Gary Foss
@garyvfoss.bsky.social
Xurvivor. I'm mostly here to post art, pics of food, and the occasional witty political rant.
Managing Editor: The Costume Designer
http://costumedesignersguild.com/magazine/
Making art:
http://instagram.com/GaryVFossArt/
Managing Editor: The Costume Designer
http://costumedesignersguild.com/magazine/
Making art:
http://instagram.com/GaryVFossArt/
I'm having trouble waking up today, but if I drink any more coffee I'm going to need a defibrillator. I need another stimulant. I'm going to try Queen, Life Aid concert 1985.
January 22, 2026 at 8:07 PM
I'm having trouble waking up today, but if I drink any more coffee I'm going to need a defibrillator. I need another stimulant. I'm going to try Queen, Life Aid concert 1985.
I think I need more vitamin burrito.
January 15, 2026 at 12:47 AM
I think I need more vitamin burrito.
Did Weird Al Yankovic ever do a version of "Walk Like an Egyptian" called "Walk Like a Penguin"? Because that's absolutely a thing that should have happened.
January 15, 2026 at 12:08 AM
Did Weird Al Yankovic ever do a version of "Walk Like an Egyptian" called "Walk Like a Penguin"? Because that's absolutely a thing that should have happened.
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I think the disconnect between Atlantic elites is that Americans think Donald Trump is a kid getting to drive a monster truck for Make A Wish and Europeans and Canadians think Donald Trump is the president of the United States.
January 14, 2026 at 11:59 PM
I think the disconnect between Atlantic elites is that Americans think Donald Trump is a kid getting to drive a monster truck for Make A Wish and Europeans and Canadians think Donald Trump is the president of the United States.
The Gilded Age. The Roaring 20s. Neo-Conservatism. I'm wondering what this decade/era of fraudsters and charlatans is going to be called. The classy, historian type guy in me wants to say The False Profits, but the vulgarian (reality/truth seeker) in me just say: The Stupid Bullshit Time.
January 14, 2026 at 11:59 PM
The Gilded Age. The Roaring 20s. Neo-Conservatism. I'm wondering what this decade/era of fraudsters and charlatans is going to be called. The classy, historian type guy in me wants to say The False Profits, but the vulgarian (reality/truth seeker) in me just say: The Stupid Bullshit Time.
I hate it when people say "stay in your lane." People should be encouraged to expand their minds and experience to incorporate new ideas.
But don't go nuts. You don't have to stay in your lane, but that doesn't mean swerve into oncoming traffic.
Anyway, here's Lovecraft on women's fashion and sex:
But don't go nuts. You don't have to stay in your lane, but that doesn't mean swerve into oncoming traffic.
Anyway, here's Lovecraft on women's fashion and sex:
"The 'kick' of abridged feminine garb will last only as long as that garb remains a novelty; for there is really no intrinsic erotic value in nudity."
—H. P. Lovecraft to Woodburn Harris, 9 Nov 1929, LWH 208
—H. P. Lovecraft to Woodburn Harris, 9 Nov 1929, LWH 208
January 10, 2026 at 1:29 AM
I hate it when people say "stay in your lane." People should be encouraged to expand their minds and experience to incorporate new ideas.
But don't go nuts. You don't have to stay in your lane, but that doesn't mean swerve into oncoming traffic.
Anyway, here's Lovecraft on women's fashion and sex:
But don't go nuts. You don't have to stay in your lane, but that doesn't mean swerve into oncoming traffic.
Anyway, here's Lovecraft on women's fashion and sex:
Reposted by Gary Foss
First read of the year: Jeanette Winterson’s ‘One Aladdin Two Lamps’. I loved the way in which Winterson uses the One Thousand and One Nights stories, and the figure of Aladdin, to make the reader question what matters in life and to raise the idea of changing endings.
January 8, 2026 at 6:10 PM
First read of the year: Jeanette Winterson’s ‘One Aladdin Two Lamps’. I loved the way in which Winterson uses the One Thousand and One Nights stories, and the figure of Aladdin, to make the reader question what matters in life and to raise the idea of changing endings.
You know when you go to the market for toilet paper and beer, but you don't want the people in line to think you're some kind of freak, so you wind up doing a bunch of shopping?
Anyway, I had the stuff to make a seafood (tilapia & shrimp) soup. Lots of heavy cream, broccoli.... Delish.
