Nori and sardines. Not bad.

Last night I learned to use a lower heat when using my moka pot when making espresso. I tried it out this morning and it made all the difference.

Finished reading: The Kaiju Film by Jason Barr 📚

Fasting one day a week for the next month to see how it goes. Today has been going well, only a touch peckish. Looking forward to a bowl of ramen this evening. 🍜

behold the 2 hour version of my cool ranch flavored cursed mashup mix, originally aired on Dj Monty Cantsin's "FINAL PARTY" on KCHUNG Radio Jan 15 2026: www.mixcloud.com/tttlllrrr/tt...

Unable to order these online. Sigh. 🍜

Finished reading: Oklahoma City by Andrew Gumbel 📚

Bravo.

Bummed that Las Cuatro Milpas and Buona Forchetta have closed. Fond memories of both places.

Finished reading: On the Suffering of the World by Arthur Schopenhauer 📚

Read this in a Recommendo newsletter: "I’m one of those people who loves to look up the menu before arriving at a restaurant, but I often get confused by menus full of complex food jargon. Now, I use AI to translate them for... https://josephaleo.micro.blog/2025/11/29/read-this-in-a-recommendo.html

The tradition of Thanksgiving fireworks in my neighborhood continues.

Finished reading: A Brief History of Seventh-Day Adventists by George R. Knight 📚

Creepy Still Creeps Me Out: https://josephaleo.micro.blog/2025/11/15/creepy-still-creeps-me-out.html

Pocket eReaders: https://josephaleo.micro.blog/2025/11/15/pocket-ereaders.html

"Don’t mix your shit with their bullshit. —Guy standing next to me"

Finished reading: Paleomythic by Graham Rose 📚

📺 Harsh Realm, S 01, E 03 Inga Fossa (1999) In the 90s, television was still learning how to adapt primetime series into episodic series. The awkwardness shows in series like Harsh Realm. It baffles me because soap operas have be... https://josephaleo.micro.blog/2025/11/10/harsh-realm-s-e-inga.html

📺 _Millennium,_ S 2 E 04 “Monster” (1997) Three months have passed since I last returned to Millennium. It felt necessary. I had grown used to the polish of modern television, the kind of storytelling that leaves no rough... https://josephaleo.micro.blog/2025/11/10/millennium-s-e-monster-three.html

Misfit is a fan of The Misfits.

The Shadow Out of Time & The Haunter of the Dark: https://josephaleo.micro.blog/2025/10/31/the-shadow-out-of-time.html

HAPPY HALLOWEEN from KEITH and JOE from THE CREATURE DOUBLE FEATURE SHOW! 🎃 👻

The Book: https://josephaleo.micro.blog/2025/10/30/the-book.html

The Evil Clergyman: https://josephaleo.micro.blog/2025/10/29/the-evil-clergyman.html

The Shadow Over Innsmouth: https://josephaleo.micro.blog/2025/10/26/the-shadow-over-innsmouth.html

I still have a dozen or so books on my Kindle, so for now, my Kobo is where I read essays and longform articles saved to my Instagram account. I’m still working on what device will be my dedicated reader. Like some of you, I’m not... https://josephaleo.micro.blog/2025/10/26/i-still-have-a-dozen.html

The Whisperer in Darkness: https://josephaleo.micro.blog/2025/10/24/the-whisperer-in-darkness.html

Every October, I find myself listening to bands like Rudimentary Peni (specifically their Cacophony album), Misfits, and Samhain. When I was a young punk, I listened to Samhain more out of obligation, but preferred Misfits ... https://josephaleo.micro.blog/2025/10/23/every-october-i-find-myself.html

The Dunwich Horror: https://josephaleo.micro.blog/2025/10/23/the-dunwich-horror.html

Ibid: https://josephaleo.micro.blog/2025/10/22/ibid.html

The History of the Necronomicon: https://josephaleo.micro.blog/2025/10/21/the-history-of-the-necronomicon.html

The Thing in the Moonlight: https://josephaleo.micro.blog/2025/10/20/the-thing-in-the-moonlight.html

The Very Old Folk: https://josephaleo.micro.blog/2025/10/19/the-very-old-folk.html

The Case of Charles Dexter Ward: https://josephaleo.micro.blog/2025/10/17/the-case-of-charles-dexter.html

The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath: https://josephaleo.micro.blog/2025/10/16/the-dreamquest-of-unknown-kadath.html

The Strange House in the Mist: https://josephaleo.micro.blog/2025/10/15/the-strange-house-in-the.html

Finished reading: Writing the Murder edited by Dan Coxon 📚

Finished reading: Jerusalem by Alan Moore 📚 The folks at the Supercontext Podcast turned me on to this tome, which devoured more than a year of my life reading it. Thanks, guys!

The Silver Key: https://josephaleo.micro.blog/2025/10/14/the-silver-key.html

Watched: Eddington 🍿

Pickman’s Model: https://josephaleo.micro.blog/2025/10/13/pickmans-model.html

Finished reading: Code Name: Pale Horse: How I Went Undercover to Expose America’s Nazis by Scott Payne 📚

The Call of Cthulhu: https://josephaleo.micro.blog/2025/10/12/the-call-of-cthulhu.html