It is that time again! Travel and food!! Austin Texas. The little blue and green gem doing what it can to hold onto its funky roots. So I direct your attention to Juan in a Million. Horchatas as tall as your forearm is long. And taco plates the size of your head. juaninamillion.com

Soul. The immaterial part of a person that can only be made immortal by being held in the memory others. Only visible through words and actions. These words and actions, whether good or bad, determine the character by which the soul is remembered, or made immortal. #teathoughts

The brain tricks us constantly. It mistakes scrolling and "seeking information" for DOING THINGS. That is not doing. You have to act.

In a state of mental exhaustion tempered by physical creativity and chocolate, the idea of AI/computers as Living came up. Pain responses are root, and disruptive. Are Glitches a Pain? Then the processes to note and work around them could be very close! #teathoughts

Like the benediction of the paw upon the mouth. We do not question. We accept. #howcatsshowlove

Chicago folks, the Art Institute's exhibition of Elizabeth Catlett's work is open and I highly encourage you to visit. I saw the exhibition 3 times when it was at the Brooklyn Museum. You will thank me later. www.artic.edu/articles/121...

Something that I learned while teaching adults is that they absolutely CANNOT abide by losing face. If you are teaching someone & they feel like they are losing face, you will lose them immediately. This is what happens re: politics too. Rather than lose face, folks will triple down on wrongness.

As far as local landmarks of ABQ go this is one most of us can not recall without a LOT of nostalgia! Holiday Bowl! And the screen updates are Awesome. The string bowl is… concerning. *grumpy at getting denied a few spares and getting left with too many splits.* www.holidaybowlabq.com

With a venue and ticket sales up. The time is now for money, murder and… my favorite part.. Food! If you are in Albuquerque it will be a raucous good time down at the speak easy.

My mom hand knit these bags for my kickstarter and if this doesn’t get you to smash that notify me on launch button I don’t know what will

You do the thing, BECAUSE a little one asks.

Oh oh oh!! Brain candy incoming!! An upcoming TTRPG with all the wealth of Mythology and Magic and Might you could hope for. Go and check out their kickstarter and help get this not just off the ground but into the stars! All this, on Steam Power! kickstarter.com/projects/molombo/zairoo

Now is the time for Mystery! The Extras of Albuquerque are delighted to present a Robert LaBlanc Mystery: I love you to Death!

Please consider a donation so that parents currently incarcerated in Cook County Jail can still give badly needed school supplies to their kids. bit.ly/Back2SchoolChi

Because “doing” is how you get good at things. From a recent shoot by “The Extras of Albuquerque”. A combat short, because who really needs a reason to fight in a parking lot! Fight fun!

It’s officially time for the Promo! Come by Curious Toast cafe this Sunday July 27th morning at 8:00am to be part of the filming fun! Get a coffee voucher, get a coffee, and be part of the street fight crowd! Shooting 8:30-9:30.

Whether it’s from nostalgic glee or just to feel the groove while gliding around the rink, its roller skating. Today’s adventure is flying around the oval rink to a mix of sweet beats that get you wanting to duck, shoot and jam. Any age, any skill. If you know. You know. skateomania.com

If you haven’t already got enough feel good hand done art in your life or in your feed I’m just gonna leave this here. Near daily little nuggets of joy.

Rise Up and Roar from our new album, out next week! youtu.be/PPg_umKwtEw?... 🎧 #musicsky #punk

Not often will I bring up video gaming. But just like a good story will take you places unusual… so too can a game. I’ve played guitar hero and rock band and even watched a trombone game. So enjoy the off the wall Marimba! Grab your VR head set and perform! www.meta.com/experiences/...

We decided to donate all of our June BandCamp sales (instead of half) to the Trans Youth Equality Foundation. It isn't a big donation, but hopefully it helps someone! #punk #transyouthequalityfoundation #LGBTQ+ #pridemonth

Crystal Heart is coming out in print this November from Dark Horse! But what exactly IS IT, you ask? Well, you've come to the right 🧵! 1. #CrystalHeart is an actual play comic. It's about four friends playing a #TTRPG, and the story follows both what happens in the game world AND around the table.

Sometimes you have to put down the thoughts and move the body. A new month means new moves. So new projects! Fight choreography developing for a new short. Enjoy the whopping being laid on me by the lead singer of Blue J and the Pidgeons ABQ’s doo-wop punk band!

Because it is sometimes fun to train and practice. This time with a shotgun! Threw more than six dozen shots down range and managed to get this shot line back to back! So much fun! If a bit loud.

If you all haven’t found this channel I recommend you jump on. Fun , funky and as Obscure as HELL. Prepare yourselves for an auditory rabbit hole!

Okay. Adventures in stunt play! Got a chance to try out Cool Springz gravity park and had a blast throwing myself about. Go. Play. Defy gravity! coolspringz.com

I will now perform a feat of psychological magic, and place an experience, un-lived, in your mind with just words. Dark. Roast. Coffee. My purveyor today? www.michaelthomascoffee.com May your day be Rich.

