Chris the Merry DM
@confusatron.bsky.social
he/him
Musician, composer, music teacher, choir director, learner, nerd, DM, DnD enjoyer, TTRPG lover, skill collector, thing enjoyer, herald of woe, nightmare-unending, soul-drinker, dread sovereign of entropy and decay, lover of pie
venmo: Chris_the_DM
Musician, composer, music teacher, choir director, learner, nerd, DM, DnD enjoyer, TTRPG lover, skill collector, thing enjoyer, herald of woe, nightmare-unending, soul-drinker, dread sovereign of entropy and decay, lover of pie
venmo: Chris_the_DM
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rarely is there good news out of Texas so when there is we should celebrate it
For the first time ever, Texas got more power from solar than coal last year.
Chart: Solar is finally bigger than coal in Texas
Sure, coal had a comeback in 2025. But the year also marked the first time Texas got more power from solar than from the increasingly expensive fossil…
www.canarymedia.com
January 16, 2026 at 9:06 PM
rarely is there good news out of Texas so when there is we should celebrate it
I've said this before but I unironically love this David Lynch meme moment. I love it as a creator. Because LISTEN, you don't owe anyone an explanation or even a reason something you made is important or worthwhile or meaningful. INCLUDING YOURSELF
January 17, 2026 at 6:09 PM
I've said this before but I unironically love this David Lynch meme moment. I love it as a creator. Because LISTEN, you don't owe anyone an explanation or even a reason something you made is important or worthwhile or meaningful. INCLUDING YOURSELF
Salt -- and I can't stress this enough -- your pasta water aggressively. I'm talking a HANDFUL of kosher salt. It should taste like the sea. Your baseline happiness will improve
January 17, 2026 at 5:29 AM
Salt -- and I can't stress this enough -- your pasta water aggressively. I'm talking a HANDFUL of kosher salt. It should taste like the sea. Your baseline happiness will improve
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I can be a very practical and empirical person much of the time, and David Lynch was one of those creators who was able to make me stop for a moment, look in the face of reality's endless absurdity, and just shrug, and say, "why the hell not?"
January 16, 2026 at 6:51 PM
I can be a very practical and empirical person much of the time, and David Lynch was one of those creators who was able to make me stop for a moment, look in the face of reality's endless absurdity, and just shrug, and say, "why the hell not?"
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David Lynch passed a year ago today. I hope we all can absorb just a little bit of the energy he put out in his lifetime.
January 16, 2026 at 6:47 PM
David Lynch passed a year ago today. I hope we all can absorb just a little bit of the energy he put out in his lifetime.
Your life could be slightly better if you occasionally put hot chocolate mix in your coffee
January 14, 2026 at 4:47 PM
Your life could be slightly better if you occasionally put hot chocolate mix in your coffee
Forgot my Adderall today and oh man the brain fog is thick
January 11, 2026 at 8:33 PM
Forgot my Adderall today and oh man the brain fog is thick
Listen, I'm in my cave trying to live through all of this with my mental health intact, but don't even think of saying I don't care
January 9, 2026 at 10:17 PM
Listen, I'm in my cave trying to live through all of this with my mental health intact, but don't even think of saying I don't care
I try to live somewhere BETWEEN "this is all ok" and "burn everything down and get rid of everyone" but hey maybe I'm the one who's wrong
January 9, 2026 at 10:13 PM
I try to live somewhere BETWEEN "this is all ok" and "burn everything down and get rid of everyone" but hey maybe I'm the one who's wrong
Moonhaven good!
January 9, 2026 at 10:11 PM
Moonhaven good!
"adults in the room" my ass
January 8, 2026 at 6:11 PM
"adults in the room" my ass
So far I'm loving Moonhaven. Two episodes left. One thing they're doing very right (I think) is that I feel far from spoon-fed. I end every episode and most scenes going "wait what??"
It's not REQUIRED for good entertainment, but it's delightful IF the world is one you like returning to
It's not REQUIRED for good entertainment, but it's delightful IF the world is one you like returning to
January 8, 2026 at 6:09 PM
So far I'm loving Moonhaven. Two episodes left. One thing they're doing very right (I think) is that I feel far from spoon-fed. I end every episode and most scenes going "wait what??"
It's not REQUIRED for good entertainment, but it's delightful IF the world is one you like returning to
It's not REQUIRED for good entertainment, but it's delightful IF the world is one you like returning to
The Secret of Mana and SimAnt
What’s your favorite video game that’s at least 27 years old (so 1999 or earlier)? Let’s get a list of classics going.
January 7, 2026 at 12:40 AM
The Secret of Mana and SimAnt
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I’m proud of all of us on the faculty who stood up to this man in this moment - and ashamed of everyone who let him off the hook
Just thinking about how a board of trustee member voted against certifying Electoral College votes after Jan 6, then went on little press tour and fundraised off of insulting the faculty after he got criticism for that vote, and then got reappointed to the board.
A preview of Jan 6 consequences.
