Zach J. Payne
@estelrandir.substack.com
member-at-large, tortured poets' department. writer of ya fiction. most likely to lose their marbles. <any pronouns>
This is not how you say “Happy Pride”, SoCal Edison. Or happy anything.
Nothing like getting completely fucked over as summer swings in. I can’t even take on more Freelance work, because I need the damn computer for that.
Nothing like getting completely fucked over as summer swings in. I can’t even take on more Freelance work, because I need the damn computer for that.
June 2, 2024 at 6:36 PM
This is not how you say “Happy Pride”, SoCal Edison. Or happy anything.
Nothing like getting completely fucked over as summer swings in. I can’t even take on more Freelance work, because I need the damn computer for that.
Nothing like getting completely fucked over as summer swings in. I can’t even take on more Freelance work, because I need the damn computer for that.
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Ugh, I am having a bad, bad, bad sugar craving but it's halfway through the month so I'm broke.
May 19, 2024 at 2:46 AM
Ugh, I am having a bad, bad, bad sugar craving but it's halfway through the month so I'm broke.
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Having a mother is complicated and fraught. Not having a mother is complicated and fraught. Being a mother is complicated and fraught. Not being a mother is complicated and fraught. Sending love to you today, whatever your relationship with motherhood. ❤️
May 12, 2024 at 12:53 PM
Having a mother is complicated and fraught. Not having a mother is complicated and fraught. Being a mother is complicated and fraught. Not being a mother is complicated and fraught. Sending love to you today, whatever your relationship with motherhood. ❤️
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NYPD: we found a book called Moby Dick at the encampment, which is proof that the protesters are planning to ram the university with a whale.
May 4, 2024 at 2:27 AM
NYPD: we found a book called Moby Dick at the encampment, which is proof that the protesters are planning to ram the university with a whale.
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churches have always been a key pillar in organizing for change. From immigrant protections to anti war to the civil rights movement and anti slavery.
“As He died to make men holy, Let us die to make men free”
“As He died to make men holy, Let us die to make men free”
It always makes me feel a little weird in leftist spaces knowing that so many others there are hostile to the faith that led me to join them
I'm a socialist because it seems like the best way to honor God, to me
C'est la guerre, one supposes
I'm a socialist because it seems like the best way to honor God, to me
C'est la guerre, one supposes
I went through a period between 14-17 where I was very devoutly religious, driven by the Christian beliefs that we shouldn't have rich people and should feed the hungry.
It just drove me nuts that the only response I could get was "no, that's communism, Jesus wouldn't have wanted communism."
It just drove me nuts that the only response I could get was "no, that's communism, Jesus wouldn't have wanted communism."
April 26, 2024 at 7:28 PM
churches have always been a key pillar in organizing for change. From immigrant protections to anti war to the civil rights movement and anti slavery.
“As He died to make men holy, Let us die to make men free”
“As He died to make men holy, Let us die to make men free”
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The son of apartheid South African capitalists suspending Nelson Mandela's grandson is... a look.
April 26, 2024 at 10:09 PM
The son of apartheid South African capitalists suspending Nelson Mandela's grandson is... a look.
After ages of being told “oh, you should read Dune since you like Tolkien” I finally have.
Jesus Christ. I love the world building and I can handle the dense prose, but Jesus Christ, is there even a momentary reprieve from the grimness?
Jesus Christ. I love the world building and I can handle the dense prose, but Jesus Christ, is there even a momentary reprieve from the grimness?
April 26, 2024 at 6:15 PM
After ages of being told “oh, you should read Dune since you like Tolkien” I finally have.
Jesus Christ. I love the world building and I can handle the dense prose, but Jesus Christ, is there even a momentary reprieve from the grimness?
Jesus Christ. I love the world building and I can handle the dense prose, but Jesus Christ, is there even a momentary reprieve from the grimness?
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Stage managers hold the fucking world together
April 21, 2024 at 5:37 AM
Stage managers hold the fucking world together
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here it is, your cybertruck moment of zen
April 16, 2024 at 11:55 PM
here it is, your cybertruck moment of zen
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This is awful and predictable.
