I bet a fun part of going to the moon is getting to text your crewmates, "Hey guys, remember when we went to the moon?"

At this time every year I must draw your attention to the demon who appeared to have the misfortune to be standing by the door and was squished looney-tunes style when the harrowing commenced

One thing that was really interesting to learn from this book is that Atari had an entire in-house illustration team.

This should be the plot of the new Ted Lasso.

Oh my god.

I have used up my monthly quota of Starwarsposting.

Maybe you don't understand what "being humbled" means because it is not the same as "humbling oneself." Being humbled = taken down a peg. Having your beliefs and self-image broken.

"His arc was lacking confidence and direction." No? What?

Okay, so my actual hot Star Wars take is that the original trilogy isn't really a chosen one story, and that it worked and caught on precisely because it wasn't a chosen one story, and George Lucas did a disservice by introducing the 'chosen one' junk in the prequels.

"Luke had to earn it," is not a component of the Star Wars trilogy. It just isn't. They let a random hick join the X-wing fighter squad because plot.

... people did not take to Rebels until it started using characters like Ahsoka, Rex, Maul, etc. It's one of the few Star Wars things to use Darth Vader and have Jame Earl Jones actually doing the voice!

“Everyone liked it until Last Jedi” is just so incredibly wrong.

No, because what they are actually disagreeing with is who gets to decide/control/write/make the official versions. Otherwise they'd be content right now making fan films.

Thundercat, I have been saying this for years.

I am not going to rewind to confirm, but I am pretty sure a guy in this episode of the Law & Order reboot said he "was there to pick up a load of crypto."

If they were to reboot Columbo, it should begin with Dick Van Dyke's character getting out of prison and then immediately plotting to murder someone else.

It's "Exe-CUTE-or," like an executioner, and we know this because Kenner management refused to put it on the box:

Eight thousand mile long string of expletives.

“We thought we had enough time to stop for a Cinnabon, but before we knew it, we were sprinting across the terminal in our space suits and the rocket had already fired up its thrusters to leave orbit,” said Cmdr. Reid Wiseman

PSA to everyone: Reggie Dinkins on NBC/Peacock.

Huh. So I have had a problem with massive amounts of fake customers creating accounts on my store. Shopify has also been rolling out 'agenic storefronts,' i.e. "your products are discoverable in ChatGPT!" ...

Why is all the coverage of Artemis omitting the 2011 lunar mission

This is exactly what creativity is: making connections that are not immediate but appear obvious in hindsight.

But also

(turn away from the horrors now) I ate "fast food" today, and I think in the year of our Lord 2026 Burger King is better than McDonald's.

Lots of classics being posted, so I’ll share my all timer

Huh. Extremely mixed feelings on this. gizmodo.com/gallery-1988...

Years of hearing about his things exploding and I had no idea that the actual space program was working on real stuff that didn't explode.

I have generally liked my doctor except that I am starting to get an anti-fatso bias.

it's her day

I am creeped out that I found someone else's Amazon package in my unit (meaning an Amazon person physically entered and left it) and also creeped out that by reporting it they might fire that person.

LAURENCE FISHBURNE: im the king of all of the rats. every hobo works for me. i’m hobo god. I run hobo new york. now you come to me for hobo favours JOHN WICK: [nods] LAURENCE FISHBURNE: [laughs uproariously]

How did it become acceptable for restaurants to not just be actively mopping/cleaning in sections where people are eating, but to mop at their feet under the table?

Portraits of Ducky and Gibbs. There's nothing I like more than painting the stars of NCIS!

Also, faculty lounges are more of a high school thing. Universities give teachers their own offices.

"Lazy Sunday Afternoon," oil on canvas, 2004. Happy Birthday, Christopher!

I went back to twitter for a tiny bit during my Bluesky suspension and oooh boy do not recommend.

a quick Dana from the pitt after work #thepitt

Gas too high? Travel by cat. "Lil' Varmint," oil on panel, 6 inches by 6 inches, 2022. Prints: brandonbird.myshopify.com/collections/...

Now a major motion picture!

I wish everything I made went like this, i.e. takes only 45 minutes to paint but I sell like 300 prints.

Odo getting better at human faces.

It gives me incredible delight to finally say: the Transformers movies are on Kanopy.

He starred in a '90s NBC sitcom, he stopped having to work 25 years ago.

I am sharing this but ONLY to support my friend who started the crowdfunding platform.

Gas too high? Travel by cat. "Lil' Varmint," oil on panel, 6 inches by 6 inches, 2022. Prints: brandonbird.myshopify.com/collections/...

Andy Weir must have loved Nemesis.