Aristoph
@aristoph.bsky.social
I am Alaska-grown meat. (It’s almost summer. It was probably a 4.2.) Naps and grilled cheese are on my family’s coat of arms. I show my love through food and spreadsheets. She/her.
I had a former boss who had this laugh he always used when he was ending a meeting. You could hear it through the door and know it was about done.
I need one of those or Luke’s below for “hey, I’m about out of interaction energy now.”
I need one of those or Luke’s below for “hey, I’m about out of interaction energy now.”
So when you are at someone’s house and you want to leave do you look at your watch and say “well I should really -“ or do you kinda slap your legs and say “welp” and stand up
December 6, 2025 at 12:43 AM
I had a former boss who had this laugh he always used when he was ending a meeting. You could hear it through the door and know it was about done.
I need one of those or Luke’s below for “hey, I’m about out of interaction energy now.”
I need one of those or Luke’s below for “hey, I’m about out of interaction energy now.”
Tariffs be damned, my @taskmaster.tv Advent Calendar arrived!
December 1, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Tariffs be damned, my @taskmaster.tv Advent Calendar arrived!
Currently sitting next to a lovely fire with a great view of the water with @garyseven.bsky.social, regretting my decision to look up the difference between a boat and a ship.
Sometimes I just need a black and white answer with a mnemonic to remember!
Sometimes I just need a black and white answer with a mnemonic to remember!
November 29, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Currently sitting next to a lovely fire with a great view of the water with @garyseven.bsky.social, regretting my decision to look up the difference between a boat and a ship.
Sometimes I just need a black and white answer with a mnemonic to remember!
Sometimes I just need a black and white answer with a mnemonic to remember!
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen —
Metallica
Todd Snider (still playing a train song for this one)
Alanis Morissette (Or can I cheat and say Lilith Fair? It makes me feel better about the gender balance here.)
Mike Doughty
Flight of the Conchords
Metallica
Todd Snider (still playing a train song for this one)
Alanis Morissette (Or can I cheat and say Lilith Fair? It makes me feel better about the gender balance here.)
Mike Doughty
Flight of the Conchords
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen —
NIN
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Soul Coughing
Poe
Tom Morello
NIN
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Soul Coughing
Poe
Tom Morello
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen:
Bowie *
Roger Waters
July Talk *
Metric *
Alice Phoebe Lou *
* multiple times
Bowie *
Roger Waters
July Talk *
Metric *
Alice Phoebe Lou *
* multiple times
November 28, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen —
Metallica
Todd Snider (still playing a train song for this one)
Alanis Morissette (Or can I cheat and say Lilith Fair? It makes me feel better about the gender balance here.)
Mike Doughty
Flight of the Conchords
Metallica
Todd Snider (still playing a train song for this one)
Alanis Morissette (Or can I cheat and say Lilith Fair? It makes me feel better about the gender balance here.)
Mike Doughty
Flight of the Conchords
You just died.
The 6th picture in your phone gallery is what killed you.
The 6th picture in your phone gallery is what killed you.
November 27, 2025 at 3:54 AM
You just died.
The 6th picture in your phone gallery is what killed you.
The 6th picture in your phone gallery is what killed you.
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Books We Love is back with a brand new batch of hand-picked titles. Mix and match tags like “Book Club Ideas” and “Eye-Opening Reads.” Find 380+ new 2025 reads, and stick around to browse more than 4,000 books from the last 13 years.
Books We Love
Here are 380+ great reads from 2025 handpicked just for you by NPR staffers and trusted critics.
n.pr
November 24, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Books We Love is back with a brand new batch of hand-picked titles. Mix and match tags like “Book Club Ideas” and “Eye-Opening Reads.” Find 380+ new 2025 reads, and stick around to browse more than 4,000 books from the last 13 years.
Still the reigning champion sign I haven’t gotten enough sleep: putting my bra on inside out.
November 23, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Still the reigning champion sign I haven’t gotten enough sleep: putting my bra on inside out.
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"Countries with state subsidies for abortion, transgender-friendly policies for children, hate speech laws and affirmative action policies will now be considered to be violating human rights under rules imposed at the [US] State Department..."
www.forbes.com/sites/maryro...
www.forbes.com/sites/maryro...
