letterboxd review: she humphreys my bogart until i casablanca

"And uh, in case you didn’t see this, Konami is re-releasing Metal Gear Solid 4” (applause) "yes, they uh said, ‘we were able to improve the entire game, except the plot’" (loud laughter and applause while Paul Schaffer plays the MGS1 game over music)

against all odds, i followed an influencer/educator on a topic i'm learning and it took me six months to realize that i not only went to college with them, but likely went to many of the same dorm parties.

the routines of my life and habits keep me away from the fancier circles in Chicago, so when i read about boat slips costing something like $10,000/year, and that there's a waiting list, i'm reminded there is an echelon(s) of people here that i will simply never meet or understand.

chicago moots, if you see one of those delivery robots in the wild, will you let me know

@starclusterr.bsky.social pitchers and catchers reporting to practice means we are that much closer to radio broadcasts talking about oppo tacos

broke: it's bad when sports teams overpay for star players that turn out to be injury prone woke: kris bryant, despite his struggles, still has value bespoke: more people should be paid millions of dollars to do nothing and he's done more in his life than anyone in a baseball front office ever will

me: alright man, gotta focus my brain for some stupid reason: 🎶🎸🗣️MONEY FOR NOTHING AND YOUR CHICKS FOR FREE🎸🎶

Kind of gives away the whole game that all the crypto ads this year have been replaced with gambling and AI ads.

Just when I got "golden" out of my head, it plays in an Olympic ad

@acat.bsky.social @badbisque.bsky.social "I have once again upset the gamers”

chicago kids in humboldt/ukrainian village, keep your eyes out if someone's looking their dog

witch house EP cover

it's not ideal when it doesn't feel like there's a single online space that feels healthy to use or be on.

Free @dril.bsky.social

in addition to the base level horrors of all that's occurring, one aspect of these times i will never forget is just how many people used it as an opportunity for scolding, for self-aggrandizing moralizing, and for sheer cynical reputation building.

a lot of the struggles with trying to learn anything online is that the algorithms seem to only reward posts/videos that resemble influencer content, and so even the most well-meaning instructors eventually adopt the styling and affects of influencers.

One year gone. I miss you every day, big cat. I hope you are hissing and clawing at God in heaven.

@davidjroth.bsky.social i know at this point your old tweet must induce the same reaction as bart resignedly saying "i didn't do it" but i got an email from an old austin pizza shop and sent it to many friends, captioned "things of that nature"

Shot and chaser from new Epstein batch

i'm not buying today obviously but is it contrary to my brand as a Liverpool fan to wear a shirt featuring Eric Cantona, even if it features him doing something cool

i was obsessed with pi and requiem for a dream in high school, and the editing styles of those films were huge influences on my early creative output. nevertheless after some time i worry aronofsky belongs in the milli vanilli fraud hall of fame.

a cup of coffee and the gentle whirr of the ps5 as the sun rises...a consistently available paradise

More than a week before his crucifixion by Roman law enforcement, Jesus of Nazareth infuriated other authorities as he overturned vendor tables at the temple farmers market and cursed at an innocent fig tree causing it to wither, according to newly unearthed videos. Watch here.

alright well i feel like i just learned the new tech buzzword/phrase that's gonna keep popping up over the next 1-2 years, so i suppose i should enjoy the relative absence of it while i stil can

Yes, the silicon valley class are ruining the world and destroying society, but at least we can take comfort in knowing they're absolutely miserable doing it

guy who stole $300m from a chicago hospital was arrested in serbia, where Blagojevich was almost sent as a diplomat. so if you piss enough people off in chicago....get ready to learn Serbian, buddy

I read an unhoused person’s sign and thought it was asking for "milk, juice, and candy", so I bought some candy at a store and went to give it, only to notice his sign said "milk, juice" and a separate sentence reading "in Christ". For today I will pretend Snickers are an acceptable Eucharist.

re: the thing I just reposted, to this day, the Oakland whistle video and the democracy manifest video still make me laugh uncontrollably

parents in the early 2000s after bubb rubb and lil sis went viral

I am so sick of online coding tutorials that I am considering doing the "undergrad special" (a full French press on an empty stomach and mainlining an O’Reilly book)

me: it’s been a long week. why not listen to 90s Gundam themes at work? me: I agree.

Details for the memorial ride for Alex Pretti in Chicago this weekend. - Meet at 1:15pm, Roll at 1:30pm - John Walsh Park (E end of The 606) - Route to come, we will roll @ party pace (casual, no drop) toward the VA on Damen where a memorial is set up for Alex. See you Saturday.

Hélas @badbisque.bsky.social @acat.bsky.social c’est quoi cette merde

at the beginning of the year, I told myself I would start acting like the fire sign I am, and I am starting to wonder if that is not such a good idea

man it is fucking bleak that Chicago has one of the better transit systems in America and even that is not enough to abate atrocious rush hour traffic (posting this from the bus)

Greg Bovino has retired after running into a wall that was painted to look like a tunnel.

i love "only shallow" because i have listened to that song a billion times and yet when it comes on the radio i still get a heart attack from those snare hits, thank you @jennylsq.bsky.social, i am wide awake now

you can love him or hate him - god knows i do both - but i don't know how you can read headlines like this and say kojima's character names are outlandish

today's outing. special shout out to the furries who let me take their photo and posed together.

I think it is time for there to be blowback and a scandal for any elected Democrat even saying this sort of thing. You should be shamed for pretending this is a thing. We do not need this gesture anymore. The Republicans are the Nazi Party and Donald Trump is their Fuhrer.

His name was Alex Pretti.