John Maen
@johnmaen.bsky.social
Justice. Fairness. Democracy.
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I have won silly awards, and lost heroic challenges.
Oregon. Rewatch Andor. Dallas Green stan. Be amongst your neighbors. 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ 🇺🇦 🇹🇼 🇺🇸
This account follows voices I appreciate.
I have won silly awards, and lost heroic challenges.
Oregon. Rewatch Andor. Dallas Green stan. Be amongst your neighbors. 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ 🇺🇦 🇹🇼 🇺🇸
it’s been on my mind for 40 years. you, sir, midwifed it into the world.
November 17, 2025 at 7:18 PM
it’s been on my mind for 40 years. you, sir, midwifed it into the world.
room blocked by door and curtains that world was happening and I was stuck with some guy with a gold rocket pack. To this day, I cannot see Billy Campbell without knowing what was unceremoniously withheld from me that day, in Seaside, Oregon.
a close up of a woman wearing sunglasses in a desert .
ALT: a close up of a woman wearing sunglasses in a desert .
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November 17, 2025 at 6:52 PM
room blocked by door and curtains that world was happening and I was stuck with some guy with a gold rocket pack. To this day, I cannot see Billy Campbell without knowing what was unceremoniously withheld from me that day, in Seaside, Oregon.
and into the darkened theater and begrudgingly watched what I will describe as the worst movie I’ve ever seen, unfairly and with the passion of our galaxy’s star. It wasn’t bad. It was probably better than I remember. But the whole time I was in James Cameron’s world. A few feet away in another
November 17, 2025 at 6:52 PM
and into the darkened theater and begrudgingly watched what I will describe as the worst movie I’ve ever seen, unfairly and with the passion of our galaxy’s star. It wasn’t bad. It was probably better than I remember. But the whole time I was in James Cameron’s world. A few feet away in another
“Three for the Rocketeer, please.” my Dad coldly said to the agent. NO! I screamed it within my brain. My world was shattered. Everything I had been living for was a lie at that moment. It was the first time where I looked at my parents and felt disgust. I dragged my feet up to the concession stand
November 17, 2025 at 6:52 PM
“Three for the Rocketeer, please.” my Dad coldly said to the agent. NO! I screamed it within my brain. My world was shattered. Everything I had been living for was a lie at that moment. It was the first time where I looked at my parents and felt disgust. I dragged my feet up to the concession stand
the ticket window and i think i might have peed my pants as we waited for our turn to exclaim our reason for the visit. I childishly nudged my Dad and shoved him closer to the window as my time had come to let the world know our dedication to james cameron’s futuristic world let loose.
November 17, 2025 at 6:52 PM
the ticket window and i think i might have peed my pants as we waited for our turn to exclaim our reason for the visit. I childishly nudged my Dad and shoved him closer to the window as my time had come to let the world know our dedication to james cameron’s futuristic world let loose.