Anyway, I had the stuff to make a seafood (tilapia & shrimp) soup. Lots of heavy cream, broccoli.... Delish.
January 5, 2026 at 5:51 PM
You know when you go to the market for toilet paper and beer, but you don't want the people in line to think you're some kind of freak, so you wind up doing a bunch of shopping?
Anyway, I had the stuff to make a seafood (tilapia & shrimp) soup. Lots of heavy cream, broccoli.... Delish.
Anyway, I had the stuff to make a seafood (tilapia & shrimp) soup. Lots of heavy cream, broccoli.... Delish.
Has anyone ever done a musical mashup of Twelve Days of Christmas with 99 Bottles of Beer? Because could be a real banger. An exhausting one, but still. Bang.
December 28, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Has anyone ever done a musical mashup of Twelve Days of Christmas with 99 Bottles of Beer? Because could be a real banger. An exhausting one, but still. Bang.
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“I wish to God you could pay more money.”
I wrote about F Scott Fitzgerald’s Christmas wish, and how his difficult final year led him to produce some of his best work: the irresistible, cynical, revealing and very funny Pat Hobby stories.
I wrote about F Scott Fitzgerald’s Christmas wish, and how his difficult final year led him to produce some of his best work: the irresistible, cynical, revealing and very funny Pat Hobby stories.
When F Scott Fitzgerald’s Christmas wish came true
The Pat Hobby stories about a washed-up writer in Hollywood were written to make money fast — they are also the final flowering of Fitzgerald’s eccentric genius
giftarticle.ft.com
December 22, 2025 at 12:12 PM
“I wish to God you could pay more money.”
I wrote about F Scott Fitzgerald’s Christmas wish, and how his difficult final year led him to produce some of his best work: the irresistible, cynical, revealing and very funny Pat Hobby stories.
I wrote about F Scott Fitzgerald’s Christmas wish, and how his difficult final year led him to produce some of his best work: the irresistible, cynical, revealing and very funny Pat Hobby stories.
I'm not saying I'm an epic hero or anything, but I just went Christmas shopping. On Dec. 22nd. Suck on that Beowulf.
December 22, 2025 at 7:40 PM
I'm not saying I'm an epic hero or anything, but I just went Christmas shopping. On Dec. 22nd. Suck on that Beowulf.
People say, "This is the worst timeline..." which is a geekism I approve of as a geek who geeks. However, while the current timeline does definitely suck, there's an actual WW3 nuke 'em all event in the timeline being referenced to say nothing of the "We won't go back!" Cpt. Riker alt timeline. 1/
December 22, 2025 at 3:12 AM
People say, "This is the worst timeline..." which is a geekism I approve of as a geek who geeks. However, while the current timeline does definitely suck, there's an actual WW3 nuke 'em all event in the timeline being referenced to say nothing of the "We won't go back!" Cpt. Riker alt timeline. 1/
Put ice cream in your eggnog to make an eggnog milkshake.
Put a shot of bourbon in your eggnog milkshake to make a medicinal eggnog milkshake.
Follow me for more Holiday mental health tips.
Put a shot of bourbon in your eggnog milkshake to make a medicinal eggnog milkshake.
Follow me for more Holiday mental health tips.
December 21, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Put ice cream in your eggnog to make an eggnog milkshake.
Put a shot of bourbon in your eggnog milkshake to make a medicinal eggnog milkshake.
Follow me for more Holiday mental health tips.
Put a shot of bourbon in your eggnog milkshake to make a medicinal eggnog milkshake.
Follow me for more Holiday mental health tips.
In the shopping cart today (along with the talisman from the elder gods)
Kahlua
Jack Daniels
Eggnog
I'm at a point in life where, of the three, the 'nog is the most concerning....
Kahlua
Jack Daniels
Eggnog
I'm at a point in life where, of the three, the 'nog is the most concerning....
December 21, 2025 at 4:14 AM
In the shopping cart today (along with the talisman from the elder gods)
Kahlua
Jack Daniels
Eggnog
I'm at a point in life where, of the three, the 'nog is the most concerning....
Kahlua
Jack Daniels
Eggnog
I'm at a point in life where, of the three, the 'nog is the most concerning....
I found this dried desiccated leaf in my shopping cart at the market today. I assume it’s a message from the green nature gods. By the time I was finished shopping, it had broken up into little pieces so I made a wish on it. Global peace is imminent….
