I’m getting into a new look.

The crossing signal on my (very busy!) street is broken, repeating “Change password” over and over instead of whether you should walk or not. What a wonderful use of technology 🙃

How to survive our authoritarian post-truth era.

My shitty photo of improv legends I saw the other night. They’re mostly in LA so felt special. All killer no filler.

Saw my roommate’s band Faith/Void play a fundraiser for Astoria Food Pantry. Great turnout and raised a lot of money. Give if you’re feeling it! 🎸

Reminder that Yakety Sax is over four minutes.

Started reading: Outrageous by Kliph Nesteroff 📚

Best comedy of the year.

Had a lovely time at NEDCamp as always. Thanks to all the organizers and speakers for such a great con.

Got this the other day. Is it…Santa?

I’ve been collecting myself since the election. This blog isn’t going to turn into a negative spiral, or focus on just politics. I’m still going to post the same silly stuff, but I am processing this, and I will be speaking out.

It’s devastating. The election results aren’t a shock, but they’re gut wrenching. Not because he’s changed, we know who he is, but because we knowingly chose him. Again.

I’m sad and angry and scared. People love a little fascist flirt.

Well, fuck that.

Make no mistake, the man will try to seize our democracy. And when your life isn’t immediately wrecked, maybe you’ll let his hate mongering and naked power grabs slide. That’s what they want.

Well, fuck that.

You don’t know what you have until it’s gone. Look at opinion polls on abortion before and after Roe was overturned. That’s just the beginning. Project 2025 is a promise.

Well, fuck that.

If you think he can’t get away with it, if you think it can’t happen here, if you think it won’t effect you, if you think all these warnings are a bit dramatic, and maybe it’ll be bad, but fine, really, in the end, some good will come of it too, I’m sure, if you think a strongman will solve your problems, then you haven’t been paying attention.

Well, fuck that.

He can get away with it, and it can happen here. The thing that can make it less dramatic is you. And me. Us. We still have a democracy, or some semblance of one. It takes we the people to keep it.

What fascists want is to keep folks ignorant and scared and alienated. That keeps them in power and their pockets lined, at all of our expense.

Well, fuck that.

Get involved in your local community, support your loved ones, volunteer, teach, make art, get out of the house and be with the teaming masses. Humanity is messy and flawed and you will be disappointed and exasperated.

Good.

You’ll also be inspired and filled up. Connection with each other is ultimately all we have. Keep your joy. Fascists want to steal that shit.

Well, fuck that.

Capturing the mood.

Watched on Thursday November 7, 2024.

Watched on Wednesday November 6, 2024.

This movie is sex with a ghost.

If you’re a piece of shit, they put you in charge. 🇺🇸

Perfect.

Pretty evil, and Robin Williams should be in jail, but he falls down funny a few times.

Hat an astonishing film.

Watched on Friday November 1, 2024.

Astoria Park was really nice yesterday.

Yeah, I’m just peeping bridges.

This one almost feels abstract with the geometric symmetry.

Watched on Thursday October 31, 2024.

Watched on Thursday October 31, 2024.

TIL that there is a tac command that is like cat, but prints the lines in reverse. Maybe I’m uncreative, but…why?