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Riffing on possible Kennedy Center shows with @andybates.bsky.social and came up with an idea so cursed I had to share it more widely:

Kevin Sorbo, Dean Cain, Scott Baio, and James Woods in Mamet's Glengarry Glen Ross
March 7, 2025 at 5:20 PM
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@charlessoule.bsky.social Was Watto’s death “little”?
February 2, 2025 at 3:58 AM
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@cgpgrey.bsky.social Is there (or has there ever been) a flag for the continent of North America?
January 25, 2025 at 9:04 PM
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@ashleyesqueda.com Hi Ashley! Message me when you can.
December 22, 2024 at 10:43 PM
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Lego Advent Calendars 2025 Day 1: Luke’s X-Wing, Pizza Time Spider-Man, Harry Potter with Gryffindor Crest. #legoadventcalendar
December 2, 2024 at 6:26 AM
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Inktober 6: Zombies #inktober #inktober2024 #procreate #digitalart
October 9, 2024 at 4:54 AM
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Inktober 5: Birdie #inktober #inktober #procreate #digitalart
October 7, 2024 at 6:18 AM
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Inktober 4: Friend #inktober #inktober2024 #procreate #digitalart
October 5, 2024 at 7:21 AM
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Inktober 3: Insect Rider #inktober #inktober2024
October 4, 2024 at 6:50 AM
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Inktober 2: Space #inktober #inktober2024
October 3, 2024 at 5:34 AM
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Inktober 1: Space #inktober #inktober2024
October 2, 2024 at 6:19 AM
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@lindsayellis.bsky.social Actual conversation between my wife and son (who you met in SF):
Son: “We’re watching a video on Yoko Ono and the Beatles.”
Wife: “Do you know anything about Yoko Ono?? Do you even listen to the Beatles??”
“No.”
“Then why are you watching it??”
“Lindsay Ellis posted it.”
August 4, 2024 at 12:32 AM
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@jowrotethis.bsky.social I’m sorry we missed you at the George Lucas Talk Show at SF Sketchfest, but I got your book signed (again)!
February 16, 2024 at 7:55 PM
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in honor of the day, my favorite Star Trek story is the one about how Dr. King was the reason Nichelle Nichols didn’t quit after the first season because he told her how important it was for TV audiences to see a future where a Black woman engineer was right there on the bridge of that starship
MARTIN: Now, in hindsight, of course, you know, everybody recognizes that this was a groundbreaking role. An African-American woman fourth in command on a spaceship in the 23rd century, you know, an officer, a leader. But you had actually planned to quit after your first season. Why? Ms. NICHOLS: Well, I grew up in musical theater. To me, the highlight and the epitome of my life as a singer and actor and a dancer/choreographer was to star on Broadway. And as my popularity grew once the show was on the air, I was beginning to get all kinds of offers. And I decided I was going to leave, go to New York and make my way on the Broadway stage. And a funny thing happened. MARTIN: Well, tell us about that funny thing that happened. (Soundbite of laughter) Ms. NICHOLS: I went in to tell Gene Roddenberry that I was leaving after the first season, and he was very upset about it. And he said, take the weekend and think about what I am trying to achieve here in this show. You're an integral part and very important to it. And so I said, yes, I would. And that - on Saturday night, I went to an NAACP fundraiser, I believe it was, in Beverly Hills. And one of the promoters came over to me and said, Ms. Nichols, there's someone who would like to meet you. He says he is your greatest fan. And I'm thinking a Trekker, you know. And I turn, and before I could get up, I looked across the way and there was the face of Dr. Martin Luther King smiling at me and walking toward me. And he started laughing. By the time he reached me, he said, yes, Ms. Nichols, I am your greatest fan. I am that Trekkie. Ms. NICHOLS: And I was speechless. He complimented me on the manner in which I'd created the character. I thanked him, and I think I said something like, Dr. King, I wish I could be out there marching with you. He said, no, no, no. No, you don't understand. We don't need you on the - to march. You are marching. You are reflecting what we are fighting for. So, I said to him, thank you so much. And I'm going to miss my co-stars. And his face got very, very serious. And he said, what are you talking about? And I said, well, I told Gene just yesterday that I'm going to leave the show after the first year because I've been offered - and he stopped me and said: You cannot do that. And I was stunned. He said, don't you understand what this man has achieved? For the first time, we are being seen the world over as we should be seen. He says, do you understand that this is the only show that my wife Coretta and I will allow our little children to stay up and watch. I was speechless. MARTIN: But that's kind of a heavy responsibility, though. I do have to ask you about that. I mean the fact is you did put a side some of your own personal dreams to stay in that role. Ms. NICHOLS: Yes. Yes. Well, you know... MARTIN: And then you did three movies. And how does that sit with you now? Ms. NICHOLS: Well, it's interesting that you said, you know, you would run through the house and look. I met Whoopi Goldberg when Gene was doing The Next Generation and she had told me when Star Trek came on she was nine years old and she said she turned the TV on and saw me and ran through the house screaming: Come quick, come quick. Theres a black lady on TV and she ain't no maid. (Soundbite of laughter) Ms. NICHOLS: And that did something to my heart, so I knew that I had made the right decision, because as Dr. King said, you have been chosen.