passing us by as we edged closer to the cinema entrance. I have never done drugs in my life, outside of cannabis a few times, but i imagine the feeling i had at that moment was akin to what some fall victim to so easily, elation. A numbness of glee that is indescribable to this guy. We approached
November 17, 2025 at 6:52 PM
passing us by as we edged closer to the cinema entrance. I have never done drugs in my life, outside of cannabis a few times, but i imagine the feeling i had at that moment was akin to what some fall victim to so easily, elation. A numbness of glee that is indescribable to this guy. We approached
with what I had felt before, anticipation came over my body and I was alive in its glory. I was going to see Terminator 2, uncut, in the theater. This was turning out to be the best beach trip in my short history. I couldn’t believe it. The grin on my face was probably blinding to those cars
November 17, 2025 at 6:52 PM
with what I had felt before, anticipation came over my body and I was alive in its glory. I was going to see Terminator 2, uncut, in the theater. This was turning out to be the best beach trip in my short history. I couldn’t believe it. The grin on my face was probably blinding to those cars
Rosemont Theatre Judgment day had been on my mind. We finished eating at Sambo’s, a restaurant adorned with a small boy rousting about in the jungle (oh boy, different story for a different time) and headed up the coast to the suprise. A new movie theatre had opened in Seaside and I knew
November 17, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Rosemont Theatre Judgment day had been on my mind. We finished eating at Sambo’s, a restaurant adorned with a small boy rousting about in the jungle (oh boy, different story for a different time) and headed up the coast to the suprise. A new movie theatre had opened in Seaside and I knew
at the hotel room and decided to find a place to eat. My parents told me they had a surprise for me after we ate and besides visiting the arcade i couldn’t really think of what they could be talking about. What i did know is that for the last few months ever since i saw “T2” towering over me at
November 17, 2025 at 6:52 PM
at the hotel room and decided to find a place to eat. My parents told me they had a surprise for me after we ate and besides visiting the arcade i couldn’t really think of what they could be talking about. What i did know is that for the last few months ever since i saw “T2” towering over me at
about what we thought were the “coolest” parts of the movie and my Dad started to adopt “I’ll be back” as a kind of inside joke between him and I. In 1991 we took our annual beach trip and, like most Oregon beach trips, the weather is a crapshoot. We had just pulled into seaside, unloaded our bags
November 17, 2025 at 6:52 PM
about what we thought were the “coolest” parts of the movie and my Dad started to adopt “I’ll be back” as a kind of inside joke between him and I. In 1991 we took our annual beach trip and, like most Oregon beach trips, the weather is a crapshoot. We had just pulled into seaside, unloaded our bags
proclamation, but the fact that a rated R movie was somehow on TV and that I somehow watched it in my bedroom. He learned I had seen the edited for tv version and i think he was a bit relieved understanding i hadn’t seen the most brutal parts of the film. For sometime we’d banter back and forth
November 17, 2025 at 6:52 PM
proclamation, but the fact that a rated R movie was somehow on TV and that I somehow watched it in my bedroom. He learned I had seen the edited for tv version and i think he was a bit relieved understanding i hadn’t seen the most brutal parts of the film. For sometime we’d banter back and forth
little to me back then, but the names stuck. The Terminator was one I’d surly seen alongside the disney ones. Somehow the question came up, “How do you know about The Terminator?”, I remeber my Dad asking. “It was on TV!” I recall my Dad begging taken aback not only by my immediate excited
November 17, 2025 at 6:52 PM
little to me back then, but the names stuck. The Terminator was one I’d surly seen alongside the disney ones. Somehow the question came up, “How do you know about The Terminator?”, I remeber my Dad asking. “It was on TV!” I recall my Dad begging taken aback not only by my immediate excited
i would unexpectedly bring it up, “T2 is coming out!” My mom could care less, but I knew my Dad knew exactly what I was talking about. As I thought about it, I knew i’d seen that movie box title at our house before in a stack to the side of the kids movies we’d rented. My parents rentals meant
November 17, 2025 at 6:52 PM
i would unexpectedly bring it up, “T2 is coming out!” My mom could care less, but I knew my Dad knew exactly what I was talking about. As I thought about it, I knew i’d seen that movie box title at our house before in a stack to the side of the kids movies we’d rented. My parents rentals meant
feeling of anticipation. I made it known to my parents that I knew what T2 was and how important this feeling I was experiencing for the first time was. I had to see it. For months I’d bring it up in conversation, recklessly. We’d be a dinner or driving to garage sales in the neighborhood and
November 17, 2025 at 6:52 PM
feeling of anticipation. I made it known to my parents that I knew what T2 was and how important this feeling I was experiencing for the first time was. I had to see it. For months I’d bring it up in conversation, recklessly. We’d be a dinner or driving to garage sales in the neighborhood and
my family went to the movies, as we often did back then and I can’t remember the exact movie but it was probably animated. In the theater stood a giant cardboard standard, above it reading “T2.” I will never forget the excitement I felt at that moment. It might have been my first introduction to
November 17, 2025 at 6:52 PM
my family went to the movies, as we often did back then and I can’t remember the exact movie but it was probably animated. In the theater stood a giant cardboard standard, above it reading “T2.” I will never forget the excitement I felt at that moment. It might have been my first introduction to
recalling I had a date with destiny at 5pm Saturday. I remember watching the whole movie, sitting through commercials, even ignoring my legos this time. It was wondrous. The first half was so much better than the last half and I immediately wondered when I could see it again. About a year later
November 17, 2025 at 6:52 PM
recalling I had a date with destiny at 5pm Saturday. I remember watching the whole movie, sitting through commercials, even ignoring my legos this time. It was wondrous. The first half was so much better than the last half and I immediately wondered when I could see it again. About a year later
“The Terminator 5pm KPTV Saturday.” The whole week I probably didn’t think about it at all. A kids life is lived in a thousand lifetimes during a single week and there was too much exploring to do to think about that small tv in my bedroom. But when the weekend came my brain slapped awake
November 17, 2025 at 6:52 PM
“The Terminator 5pm KPTV Saturday.” The whole week I probably didn’t think about it at all. A kids life is lived in a thousand lifetimes during a single week and there was too much exploring to do to think about that small tv in my bedroom. But when the weekend came my brain slapped awake
the tv listings in the newspaper from then on. searching for the movie box titles is seen in the action section, keeping those titles in my mind as i’d run by them to search out my find of the week. Every week I’d rip the listings from the newspaper. “I got it!