I’m always amused when an “XX alignment chart” comes up. But as an avid reader I feel called out! I’m just not cool enough for an item to hold my place and the idea of folding down a page makes my chest hurt. The only marker I have at that point is my mind! Look! I am just playing by the rules!

Also helps to remember that hope is not actually an emotion, it is action engaged consistently. Hope does make space beside itself for all kinds of emotions.

I’ve always enjoyed books, stories, games and the like for that moment where you get to feel like someone else. To live another life. Voice acting has added another facet to that collection! @millenniumoct.bsky.social Check them out for a wonderful group of real creators!

🐈‍⬛🤍

I can only hope that people will understand my love of Sushi. Fish, rice, maybe garnish. Elegant is the word. Sushi-Freak! www.clover.com/online-order... Find yourself that meal you would work a mile in the heat for. Because you KNOW it will be worth it.

Watching more of the US turmoil has got me thinking. This administration is like “that” player at TTRPG. “The rule says…” they screech trying to no lose the situation. While every other player just wants to enjoy the game and eat chips. RAI vs RAW. Just a thought. Get a good GM. #teathoughts

Now with all the filming done it’s time for more “Behind the Scenes”! Again. Cowboy Junkies is all the action drama you could want from a perspective rarely considered. So silly times with, 1969 Beatles - here comes the sun. And an AD with a closeup fixation!

And a day two wrap is complete! Respect the process and the wild opportunities that come up. Big shout out to Christian Miller and his whole team on this shoot. Particularly the photography team for this one. Keep your eyes out for Cowboy Junkies on the film festival circuit!

Calling all musicians! The Kay Pace Piano Lab just lost a 10k partner and need to make up the funds. Please contribute and share so the program can continue. #musicsky #edusky givebutter.com/zWC8lG

And at last the time has come! All the cordite and so many jams (quality ammo is key). And the response was “Authority Face”. So I dedicate this to #authorityface

Today I’m reminded of Mr Rogers. His mother’s words, “look for the helpers.” Sometimes you have to go searching. But they are there. Dr Gene Sharp is who I found. And of his works, my own words. “Peace is and willful act, just like War.” en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene_Sh...

AI and ChatGPT concerns, and I was witness to it today. Colleague texting their Ex about their child. Prompt filled and a quick read. “That sounds nicer.” Copy/paste/send… Write it down first, proof it yourself before sending? Immediate transmission doesn’t warrant Immediate response. #teathoughts

The act of acting, whether on camera or behind the mic is the art of doing. And a project has been done! (Post production is to be respected). Now. I… am a dead man. Tales from the Janitor: New Mexico. Enjoy! rss.com/podcasts/tal...

5 things to do for self-care & resistance this week 1. Tell Elmo that you're glad he's got a home on PBS & Netflix 2. Pick out a scifi, horror, or fantasy book by a Black author to read this June (List: tinyurl.com/mteh648t) 3. Get some sunscreen 4. Put emergency deodorant in your car 5. Take a nap

Today, Jane Austen, whose works I am reading. “Everything nourishes what is strong already.” While spoken of love, easily expands to anything that requires regular attention and practice. So try to avoid “starving” those plants and practices by “too much” or “too fast”. Grow. Develop. #teathoughts

► FunHouseRadio.com <-- TUNE IN

“Elegance is the perfect presentation of simplicity.” And when it comes to food, meat on a stick. Kebabs, bread and… Saffron tea. The Afghan Kebab house was just what I needed to close out a spectacular day! afghan-kebab-house.square.site

“Acquiring skills is easy. Maintaining skills are the hard part.” Today, in prep for a role, that means throwing lead down range. Current tally; 9mm, 40S&W, .223, and 12ga. Safety, attention and focus. Oh. And fun. Mindful of the volume.

An evening of rain and thunder means there is no insulation powerful enough in the world to do any recording. So instead I am jamming out and singing along to the greats of the past. Give it up to Bill Withers, Marvin Gaye, Sam Cooke and Solomon Burke. If only more people could love as they sing.

Discussions with an English/Psych Major Educator can get very interesting. So, for all readers and writers. We shouldn’t teach children that “nonfiction” is factual and “fiction” is fake. Instead. Non-fiction: learning through information. Fiction: learning through imagination. #teathoughts

Two cities stopped adding fluoride to water. Long-term data showed how ending fluoridation adversely affected the health of the population. www.sciencenews.org/article/fluo...

Hey, I have ANOTHER translation coming out this year! It's my Spanish version of Gloria Amescua's beautiful Child of the Flower-Song People: Luz Jiménez, Daughter of the Nahua, and it'll drop November 11. Get yourself a copy of both the English and Spanish books ... They are must-reads!