January 15, 2024 at 8:54 PM
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Lego Advent Day 24: We’re closing out this advent with a white-furred Ewok, Wicket, wearing a Christmas-tree hood! And Marvel wraps up with a Christmas tree, with Wong putting the Tesseract on top! Merry Christmas everyone! #legoadventcalendar
December 26, 2023 at 7:54 AM
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Lego Advent Day 23: We’re almost to Christmas! From Star Wars, we have an Ewok glider just waiting for a pilot. And from Marvel, we have a Captain America–themed stand, and I’m pretty sure about what’s going on it…! #legoadventcalendar
December 25, 2023 at 7:02 AM
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Lego Advent Day 22: It’s another classic Star Wars ship, the Star Destroyer! And from the Marvel world, we have Wong holding the Tesseract! #legoadventcalendar
December 24, 2023 at 9:57 PM
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Lego Advent Day 21: If you want to sit on the Emperor’s lap, you’re in luck, because today we have his throne! And from Marvel, we get a table with a turkey leg and drinks. Marvel just seems way off…! #legoadventcalendar
December 24, 2023 at 7:12 AM
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Lego Advent Day 20: If you like Christmas, you’ll love the Emperor with cocoa and an ugly Christmas sweater! And from Marvel, we have a train with a man on the back of it. You know, the Marvel train that everybody knows about! #legoadventcalendar
December 23, 2023 at 10:07 PM
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Lego Advent Day 19: I have to say, the Star Wars calendar is killing it with the theme this year! On that side we have the shield generator from Jedi, and on the Marvel side we have…a desk with an apple on it?! #legoadventcalendar
December 23, 2023 at 6:52 AM
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Lego Advent Day 18: We’re still in Return of the Jedi, and today we get a speeder bike! And we get another floating character from Marvel, as Doctor Strange joins his Cloak of Levitation! #legoadventcalendar
December 22, 2023 at 9:05 PM
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Lego Advent Day 17: We’re still on Endor, and we have a miniature Scout Walker (or AT-ST)! And from Marvel, we have the Cloak of Levitation, which doesn’t have an owner yet…. #legoadventcalendar
December 22, 2023 at 7:31 AM
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Lego Advent Day 16: The Endor theme continues (concludes?) with the Imperial bunker doors. And from Marvel, we have something that looks suspiciously like a throne for Loki! #legoadventcalendar
December 21, 2023 at 6:57 AM
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Lego Advent Day 15: Micro builds are my absolute favorite! On the left we have the entire Ewok treehouse village from Return of the Jedi! And from Marvel we have…some kind of arc reactor?? Yeah I got nothing. #legoadventcalendar
December 20, 2023 at 6:36 PM
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Lego Advent Day 14: The Endor theme continues with Princess Leia in her Endor gear (and holding a cookie for some reason)! And from Marvel, we have ice hockey accessories for Okoye, including a puck, net, a present, and a rabbit…??? #legoadventcalendar
December 20, 2023 at 7:08 AM