November 17, 2025 at 6:52 PM
the tv listings in the newspaper from then on. searching for the movie box titles is seen in the action section, keeping those titles in my mind as i’d run by them to search out my find of the week. Every week I’d rip the listings from the newspaper. “I got it!
i’d pass that adult section to find my world faced with Secret of the Nymph, Willow et al. But I knew it. I knew the guy with glasses. In my room, alone, I had entered the adult section. I watched the rest of the movie, which at that point was almost over but I remeber paying more attention to
November 17, 2025 at 6:52 PM
i’d pass that adult section to find my world faced with Secret of the Nymph, Willow et al. But I knew it. I knew the guy with glasses. In my room, alone, I had entered the adult section. I watched the rest of the movie, which at that point was almost over but I remeber paying more attention to
we’re running from this thing and at the time i didn’t really put two and two together; this robot was the unskinned guy with the glasses on the cover of a movie called The Terminator i had seen as we wandered around blockbuster when i was a kid. those kinds of movie boxes i saw a only a flash as
November 17, 2025 at 6:52 PM
we’re running from this thing and at the time i didn’t really put two and two together; this robot was the unskinned guy with the glasses on the cover of a movie called The Terminator i had seen as we wandered around blockbuster when i was a kid. those kinds of movie boxes i saw a only a flash as
action of it all that really moved me. the stunts, the gunplay, the fist fights and adrenaline. the gore was unnecessary to my enjoyment to edited movies on tv were just fine. the year was probably 1989 or 90 and a silver robot appeared on the screen in my bedroom, surrounded by fire. actors
November 17, 2025 at 6:52 PM
action of it all that really moved me. the stunts, the gunplay, the fist fights and adrenaline. the gore was unnecessary to my enjoyment to edited movies on tv were just fine. the year was probably 1989 or 90 and a silver robot appeared on the screen in my bedroom, surrounded by fire. actors
somewhat conservative family, I didn’t get to see most of the new movies that were released at the time. Most of the action movies I could watch were westerns or movies that were edited for television. not seeing the blood or hearing the crude language didn’t really matter much to me. it was the
November 17, 2025 at 6:52 PM
somewhat conservative family, I didn’t get to see most of the new movies that were released at the time. Most of the action movies I could watch were westerns or movies that were edited for television. not seeing the blood or hearing the crude language didn’t really matter much to me. it was the
certainly one of those moments. that story is for a different time and what i am so desperate to share is that same feeling, but one that involves Arnold Schwarzenegger. Growing up I adored action movies. They gripped me wholeheartedly. Because we didn’t have cable and because i was raised in a
November 17, 2025 at 6:52 PM
certainly one of those moments. that story is for a different time and what i am so desperate to share is that same feeling, but one that involves Arnold Schwarzenegger. Growing up I adored action movies. They gripped me wholeheartedly. Because we didn’t have cable and because i was raised in a