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Greg
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October 30, 2025 at 8:04 AM
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i've been thinking a lot lately of amy sedaris so i thought i'd watch through strangers with candy and while it might be the most offensive show i've ever seen, counterpoint: paul dinello 😍
a screenshot from STRANGERS WITH CANDY, season 1 episode 2. mr noblet (stephen colbert) and mr jellineck (paul dinello) are seated next to each other in the principal's office. mr noblet wears a gray striped sweater with a blue collar. mr jellineck wears a brown, textured sweater.
August 15, 2025 at 2:45 AM
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I'm:
⚪ Straight
⚪ Gay
⚪ Bi
🟢
a still from the 1997 movie SPICE WORLD. melanie c (sporty spice), geri halliwell-horner (ginger/sexy spice), and victoria (posh spice) are bent down over a blond boy lying on a hospital bed in a coma. after melanie and geri introduce themselves quietly, victoria is shouting, "and i'm victoria, malcolm!"
August 15, 2025 at 2:08 AM
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gif of Beyoncé, backstage at the Grammys, talking to a reporter. the caption reads, “the Beyhive is buzzin!”
May 25, 2025 at 2:00 AM
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7/?? - chain-gang all-stars (nana kwame adjei-brenyah) (very late!!!)

this one was a lot to process and get through but wow, how timely. obviously the plot is a little heightened but it all feels very foreboding in a time of deportations and ignoring due process.

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
#booksky
a photo of a journal, opened to a scrapbook-y spread about nana kwame adjei-brenyah's "chain-gang all-stars." it includes a recreation of the book's cover: a red scythe with illustrative strikes emanating from the sharp tip. the opposite page has an infographic showing lifetime imprisonment likelihood among different racial groups in the united states. across the bottom is a quote from the book: "what i'm saying is, that's a whole lotta prisoners for a land that claims free." there's a white card with my review: "this one was a lot to process and get through but wow, how timely. especially now that i'm writing this in april after finishing it in march. obviously the plot is a little heightened but it all feels very foreboding in a time of deportations and ignoring due process. adjei-brunyah shows how these systems can come to exist and how easy it can be to keep them in place. 5 stars."
April 18, 2025 at 12:52 AM
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6/?? - a sunny place for shady people: stories (mariana enríquez)

i really wish this one hit for me. so many of these stories focused on the wrong thing? one had a woman who was literally rotting away and that WASN'T the main pull of that story?? weird choices, in my opinion.

⭐⭐½
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a photo of a journal, opened to a scrapbook-y spread about mariana enríquez's "a sunny place for shady people: stories." it includes a woodcut illustration of a skull that i've ripped in half and smaller woodcut illustrations of dancing skeletons playing musical instruments and a rotting corpse. there's a white card with my review: "i really wish this one hit for me. i was really into OUR SHARE OF NIGHT last year so i was looking forward to mariana enríquez's short stories here. but so many of them focused on the wrong thing? there was a story with a woman who was literally rotting away and that wasn't the main pull?? weird choices, in my opinion. 2.5 stars."
March 24, 2025 at 5:19 AM
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we have to take a ~personality type quiz~ at work and while i am Big Skeptical of these quizzes—especially in a professional setting—it sure is dragging me!
a screenshot from my personality test results that reads, in a bulleted list: many of the following aspects of your work may be stressful for you: - having little private time - making decisions without time for analysis - being wrong or unprepared - dealing with a chaotic environment - being forced to mingle with strangers - being forceful or insistent - working under time pressure - dealing with conflict - being around emotional or erratic people
March 5, 2025 at 6:20 PM
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5/?? - the death of vivek oji (akwaeke emezi)

another book that seems to destroy everyone except me. i think it's a moving examination of grief but i would've liked to know vivek more before their death. some weight is missing when our insight about vivek comes from outside vivek.

