I watched Adolescence on Netflix about a 13-year-old accused on murder. Each episode takes place in real time in a single shot. It addresses issues of masculinity, bullying, social media, parenting, mental health, focused on young teens in our modern world. Compelling and worth the 4 hours.

I have been thinking about how people on the right always claimed the leftist government was coming to take their guns, although that was never gonna happen. But when the government is coming to take more—freedom, family, even life itself—too many of these same people seem cool with it.

From the #vss365 jukebox, this is I Am the Fly by Wire: Crawling Over your window you think I'm confused I'm waiting for the divergent wasp To complete my current #ruse You use a plate-glass screen To protect my chosen target *** I am the fly in the ointment youtu.be/svcAqVL2l28?... #MusicSky

~phones at the dinner table~ between the murders and the pelting snow there was spaghetti and there was ice cream as satisfying and sweet as always no change in taste or texture that made me sad how things change and things end but everything is the same #poetry

Alex Pretti. 37 years old. ICU nurse. No threat. 10 bullets received. 10 government bullets. In broad daylight, filmed. One agent claps. Others stand around. Congress also stands around.

I watched The Devil Is Busy, an Oscar nominated short. It doesn’t reach for the stars—just documents one day at an abortion clinic. It’s an excellent reminder of the ongoing attack on women’s reproductive rights and healthcare. And that there are still people on the front lines fighting. #FilmSky

From the #vss365 jukebox, this is #Slip by Suki Waterhouse. youtu.be/LfUzdznsHpc?... #MusicSky

My new trigger word is Minneapolis

rude women at a concert on the rail spitting shit blaming the world as if i am the cause of its infinite cruelty and darkness my dignity deflated like they must feel among privilege i am a symbol and target but i cannot be the sponge but i need to be the sponge just for ninety minutes #vssdaily

Fuck rude people at concerts. It is supposed to be a community.

~insufficient in this time of need~ #drizzle won’t revive a dead body autumn leaves cannot fill the ocean whispers don’t rise above the bullring but in this forest under moonlight they terrify #vss365

As long as Trump is in power, I’ll have plenty to talk to my therapist about.

From the #vss365 jukebox, this is Shore Leave by Tom Waits off the 1983 album Swordfishtrombones: In a Hong Kong #drizzle on Cuban heels I rolled down the gutter to the Blood Bank And I'd left all my papers on the Ticonderoga And I was in a bad need of a shave youtu.be/JP8egHbjHaY?... #MusicSky

I watched F1, the big bloated Hollywood film that somehow got an Oscar nomination. There is nothing remarkable here. But it is a well made popcorn movie, even if it is too long as is the style now. The scenes watching to the cars drive around are not really that interesting. #FilmSky

From the #vss365 jukebox, Time, As a Symptom by Joanna Newsom: A shore, a tide, #unmoored, a sight, abroad A dawn, unmarked, undone, undarked, a god (joy) No time, no flock, no chime, no clock, no end White star, white ship, Nightjar, transmit, transcend (joy) youtu.be/PYefVGPHAE8?... #MusicSky

From the #vss365 jukebox, this The #Bends by Radiohead. youtu.be/K8z8hLvjb_U?... #MusicSky

From the #vss365 jukebox, this is #Loom by Ólafur Arnalds featuring Bonobo, the first track on the 2020 album “some kind of peace”. As an alternative to the electronic version, I also offer one with the Reykjavik Orkestra. youtu.be/xMDwqeFQuKg?... youtu.be/0pHotq9fGZU?... #MusicSky

I read Galápagos by Kurt Vonnegut. I forgot what a pleasure it can be to read Vonnegut. This is not one of his best books but it makes a point and is often very funny. The basic premise is that humans’ big brains turn out to be their evolutionary flaw that is fixed by natural selection. #BookSky

Here are my favorite albums and EPs of 2025. There are 44 for no particular reason. These are my favorites (that I heard) and not a “best of” list. Presented alphabetical by artist. And I counted Kendrick’s Super Bowl halftime as an EP cuz I wanted to. #MusicSky

From the #vss365 jukebox, this is a live performance of The Last Place I Saw You Alive by The Mountain Goats: I'm not thinking of you When I swing left onto Gordon Avenue It's just the way the traffic #veers Haven't driven down these streets in years youtu.be/dTRtPxewG3E?... #MusicSky

What do you think is better…. soft-sided luggage or hard shell luggage?

One year ago today, I lived in a country that was generally well respected in most of the world. Now I live in a country that is causing concern, confusion, and consternation everywhere, even within its own borders. I want to go back to the country I was proud of one year ago today.

In case the link didn't work, try this. #murmur #vss365 youtu.be/zCMy6kq5ZA0?...