Abortion And DEI Policies Now Considered Violations Of Human Rights, U.S. Says
The Trump administration has overhauled how the State Department conducts its annual Human Rights Report.
www.forbes.com
November 22, 2025 at 3:42 PM
"Countries with state subsidies for abortion, transgender-friendly policies for children, hate speech laws and affirmative action policies will now be considered to be violating human rights under rules imposed at the [US] State Department..."
www.forbes.com/sites/maryro...
www.forbes.com/sites/maryro...
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everyone who spent the 90s laboriously and lovingly making mixtapes just dissolved into ancient dust
November 21, 2025 at 8:42 PM
everyone who spent the 90s laboriously and lovingly making mixtapes just dissolved into ancient dust
Last time I wore a dress through security they gave me an extra pat down because the invasive scanner couldn’t see my body clearly enough.
Not to mention our seats get ever more crammed together.
Maybe consider we dress for the realities of air travel today, sport.
Not to mention our seats get ever more crammed together.
Maybe consider we dress for the realities of air travel today, sport.
Trump's Transportation Secretary on how to improve air travel:
"People dress up like they're going to bed when they fly... We want to push people as we come into a really busy travel season, help people out, be in a good mood, dress up"
"People dress up like they're going to bed when they fly... We want to push people as we come into a really busy travel season, help people out, be in a good mood, dress up"
November 21, 2025 at 3:55 AM
Last time I wore a dress through security they gave me an extra pat down because the invasive scanner couldn’t see my body clearly enough.
Not to mention our seats get ever more crammed together.
Maybe consider we dress for the realities of air travel today, sport.
Not to mention our seats get ever more crammed together.
Maybe consider we dress for the realities of air travel today, sport.
I was far too old before realizing this doesn’t mean it’s dark for 66 days, and they still have variations of light to enjoy.
Still profound to think of watching it go. I imagine you must have to care for yourself and others to make it through the dark, as a November-is-the-hardest Alaskan.
Still profound to think of watching it go. I imagine you must have to care for yourself and others to make it through the dark, as a November-is-the-hardest Alaskan.
The sun just set in Utqiaġvik, Alaska, for the season (71.29°N). It will rise again in 66 days (January 23rd). Good night. 🥱 @alaskawx.bsky.social
November 19, 2025 at 2:16 AM
I was far too old before realizing this doesn’t mean it’s dark for 66 days, and they still have variations of light to enjoy.
Still profound to think of watching it go. I imagine you must have to care for yourself and others to make it through the dark, as a November-is-the-hardest Alaskan.
Still profound to think of watching it go. I imagine you must have to care for yourself and others to make it through the dark, as a November-is-the-hardest Alaskan.
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"I Want You to Understand Chicago"
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I Want You to Understand Chicago
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November 15, 2025 at 11:29 PM
"I Want You to Understand Chicago"
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Heartbroken to lose this storyteller and musician at such an early age.
I have other favorite Todd Snider songs and stories, but “Play a Train Song” is the contractually obligated choice today.
I have other favorite Todd Snider songs and stories, but “Play a Train Song” is the contractually obligated choice today.
Todd Snider - Play a Train Song
YouTube video by ewecylinder
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November 15, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Heartbroken to lose this storyteller and musician at such an early age.
I have other favorite Todd Snider songs and stories, but “Play a Train Song” is the contractually obligated choice today.
I have other favorite Todd Snider songs and stories, but “Play a Train Song” is the contractually obligated choice today.
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NEW YORK CITY I AM SO HAPPY FOR YOU AND ALL OF US
BREAKING: Zohran Mamdani wins the New York City mayoral race, NBC News projects. nbcnews.to/4nIzNUC
November 5, 2025 at 2:38 AM
NEW YORK CITY I AM SO HAPPY FOR YOU AND ALL OF US
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You there. I want you to say, aloud, at some point today "I'm really glad I'm good at..." And then you're gonna say something you think you do pretty well.
If you don't think you do anything pretty well, I want you to say "one little thing that makes me unique is..."
And if you can't do either?
If you don't think you do anything pretty well, I want you to say "one little thing that makes me unique is..."
And if you can't do either?
November 1, 2025 at 6:09 PM
You there. I want you to say, aloud, at some point today "I'm really glad I'm good at..." And then you're gonna say something you think you do pretty well.
If you don't think you do anything pretty well, I want you to say "one little thing that makes me unique is..."
And if you can't do either?