A preview of Jan 6 consequences.
AAUP Response to Rep. Roger Williams
This week, U.S. Representative Roger Williams, an alumnus and member of the TCU Board of Trustees, has made appearances on radio and television in which he spread inflammatory falsehoods about the …
aauptcu.wordpress.com
January 6, 2026 at 2:25 PM
I’m proud of all of us on the faculty who stood up to this man in this moment - and ashamed of everyone who let him off the hook
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Good strategic move to file in the Austin Division, which may give a chance for fair consideration before the 5th Circuit invents some new 1A jurisprudence to deny or impossibly delay justice
"...defending one’s right to speak is the essence of our democracy. You don’t lose your constitutional rights when you decide to become a teacher—the Constitution, for it to have any meaning at all, has to work for all Americans, not just some." - @rweingarten.bsky.social @texasaft.org
Texas AFT sues state over baseless investigations into educators after the assassination of Charlie Kirk
Austin, Texas – Today, Texas AFT President Zeph Capo and national AFT President Randi Weingarten announced the filing of a federal lawsuit against the Texas Education Agency (TEA) and its commissione...
www.aft.org
January 6, 2026 at 8:16 PM
Good strategic move to file in the Austin Division, which may give a chance for fair consideration before the 5th Circuit invents some new 1A jurisprudence to deny or impossibly delay justice
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I'm pretty sure "murdered in cold blood" is capable of defamatory meaning, and there's no doubt that it's extremely false - is there a plausible defendant here?
Great news for the family of Brian Sicknick "Zero law enforcement officers lost their lives."
January 6, 2026 at 8:34 PM
I'm pretty sure "murdered in cold blood" is capable of defamatory meaning, and there's no doubt that it's extremely false - is there a plausible defendant here?
Amandla Stenberg has been in Bodies Bodies Bodies and Everything Everything so now I'm wondering why she wasn't in Beetlejuice Beetlejuice and thinking she should be in Beetlejuice Beetlejuice Beetlejuice.
That's what the third one has to be called right?
That's what the third one has to be called right?
January 5, 2026 at 7:54 PM
Amandla Stenberg has been in Bodies Bodies Bodies and Everything Everything so now I'm wondering why she wasn't in Beetlejuice Beetlejuice and thinking she should be in Beetlejuice Beetlejuice Beetlejuice.
That's what the third one has to be called right?
That's what the third one has to be called right?
I just saw the poster for Bodies Bodies Bodies and thought maybe I should finally watch it, watched the trailer, wondered where I knew her from, searched, found it's Amandla Stenberg, and was immediately reminded of how racist fanboys once again killed a good show with review bombing and loudness
January 5, 2026 at 7:51 PM
I just saw the poster for Bodies Bodies Bodies and thought maybe I should finally watch it, watched the trailer, wondered where I knew her from, searched, found it's Amandla Stenberg, and was immediately reminded of how racist fanboys once again killed a good show with review bombing and loudness
Can't wait for the "adults in the room" to stop all of this
January 5, 2026 at 7:25 PM
Can't wait for the "adults in the room" to stop all of this
Not to say we told you so but we did tell you he could and likely would do all of this shit, and you told us to chill and he couldn't do that much damage in four years
January 5, 2026 at 7:25 PM
Not to say we told you so but we did tell you he could and likely would do all of this shit, and you told us to chill and he couldn't do that much damage in four years
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There’s our day one of media law class example - unless more horrors arise between now and next Tuesday
What in the Gestapo is going on in Grand Rapids?
Watch this activist get arrested *mid-interview* for speaking out against U.S. action in Venezuela.
Watch this activist get arrested *mid-interview* for speaking out against U.S. action in Venezuela.
January 5, 2026 at 5:17 PM
There’s our day one of media law class example - unless more horrors arise between now and next Tuesday
It's wild to me how much better name-brand Adderall works. In a hundred tiny ways, it just treats the disorder better and helps so many of the tools work better
January 5, 2026 at 3:23 PM
It's wild to me how much better name-brand Adderall works. In a hundred tiny ways, it just treats the disorder better and helps so many of the tools work better
I also spent most of this season and most of the final episode occasionally shouting/pleading "mass effect 2!!!!" (iykyk)
Stranger Things had no right to make me cry my own tears for a good thirty minutes dammit
January 5, 2026 at 3:46 AM
I also spent most of this season and most of the final episode occasionally shouting/pleading "mass effect 2!!!!" (iykyk)
Stranger Things had no right to make me cry my own tears for a good thirty minutes dammit
January 5, 2026 at 3:37 AM
Stranger Things had no right to make me cry my own tears for a good thirty minutes dammit
Ability to get through the Water Temple in Ocarina of Time
How else can professors prove "merit" besides SAT scores? Wrong answers only. I'll go first: ability to do sixth-grade geometry homework (two professors in my house fail)
January 4, 2026 at 7:27 PM
Ability to get through the Water Temple in Ocarina of Time