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Just this bassoonist, ya know?
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November 15, 2025 at 4:30 PM
I swear I cannot be influenced at all, but for some inexplicable reason I keep saying "my chungus life" now
November 14, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Just found out my roommate places her bags on the hood of my car when waiting for her ride, so now I guess I know where the paint damage came from...
November 14, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Every year my life is 10 months in Texas 2 months in Ohio.

Guess which part does all the heavy lifting in the Not Wanting to Kill Myself department.
November 14, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Overdid it again at the revolving sushi bar, but it was so worth it.
November 13, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Halloween‘s over, but let me give you one final scare.
November 12, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Day 2: in which I stupidly decide to play a lot for my students
"I'll just get all my vaccines right now, I'm sure I can power through the day."

My white boy confidence is my undoing once again.
November 11, 2025 at 6:44 PM
"I'll just get all my vaccines right now, I'm sure I can power through the day."

My white boy confidence is my undoing once again.
November 10, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Instead of investing in AI we need to be committing to important things, like how to make diesel and electric trains go chugga-chugga like their steam-powered ancestors did.
November 10, 2025 at 3:09 PM
I will stop making poor use of my time when this game stops rewarding it.
November 8, 2025 at 3:05 AM
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November 6, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Student: Wow, the rubbing alcohol in my reed water is strong today!

Me:
November 6, 2025 at 7:02 PM
November 5, 2025 at 12:39 AM
From now on AI will be drinking Coca-Cola for me. Every time I’m offered a Coke instead of buying it I will ask ChatGPT to enjoy it for me and describe the sensation.
Coca-Cola's annual Christmas commercial is AI-generated again

The company used even fewer people to make it this year

“We need to keep moving forward and pushing the envelope … The genie is out of the bottle, and you’re not going to put it back in"

(via THR)
November 4, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Today's mission: Stay up past 10 PM

Challenge level: Impossible
November 2, 2025 at 11:12 PM
one down
November 1, 2025 at 3:36 AM
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October 31, 2025 at 1:46 PM
I really messed up my search history this time, fellas
October 30, 2025 at 3:11 PM
One of my students just went through a special rite of passage as an American bassoonist: they discovered the German name for the instrument.
October 29, 2025 at 5:54 PM
The best part of getting an Apple gift card is the secret side quest you get to go on to convince support that they need to unlock your account, which was only locked because you applied a gift card!
October 28, 2025 at 6:15 PM
seeing HDR and 120 Hz on my computer for the first time
a bald man with a surprised look on his face is looking at the camera .
ALT: a bald man with a surprised look on his face is looking at the camera .
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October 28, 2025 at 1:26 AM
10 games to get to know me
October 26, 2025 at 8:04 PM
“Yeah, I don’t think I’m gonna shiny hunt in this one.”

Meanwhile:
October 26, 2025 at 6:24 PM
the music director telling me how hard they're going to work to make sure I get paid "soon"
October 24, 2025 at 12:41 AM
I like it when I get an email from Dallas Winds enticing me to buy a ticket for an upcoming concert and I go hee hee hoo hoo I can't do that silly I'm playing in the concert
October 20, 2025 at 4:02 PM