Sarah Welch-Larson
@dodgyboffin.com
Melancholy optimist.
https://bio.site/dodgyboffin
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Sarah Welch-Larson
@dodgyboffin.com
· Aug 1
Not now, widening gyre
My extremely not online film-loving spouse just watched HAMNET with me, and at the climactic scene he turned to me and said “I can’t believe they used the ARRIVAL song!”
December 27, 2025 at 9:14 PM
My extremely not online film-loving spouse just watched HAMNET with me, and at the climactic scene he turned to me and said “I can’t believe they used the ARRIVAL song!”
Just saw a reel on Instagram where someone described their brand as “boots on the ground” because they “know how to run a great brand ambassador program.” Reader, the brand was for spiked seltzer water
December 27, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Just saw a reel on Instagram where someone described their brand as “boots on the ground” because they “know how to run a great brand ambassador program.” Reader, the brand was for spiked seltzer water
The coziest lady in the world
December 27, 2025 at 2:24 AM
The coziest lady in the world
Managed to make it through both the Little Drummer Boy Challenge AND Whammageddon unscathed this year
December 25, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Managed to make it through both the Little Drummer Boy Challenge AND Whammageddon unscathed this year
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Pleased to report that THE GREEN KNIGHT still kicks ass
December 25, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Pleased to report that THE GREEN KNIGHT still kicks ass
Get you a man who will put a bottle of fancy mustard in your Christmas stocking
December 25, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Get you a man who will put a bottle of fancy mustard in your Christmas stocking
It’s a Christmas miracle: I’m still testing negative for Covid despite my husband being positive
December 25, 2025 at 12:35 AM
It’s a Christmas miracle: I’m still testing negative for Covid despite my husband being positive
Every year-end list that features BLACK BAG on it makes me stronger
December 25, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Every year-end list that features BLACK BAG on it makes me stronger
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“Faith leaders were turned away from the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Broadview on Christmas Eve morning after attempting to enter and pray with detainees.”
The Broadview ICE facility is an evil place.
The Broadview ICE facility is an evil place.
Faith leaders denied access to pray with detainees at Broadview ICE facility on Christmas Eve
The interfaith group has repeatedly sought entry to the building but has been turned away each time. During their latest effort, they said they wanted to offer “pastoral care” to Christians detained t...
chicago.suntimes.com
December 24, 2025 at 10:47 PM
“Faith leaders were turned away from the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Broadview on Christmas Eve morning after attempting to enter and pray with detainees.”
The Broadview ICE facility is an evil place.
The Broadview ICE facility is an evil place.
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December 23, 2025 at 7:16 AM
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My friend @adamvole.com made this movie! It’s very good!
I adore this Christmas picture, which I first saw over the summer, so I wrote about it. Not just a favorite 2025 holiday film, but a favorite 2025 film. Won't be for everyone, but I love the way the director subverts, rather than avoids, most every barfly film cliché. @seattlecritics.bsky.social
Adam Volerich's Directorial Debut, <i>Drink and Be Merry</i>: A Christmas Movie for Those Who Usually Abstain (from Christmas Movies)
DRINK AND BE MERRY (Adam Volerich, 2025, USA, 97 minutes) For those with a minimal tolerance for holiday fare, Drink and Be Merry just m...
siffblog2.blogspot.com
December 24, 2025 at 7:34 PM
My friend @adamvole.com made this movie! It’s very good!
Ahead of the NY/LA release of THE TESTAMENT OF ANN LEE, here’s my interview with cowriter/director Mona Fastvold
Director Interview: Mona Fastvold
The director/cowriter of the upcoming "The Testament of Ann Lee" talks about creativity and the mystery of faith
seeingandbelieving.substack.com
December 24, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Ahead of the NY/LA release of THE TESTAMENT OF ANN LEE, here’s my interview with cowriter/director Mona Fastvold
My dog would prefer it if I closed the laptop but I really do need to file this review: the Sarah Welch-Larson story
December 24, 2025 at 2:04 AM
My dog would prefer it if I closed the laptop but I really do need to file this review: the Sarah Welch-Larson story
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when a plug gets close enough the outlet should start trying to slurp it in
December 8, 2025 at 11:57 PM
when a plug gets close enough the outlet should start trying to slurp it in
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we've been doing @eyeoftheduckpod.com for 5 years now and it just so happens that episode 250 coincides with the release of my co-host's feature debut, Drink and Be Merry (which i edited!)