If you don't think you do anything pretty well, I want you to say "one little thing that makes me unique is..."
And if you can't do either?
Halloween flick #9, Cocaine Bear, with @garyseven.bsky.social. Absurdity has been good self care this year, and this was a welcome inclusion.
November 1, 2025 at 6:34 AM
Halloween flick #9, Cocaine Bear, with @garyseven.bsky.social. Absurdity has been good self care this year, and this was a welcome inclusion.
Earthquake! Felt like a good jiggle but it just kept going.
#akearthquake
#akearthquake
October 30, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Earthquake! Felt like a good jiggle but it just kept going.
#akearthquake
#akearthquake
Halloween flick #8, Jaws, with @garyseven.bsky.social. Seeing this 50th anniversary edition in the theatre with a crowd to cheer at lines like “You’re gonna need a bigger boat” was pretty awesome.
October 30, 2025 at 4:44 AM
Halloween flick #8, Jaws, with @garyseven.bsky.social. Seeing this 50th anniversary edition in the theatre with a crowd to cheer at lines like “You’re gonna need a bigger boat” was pretty awesome.
Halloween flick #7, The Monkey, with @garyseven.bsky.social. What a fun gore fest with a side exploration of grief and shared custody.
October 28, 2025 at 5:35 AM
Halloween flick #7, The Monkey, with @garyseven.bsky.social. What a fun gore fest with a side exploration of grief and shared custody.
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Oh you're trying to say the cost of living is skyrocketing?
Donald Trump can't hear you over the sound of bulldozers demolishing a wing of the White House to build a new grand ballroom.
Donald Trump can't hear you over the sound of bulldozers demolishing a wing of the White House to build a new grand ballroom.
October 21, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Oh you're trying to say the cost of living is skyrocketing?
Donald Trump can't hear you over the sound of bulldozers demolishing a wing of the White House to build a new grand ballroom.
Donald Trump can't hear you over the sound of bulldozers demolishing a wing of the White House to build a new grand ballroom.
Halloween flick #6, Ready or Not. Something satisfying about a woman fighting back against billionaires that consider her life an expendable game, and some excellent gore and laughs. I also enjoyed watching her wedding dress slowly evolve as the night progressed.
October 19, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Halloween flick #6, Ready or Not. Something satisfying about a woman fighting back against billionaires that consider her life an expendable game, and some excellent gore and laughs. I also enjoyed watching her wedding dress slowly evolve as the night progressed.
Halloween flick #5, Drop, this one with @garyseven.bsky.social. Toss up for the best lines: “Yahtzee.” Or “My horoscope was right.”
October 16, 2025 at 5:21 AM
Halloween flick #5, Drop, this one with @garyseven.bsky.social. Toss up for the best lines: “Yahtzee.” Or “My horoscope was right.”
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Western Alaska was hit hard by the recent storms. Houses floated away in Kipnuk, houses flipped over, people lost everything from the flooding that came with the storms. Please donate if you can. This group has a long history of supporting AK communities.
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October 13, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Western Alaska was hit hard by the recent storms. Houses floated away in Kipnuk, houses flipped over, people lost everything from the flooding that came with the storms. Please donate if you can. This group has a long history of supporting AK communities.
alaskacf.fcsuite.com/erp/donate/c...
alaskacf.fcsuite.com/erp/donate/c...
Halloween flick #4 (gonna be a low year), The Dark Crystal. I dig these retro movies on the big screen, and it was interesting to see it was adult eyes. Some really scary visuals for a kid, and some amazingly creative world building at the edges.
October 13, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Halloween flick #4 (gonna be a low year), The Dark Crystal. I dig these retro movies on the big screen, and it was interesting to see it was adult eyes. Some really scary visuals for a kid, and some amazingly creative world building at the edges.
When confronted with an empty toner cartridge, I am reminded of my high school ASVAB test. Amidst overall great scores, my spatial/mechanical scores were in the ~30th percentile. I remember thinking “how would you even know that?” in that section.
But today, today? I defeated that effing copier.
But today, today? I defeated that effing copier.
October 7, 2025 at 2:53 AM
When confronted with an empty toner cartridge, I am reminded of my high school ASVAB test. Amidst overall great scores, my spatial/mechanical scores were in the ~30th percentile. I remember thinking “how would you even know that?” in that section.
But today, today? I defeated that effing copier.
But today, today? I defeated that effing copier.