Benjamin Marks
@benjaminmarks.bsky.social
Cat collector. Pasta aficionado. Author of Downhill.
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My next trick will be Sci-Fi.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DJYBS17K
My next trick will be Sci-Fi.
Andor is a master class in showing instead of telling. I haven't felt that engaged with a show in quite a while. #scriptsky
May 10, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Andor is a master class in showing instead of telling. I haven't felt that engaged with a show in quite a while. #scriptsky
Do you think imposters ever experience imposter syndrome?
January 11, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Do you think imposters ever experience imposter syndrome?
Reposted by Benjamin Marks
"When I started, they told me I only needed 3 chords and the truth... It turned out I could manage with 2 and some vague ideas." — Joe Strummer (Aug 21, 1952 - Dec 22, 2002).
Rest easy.
Rest easy.
December 22, 2024 at 4:28 PM
"When I started, they told me I only needed 3 chords and the truth... It turned out I could manage with 2 and some vague ideas." — Joe Strummer (Aug 21, 1952 - Dec 22, 2002).
Rest easy.
Rest easy.
I want to see an origin story like Wicked except it's a misunderstood street sweeper named Krampus.
December 19, 2024 at 10:29 PM
I want to see an origin story like Wicked except it's a misunderstood street sweeper named Krampus.
Sometimes I think about just how big the Hallmark Christmas Industrial Complex has become.
December 19, 2024 at 6:33 PM
Sometimes I think about just how big the Hallmark Christmas Industrial Complex has become.
If you ignore all the dinosaurs Jurassic Park is a cautionary tale about the importance of using a winch properly
December 17, 2024 at 2:09 AM
If you ignore all the dinosaurs Jurassic Park is a cautionary tale about the importance of using a winch properly
The insta algorithm has decided that I like videos of chickens being bathed and it is correct.
December 14, 2024 at 7:28 PM
The insta algorithm has decided that I like videos of chickens being bathed and it is correct.
What if the aliens are just filming the next season of The Jersey Shore.
December 14, 2024 at 4:02 PM
What if the aliens are just filming the next season of The Jersey Shore.
Sometimes read and read is just a vibe check.
December 4, 2024 at 11:50 PM
Sometimes read and read is just a vibe check.
Bluesky is a lovely platform where we primarily talk about not using twitter.
December 1, 2024 at 3:25 PM
Bluesky is a lovely platform where we primarily talk about not using twitter.
Happy Black Friday month everyone.
November 30, 2024 at 4:05 PM
Happy Black Friday month everyone.
In a post-armageddon dystopia, cheese is the now the only currency. Thanks to a fortuitous impulse purchase at Costco before the nukes began to fly, my dreams of wealth are finally realized after humanity's downfall. I am the Briellionaire.
November 29, 2024 at 3:26 PM
In a post-armageddon dystopia, cheese is the now the only currency. Thanks to a fortuitous impulse purchase at Costco before the nukes began to fly, my dreams of wealth are finally realized after humanity's downfall. I am the Briellionaire.
Time to sit back and watch the classic Thanksgiving film Evil Dead 2
November 28, 2024 at 7:54 PM
Time to sit back and watch the classic Thanksgiving film Evil Dead 2
23 million coming in hot.
November 27, 2024 at 6:56 PM
23 million coming in hot.
I bought a dozen miniature blueberry muffins yesterday and noticed there were seven missing this morning. I went to the bathroom, splashed water on my face, looked in the mirror, and said, "do you know the muffin man?" As I made eyes at my own reflection I thought to myself, the muffin man is me.
November 27, 2024 at 6:13 PM
I bought a dozen miniature blueberry muffins yesterday and noticed there were seven missing this morning. I went to the bathroom, splashed water on my face, looked in the mirror, and said, "do you know the muffin man?" As I made eyes at my own reflection I thought to myself, the muffin man is me.
Sometimes my best writing comes to me when I'm telling the most important truth I can while the rest is fiction.
November 27, 2024 at 5:18 PM
Sometimes my best writing comes to me when I'm telling the most important truth I can while the rest is fiction.
Remember that star trek tng episode where most of the crew are addicted to a video game that controls them and makes them force everyone else to play the game. Crazy right
November 26, 2024 at 3:56 PM
Remember that star trek tng episode where most of the crew are addicted to a video game that controls them and makes them force everyone else to play the game. Crazy right
I foresee a lot of social media breaks in my near future.
November 26, 2024 at 11:05 AM
I foresee a lot of social media breaks in my near future.
When did black Friday become a week long affair? Do words not have meaning anymore?
November 25, 2024 at 11:14 PM
When did black Friday become a week long affair? Do words not have meaning anymore?
Since we are still smashing movie names together, I prefer Wickadiator over Glicked.
November 25, 2024 at 4:35 PM
Since we are still smashing movie names together, I prefer Wickadiator over Glicked.
Does anyone else say bisky in their head when they look at the url. Just me? Ok
November 25, 2024 at 1:39 PM
Does anyone else say bisky in their head when they look at the url. Just me? Ok
I wish we talked about ideas more than we talked about people.
November 24, 2024 at 10:41 AM
I wish we talked about ideas more than we talked about people.
I'm just going to twiddle my thumbs waiting for America to find out what the Wicked movie is really about, even though the play has been on broadway for more than two decades.
November 23, 2024 at 2:35 PM
I'm just going to twiddle my thumbs waiting for America to find out what the Wicked movie is really about, even though the play has been on broadway for more than two decades.
I carry the same sense of smugness with regard to my choice of social media platforms as when I bring my own bags to the grocery store.
November 23, 2024 at 12:47 PM
I carry the same sense of smugness with regard to my choice of social media platforms as when I bring my own bags to the grocery store.
Red wine contains resveratrol which can reduce radiation absorption. Good thing to have in your existential stockpile.
November 22, 2024 at 1:50 PM
Red wine contains resveratrol which can reduce radiation absorption. Good thing to have in your existential stockpile.