Alex Harrison
@alexharrison.bsky.social
@alecsaracen on Twitter. In a miracle of medical science, my thoughts refresh every day and sometimes I even have new ones.
The Years of Rice and Salt, Kim Stanley Robinson (2002)
February 13, 2025 at 1:33 PM
The Years of Rice and Salt, Kim Stanley Robinson (2002)
I've always been out of touch but it really does feel like supposedly major stars are popping into existence overnight. What is a Benson Boone. Aren't the Doechii a Celtic tribe the Romans wiped out
February 6, 2025 at 5:15 PM
I've always been out of touch but it really does feel like supposedly major stars are popping into existence overnight. What is a Benson Boone. Aren't the Doechii a Celtic tribe the Romans wiped out
Honestly watching sumo highlights is great, you immediately get invested in whether Takakenta is going to advance in rank from Maegashira and the state of his mochikyukin prize multiplier. Also I think there's some wrestling or something
February 1, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Honestly watching sumo highlights is great, you immediately get invested in whether Takakenta is going to advance in rank from Maegashira and the state of his mochikyukin prize multiplier. Also I think there's some wrestling or something
This is just personal taste talking here, but the songs in Wicked are generally not... good?
January 29, 2025 at 6:37 PM
This is just personal taste talking here, but the songs in Wicked are generally not... good?
strong start to the game
January 26, 2025 at 11:41 AM
strong start to the game
You've almost gotta feel bad for Zverev.
Almost.
Almost.
January 26, 2025 at 11:36 AM
You've almost gotta feel bad for Zverev.
Almost.
Almost.
Leanne winning after being constantly wrong and abrasive all series is a bit of a kick in the teeth. At least it wasn't Joe! #TheTraitors
January 24, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Leanne winning after being constantly wrong and abrasive all series is a bit of a kick in the teeth. At least it wasn't Joe! #TheTraitors
reading Madame Bovary
January 22, 2025 at 10:18 AM
reading Madame Bovary
every conversation between Joe and Jake in The Traitors
January 18, 2025 at 9:34 PM
every conversation between Joe and Jake in The Traitors
It's never healthy to deify artists, and going off his (auto)biography he was a difficult man with some strange relationships with women, but David Lynch really felt like a conduit to some other reality, relaying visions from beyond the veil in a unique and irreplaceable way.
January 17, 2025 at 11:57 AM
It's never healthy to deify artists, and going off his (auto)biography he was a difficult man with some strange relationships with women, but David Lynch really felt like a conduit to some other reality, relaying visions from beyond the veil in a unique and irreplaceable way.
We'll never see someone like David Lynch again.
January 16, 2025 at 6:56 PM
We'll never see someone like David Lynch again.
Finally watched the DS9 episode Profit and Lace the other night, blissfully unaware of its reputation, and MAN is that reputation deserved. Absolutely drenched in 90s vibes [derogratory]
January 16, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Finally watched the DS9 episode Profit and Lace the other night, blissfully unaware of its reputation, and MAN is that reputation deserved. Absolutely drenched in 90s vibes [derogratory]
for the first time in recorded history, @jessharris.bsky.social and I are caught up on The Traitors & praying avidly along with the rest of you for Linda's downfall
January 11, 2025 at 11:34 PM
for the first time in recorded history, @jessharris.bsky.social and I are caught up on The Traitors & praying avidly along with the rest of you for Linda's downfall
Every now and again I look at the world and think about the suggestion in Peter Watts' Blindsight that a lower degree of sentience & higher degree of sociopathy constitute an evolutionarily significant sociopolitical advantage.
January 9, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Every now and again I look at the world and think about the suggestion in Peter Watts' Blindsight that a lower degree of sentience & higher degree of sociopathy constitute an evolutionarily significant sociopolitical advantage.
James Tiberius Kirk (2266)
January 5, 2025 at 12:12 PM
James Tiberius Kirk (2266)
It's a travesty that we never got an "Anakin becomes a darts celebrity" plotline in Clone Wars.
January 4, 2025 at 12:20 PM
It's a travesty that we never got an "Anakin becomes a darts celebrity" plotline in Clone Wars.
Babylon 5 has been slow to get going, but Walter Koenig as an evil black-leather-clad BDSM telepath is a big step forward.
January 1, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Babylon 5 has been slow to get going, but Walter Koenig as an evil black-leather-clad BDSM telepath is a big step forward.
[Nicholas Meyer directing Christopher Plummer in Star Trek VI] yeah just spin around in your space chair cackling and quoting any Shakespeare that comes to mind
December 27, 2024 at 11:16 PM
[Nicholas Meyer directing Christopher Plummer in Star Trek VI] yeah just spin around in your space chair cackling and quoting any Shakespeare that comes to mind
This Odyssey discourse has made me realise that as a Series of Unfortunate Events kid (sophisticated, pretentious), I must regard Percy Jackon kids (basic, uninspiring) as the enemy
December 26, 2024 at 2:24 PM
This Odyssey discourse has made me realise that as a Series of Unfortunate Events kid (sophisticated, pretentious), I must regard Percy Jackon kids (basic, uninspiring) as the enemy
Growing up is moving past merely finding Gromit relatable and realising you outright hate that piece of shit Wallace.
December 25, 2024 at 11:32 PM
Growing up is moving past merely finding Gromit relatable and realising you outright hate that piece of shit Wallace.
The Adventures of Tintin is so great. Spielberg, liberated to do absolutely anything he wants with his camera, location, lighting and staging, immediately goes full sicko mode and it rules
December 25, 2024 at 9:25 PM
The Adventures of Tintin is so great. Spielberg, liberated to do absolutely anything he wants with his camera, location, lighting and staging, immediately goes full sicko mode and it rules
the boys are locked the fuck in
December 25, 2024 at 8:31 PM
the boys are locked the fuck in
They've still got to land it, but all signs are pointing to a Wallace and Gromit classic here. First since 2005?
December 25, 2024 at 6:54 PM
They've still got to land it, but all signs are pointing to a Wallace and Gromit classic here. First since 2005?
This country will not be forgiven for creating Strictly Come Dancing.
December 25, 2024 at 5:12 PM
This country will not be forgiven for creating Strictly Come Dancing.