Geoff George
@geoffdgeorge.com
Chicagoan, dev, writer and former micro/macro editor of little consequence, compulsive movie/TV watcher, ever-recovering night owl, and bookworm. Opinions are mine. He/him. (Also posts at @geoffdgeorge@mastodon.social.)
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Geoff George
@geoffdgeorge.com
· Dec 22
Attending to My Attention
Some thoughts on the year behind, and some blog-related resolutions for 2025
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Setting some intentions for 2025. I need to pay more attention to ... my attention.
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They’re never gonna have another American pope. They’re gonna be like “the last one had raves”
He said "Amen" straight into the drop
Lmao Pope Leo threw a rave for an archbishop's 75th birthday this is kind of incredible
Lmao Pope Leo threw a rave for an archbishop's 75th birthday this is kind of incredible
November 22, 2025 at 4:23 AM
They’re never gonna have another American pope. They’re gonna be like “the last one had raves”
Boooooooo! Fucking boooooooooo. Someone hand me a tomato.
Was excited to have a free evening until I was reminded that I agreed months ago to see "Wicked: For Good" tonight with some friends. Normally I'm psyched for a movie, but it really feels like I'm just going to put the reps in on this one.
November 22, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Boooooooo! Fucking boooooooooo. Someone hand me a tomato.
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I spend time with many people whose organizing practice revolves around harm - preventing, reducing, addressing...
Among them, I most trust those who regularly take accountability for harms they cause, rather than pathologizing harm so much that they can't sync being harmful with their self image.
Among them, I most trust those who regularly take accountability for harms they cause, rather than pathologizing harm so much that they can't sync being harmful with their self image.
November 22, 2025 at 12:05 AM
I spend time with many people whose organizing practice revolves around harm - preventing, reducing, addressing...
Among them, I most trust those who regularly take accountability for harms they cause, rather than pathologizing harm so much that they can't sync being harmful with their self image.
Among them, I most trust those who regularly take accountability for harms they cause, rather than pathologizing harm so much that they can't sync being harmful with their self image.
Was excited to have a free evening until I was reminded that I agreed months ago to see "Wicked: For Good" tonight with some friends. Normally I'm psyched for a movie, but it really feels like I'm just going to put the reps in on this one.
November 21, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Was excited to have a free evening until I was reminded that I agreed months ago to see "Wicked: For Good" tonight with some friends. Normally I'm psyched for a movie, but it really feels like I'm just going to put the reps in on this one.
His holiness has spoken. My strategy is gospel.
Pontifical secret revealed: Pope Leo XIV changes his Wordle start word each day
Pope Leo XIV has revealed a closely held secret: He uses a different Wordle start word each day. Leo divulged his strategy playing the popular New York Times online game during an online encounter wit...
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November 21, 2025 at 7:41 PM
His holiness has spoken. My strategy is gospel.
The one that most outs me as an American here is peanut butter. Without peanut butter, I would die.
I still think about the American Section I saw in the biggest supermarket in Copenhagen
November 21, 2025 at 4:29 PM
The one that most outs me as an American here is peanut butter. Without peanut butter, I would die.
Day three of having a stye.
I will not describe the unholy abominations that have discharged from the socket. Checked with urgent care, though, and they say just keep warm-compressing.
I will not describe the unholy abominations that have discharged from the socket. Checked with urgent care, though, and they say just keep warm-compressing.
I have a gnarly stye for the first time in my life, and I really don't recommend it. 0/10
November 20, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Day three of having a stye.
I will not describe the unholy abominations that have discharged from the socket. Checked with urgent care, though, and they say just keep warm-compressing.
I will not describe the unholy abominations that have discharged from the socket. Checked with urgent care, though, and they say just keep warm-compressing.
Actually found this about a month ago on YouTube after watching "A House of Dynamite." Very much a TV movie, but still has some powerful moments. The scene where the Minuteman missiles fly out of the silos and every citizen just watches helplessly ...
Tonight in 1983, more than 100 million Americans saw multiple thermonuclear weapons destroy Kansas City, Missouri, in “The Day After” on ABC. A.C. Nielsen Company reported that 62 percent of television sets that night were tuned to the film. I watched in my packed college dorm lounge. How about you?
November 20, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Actually found this about a month ago on YouTube after watching "A House of Dynamite." Very much a TV movie, but still has some powerful moments. The scene where the Minuteman missiles fly out of the silos and every citizen just watches helplessly ...
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Its very very bad that the President publicly posts a statement that, were I to post the same thing about him, would have the FBI knocking on my door.
November 20, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Its very very bad that the President publicly posts a statement that, were I to post the same thing about him, would have the FBI knocking on my door.
