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XXXIV | IU/Bloomington | Honky Tonk stepdad. Professor with a nose ring. Working-class schmuck documenting the melodrama of life in a B1G college town.
Cut through a back alley after lunch and some dude asked me: "Have you heard what the Word of the Day is?"
I paused and responded. "I haven't, no."
...
"STAMP YOUR CAMPER" he yelled, and then walked away with a smile.
what just happened
I paused and responded. "I haven't, no."
...
"STAMP YOUR CAMPER" he yelled, and then walked away with a smile.
what just happened
June 27, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Cut through a back alley after lunch and some dude asked me: "Have you heard what the Word of the Day is?"
I paused and responded. "I haven't, no."
...
"STAMP YOUR CAMPER" he yelled, and then walked away with a smile.
what just happened
I paused and responded. "I haven't, no."
...
"STAMP YOUR CAMPER" he yelled, and then walked away with a smile.
what just happened
it's Big Stinky that my a/c repairs are gonna cost ~$600 but it's a small cost to pay in exchange for not dying everywhere I go
June 26, 2025 at 4:33 PM
it's Big Stinky that my a/c repairs are gonna cost ~$600 but it's a small cost to pay in exchange for not dying everywhere I go
talking points from my barbershop:
• what are we doing for the 4th?
• ever watched "The Last of Us?"
• how to convince a girlfriend to go camping (don't make her)
• would you rather have a precious antique that costs more, or a modern equivalent that's cheaper & works better?
• what are we doing for the 4th?
• ever watched "The Last of Us?"
• how to convince a girlfriend to go camping (don't make her)
• would you rather have a precious antique that costs more, or a modern equivalent that's cheaper & works better?
June 26, 2025 at 3:54 PM
talking points from my barbershop:
• what are we doing for the 4th?
• ever watched "The Last of Us?"
• how to convince a girlfriend to go camping (don't make her)
• would you rather have a precious antique that costs more, or a modern equivalent that's cheaper & works better?
• what are we doing for the 4th?
• ever watched "The Last of Us?"
• how to convince a girlfriend to go camping (don't make her)
• would you rather have a precious antique that costs more, or a modern equivalent that's cheaper & works better?
Dropped the truck off for an A/C diagnostic, now I'm off to get a haircut. Today has the potential to be very cooling.
June 26, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Dropped the truck off for an A/C diagnostic, now I'm off to get a haircut. Today has the potential to be very cooling.
who wants to wrestle?
(I'll fight you and I'll win)
(I'll fight you and I'll win)
June 26, 2025 at 6:08 AM
who wants to wrestle?
(I'll fight you and I'll win)
(I'll fight you and I'll win)
I can tell I'm growing into the neurotic adult I've always wanted to be, since I now have four (4) distinctly separate pairs of scissors
[paper, fabric, food, "everything else"]
[paper, fabric, food, "everything else"]
June 25, 2025 at 6:35 PM
I can tell I'm growing into the neurotic adult I've always wanted to be, since I now have four (4) distinctly separate pairs of scissors
[paper, fabric, food, "everything else"]
[paper, fabric, food, "everything else"]
switching tabs between here and "Twitter" to keep cross-posting like I'm running that one morbidly named aerobic drill in middle school gym class
June 25, 2025 at 6:15 PM
switching tabs between here and "Twitter" to keep cross-posting like I'm running that one morbidly named aerobic drill in middle school gym class
not trying to let it get to my head, but a boss casually handing me the penjamin button while saying "here's to the employee of the year 3 years running" is no small gesture~
June 25, 2025 at 6:09 PM
not trying to let it get to my head, but a boss casually handing me the penjamin button while saying "here's to the employee of the year 3 years running" is no small gesture~
got on the books tomorrow for a much-needed haircut and an even-more-dire A/C appointment for my truck
🤲bless this mess
🤲bless this mess
June 25, 2025 at 6:08 PM
got on the books tomorrow for a much-needed haircut and an even-more-dire A/C appointment for my truck
🤲bless this mess
🤲bless this mess
Out of milk, but tried to raw-dog a bowl of Golden Grahams anyways.
What a letdown! I'm going to bed.
What a letdown! I'm going to bed.
June 25, 2025 at 7:35 AM
Out of milk, but tried to raw-dog a bowl of Golden Grahams anyways.
What a letdown! I'm going to bed.
What a letdown! I'm going to bed.
Was working on a Conway Twitty crossover joke until I learned "Zohran" does not rhyme with "Slow Hand."
June 25, 2025 at 4:16 AM
Was working on a Conway Twitty crossover joke until I learned "Zohran" does not rhyme with "Slow Hand."
Started saying "hey, please don't touch me" when strangers touch me at the bar.
We'll see if that works any better or worse than just staring at them all pissed-off-like.