so this week, @adamvole.com and i are celebrating the movie with guest host @dodgyboffin.com! very surreal 🎅
so this week, @adamvole.com and i are celebrating the movie with guest host @dodgyboffin.com! very surreal 🎅
Happy holidays! Adam made a feature film and we’re (finally) going to celebrate it in style. It’s a bonus episode of holly jolly drinks and independent film, with very special guest host (and our old friend) Sarah Welch-Larson!
December 23, 2025 at 2:26 PM
we've been doing @eyeoftheduckpod.com for 5 years now and it just so happens that episode 250 coincides with the release of my co-host's feature debut, Drink and Be Merry (which i edited!)
so this week, @adamvole.com and i are celebrating the movie with guest host @dodgyboffin.com! very surreal 🎅
so this week, @adamvole.com and i are celebrating the movie with guest host @dodgyboffin.com! very surreal 🎅
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Had more than one person tell me they wanted to hear "a Catholic commentary track for WAKE UP DEAD MAN," and it was a fun excuse to rewatch the movie with my Jesuit friend JRod as we talked about how this thing feels from the perspective of young clerics currently immersed in theology studies.
Jesuit Commentary Track - Wake Up Dead Man
Two Jesuits provide a commentary track sharing their perspectives on the Church and pastoral theology in relation to the film.
shaneliesegang.com
December 22, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Had more than one person tell me they wanted to hear "a Catholic commentary track for WAKE UP DEAD MAN," and it was a fun excuse to rewatch the movie with my Jesuit friend JRod as we talked about how this thing feels from the perspective of young clerics currently immersed in theology studies.
Caught up on PLURIBUS
December 21, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Caught up on PLURIBUS
Covid Christmas 2.0 :(
December 21, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Covid Christmas 2.0 :(
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more than one person asked me for this so... coming soon, once I can do some audio cleanup.
(tell your friends; get hype)
(tell your friends; get hype)
December 20, 2025 at 7:38 PM
more than one person asked me for this so... coming soon, once I can do some audio cleanup.
(tell your friends; get hype)
(tell your friends; get hype)
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hey if we started doing more specific niche newsletters in the new year—and made it easy to only subscribe to the ones you *wanted* to get—would that be a thing you’d want us to do?
December 20, 2025 at 4:50 AM
hey if we started doing more specific niche newsletters in the new year—and made it easy to only subscribe to the ones you *wanted* to get—would that be a thing you’d want us to do?
Getting really tired of the fact that James Cameron hasn’t decolonized his thinking
Avatar: Fire and Ash
Embers of a good idea sputtering out.
seeingandbelieving.substack.com
December 19, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Getting really tired of the fact that James Cameron hasn’t decolonized his thinking
As a Navy brat and a gardener I have powerful Opinions about last week’s Normal Gossip episode (the one about the tulips). The protagonists get off way too easy!
December 18, 2025 at 10:30 PM
As a Navy brat and a gardener I have powerful Opinions about last week’s Normal Gossip episode (the one about the tulips). The protagonists get off way too easy!
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"they don't know how to express the idea" here's rian johnson's storyboard for knives out
pick up a pencil and a napkin
pick up a pencil and a napkin
December 18, 2025 at 4:58 PM
"they don't know how to express the idea" here's rian johnson's storyboard for knives out
pick up a pencil and a napkin
pick up a pencil and a napkin
This game was insane and I had a great time
OUT NOW! @patrickhwillems.bsky.social, @markstay.bsky.social, @dodgyboffin.com, and @mr-e-motion.bsky.social join to play Andrew Overbye's new original multi-path Indiana Jones adventure. Maybe our most unhinged episode yet?
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Play the game for yourself: tinyurl.com/4x64tcyj
Listen: shorturl.at/lDZ45
Play the game for yourself: tinyurl.com/4x64tcyj
December 18, 2025 at 5:29 PM
This game was insane and I had a great time