Lance Ellisor
@ellisor.net
science & nature zealot, avid reader, dog lover, desert mountains and rainforest aficionado, paddler, Astros fan, songwriter, lead singer of a rock band.
Austin, Texas and Arenal, Costa Rica.
my band's music and links:
https://linktr.ee/battleshipdown
Austin, Texas and Arenal, Costa Rica.
my band's music and links:
https://linktr.ee/battleshipdown
on my screen door last night (Austin, TX). she’s about 9cm (3.5”) long.
November 16, 2025 at 6:46 PM
on my screen door last night (Austin, TX). she’s about 9cm (3.5”) long.
hahahahahahahahaha.
what’s up w that dude’s lips? he looks like this
what’s up w that dude’s lips? he looks like this
November 15, 2025 at 10:26 PM
hahahahahahahahaha.
what’s up w that dude’s lips? he looks like this
what’s up w that dude’s lips? he looks like this
just hanging out at the river with my best friend in unseasonably mild and pleasant weather
November 15, 2025 at 8:58 PM
just hanging out at the river with my best friend in unseasonably mild and pleasant weather
you wrote “weird a.i.” and it spawned the notion of a “Weird AI Yankovic”
November 15, 2025 at 1:39 PM
you wrote “weird a.i.” and it spawned the notion of a “Weird AI Yankovic”
November 15, 2025 at 1:32 PM
we had one of those 15' skeletons in our hood, left up year round, decorated for every holiday (Thanksgiving, Xmas, New Year's, Valentine's, Chinese New Year, Easter, etc).
some jackhole took a baseball bat to it (got busted later).
owners replaced it with this giant cock, decorated year round.
some jackhole took a baseball bat to it (got busted later).
owners replaced it with this giant cock, decorated year round.
November 14, 2025 at 8:07 PM
we had one of those 15' skeletons in our hood, left up year round, decorated for every holiday (Thanksgiving, Xmas, New Year's, Valentine's, Chinese New Year, Easter, etc).
some jackhole took a baseball bat to it (got busted later).
owners replaced it with this giant cock, decorated year round.
some jackhole took a baseball bat to it (got busted later).
owners replaced it with this giant cock, decorated year round.
I consider myself a veteran of the Usenet Wars, and I agree with your implication that it worked pretty well back then.
November 14, 2025 at 3:19 PM
I consider myself a veteran of the Usenet Wars, and I agree with your implication that it worked pretty well back then.
it’s the rhetorical equivalent of the Wile E. Coyote fan sail. so maybe, fansailing?
November 14, 2025 at 1:40 PM
it’s the rhetorical equivalent of the Wile E. Coyote fan sail. so maybe, fansailing?
before dawn on my river about a week ago. no filter applied.
November 13, 2025 at 8:38 PM
before dawn on my river about a week ago. no filter applied.
the average high temp in Austin this week is 71°. we’re far above that.
no big deal.
no big deal.
November 13, 2025 at 1:02 PM
the average high temp in Austin this week is 71°. we’re far above that.
no big deal.
no big deal.
how I feel when I remember that Marco f’n Rubio is *by far* the most adult person in the executive branch of the United States government
November 13, 2025 at 4:34 AM
how I feel when I remember that Marco f’n Rubio is *by far* the most adult person in the executive branch of the United States government
this is Jack's complete lack of surprise
November 12, 2025 at 10:44 PM
this is Jack's complete lack of surprise
I love the pic that the Guardian chose.
"I just need you to listen to me for a sec- just SHUT UP AND LISTEN TO ME!"
"I just need you to listen to me for a sec- just SHUT UP AND LISTEN TO ME!"
November 11, 2025 at 8:45 PM
I love the pic that the Guardian chose.
"I just need you to listen to me for a sec- just SHUT UP AND LISTEN TO ME!"
"I just need you to listen to me for a sec- just SHUT UP AND LISTEN TO ME!"
a typical autumn week in Austin, Texas in the early Anthropocene
November 11, 2025 at 12:53 PM
a typical autumn week in Austin, Texas in the early Anthropocene
and he posted this, presumably (but not for sure) in response
November 10, 2025 at 7:34 PM
and he posted this, presumably (but not for sure) in response
on a cool day like this, sun versus shade makes all the difference
November 10, 2025 at 6:43 PM
on a cool day like this, sun versus shade makes all the difference
us, all of us, resoundingly: hold your ground. fight the good fight. we *need* you to stand strong for us.
8 Dem Senators:
8 Dem Senators:
November 10, 2025 at 3:04 AM
us, all of us, resoundingly: hold your ground. fight the good fight. we *need* you to stand strong for us.
8 Dem Senators:
8 Dem Senators:
OMFG finally after 12 years I feel seen
November 9, 2025 at 3:52 AM
OMFG finally after 12 years I feel seen
timeline cleanse
Hambone prizes yak cheese “bones” above all treats. when he receives a new one his first act is not to chew it but to “bury” it in the corner of his dog bed or, in this case, the sofa. he covers it with nonexistent dirt.
Hambone prizes yak cheese “bones” above all treats. when he receives a new one his first act is not to chew it but to “bury” it in the corner of his dog bed or, in this case, the sofa. he covers it with nonexistent dirt.
November 8, 2025 at 3:44 PM
timeline cleanse
Hambone prizes yak cheese “bones” above all treats. when he receives a new one his first act is not to chew it but to “bury” it in the corner of his dog bed or, in this case, the sofa. he covers it with nonexistent dirt.
Hambone prizes yak cheese “bones” above all treats. when he receives a new one his first act is not to chew it but to “bury” it in the corner of his dog bed or, in this case, the sofa. he covers it with nonexistent dirt.