A little on the nose, but here’s my reflection for day 5 of the micro.blog photo challenge. πŸ“·

Auto-generated description: A bearded man in glasses takes a mirror selfie in a kitchen, wearing a graphic t-shirt and denim shorts, with a cart of bananas nearby.

I got a spider bite on my pointer finger last night. I’d point out that I don’t like spider bites, but that would be pointless. πŸ΄β€β˜ οΈ

If this isn’t a big ‘ol nostalgia pile, I don’t know what is. Day 4 photo challenge. πŸ“·

An old R2D2 action figure on top of a wooden shelf. To one side is the Star Wars soundtrack on CD, in a cardboard longbox. It has the original Star Wars poster art. To the other side is the Batman Forever audio cassette board game.
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Been grooving to Animalize’s new album Verminator. They’re like if ‘80 glam and thrash metal got in a car crash in France. 🎡

Day 3 photo challenge. Shadow of the laundry chair. πŸ“·

A beat up plastic chair that’s broken on one side. There’s a shadow of the legs and seat below it.

I snagged Head Of The Love Club, an EP by up and coming British pop singer Gretel HΓ€nlyn, on the strength of Drive. Nothing else on the record comes close to that one for me, but there’s a lot of promise. She’s one to keep an eye on. 🎡

You know what I think? Me neither.

WTF with Marc Maron is ending. I’ve been listening since 2013, when I heard a clip of the Michael Keaton episode on WNYC while driving around Brooklyn. What a run. πŸŽ™οΈ

I’m convinced the primary motivation for the widespread AI push is for bosses to suppress wages and eliminate jobs. πŸ’½

While in Penn State a few weekends ago, I got to have shoofly pie. You know what? Pretty damn good. πŸ₯§

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Spotlight (pun unfortunately intended) on an everyday industrial curve; who hasn’t benefited from the humble street lamp? πŸ“Έ

I bought electronic music pioneer Susan Ciani’s 1982 album Seven Waves. Truly staggering atmospheric work. 🎡

Night trees are interesting trees πŸ“Έ

A up shot of a tree at night.

Final Destination Bloodlines, 2025 - β˜…β˜…β˜…

There was blood. In lines and other shapes. Read more

I’ve listened to a lot of Jello Biafra & The Melvin’s side project collaboration Never Breathe What You Can’t See from 2006. It’s the angry, well wrought crush punk we need now. 🎡

Finished reading: Ready Player One by Ernest Cline πŸ“š

Fun read, but funny to think that back in 2011 a near future techno dystopian novel didn’t guess that the technology itself might suck shit.

Sinners, 2025 - β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…

Watched on Saturday May 31, 2025. Read more

I bought Fear - The Ultimate Anthology, by Claudio Simonetti’s Goblin. Cool re-recorded versions of a bunch of classic horror movies either Claudio or the original Goblin scored, and mostly Argento joints. Cool stuff! 🍿🎡

jwz quotes a research paper on superfund CEOs. CEOs born on future superfund sites are less risk tolerant and more likely to lead firms to bad results.

Our results suggest firms may systematically mistake luck for skill in promotion decisions

This practice is so rampant, it feels like it’s hardly worth mentioning. I’m glad they’re doing the science on it.

As a community member, I unabashedly love bald jokes. πŸ§…

MYTH: Baldness is caused by too much testosterone. FACT: Baldness is caused by too little hair.

Auto-generated description: A sidewalk sandwich board advertises, Gorgeous hair is the best revenge! along with holiday gift sets availability outside a storefront.

One of the local Salon’s sandwich board game is on point. πŸ’…

Auto-generated description: A person wearing a black analog wristwatch with a brown leather strap is pointing their arm outdoors on a sidewalk.

I finally got my watch band replaced. A cat chewed it up while I was asleep more than a year ago, and it’s been slowly falling apart until it broke all of a sudden. ⌚️

I heard about Scratch Acid by way of The Cobain 50 on KEXP, and then David Yow’s next band, The Jesus Lizard. It’s a basic starting point, but I really like Liar. Get some transcendent gutter noise. 🎡

I’m late to the party, but got turned on to Oneida, specifically Each One Teach One, again from The Best Show. Also learned that my roommate took drum lessons from Kid Millions, so when it rains it pours. 🎡

I feel like every web browser is “good enough”. There’s nothing I’m excited to use, and I keep switching defaults after one annoys me enough. πŸ’½