Robert
@braveamateur.bsky.social
"They shout and curse, stabbing wildly, more brawlers than warriors. They make a wondrous mess of things. Brave amateurs, they do their part."
300 (2006)
300 (2006)
Spacey is so good here!
December 9, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Spacey is so good here!
"And as he stares into the sky, there are twice as many stars as usual."
The Two-Headed Calf by Laura Gilpin
This one destroys me still. 😭
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The Two-Headed Calf by Laura Gilpin
This one destroys me still. 😭
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The Two-Headed Calf
by Laura Gilpin
| The Writer's Almanac with Garrison Keillor
'The Two-Headed Calf' by Laura Gilpin, and the literary and historical notes for Friday, April 30, 2004.
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December 7, 2025 at 9:20 AM
"We never argued about these things because I kept my mouth shut about things I did not like."
- Hemingway, A Moveable Feast
- Hemingway, A Moveable Feast
December 6, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Reposted by Robert
"You mustn't feel sorry for me. Don't you see I'm happy at last — free — free! — freed from the farm — free to wander on and on — eternally! Look! Isn't it beautiful beyond the hills? I can hear the old voices calling me to come..."
Robert: Act 3, Scene 2
~Eugene O'Neill
#books #literature
Robert: Act 3, Scene 2
~Eugene O'Neill
#books #literature
February 2, 2025 at 9:55 AM
"You mustn't feel sorry for me. Don't you see I'm happy at last — free — free! — freed from the farm — free to wander on and on — eternally! Look! Isn't it beautiful beyond the hills? I can hear the old voices calling me to come..."
Robert: Act 3, Scene 2
~Eugene O'Neill
#books #literature
Robert: Act 3, Scene 2
~Eugene O'Neill
#books #literature
"endless failures" 😅
November 21, 2025 at 10:51 AM
"endless failures" 😅
Btw, movie was great. Though, I think I would have enjoyed the 2,5 h version just as much. 📽
November 19, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Btw, movie was great. Though, I think I would have enjoyed the 2,5 h version just as much. 📽
Man, that final scene. Talk about a gut punch.
November 18, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Man, that final scene. Talk about a gut punch.
Tbf, if they have a hard time getting rid of the ones they already have then I can understand them. In general I think there's a lot of junk being "donated".
November 15, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Tbf, if they have a hard time getting rid of the ones they already have then I can understand them. In general I think there's a lot of junk being "donated".
This Books of Some Substance episode helped quite a bit. 📚💙 booksofsomesubstance.libsyn.com/90-thomas-py...
Books of Some Substance: 90 - Thomas Pynchon's The Crying of Lot 49 (Guest: Seth of WASTE Mailing List)
Seth — aficionado of difficult fiction and driving force behind WASTE Mailing List — joins the podcast this episode to chat with David about the endless gifts to be found within the endless layers of ...
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November 6, 2025 at 7:11 PM
This Books of Some Substance episode helped quite a bit. 📚💙 booksofsomesubstance.libsyn.com/90-thomas-py...
This is a great read! Thinking about "the original position" feels like getting one's brain descaled from a bunch of gunk. 😅
I need to sit with this some more.
I need to sit with this some more.
October 27, 2025 at 12:42 PM
This is a great read! Thinking about "the original position" feels like getting one's brain descaled from a bunch of gunk. 😅
I need to sit with this some more.
I need to sit with this some more.
I rarely DNF a book but I'm at 48% of FP right now and unless something drastic happens in the next 2% I'm out. 😅 bsky.app/profile/brav...
"This project is in effect as of now."
263 pages in (40% of the book) and the main plot is about to kick off! Lol
I think I expected this to be a bit more plot driven. It's what I imagine scrolling Wikipedia after listening to Joe Rogan talk about conspiracy theories would be like. 😅 #booksky
263 pages in (40% of the book) and the main plot is about to kick off! Lol
I think I expected this to be a bit more plot driven. It's what I imagine scrolling Wikipedia after listening to Joe Rogan talk about conspiracy theories would be like. 😅 #booksky
October 23, 2025 at 8:28 PM
I rarely DNF a book but I'm at 48% of FP right now and unless something drastic happens in the next 2% I'm out. 😅 bsky.app/profile/brav...
If you as a kid had fun leafing through a lexicon and reading random facts about history, science, religion, etc. then you might like this.
October 21, 2025 at 4:18 PM
If you as a kid had fun leafing through a lexicon and reading random facts about history, science, religion, etc. then you might like this.
Speaking of "smoking" without smoking... I might get one of these. 🤔 austinkleon.com/2018/04/29/a...
An unlit cigarette
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October 21, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Speaking of "smoking" without smoking... I might get one of these. 🤔 austinkleon.com/2018/04/29/a...