From the #vss365 jukebox, this is Talking About the Passion by R.E.M. off their classic 1983 album #Murmur. "Not everyone can carry the weight of the world." youtu.be/LlOAXe9QlaY?... #MusicSky

I read What We Can Know by Ian McEwan. I have liked most of his books, or at least the several I have read. This one also was good but it never fully captured me. I liked certain elements, but those turned out not to be the ones the book focused on. #BookSky

From the #vss365 jukebox, this is a version of the traditional lullaby All the Pretty Horses by Current 93, with vocals by Nick Cave: Blacks and bays and #dapples and greys all the pretty little horses youtu.be/TWg4dnXCpt8?... #MusicSky

From the #vss365 jukebox, this is Kirsten Supine by Swans off the 2014 album To Be Kind: May planets crash, may God rain ash To #sear our skin, to fold us in Kneeling close, seeking hands Our blood is warm, but what comes next? youtu.be/cYIi9fU6s18?... #MusicSky

From the #vss365 jukebox, this is a live performance of Hell-On by Neko Case: Nature can't amend its ways Boils along and then replays Despite #heartfelt springtimes of regret The storms she still cries for days Have mercy on the natural world youtu.be/upCPMHIbc94?... #MusicSky

From the #vss365 jukebox, this is A.L.C. by Dry Cleaning off the album New Long Leg: A #wonky parking job For cheap chocolate mousse Things are changing Things are changing You, you foiled beast youtu.be/m-oLp2t4yeg?... #MusicSky

From the #vss365 jukebox, this is #Stoop Kid by Car Seat Headrest. youtu.be/AX40-XMUTUk?... #MusicSky

From the #vss365 jukebox for #slapdash, this is Careless by FKA Twigs featuring daniel caesar. youtu.be/QTe0E2pKyOE?... #MusicSky

Tried cherimoyas. It is kinda of a custardy sweet and sour fruit. Not my thing. My wife loved it. #RandomReview

From the #vss365 jukebox, this is Damn U by Prince & the New Power Generation: Damn this #kooky love affair All I ever want to do is play in your hair Two people crazy in love Into one another like a hand in a glove Damn this kooky love affair youtu.be/Box4XDvBSgE?... #MusicSky

From the #vss365 jukebox, this is LIVE RIGHT by Joey Valence & Brae: So, I go out, bust some dance moves Got a car full of friends, so I can't move Do a cartwheel off a building I don't really care 'cause I'm gonna land it Invincible, #unmissable youtu.be/XJa898qJong?... #MusicSky

Adventures await

From the #vss365 jukebox, this is Special #Delivery by Meghan Trainor. I bit of empty calorie musical candy for a Friday. youtu.be/M5qZ0c59GO0?... #MusicSky

From the #vss365 jukebox, this is Venus in Furs by The Velvet Underground and Nico: Downy sins of streetlight fancies Chase the costumes she shall wear Ermine furs #adorn the imperious Severin, Severin awaits you there youtu.be/GiobySgFP2s?... #MusicSky

My country is excellent at celebrating what it does well (or thinks it does well), but very bad at honestly examining what it does poorly.

From the #vss365 jukebox, this is #Symphony by Lamp off the 2014 album Yume, ゆめ. Lamp is a Japanese indie pop band comprised of guitarist Taiyo Someya and vocalists/multi-instrumentalists Yusuke Nagai and Kaori Sakakibara. youtu.be/1tEXrbDy2-4?... #MusicSky

From the #vss365 jukebox, this is Ankle Deep by Tom Petty: The field hand hit the switch and stumbled Outside the big engine roared and rumbled The stolen horse #spooked and tumbled She didn't speak for a week, just kinda mumbled youtu.be/OGWiNlHXiYQ?... #MusicSky

From the #vss365 jukebox, this is Red Flag to Angry Bull by Guerilla Toss off the albums You're Weird Now. An #oddball song from an oddball record. Some B-52 vibes. youtu.be/0oiotMR6rWo?... #MusicSky

I watched the HBO documentary The Alabama Solution. It is a sobering look at the prison-industrial complex and the dehumanizing and physical/mental abuse of prisoners. Told with the aid of cell phone interviews and video footage from the inside. Worth watching. #FilmSky

I'm super motivated today. To drink coffee

Dry January. But with alcohol

From the #vss365 jukebox, this is #Clueless by Beach Bunny. A song about growing pains. youtu.be/IsLLmb1Yxj4?... #MusicSky

I saw the film Sentimental Value. It is a film that lays bare the weight of emotion with imagery, metaphor and brilliant acting. One anchor of past to present is the house of the family for several generations. But it also offers a doorway to the future. Well worth seeing.

From the #vss365 jukebox for #balderdash, this is Girlfriend Is Better by Talking Heads: As we get older and stop making sense You won't find her waiting long Stop making sense, stop making sense Stop making sense, making sense (Hahahaha) youtu.be/lLFPDPMfrUw?... #MusicSky

Theme for today. #MusicSky youtu.be/Qc-C1_5uA2Y?...

White Lotus season 3 was garbage. We gave up after suffering through 5 shitty episodes.

From the #vss365 jukebox, this is Mme Rieux by Algiers from their excellent 2017 album The Underside of Power: And her voice begs for comfort But I cannot resist To lie about my relationship My relationship with that word: #Abstraction youtu.be/i3Ojkp_f1Zk?... #MusicSky