I have a gnarly stye for the first time in my life, and I really don't recommend it. 0/10
November 19, 2025 at 5:48 PM
I have a gnarly stye for the first time in my life, and I really don't recommend it. 0/10
Intentional that they made this look like an individual sperm?
“They’re trying to somehow tie President Trump to the scandal”
November 18, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Intentional that they made this look like an individual sperm?
The discourse around performative reading makes me want to zap myself to Mars like Dr. Manhattan.
Read What You Want
Engagement-based media has worried the concept of performative reading into a trend, and too many are falling for it
endoftheshelf.leaflet.pub
November 17, 2025 at 12:44 AM
The discourse around performative reading makes me want to zap myself to Mars like Dr. Manhattan.
Hmm, Bsky having web view issues at the moment? I can't load pages there or on Leaflet, but the app view on my phone's still showing posts.
November 16, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Hmm, Bsky having web view issues at the moment? I can't load pages there or on Leaflet, but the app view on my phone's still showing posts.
Sure, maybe it's always been bad. But has it ever been this stupid? I feel like there should be more focus on how stupid it all is, 'cuz it sure seems like it's never been stupider.
JD Vance: "I'm a Grok guy. I think it's the best. It's also the least woke."
November 14, 2025 at 7:13 AM
Sure, maybe it's always been bad. But has it ever been this stupid? I feel like there should be more focus on how stupid it all is, 'cuz it sure seems like it's never been stupider.
That move is cleaaaaan.
this dude helping his bro pick up his stick should be highlight of the night but our bloodthirsty sports media only feeds us conflict
November 14, 2025 at 7:05 AM
That move is cleaaaaan.
I stopped playing a couple years ago, and they ain't giving me a lotta reasons to come back.
Magic: The Gathering’s future looks like Fortnite, and fans are split
Magic: The Gathering’s future looks like Fortnite, and fans are split
Does everything have to be Universes Beyond?
buff.ly
November 13, 2025 at 6:38 PM
I stopped playing a couple years ago, and they ain't giving me a lotta reasons to come back.
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Growing up in a time when “selling out” was the most shameful thing you could do and then being forced to live through the 2020s feels like being kicked in the head by a horse every day
November 13, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Growing up in a time when “selling out” was the most shameful thing you could do and then being forced to live through the 2020s feels like being kicked in the head by a horse every day
I missed the Northern Lights 'cuz for once I *wasn't* looking at my phone. I'll never make that mistake again.
November 12, 2025 at 5:49 AM
I missed the Northern Lights 'cuz for once I *wasn't* looking at my phone. I'll never make that mistake again.
I dunno if I can do this, man.
The runtime for ‘AVATAR: FIRE & ASH’ has been listed at 3 hours & 15 minutes.
The longest film in the trilogy.
The longest film in the trilogy.
November 12, 2025 at 5:42 AM
I dunno if I can do this, man.
Oh, no, I did that thing where I fell asleep on the couch for an hour and got so cozy that I no longer wish to move my body ever.
November 12, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Oh, no, I did that thing where I fell asleep on the couch for an hour and got so cozy that I no longer wish to move my body ever.
When I first learned from friends that some businesses have mandates for employees to post there regularly, I felt sad, alone, and scared like I was uncovering an "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" scenario.
LinkedIn is wild. The same friends posting Insta stories on doing Calvin Kleins til 5am are like, "Operations and leadership aren’t separate, but interdependent. Effective systems empower people; clarity turns processes into impact. Let's build to make people and strategy work together. #Leadership"
November 11, 2025 at 10:53 PM
When I first learned from friends that some businesses have mandates for employees to post there regularly, I felt sad, alone, and scared like I was uncovering an "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" scenario.
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pov: there is an article about bari weiss going around on your timeline
November 11, 2025 at 9:04 PM
pov: there is an article about bari weiss going around on your timeline
If you want the challenge of an additional X factor, take an excited dog with you!
Chicago,
The roads and sidewalks are slicker'n hell in some spots.
Penguin walking is back baby!!
The roads and sidewalks are slicker'n hell in some spots.
Penguin walking is back baby!!
November 11, 2025 at 4:56 PM
If you want the challenge of an additional X factor, take an excited dog with you!
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Bovino left LA to come to Chicago and it's not like LA saw immigration operations stop - just less showboating from his crew. So even if these circulating rumors over the last week turn out real, I'm pessimistic about how much change to expect on the ground.
November 11, 2025 at 4:02 AM
Bovino left LA to come to Chicago and it's not like LA saw immigration operations stop - just less showboating from his crew. So even if these circulating rumors over the last week turn out real, I'm pessimistic about how much change to expect on the ground.
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who up burning they american eagle jeans at socially distanced bonfires
November 10, 2025 at 8:25 PM
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