The kind of parent who would raise this objection would:
(A) not want their child to develop the intellectual skills to recognize witch hunts; and
(B) as a subset, would not want their child to read the Crucible and think about the historical context of McCarthyism.
The kind of parent who would raise this objection would:
(A) not want their child to develop the intellectual skills to recognize witch hunts; and
(B) as a subset, would not want their child to read the Crucible and think about the historical context of McCarthyism.
A teacher friend got an outraged parent call because they were studying "witchcraft" in class.
The assignment: The Crucible. The student clearly felt extreme guilt for even hearing "witchcraft," terrified she'd be indoctrinated.
I am BEGGING parents to please, trust the intelligence of your kids.
The assignment: The Crucible. The student clearly felt extreme guilt for even hearing "witchcraft," terrified she'd be indoctrinated.
I am BEGGING parents to please, trust the intelligence of your kids.
April 16, 2024 at 10:44 PM
This is awful and predictable.
The kind of parent who would raise this objection would:
(A) not want their child to develop the intellectual skills to recognize witch hunts; and
(B) as a subset, would not want their child to read the Crucible and think about the historical context of McCarthyism.
The kind of parent who would raise this objection would:
(A) not want their child to develop the intellectual skills to recognize witch hunts; and
(B) as a subset, would not want their child to read the Crucible and think about the historical context of McCarthyism.
Nobody wants to see a 90 minute romcom starring me, least of all me.
Generative AI isn't just for predatory billionaires, it's also for hack directors who want to be able to exploit women from beyond the grave
variety.com/2023/film/ne...
variety.com/2023/film/ne...
![“Potentially, what you could do with [AI] is obviously use it to engineer storytelling and change storytelling,” Russo said. “So you have a constantly evolving story, either in a game or in a movie or a TV show. You could walk into your house and save the AI on your streaming platform. ‘Hey, I want a movie starring my photoreal avatar and Marilyn Monroe’s photoreal avatar. I want it to be a rom-com because I’ve had a rough day,’ and it renders a very competent story with dialogue that mimics your voice. It mimics your voice, and suddenly now you have a rom-com starring you that’s 90 minutes long. So you can curate your story specifically to you.”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:p6axwbgwhtlglpsgvsih4tzx/bafkreibp4dr4kuis72d56uk6wxxp42erto3ekop6idnwbukfx6rdzl242y@jpeg)
April 14, 2024 at 3:39 AM
Nobody wants to see a 90 minute romcom starring me, least of all me.
A used bookstore / cafe / queer hangout space (I'd have to move somewhere a lot more queer friendly first, and lug all of my books along.)
ok friends & Bsky strangers, tell me your FRIVOLOUS Powerball-winning acquisition goal
Mine: a Studebaker that I’d take to the body shop for an Electric Mayhem paint job
Another person just mentioned a Linotype machine
sure, housing security, debt payoff, but what’s your ridiculous niche desire?
Mine: a Studebaker that I’d take to the body shop for an Electric Mayhem paint job
Another person just mentioned a Linotype machine
sure, housing security, debt payoff, but what’s your ridiculous niche desire?
April 7, 2024 at 4:32 PM
A used bookstore / cafe / queer hangout space (I'd have to move somewhere a lot more queer friendly first, and lug all of my books along.)
I had to stop reading this thread once I started hearing "Turkish delight" to the tune of "Afternoon Delight"
I don’t get why people feel like CS Lewis lied to them about Turkish delight. It’s something ONE kid enjoyed that was explicitly enchanted to make him crave more; it’s never actually held up as the best dessert ever, and Edmund even feels sick after eating it
DEPICTION IS NOT ENDORSEMENT
DEPICTION IS NOT ENDORSEMENT
April 5, 2024 at 10:53 PM
I had to stop reading this thread once I started hearing "Turkish delight" to the tune of "Afternoon Delight"
I think this is the first time I've seen Michaela Conlin in anything other than Bones. o.0
April 4, 2024 at 7:36 PM
I think this is the first time I've seen Michaela Conlin in anything other than Bones. o.0
So I just discovered For All Mankind and have been binging it all night.