⭐⭐⭐½
#booksky
a photo of a journal, opened to a scrapbook-y spread about akwaeke emezi's "the death of vivek oji." it includes a photo of a nigerian street market, two depictions of ganesha, and two pendant necklaces engraved with ganesha. there are fragments of a sentence scattered over the right-side page: "when he was bright and brilliant and alive, my cousin, my brother, the love of my sinful life." there's a white card with my review: "another book that seems to destroy everyone except me. I do think it's a moving examination of grief and acceptance (or the lack thereof) but I would have liked to know Vivek more before their death. some of the emotional weight is missing when most of our insight about Vivek comes from outside Vivek—particularly when Vivek is the center of the plot. 3.5 stars."
February 28, 2025 at 2:25 AM
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4/?? - the harder i fight, the more i love you (neko case)

i didn't love this and that bums me out! i was looking forward to this as a big neko fan but it really fell flat: too unfocused and too many people mentioned who were just "my friend." not what i wanted, sadly.

⭐⭐½
#booksky
a photo of a journal, opened to a scrapbook-y spread about neko case's "the harder i fight, the more i love you." it includes a photo of neko case, song lyrics from neko's "where did i leave that fire," two woodcut werewolves, an embroidered patch that reads BEAVER, and an illustration of an eel. there's a white card with my review: "i didn't love this and that bums me out! i was looking forward to this as a big neko fan but it really fell flat: a little too unfocused and way too many people mentioned with no more characteristics than 'my friend.' not what i wanted, sadly. 2.5 stars."
February 21, 2025 at 7:24 AM
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3/?? - 33 1/3: boys for pele (amy gentry)

i had assumed this would be a long-form essay analyzing the album and its themes but instead it was more a rumination on aesthetic theory vis-a-vis 'boys for pele.' while some bits were interesting, it didn't really reveal anything new to me.

⭐⭐½
#booksky
a photo of a journal, opened to a scrapbook-y spread about amy gentry's "33 1/3: boys for pele." it includes a few photos of tori amos from her "boys for pele" era and some pieces of sheet music from "little amsterdam" and "blood roses": "momma, it wasn't my bullet" and "when chickens get a taste of your meat," respectively. there's a white card with my review: "this was one of those 33 1/3 books and i had assumed it would be (more or less) a long-form essay analyzing the album and its themes but instead the author hinged it on the concept of 'disgust' and aesthetic theory. while some bits were interesting, it didn't really reveal anything new to me. and a few of the facts were incorrect! 2.5 stars."
February 21, 2025 at 7:18 AM
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2/?? - a minor chorus (billy-ray belcourt)

i'm still trying to decide how i feel about this one. i did like it, but it wasn't really what i was expecting. i struggle a bit with the main conceit of the book [...] because so much of the 'extra' stuff was a lot more moving.

⭐⭐⭐
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a photo of a journal, opened to a scrapbook-y spread about billy-ray belcourt's "a minor chorus." it includes a map of alberta's first peoples, a photo of the class of a residential school, and a fake text message from the novel. there's a white card with my review: "i'm still trying to decide how i feel about this one. i did like it, but it wasn't really what i was expecting. i struggle a bit with the main conceit of the book—that it's about someone trying to find the inspiration to write a book—and kind of wish that were a background thing because so much of the 'extra' stuff was a lot more moving. 3 stars."
January 30, 2025 at 1:47 AM
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1/?? - the song of achilles (madeline miller)

this didn't destroy me emotionally like everyone on tiktok said it would. [...] patroclus and achilles both felt a little one-dimensional: patroclus was only obsessed with achilles, and we only know achilles as patroclus sees him.

