I really have no idea, but I get the feeling that the Jan 6th rioters will get checks for $420.69, and the rest will somehow mysteriously vanish into a Trump Library fund or something.

Finally!

I planted this tree at my grandmother's house when it was just a tiny sapling. It's grown very nicely.

I decided to invest in some Battletech tabletop gaming goods. Hopefully, many excellent battles await.

A study of deep sea things.

An illustration of a fond childhood memory.

When is the *Universes Beyond: I Think You Should Leave* set coming to Magic the Gathering?

I recently dreamed of seeing god, and it was very unpleasant. It was like the color out of space filled the sky, wanted to nano-manage everyone's lives, and communicated via deafening silence and crushing spiritual pressure. In the dream, 35/36 of the world's population was instantly immolated.

Writing brings me comfort when I wish I had a close friend to talk to but must wait. Whatever is on my mind or in my imagination becomes momentarily real on the page. I can converse with it all there.

The right-wing gerrymandering is bad, but they've also been taking massive, stinky dumps on their own voting base, so I think it will be hilarious if they cheat like a four year-old playing Candyland with the babysitter, then still lose.

I'm taking a five-day weekend from work around Memorial Day. I'm going to rest, get outside, try to go somewhere new for a few hours, and get a novella put together. I don't care what conventional wisdom says, I love novellas and want to work to promote them. Goodnight!

I bet my fiancée that this picture of our cats could get 10 billion reposts on Bluesky. She said she doesn't believe me. She said there aren't even 10 billion people on Earth. She said it concerns her that I struggle so hard to comprehend large numbers. Let's prove her wrong everyone. Repost away.

It just occurred to me that whalers were some of the first to take the tide pod challenge.

It's a shame that FFG's Living Card Games never really seemed to attain longevity. Maybe there are stable groups in bigger cities, but not in my area. The format is excellent. I can afford $15/mo, and it feels good to win thanks to strategy, not expenditure.

I built a cool library in Pokopia.

I have created a truly degenerate new sandwich. It's peanut butter and maraschino cherries. 😆

If Square Enix remade The Bouncer, would players ask, "Why is Sora from Kingdom Hearts in this game?"

Sometimes I wonder if Trump read God Emperor of Dune, saw the word "golden" and got excited, then forgot to be anything more than a worm. Of course, the notion of Trump reading strikes me as more fantastical than anything in the book.

Jasmine used to sleep across my waist, like a belt. She was very sweet. I miss her.

I'm a rationalist, but the world has gone mad, so I'm manifesting President AOC and total student loan debt forgiveness.

I still haven't seen Andor season 2 because I insist on being able to buy it on Blu Ray. I know Disney wants to own everything, but they have to let me own something, too.

This week felt so long! I'll be glad to get some rest.

I thought I should create a dating app profile, but I remembered that I'm very busy with work and school, my physical and mental health are bad, my finances and prospects are even worse, and I don't own a car. I'm also far too depressed to drag another person into my life. So I guess I won't. (1)

your second moment of calm

I re-watched Thirst (2009) The sex scenes linger overlong, but the movie is a masterpiece. Excellent story, performances, and effects. Watching it as an MFA student of creative writing was enlightening. If you like horror, Korean cinema, or want to see the anti-Twilight, please check it out.

your moment of calm, bunnies frolicking! one came right up to me then flashed away. hazeltine park.

People were still using Beta Max machines when I was born. Now I can't get the shows I want on Blu Ray because we have too much technology for that!

One of my favorite YouTubers talks about one of my favorite games: www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0wN...

If "pizza" mean "pie", does that mean "pizzaz" means "pies"? If so, I truly am lacking pizzaz.

Information should be treated as false whenever it cannot be attributed to a verified source. It may still be false, but it should be automatically rejected if it can't clear the bar of at least having someone's name attached. Deception in the current era is about volume. Quantity over quality.

I think Nintendo should make a hanafuda roguelike game, like Balatro.

Today I revised the first three chapters of my novel. That's about 35 pages. I imagined myself improving my readers' smiles as I worked.

I'm grateful for the beta readers who tell me, "Your novel was pretty neat. Basically just a copy of (xyz) book." I just need to get published, sell enough copies to afford a home with a fireplace, and then I'll have a nice repository for my manuscripts whenever people say such things.

By my Marxist interpretation of the Hippocratic Oath, all doctors should provide multi-day sick leave notes on request. From each according to his insurance, to each according to his fatigue.

Maybe campaign promises should be listed on signed affidavits, along with penalties agreed to in advance if a third-party arbitrator finds the candidate did not act in good faith toward those goals.

Today's tea is oolong. Each additional infusion brings out a new flavor. I huff the first brew and chug the last. It's a ritual, a journey, and really quite affordable.

What do you want to bet that I'm not a "prediction market" guy? I'll announce the results after all wagers are placed.

Have all the pro wrestlers forgiven each other yet? I feel like they should just stop fighting and get along already. Then they'd really deserve those pyrotechnic entries, for good behavior.

Prices tend to ratchet up, regardless of whether the underlying costs return to a previous norm. The damage that's been done is more or less permanent. Just watch. Gasoline will eventually be a buck or more cheaper per gallon, but your groceries will continue to rise in price.

The new Godzilla movie is called "Godzilla Minus Zero," so I guess it will feature a different kind of aeroplane.

I wonder if, in my limited lifespan, I will ever understand why anyone would crave immortality. I was done with this shit like three decades ago.

We have a tendency to see others as friend or foe before we see them as they are. This is something I'm attempting to tackle in my novel.

The problem with perfidy is, play that card too many times and your own people start to believe your opponent(s) before they believe you. Credibility is an important pillar of authority, since a leader's credibility is conveyed on their followers. Few wish to be known as liars by association.

I'm hoping JD Vance will go personally endorse every conservative candidate from now on. 😆

Funny how we have the technology to create a surveillance panopticon which targets common people, but so many invisible problems remain invisible.

I need 10,000 hugs more than I need $10,000. Unfortunately, I have neither.

Maneki neko Uni

Maybe the Pope should say more about racism, to prevent the rise of people like Trump in the first place.