December 21, 2025 at 3:42 AM
I found this dried desiccated leaf in my shopping cart at the market today. I assume it’s a message from the green nature gods. By the time I was finished shopping, it had broken up into little pieces so I made a wish on it. Global peace is imminent….
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That could be a location in a Star Wars movie
December 15, 2025 at 1:14 PM
That could be a location in a Star Wars movie
There's a not-so-fine line between innovation and corpos jamming stuff you don't want, don't need, didn't ask for, and won't use in your face....
This infuriates me.
They're embedding an AI in Kindles that is empowered to analyze our books without our permission and tell the reader about them....likely inaccurately.
We have no recourse.
writerbeware.blog/2025/12/12/k...
They're embedding an AI in Kindles that is empowered to analyze our books without our permission and tell the reader about them....likely inaccurately.
We have no recourse.
writerbeware.blog/2025/12/12/k...
Kindle's New Gen AI-Powered "Ask This Book" Feature Raises Rights Concerns - Writer Beware
In a recent press release, Amazon noted that some new features were coming to Kindle. We’re adding new AI-powered reading features that preserve the magic of reading on Kindle. Story So Far lets you c...
writerbeware.blog
December 13, 2025 at 9:38 PM
There's a not-so-fine line between innovation and corpos jamming stuff you don't want, don't need, didn't ask for, and won't use in your face....
Tuesday is the worst Friday since Monday.
December 10, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Tuesday is the worst Friday since Monday.
Optimistically, this exemplifies 80-90% of the tech industry over the past 20 years.
An absolute horrific nightmare of two AI bots caught in a loop with each other is the perfect example of the total nothingness of AI “brains”.
December 9, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Optimistically, this exemplifies 80-90% of the tech industry over the past 20 years.
A: Day drinking.
Q: Who cares?
Q: Who cares?
December 8, 2025 at 11:04 PM
A: Day drinking.
Q: Who cares?
Q: Who cares?
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SEE!!!!! Even Disney says Die Hard is a Xmas Movie!!! >:o
Rho and I will be enjoying it on xmas, Like always. <3
#holidaymovies #DieHard
Rho and I will be enjoying it on xmas, Like always. <3
#holidaymovies #DieHard
December 8, 2025 at 12:47 AM
SEE!!!!! Even Disney says Die Hard is a Xmas Movie!!! >:o
Rho and I will be enjoying it on xmas, Like always. <3
#holidaymovies #DieHard
Rho and I will be enjoying it on xmas, Like always. <3
#holidaymovies #DieHard
Uh, this is clearly totally different. Blue tie. Weird maroon-y tie. Also, this time you can clearly see the woman behind him who looks like she's auditioning to be the world's oldest Bond girl. People always miss the subtleties and nuances of the Trump regime villainy arc.
December 8, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Uh, this is clearly totally different. Blue tie. Weird maroon-y tie. Also, this time you can clearly see the woman behind him who looks like she's auditioning to be the world's oldest Bond girl. People always miss the subtleties and nuances of the Trump regime villainy arc.
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Oprah Pursues Dr. Phil On Ship Through Arctic https://theonion.com/oprah-pursues-dr-phil-on-ship-through-arctic/
December 8, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Oprah Pursues Dr. Phil On Ship Through Arctic https://theonion.com/oprah-pursues-dr-phil-on-ship-through-arctic/
Yesterday, I was feeling somewhat at my wit's end, so I turned off my phone. I did send a few texts to people explaining I'd not be available by phone that day, but I could still be contacted by email, should anyone really feel the need. I just couldn't bear talking to people that day. 1/
December 5, 2025 at 6:50 AM
Yesterday, I was feeling somewhat at my wit's end, so I turned off my phone. I did send a few texts to people explaining I'd not be available by phone that day, but I could still be contacted by email, should anyone really feel the need. I just couldn't bear talking to people that day. 1/
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I hope someone draws this wonderful story about Tom Stoppard's Arcadia and the power of the arts to help us see things differently, to the attention of our Education Secretary. Do read it, it will lift your spirits.
December 2, 2025 at 10:59 AM
I hope someone draws this wonderful story about Tom Stoppard's Arcadia and the power of the arts to help us see things differently, to the attention of our Education Secretary. Do read it, it will lift your spirits.