We'll see if that works any better or worse than just staring at them all pissed-off-like.
June 25, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Started saying "hey, please don't touch me" when strangers touch me at the bar.
We'll see if that works any better or worse than just staring at them all pissed-off-like.
We'll see if that works any better or worse than just staring at them all pissed-off-like.
Tonight's Tonk Tuesday sign, in celebration of Black Music Month and tonight's special "Soul Tonk" concert event, pays tribute to the seminal variety/dance show "SOUL TRAIN," which brought black music and culture into American homes nationwide for 35 years.
June 25, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Tonight's Tonk Tuesday sign, in celebration of Black Music Month and tonight's special "Soul Tonk" concert event, pays tribute to the seminal variety/dance show "SOUL TRAIN," which brought black music and culture into American homes nationwide for 35 years.
I am being told to post here more often, so here goes.
Hello! Fucka sucka ding dong.
Everyone have a great Tuesday.
Hello! Fucka sucka ding dong.
Everyone have a great Tuesday.
June 24, 2025 at 12:19 PM
I am being told to post here more often, so here goes.
Hello! Fucka sucka ding dong.
Everyone have a great Tuesday.
Hello! Fucka sucka ding dong.
Everyone have a great Tuesday.
Sup folks. How are things over here?
March 25, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Sup folks. How are things over here?
got my Bandwagon Football Fan colors de jour on for tonight~
February 9, 2025 at 8:37 PM
got my Bandwagon Football Fan colors de jour on for tonight~
this may be an unpopular opinion of mine but Uber and Doordash can die a miserable death
vast majority of local restaurants that deliver their own food ain't affected by this — why are we sacrificing local safety for corporate profit?
vast majority of local restaurants that deliver their own food ain't affected by this — why are we sacrificing local safety for corporate profit?
Parking for delivery drivers on Kirkwood Avenue has become more of a challenge recently. And the City of Bloomington doesn’t have a clear solution.
indianapublicmedia.org/news/bloomin...
indianapublicmedia.org/news/bloomin...
Bloomington tries to curb double parking on Kirkwood
There are limited parking options for delivery drivers in the Kirkwood area.
indianapublicmedia.org
February 4, 2025 at 8:16 PM
this may be an unpopular opinion of mine but Uber and Doordash can die a miserable death
vast majority of local restaurants that deliver their own food ain't affected by this — why are we sacrificing local safety for corporate profit?
vast majority of local restaurants that deliver their own food ain't affected by this — why are we sacrificing local safety for corporate profit?
America is the land of freedom and equality.
That's why we elected a billionaire pathological liar racist sex creep who tried to overthrow the government to unilaterally and single-handedly decide things for the remaining 330 million of us.
God we're fucking dumb.
That's why we elected a billionaire pathological liar racist sex creep who tried to overthrow the government to unilaterally and single-handedly decide things for the remaining 330 million of us.
God we're fucking dumb.
January 28, 2025 at 6:25 PM
America is the land of freedom and equality.
That's why we elected a billionaire pathological liar racist sex creep who tried to overthrow the government to unilaterally and single-handedly decide things for the remaining 330 million of us.
God we're fucking dumb.
That's why we elected a billionaire pathological liar racist sex creep who tried to overthrow the government to unilaterally and single-handedly decide things for the remaining 330 million of us.
God we're fucking dumb.
Been doing really well at work recently with how busy we've been -- but I fucked something up closing on Friday night in a clueless-brainfart sort-of-way and I can't get it off my mind.
Low-key need a sports psychologist for my bartending, I won't lie to you.
Low-key need a sports psychologist for my bartending, I won't lie to you.
January 26, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Been doing really well at work recently with how busy we've been -- but I fucked something up closing on Friday night in a clueless-brainfart sort-of-way and I can't get it off my mind.
Low-key need a sports psychologist for my bartending, I won't lie to you.
Low-key need a sports psychologist for my bartending, I won't lie to you.
want to be a cool bartender make cool bartender money and status
want to be a chill private citizen after hours that doesn't have to keep entertaining everyone
want to be a chill private citizen after hours that doesn't have to keep entertaining everyone
January 24, 2025 at 9:44 PM
want to be a cool bartender make cool bartender money and status
want to be a chill private citizen after hours that doesn't have to keep entertaining everyone
want to be a chill private citizen after hours that doesn't have to keep entertaining everyone
Without downloading any new pics, show me your politics in memes:
January 24, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Without downloading any new pics, show me your politics in memes:
Noticed something strange about Bluesky: lotta people using their real names and actual pictures of them.
January 23, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Noticed something strange about Bluesky: lotta people using their real names and actual pictures of them.
Midwestern Queer Rule #23: match your truck if you can
January 23, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Midwestern Queer Rule #23: match your truck if you can