I thought the most scandalous and jaw dropping part of this episode was going to be when the FLIGHT bypassed CAPCOM to speak directly to astronauts, something I don’t think I’ve EVER seen in a space show.
But no. That ending.
I thought the most scandalous and jaw dropping part of this episode was going to be when the FLIGHT bypassed CAPCOM to speak directly to astronauts, something I don’t think I’ve EVER seen in a space show.
But no. That ending.
April 3, 2024 at 4:29 PM
So I just discovered For All Mankind and have been binging it all night.
I thought the most scandalous and jaw dropping part of this episode was going to be when the FLIGHT bypassed CAPCOM to speak directly to astronauts, something I don’t think I’ve EVER seen in a space show.
But no. That ending.
I thought the most scandalous and jaw dropping part of this episode was going to be when the FLIGHT bypassed CAPCOM to speak directly to astronauts, something I don’t think I’ve EVER seen in a space show.
But no. That ending.
“A giant rat? And they take the weans to play with it?”
Jamie Fraser’s reaction to Disneyland is the only correct one.
Jamie Fraser’s reaction to Disneyland is the only correct one.
March 22, 2024 at 8:34 PM
“A giant rat? And they take the weans to play with it?”
Jamie Fraser’s reaction to Disneyland is the only correct one.
Jamie Fraser’s reaction to Disneyland is the only correct one.
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As with abortion and gender-affirming care, please note that restrictions for minors are a preview of outright bans
@Reuters: Court upholds Texas parental consent law for birth control https://t.co/3Gh9qAYvWK https://t.co/ewffI18bZm
March 13, 2024 at 2:17 AM
As with abortion and gender-affirming care, please note that restrictions for minors are a preview of outright bans
Updating my med list, and my phone autocorrected Hydralazine to Hydrazine. I think I'd have serious problems if I took 300mg of Hydrazine every day.
On the other hand, I might be able to fart myself into low-earth orbit, if I didn't die first.
On the other hand, I might be able to fart myself into low-earth orbit, if I didn't die first.
March 6, 2024 at 9:13 PM
Updating my med list, and my phone autocorrected Hydralazine to Hydrazine. I think I'd have serious problems if I took 300mg of Hydrazine every day.
On the other hand, I might be able to fart myself into low-earth orbit, if I didn't die first.
On the other hand, I might be able to fart myself into low-earth orbit, if I didn't die first.
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no, it's a reminagining of the whole idea. it's very under the radar but super cool. check it out neocities.org/browse
Neocities
Create and surf awesome websites for free.
neocities.org
March 5, 2024 at 4:25 PM
no, it's a reminagining of the whole idea. it's very under the radar but super cool. check it out neocities.org/browse
I’m tired of fighting real politics, I just want a West Wing reboot where CJ is president that I can filter all this shit through.
March 4, 2024 at 9:56 PM
I’m tired of fighting real politics, I just want a West Wing reboot where CJ is president that I can filter all this shit through.
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A lot of Americans would barf on themselves if they had to come to terms with the fact that "just working harder" as a philisophy has nothing to do with personal financial gain and everything to do with ensuring billionaires can wring every last drop of labor out of you before you die.
March 4, 2024 at 12:04 AM
A lot of Americans would barf on themselves if they had to come to terms with the fact that "just working harder" as a philisophy has nothing to do with personal financial gain and everything to do with ensuring billionaires can wring every last drop of labor out of you before you die.
OTOH, Audible has Audra McDonald reading The Iliad on sale, and Jesus Christ, I didn't know I needed that combination in my life.
March 2, 2024 at 7:17 PM
OTOH, Audible has Audra McDonald reading The Iliad on sale, and Jesus Christ, I didn't know I needed that combination in my life.