TragicMonkey
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This video of an "amazing only 3 ingredients cake!" has so far shown 8 ingredients and I'm only halfway through.
December 8, 2025 at 11:41 PM
This video of an "amazing only 3 ingredients cake!" has so far shown 8 ingredients and I'm only halfway through.
"Boy, gas sure is expensive!" I say after I filled up the tank while driving mom all around town on her errands, as I do every weekend. Nope, hint didn't land. I guess next week I'll just knock her purse over and keep whatever change rolls under the seat.
December 8, 2025 at 10:16 PM
"Boy, gas sure is expensive!" I say after I filled up the tank while driving mom all around town on her errands, as I do every weekend. Nope, hint didn't land. I guess next week I'll just knock her purse over and keep whatever change rolls under the seat.
Saw a video online of this guy's fashion advice for men over 40. No baggy jeans, he said. It looks sloppy, he said. Excuse me, I'm a gentleman from the 90s! I've EARNED baggy jeans. When the time comes I will go gently into that good night in RELAXED FIT, and Charon will say unto me "Radical, dude!"
December 6, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Saw a video online of this guy's fashion advice for men over 40. No baggy jeans, he said. It looks sloppy, he said. Excuse me, I'm a gentleman from the 90s! I've EARNED baggy jeans. When the time comes I will go gently into that good night in RELAXED FIT, and Charon will say unto me "Radical, dude!"
I just realized that blue Amazon logo is supposed to be a smile. I thought it was...something else.
December 6, 2025 at 1:19 AM
I just realized that blue Amazon logo is supposed to be a smile. I thought it was...something else.
Second name-brand product this month that turns out to be crap. I bought these items because I had used the brands before and trusted them...but they both decided to better their profit margins by cutting back on quality and materials.
It doesn't take much to lose a customer for life.
It doesn't take much to lose a customer for life.
December 4, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Second name-brand product this month that turns out to be crap. I bought these items because I had used the brands before and trusted them...but they both decided to better their profit margins by cutting back on quality and materials.
It doesn't take much to lose a customer for life.
It doesn't take much to lose a customer for life.
Sigh.
10:00: put up Xmas tree in its usual spot.
11:00: rise from chair and walk smack into Xmas tree because I forgot it's there and didn't look where I was going.
Every. Damn. Year.
10:00: put up Xmas tree in its usual spot.
11:00: rise from chair and walk smack into Xmas tree because I forgot it's there and didn't look where I was going.
Every. Damn. Year.
December 3, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Sigh.
10:00: put up Xmas tree in its usual spot.
11:00: rise from chair and walk smack into Xmas tree because I forgot it's there and didn't look where I was going.
Every. Damn. Year.
10:00: put up Xmas tree in its usual spot.
11:00: rise from chair and walk smack into Xmas tree because I forgot it's there and didn't look where I was going.
Every. Damn. Year.
I like the horror movie "Oculus" but find it a little difficult to believe that Amy Pond and Starbuck between them couldn't kick a ghost's butt around the block.
December 2, 2025 at 10:17 PM
I like the horror movie "Oculus" but find it a little difficult to believe that Amy Pond and Starbuck between them couldn't kick a ghost's butt around the block.
Rushed to store to get "staples" before snow hit. "Staples" being chicken-flavored crackers, coffee chip ice cream, and bananas.
December 1, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Rushed to store to get "staples" before snow hit. "Staples" being chicken-flavored crackers, coffee chip ice cream, and bananas.
Perhaps it's a bit harsh, but I think the world would be a better place if every time someone crossed the street while staring at their phone instead of watching traffic they got clipped, gently, by a passing car. Just a little bit, to knock some sense into them.
December 1, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Perhaps it's a bit harsh, but I think the world would be a better place if every time someone crossed the street while staring at their phone instead of watching traffic they got clipped, gently, by a passing car. Just a little bit, to knock some sense into them.
Watching Stargate SG-1 with closed captioning on is a hoot, whoever transcribed them wasn't working from the script and clearly had trouble understanding the distorted Goa'uld voices.
November 30, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Watching Stargate SG-1 with closed captioning on is a hoot, whoever transcribed them wasn't working from the script and clearly had trouble understanding the distorted Goa'uld voices.
Geese are demons. I cannot be convinced otherwise.
November 30, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Geese are demons. I cannot be convinced otherwise.
I was just marveling at the strangest little bird I've ever seen, so twisted and rumpled. Then I realized it was a fallen leaf. There is no disappointment quite like the realization that one doesn't have twisted mutant birds in the yard.
November 29, 2025 at 9:25 PM
I was just marveling at the strangest little bird I've ever seen, so twisted and rumpled. Then I realized it was a fallen leaf. There is no disappointment quite like the realization that one doesn't have twisted mutant birds in the yard.
The most unrealistic part of this ghost horror movie is that the lead somehow dug a grave without getting his white shirt dirty. I can buy the ghost and the magic and all but not that.
November 28, 2025 at 9:16 PM
The most unrealistic part of this ghost horror movie is that the lead somehow dug a grave without getting his white shirt dirty. I can buy the ghost and the magic and all but not that.
I had a dream where I was in charge of the Stargate and General Hammond yelled at me because somehow I messed up and connected it to the Star Wars universe and Sith came through. Franchise mashup nightmare -- literally. Also for some reason I was on roller skates. Dreams are weird.
November 27, 2025 at 2:29 PM
I had a dream where I was in charge of the Stargate and General Hammond yelled at me because somehow I messed up and connected it to the Star Wars universe and Sith came through. Franchise mashup nightmare -- literally. Also for some reason I was on roller skates. Dreams are weird.