⭐⭐⭐
#booksky
a photo of a journal, opened to a scrapbook-y spread about madeline miller's "the song of achilles." it includes a drawing of patroclus and achilles, as well as a painting of chiron teaching achilles how to shoot a bow and arrow. there's a white card with my review: "this didn't destroy me emotionally like everyone on tiktok said it would. i think i would have felt more if the characterization were better. patroclus and achilles both felt a little one-dimensional: patroclus was only obsessed with achilles, and we only know achilles as patroclus sees him. 3 stars."
January 30, 2025 at 1:41 AM
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30s and greying temples?
Jonathan Bailey
December 15, 2024 at 8:03 AM
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i'm always like "plz guys i don't listen to tori amos THAT much i swear!!!" and then
a screenshot of my top 10 artists of the last 365 days, according to lastfm: 1. tori amos, 943 plays 2. metric, 367 plays 3. beyoncé, 258 plays 4. charli xcx, 234 plays 5. aimee mann, 227 plays 6. tegan and sara, 219 plays 7. kylie minogue, 196 plays 8. fleetwood mac, 194 plays 9. the marías, 183 plays 10. jessie ware, 178 plays
December 4, 2024 at 8:26 PM
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me, january 1: i want to diversify my listening this year!

spotify, december whatever: lol ok
my spotify wrapped, with a large photo of tori amos at the top. top artists: 1) tori amos 2) metric 3) beyoncé 4) charli xcx 5) tegan and sara top songs: 1) luktelk by silvester belt 2) run your mouth by the marías 3) chihiro by billie eilish 4) the diner by billie eilish 5) god by tori amos minutes listened: 29,071
December 4, 2024 at 8:13 PM
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i was reminded last night of a very important episode of star trek: tng 🤭
a screenshot from star trek: the next generation episode "skin of evil." william riker is center frame in profile and his booty is bootying. a screenshot from star trek: the next generation episode "skin of evil." william riker is being pulled into armus' liquid state and the butt is butting. a screenshot from star trek: the next generation episode "skin of evil." william riker is being pulled into armus' liquid state and the butt is butting.
November 20, 2024 at 4:23 PM
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if you see this, post a concert photo you took:

• lady gaga in indianapolis, july 2010 (canon point & shoot)
• shura in washington dc, october 2018 (iphone)
• tori amos in washington dc, may 2022 (iphone)
• metric in silver spring, october 2022 (iphone)
lady gaga performing "paparazzi" during the indianapolis stop of the monster ball tour in 2010. she is backlit, with her back turned to the camera. her left hand is in a claw shape and she is wearing a pyrotechnic bra that is shooting sparks shura performing in washington dc in 2018. they are singing into the microphone while playing a guitar, all bathed in blue light a black-and-white photo of tori amos performing "precious things" in washington dc in 2022. the photo is taken through the arms of the person in front of me, who is taking video on their phone. on their screen you can see another angle of tori at her piano a photo of metric lead singer emily haines standing at the microphone with her legs at shoulder-width. in the foreground are a few members of the audience, lit by the stage lights
November 11, 2024 at 10:27 PM
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electric-type gym leader ⚡#Pokemon #WhatGymLeaderAreYou
selfie of me wearing a skeleton onesie because i don't have anything befitting an electric-type gym leader a screenshot from the pokemon anime of alolan raichu surfing on its tail and holding a stack of pancakes pokemon trading card game art depicting toxtricity in its "amped-up" form a screnshot from the pokemon anime of bellibolt lying on its side in battle, smiling and emitting an electric charge
November 7, 2024 at 1:54 AM
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35 books in a year is modest compared to other goals i’ve seen but considering i hadn’t picked up a book in years until last december i’m pleased as punch
a screenshot from the Goodreads app showing a pop-up message congratulating me (with confetti) on completing my 2023 reading goal
November 18, 2023 at 8:13 AM
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bajoran-betazoid comms cutie reporting for duty ☺️
star trek picrew showing a white male with brown hair and beard wearing the gold, black, and yellow deep space nine/voyager operations uniform. the character has the black eyes of a betazoid and the nose ridges and ear jewelry of a bajoran. in his left ear is a communications receiver.
September 4, 2023 at 8:25 AM