Alex
alexfromthemidwest.bsky.social
Alex
@alexfromthemidwest.bsky.social
Thoughts and prayers for our Gen X friends who lost so many of their icons this week.
July 24, 2025 at 10:39 PM
“Now in the morning I sleep alone…”
Andy Byron's wife reacts to Astronomer CEO allegedly caught cheating
The Astronomer CEO's wife changed her name on Facebook before deleting the account.
www.newsweek.com
July 18, 2025 at 12:42 PM
What was your least favorite last line in a #movie?
July 16, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Happy #ThinkingPuzzleThursday! Reply with yes or no questions about the following puzzle unless you think you know the answer:

A thief is caught in the act and stopped by a young babysitter, but only the babysitter gets in trouble. Why?
June 12, 2025 at 2:14 PM
PC with ZIP files: “wait, you skipped a step, you have to right click the zip, hit extract all, pick the place you want to extract to…”

Mac with ZIP file:
patrick star from spongebob squarepants is holding an ice cream cone with a zipper in his mouth .
ALT: patrick star from spongebob squarepants is holding an ice cream cone with a zipper in his mouth .
media.tenor.com
June 9, 2025 at 1:01 PM
What are some #boardgames you really wanted to like but just never could get into?
April 14, 2025 at 11:16 PM
The hate for Nintendo is and always has been weird in the gaming community. Like yeah, the new console is going to cost more, but y’all literally paid $700 for the PS5 Pro and $70for a new remaster of Skyrim.
April 10, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Final Fantasy protagonist names fit into one of two categories:

- Front man for some punk rock band from the late 70s
- Background software your job requires you to have installed on your work computer
March 24, 2025 at 1:26 PM
A24 - Pretentious movies for pretentious people
March 9, 2025 at 2:30 PM
I have so many mixed feelings about Academy Award winning movies. Sure, the production value is good, but when is the last time you heard someone say they watched Licorice Pizza or Power of the Dog?
February 19, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Needing to have an ice pack strapped to my chest when we have single digit temperatures is cruel irony.
February 18, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Can someone please explain why people love The Big Lebowski so much? It feels like a bunch of random plot points that don’t connect.
February 10, 2025 at 3:46 PM
I haven’t watched The Ballad of Buster Scruggs & Other Stories since it came out but When A Cowboy Trades His Spurs for Wings has been stuck in my head for days.
February 3, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Find of the day! Looking forward to trying this one out. #BoardGameSky
January 29, 2025 at 9:52 PM
I’m glad @scalzi.com is on here because I want to tell him personally how much I enjoyed Slow Time Between the Stars. Best sci fi story I’ve ever read.
January 28, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Hey #booksky any tips for starting a book club?
January 27, 2025 at 10:42 PM
5 #HiddenGem games time forgot:
January 23, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Might be kicking a hornets nest here, but why do we cringe at ‘Disney adults’ but not at ‘Pokemon adults?’
January 23, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Y’all know who you are
January 21, 2025 at 11:49 AM
I may not agree with what you have to say but I will defend to the death your right to say it as long as it's been fact checked, doesn't contain logical fallacies, and isn't demeaning to a specific person or group.
January 20, 2025 at 12:19 PM
This TikTok ‘ban’ lasted less time than it takes the average person to play Ocarina of Time.
January 19, 2025 at 6:47 PM
#Movies #QuestionOfTheDay 5 of 7:

What is a movie you enjoyed watching once but don’t mind if you never see a second time?
January 19, 2025 at 4:50 PM
#Movies #QuestionOfTheDay 4 of 7:

What would you say is the best-directed individual scene you’ve ever seen?
January 18, 2025 at 1:59 PM
#Movies #QuestionOfTheDay 3 of 7:

What adaptation of a book or play do you think was better than the source material?
January 17, 2025 at 1:58 PM
#Movies #QuestionOfTheDay 2 of 7:

What ‘bad’ movie(s) do you enjoy enough to defend, and why so?
January 16, 2025 at 8:15 PM