The sports gambling ads are all very annoying but one in particular is weirdly aggressive. The actors seem angry at the viewers. Is it because we don't want to gamble, or because we do? Anyway I hope their terrible business go under and all their executives die in misery while being bit by spiders.
November 26, 2025 at 10:03 PM
The sports gambling ads are all very annoying but one in particular is weirdly aggressive. The actors seem angry at the viewers. Is it because we don't want to gamble, or because we do? Anyway I hope their terrible business go under and all their executives die in misery while being bit by spiders.
Holy crap! It wasn't loose cords at all! My monitor was going black periodically when I moved my chair because of static electricity buildup! Apparently lots of people have gotten this problem with IKEA desk chairs!!
November 24, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Holy crap! It wasn't loose cords at all! My monitor was going black periodically when I moved my chair because of static electricity buildup! Apparently lots of people have gotten this problem with IKEA desk chairs!!
Never spend a dozen hours researching complicated driver and Windows interaction problems before you check to make sure the power cord for your monitor isn't loose. The screen went black for half a second periodically.
Finally realized it happened when I moved my chair.
Cord was loose.
Finally realized it happened when I moved my chair.
Cord was loose.
November 24, 2025 at 3:22 AM
Never spend a dozen hours researching complicated driver and Windows interaction problems before you check to make sure the power cord for your monitor isn't loose. The screen went black for half a second periodically.
Finally realized it happened when I moved my chair.
Cord was loose.
Finally realized it happened when I moved my chair.
Cord was loose.
Cleaning for Thanksgiving and I'd like to have some very firm words with whoever decided glossy black is a good color for a stovetop.
November 23, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Cleaning for Thanksgiving and I'd like to have some very firm words with whoever decided glossy black is a good color for a stovetop.
Ah, the annual tone-deaf corporate holiday gift! This year it's company-branded t-shirts which, per company dress code policy, we're not allowed to wear at work.
November 21, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Ah, the annual tone-deaf corporate holiday gift! This year it's company-branded t-shirts which, per company dress code policy, we're not allowed to wear at work.
The "too expensive!" scientific calculator (I think it was $20) that my parents had to buy me for chemistry class in 1992 still works. I'm pretty sure we got our money's worth out of it.
November 21, 2025 at 3:04 AM
The "too expensive!" scientific calculator (I think it was $20) that my parents had to buy me for chemistry class in 1992 still works. I'm pretty sure we got our money's worth out of it.
Can I pay $20 to NOT have to find a gift for workplace Xmas exchange?
November 20, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Can I pay $20 to NOT have to find a gift for workplace Xmas exchange?
I have a VERY sophisticated palate. Today's lunch was blueberries and blackberries paired with a fancy (and expensive) cheese. So continental! So classy!
...followed by grocery-store-brand chicken-flavored crackers. Which, OMG, are REALLY GOOD.
...followed by grocery-store-brand chicken-flavored crackers. Which, OMG, are REALLY GOOD.
November 20, 2025 at 7:44 PM
I have a VERY sophisticated palate. Today's lunch was blueberries and blackberries paired with a fancy (and expensive) cheese. So continental! So classy!
...followed by grocery-store-brand chicken-flavored crackers. Which, OMG, are REALLY GOOD.
...followed by grocery-store-brand chicken-flavored crackers. Which, OMG, are REALLY GOOD.
Let's connect the dots! I'm the only one in my family who:
1. Stays out of crowds of people in public
2. Washes their hands frequently, including when returning from being out in public
3. Gets a flu shot every year
4. Doesn't get sick
An unfathomable mystery!
1. Stays out of crowds of people in public
2. Washes their hands frequently, including when returning from being out in public
3. Gets a flu shot every year
4. Doesn't get sick
An unfathomable mystery!
November 20, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Let's connect the dots! I'm the only one in my family who:
1. Stays out of crowds of people in public
2. Washes their hands frequently, including when returning from being out in public
3. Gets a flu shot every year
4. Doesn't get sick
An unfathomable mystery!
1. Stays out of crowds of people in public
2. Washes their hands frequently, including when returning from being out in public
3. Gets a flu shot every year
4. Doesn't get sick
An unfathomable mystery!
I filled out this online "figure out when you can retire" calculator and after I loaded all my information and pressed "calculate" it thought for thirty seconds then returned a GIF of that laughing dog from the ancient shooting gallery game. That's a good sign, right? Right?!
November 19, 2025 at 2:00 AM
I filled out this online "figure out when you can retire" calculator and after I loaded all my information and pressed "calculate" it thought for thirty seconds then returned a GIF of that laughing dog from the ancient shooting gallery game. That's a good sign, right? Right?!
Things that could not have happened 100 years ago:
I changed my text notification sound to "cyber duck quack" and forgot, it went off and startled me so much I sat down suddenly, having also forgot I had a bag of tortilla chips on the chair.
I changed my text notification sound to "cyber duck quack" and forgot, it went off and startled me so much I sat down suddenly, having also forgot I had a bag of tortilla chips on the chair.
November 18, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Things that could not have happened 100 years ago:
I changed my text notification sound to "cyber duck quack" and forgot, it went off and startled me so much I sat down suddenly, having also forgot I had a bag of tortilla chips on the chair.
I changed my text notification sound to "cyber duck quack" and forgot, it went off and startled me so much I sat down suddenly, having also forgot I had a bag of tortilla chips on the chair.