Jocular Gargoyle
@joculargargoyle.bsky.social
Programmer, mother, Turing test failure.
Melissa, she/they
Melissa, she/they
You know, when you’re watching a mindfuck time loop movie, it’s very cruel for the station to keep replaying the same ad, sometimes even multiple times per break.
December 4, 2025 at 3:59 PM
You know, when you’re watching a mindfuck time loop movie, it’s very cruel for the station to keep replaying the same ad, sometimes even multiple times per break.
Now that school has started, it's finally hit me that my eldest is a senior and will be going away to college next year. It's an understatement to say I'm not ready for this.
August 12, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Now that school has started, it's finally hit me that my eldest is a senior and will be going away to college next year. It's an understatement to say I'm not ready for this.
The kids usually aren't into movies but they both wanted to see Superman, so we went last night. We all enjoyed it immensely; it delivered heart, heroism, and (of course, coming from James Gunn) humor. Highly recommended if you didn't care for the grimdark Snyderverse.
a man in a superhero costume is laying on a bed with his dog
Alt: Krypto dutifully lying on Superman as he recovers in his childhood bed.
media.tenor.com
August 4, 2025 at 4:34 PM
The kids usually aren't into movies but they both wanted to see Superman, so we went last night. We all enjoyed it immensely; it delivered heart, heroism, and (of course, coming from James Gunn) humor. Highly recommended if you didn't care for the grimdark Snyderverse.
If you've seen this image, you need to read this from TransLifeline. translifeline.org/clarifying-m...
June 19, 2025 at 4:50 PM
If you've seen this image, you need to read this from TransLifeline. translifeline.org/clarifying-m...
Jason Mantzoukas is every bit the agent of chaos I'd hoped he'd be on #Taskmaster.
June 6, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Jason Mantzoukas is every bit the agent of chaos I'd hoped he'd be on #Taskmaster.
One of my favorite movie scenes… so delightfully uncomfortable.
April 30, 2025 at 1:10 PM
One of my favorite movie scenes… so delightfully uncomfortable.
I sincerely hope that Pope Francis' replacement has his same values.
April 21, 2025 at 2:41 PM
I sincerely hope that Pope Francis' replacement has his same values.
I can't believe Jack Black is older than me and still has the energy of a 5-year-old mainlining Pixy Stix.
April 9, 2025 at 3:47 PM
I can't believe Jack Black is older than me and still has the energy of a 5-year-old mainlining Pixy Stix.
I’m not usually a take-a-picture-of-your-food kinda gal, but if you’re in Tallahassee you have to check out the Comeback Tacos truck (in the lot across from Midtown Caboose.)
#tallahassee #foodtruck #mexicanfood
#tallahassee #foodtruck #mexicanfood
March 14, 2025 at 5:02 PM
I’m not usually a take-a-picture-of-your-food kinda gal, but if you’re in Tallahassee you have to check out the Comeback Tacos truck (in the lot across from Midtown Caboose.)
#tallahassee #foodtruck #mexicanfood
#tallahassee #foodtruck #mexicanfood
Reposted by Jocular Gargoyle
Every day I get closer to understanding how it must have felt when the incoming Senator was Caligula's horse.
February 8, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Every day I get closer to understanding how it must have felt when the incoming Senator was Caligula's horse.
It took us a decade, but we finally got the back porch replaced!
February 8, 2025 at 8:00 PM
It took us a decade, but we finally got the back porch replaced!
Thankfully the roads here are clear of ice today, even if my windshield isn’t.
January 23, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Thankfully the roads here are clear of ice today, even if my windshield isn’t.
Last night my two teens — who’ve never seen more than a flurry where we live — were running around the front yard laughing, pelting snowballs at each other.
January 22, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Last night my two teens — who’ve never seen more than a flurry where we live — were running around the front yard laughing, pelting snowballs at each other.
I've written and deleted two posts about the passing of David Lynch because my words just aren't cutting it, but these do:
January 16, 2025 at 9:19 PM
I've written and deleted two posts about the passing of David Lynch because my words just aren't cutting it, but these do:
*frozen in place with knees slightly bent and hands outstretched, fingers splayed, as if hearing a crack when walking over a frozen pond* But William Gibson and David Lynch are still good, right?
January 14, 2025 at 6:56 PM
*frozen in place with knees slightly bent and hands outstretched, fingers splayed, as if hearing a crack when walking over a frozen pond* But William Gibson and David Lynch are still good, right?
I told him I was working on the first of the emails he'd sent me and he said, "No, I mean with your friend?"
LET ME TELL YOU how much it means to have a boss that gives a damn about you as a person and not just as an employee. 2/2
LET ME TELL YOU how much it means to have a boss that gives a damn about you as a person and not just as an employee. 2/2
January 10, 2025 at 7:07 PM
I told him I was working on the first of the emails he'd sent me and he said, "No, I mean with your friend?"
LET ME TELL YOU how much it means to have a boss that gives a damn about you as a person and not just as an employee. 2/2
LET ME TELL YOU how much it means to have a boss that gives a damn about you as a person and not just as an employee. 2/2
I have a friend in the hospital and an urgent project at work. I had three emails from my boss this morning; he rang me up on Teams first thing and asked, "What's the latest?" 1/2
January 10, 2025 at 7:07 PM
I have a friend in the hospital and an urgent project at work. I had three emails from my boss this morning; he rang me up on Teams first thing and asked, "What's the latest?" 1/2
Not even a contest:
January 10, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Not even a contest:
The sky is beautiful this morning.
January 10, 2025 at 12:54 PM
The sky is beautiful this morning.
Broadway Revival of Chess in the Works
Sir Tim Rice spills
musicalsdaily.com
January 9, 2025 at 10:29 PM
An energy drink, Cheetos and World of Warcraft—what is this, 2004?
January 1, 2025 at 1:13 AM
An energy drink, Cheetos and World of Warcraft—what is this, 2004?
Rest in peace, buddy.
December 11, 2024 at 2:23 PM
Rest in peace, buddy.