T. Brophensteen
@broph.bsky.social
American mangosteen appreciator splitting time between Berkeley, CA and Kyushu, Japan.
https://brophensteen.com/
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I 100% guarantee that Disco is coming back.
September 11, 2025 at 5:21 AM
I 100% guarantee that Disco is coming back.
I've been using the word "ambivalent" incorrectly all of my life and I apologize.
September 10, 2025 at 5:35 PM
I've been using the word "ambivalent" incorrectly all of my life and I apologize.
The difference between me and you is that you see Thanos and I see Gurney Halleck.
July 26, 2025 at 4:26 AM
The difference between me and you is that you see Thanos and I see Gurney Halleck.
That's some Orwellian nonsense right there...
July 25, 2025 at 1:48 AM
That's some Orwellian nonsense right there...
This is, by my own definition, not "successful."
July 23, 2025 at 11:32 PM
This is, by my own definition, not "successful."
I know I've been around a while, but do we really need so many Supermans?
July 12, 2025 at 12:38 PM
I know I've been around a while, but do we really need so many Supermans?
Wild turkeys causing a traffic jam in front of my apartment. People learning that if you honk at them, the stop and gobble back in challenge.
July 9, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Wild turkeys causing a traffic jam in front of my apartment. People learning that if you honk at them, the stop and gobble back in challenge.
I'm not one for conspiracy theories but I've been around long enough to know deflection when I see it. Now I'm thinking it's likely this guy's on video doing something horrendous.
July 9, 2025 at 12:06 AM
I'm not one for conspiracy theories but I've been around long enough to know deflection when I see it. Now I'm thinking it's likely this guy's on video doing something horrendous.
I'm on Manwich Greentime.
July 7, 2025 at 10:19 PM
I'm on Manwich Greentime.
Two hours into a solid, nearly unbroken barrage of fireworks. Deep, rumbling booms from miles away, and sharper pops and cracks from adjacent neighborhoods. It hasn't rained in the month since I've been back here in Berkeley, so I sure hope nobody sets another wildfire tonight.
July 5, 2025 at 5:01 AM
Two hours into a solid, nearly unbroken barrage of fireworks. Deep, rumbling booms from miles away, and sharper pops and cracks from adjacent neighborhoods. It hasn't rained in the month since I've been back here in Berkeley, so I sure hope nobody sets another wildfire tonight.
Cancelled a bunch of subscription services, including HBO Max, but realized that means I have to commit to finishing 'The Last of Us' this weekend, and my heart just isn't in it.
July 4, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Cancelled a bunch of subscription services, including HBO Max, but realized that means I have to commit to finishing 'The Last of Us' this weekend, and my heart just isn't in it.
In a time when nearly everything is getting worse, Kershaw just sent me a free replacement part for a pocket knife I paid $37.18 for 13 years ago.
June 30, 2025 at 6:18 PM
In a time when nearly everything is getting worse, Kershaw just sent me a free replacement part for a pocket knife I paid $37.18 for 13 years ago.
Yesterday, I felt a feeling while playing Beat Saber and was surprised to realize that the feeling was joy. It's been a while.
June 28, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Yesterday, I felt a feeling while playing Beat Saber and was surprised to realize that the feeling was joy. It's been a while.
I was already a fan of the Beastie Boys when they released "Ill Communication" (1994). But it wasn't until 2025 that I realized the lyric in "Do It" isn't simply, "Mike D's nuts."
June 28, 2025 at 12:08 AM
I was already a fan of the Beastie Boys when they released "Ill Communication" (1994). But it wasn't until 2025 that I realized the lyric in "Do It" isn't simply, "Mike D's nuts."
Every time I remember that Americans voted a convicted felon into the Oval Office it makes me feel like I'm having a stroke.
June 23, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Every time I remember that Americans voted a convicted felon into the Oval Office it makes me feel like I'm having a stroke.
This popped up in my YouTube feed today. "Prospect" is clearly a 'Western.' I can tell because the good guys wear white space helmets and the bad guys wear black ones.
June 20, 2025 at 5:50 PM
This popped up in my YouTube feed today. "Prospect" is clearly a 'Western.' I can tell because the good guys wear white space helmets and the bad guys wear black ones.
Someone's going around Berkeley wrapping cars in giant plastic bags
June 14, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Someone's going around Berkeley wrapping cars in giant plastic bags
It's kind of hilarious how terrified of this poster 8-year-old me was back in 1979.
June 12, 2025 at 12:37 AM
It's kind of hilarious how terrified of this poster 8-year-old me was back in 1979.
I need an AI to keep me from getting overwhelmed by all the stuff I have AI generate for me.
May 31, 2025 at 3:05 AM
I need an AI to keep me from getting overwhelmed by all the stuff I have AI generate for me.
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May 29, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Wordle 1,440 2/6
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Heck yeah.
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Heck yeah.
Hugh Laurie will forever be Bertie Wooster to me.
May 27, 2025 at 5:19 AM
Hugh Laurie will forever be Bertie Wooster to me.
The most unrealistic thing about Andor season 2 is the idea that a politician could give a speech about the suppression of Truth by those in power and that it would have a significant impact. Ask me how I know it's inaccurate.
May 27, 2025 at 1:39 AM
The most unrealistic thing about Andor season 2 is the idea that a politician could give a speech about the suppression of Truth by those in power and that it would have a significant impact. Ask me how I know it's inaccurate.
When I was growing up in the 70s and 80s, the general consensus was that European movies often had tragic endings and were more sophisticated than Hollywood movies, with their generally happy endings.
It seems to me that people now assume any tragedy is a mark of quality in storytelling.
It seems to me that people now assume any tragedy is a mark of quality in storytelling.
May 27, 2025 at 1:34 AM
When I was growing up in the 70s and 80s, the general consensus was that European movies often had tragic endings and were more sophisticated than Hollywood movies, with their generally happy endings.
It seems to me that people now assume any tragedy is a mark of quality in storytelling.
It seems to me that people now assume any tragedy is a mark of quality in storytelling.
Oh lord, I watched a featurette on how lightsabers were developed for Star Wars on my regular YouTube account, and now 50% of my feed is Star Wars content. Just one video.
May 25, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Oh lord, I watched a featurette on how lightsabers were developed for Star Wars on my regular YouTube account, and now 50% of my feed is Star Wars content. Just one video.