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going to the bookcase for another sip of the divine specific
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A dispatch from “war ravaged” Portland this week
Downtown Portland as seen from the viewpoint at Pittock mansion. Tall skyscrapers emerge in the foreground surrounded by luscious green landscapes. Mt Hood looms in the distance. Notably, there is nothing to indicate that a FUCKING WAR is happening here so fuck off :)
September 27, 2025 at 9:39 PM
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Have touched so much grass this week—and a beach and a volcano and a waterfall and a giant tree
Haystack rock at Cannon Beach, OR—massive volcanic rock sticks out of the water just beyond the shore Mt Hood as viewed from Trillium Lake. The volcano and the clear blue sky are reflected in the lake’s water. Multnomah Falls—taken from the bottom level of the falls where its full height can be seen. A giant sequoia tree. Taken while standing next to its trunk and looking straight up into its canopy.
September 24, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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reading Fellowship of the Ring for the first time in many years, and parts of it are Hittin
Excerpt from JRR Tolkien’s Fellowship of the Ring: ‘I wish it need not have happened in my time,’ said Frodo. ‘So do I,’ said Gandalf, ‘and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us. And already, Frodo, our time is beginning to look black. The Enemy is fast becoming very strong. His plans are far from ripe, I think, but they are ripening.’
September 10, 2025 at 4:49 PM
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We’re so back
A screenshot of the 10 day forecast for Portland, OR (where I live). The high doesn’t ever get above 74 degrees Fahrenheit, and there are several days with a chance of rain.
September 8, 2025 at 1:45 PM
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on wikipedia and not sure why they need two different sections for that but okay
Screenshot of the table of contents section of a Wikipedia article. One heading is called "Einstein's slit." Another is called "Einstein's box."
September 7, 2025 at 8:04 PM
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What a beautiful animal
Picture of my dog—an Australian cattle dog mix with a coat color pattern like a German shepherd. She’s sleeping while laying against a large stuffed animal in a way where her upper lip is stretched upwards, revealing some of her teeth
September 6, 2025 at 7:28 PM
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AI has really taken ads to the next level huh
A diet ad on a website that has plans for different age groups. The body models for each plan are deeply weird bowling pins with human body shapes and shockingly defined asses. Like really these bowling pins are caked the fuck up. Don’t even want to think about what prompt generated this shit lmao
September 5, 2025 at 10:39 PM
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Signed a lease for a new place and absolutely losing my mind at this rule in the paperwork
Do not use the toilet tank as a secondary toilet bowl.
August 15, 2025 at 1:12 PM
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you may wonder how a person could “like” Feeders 2, and I just gotta give two words: farting aliens
Recent Letterboxd activity. The films are Feeders 2 (given 3 stars out of 5), The Fall Guy (2 stars), Us (4.5 stars), and Get Out (5 stars)
August 1, 2025 at 2:13 PM
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filling out a rental application and cackling at some of the things they're asking for. I guess a simple Emergency Contact isn't good enough??
The form specifically wants someone to "Contact in Case of Death"
July 22, 2025 at 7:52 PM
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All Monsters Attack, Challengers, Blood Simple, and Throne of Blood
July 19, 2025 at 4:43 AM
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95 degree high today with no AC. Once again
Tim Robinson laying his head down in the ITYSL skit where he chokes on a hotdog. Text is edited to say “I’m just like, the hottest I’ve been in my life.”
July 16, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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Think of celebrating this Independence Day in the style of William Lloyd Garrison
Excerpt from Garrison’s Wikipedia page. It reads: On July 4, 1854, he publicly burned a copy of the Constitution, condemning it as “a Covenant with Death, an Agreement with Hell”
July 3, 2025 at 8:24 PM
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Letterboxd recently watched with the following movies: Friendship (2024), The Host (2006), Memories of Murder (2003), and Barking Dogs Never Bite (2000)
June 20, 2025 at 3:09 PM
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I like how she has these silly cat-like grooming habits lol
June 14, 2025 at 4:46 AM
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Screen cap from the “skipping lunch” skit on I Think You Should Leave with the caption altered to “I’m just like, the hottest I’ve been in my life.”
June 8, 2025 at 4:57 PM
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🫠
Image of the weather in my area showing that today’s high, which is 92 degrees, is 23 degrees above the average high for today’s date
June 8, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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Melt into the crevice
The face of a white pitbull laying down on two cushioned chairs that have been pushed together. For reasons that elude me, he’s resting his nose in the crevice between them. A different angle of the same dog in the same situation. The camera has more of a profile view that shows how loose the skin is around his moth. He’s also giving the camera some serious side-eye.
May 1, 2025 at 8:45 PM
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love waking up to this silly lil creature
March 19, 2025 at 4:25 PM
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A large white pitbull laying on a large white plushie. He’s looking directly into the camera with eyes that are a bit sleepy.
March 10, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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Hell yeah

(credit to @scazrelet.bsky.social for the sticker!)
A sticker with art of David Lynch in the foreground and the Black Lodge floor pattern in the background. Overlaying the art is the text “Fix your hearts or die” — a quote from Lynch’s character Gordon Cole in the return season of Twin Peaks. His character delivers this line in support of his transgender friend. The art also features muted colors of light blue and light pink, the colors of the transgender pride flag.
February 28, 2025 at 8:11 PM
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omg I love this 💜

my dog also has twitchy feet/limbs when dreaming lol
February 26, 2025 at 6:11 PM
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Hack the planet
My dog, who looks like a tiny German shepherd, is laying on the couch with her head turned towards the camera. Positioned just in front of her on the couch is an open laptop computer.
February 11, 2025 at 4:26 PM
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Yes
My dog Anju curled up on the bed with blue blankets. She looks like a bit like a small German shepherd.
February 8, 2025 at 8:41 PM
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Every day once a day, give yourself a present 🤍
Cappuccino sitting on a table. It has some latte art in a tulip pattern.
February 8, 2025 at 5:31 PM