JP Maranda
@jpmaranda.bsky.social
Mundus sine caesaribus. I think a lot about novel writing, scholarly comms, small cats, big cats, ravens, Prog and British heavy metal, Norse mythology, Tolkien, LOTR, ROP, and travel. Very dangerous over short distances. Opinions are my own.
Never lose hope! But until then I remain…
June 4, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Never lose hope! But until then I remain…
Me watching all these QR announcements coming out for gigs sooooo far away 😭 #happy4Utho #come2MI
June 3, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Me watching all these QR announcements coming out for gigs sooooo far away 😭 #happy4Utho #come2MI
I’d bear it though, over and over, for what she means to me. This week’s going to hurt like a sonofabitch. 😞
April 13, 2025 at 8:58 PM
I’d bear it though, over and over, for what she means to me. This week’s going to hurt like a sonofabitch. 😞
My sweet Lilly. 19 years is a long relationship by any standard. And it’s rare and special to enjoy the love of a pet for that long. She has brought me joy through so many life changes, so the pain of witnessing the changes she’s enduring as she nears the end of her long life is nearly unbearable.
April 13, 2025 at 8:49 PM
My sweet Lilly. 19 years is a long relationship by any standard. And it’s rare and special to enjoy the love of a pet for that long. She has brought me joy through so many life changes, so the pain of witnessing the changes she’s enduring as she nears the end of her long life is nearly unbearable.
Any reason you didn’t join your colleagues on the senate floor to support Senator Booker’s historic speech? The next generation of Democratic leadership is rising, and so far I don’t see you among them. So disappointing.
April 2, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Any reason you didn’t join your colleagues on the senate floor to support Senator Booker’s historic speech? The next generation of Democratic leadership is rising, and so far I don’t see you among them. So disappointing.
This one hurts my heart. 💔 He had much much higher profile roles, but The Saint will forever live rent free in my head.
RIP Val Kilmer.
RIP Val Kilmer.
April 2, 2025 at 1:30 PM
This one hurts my heart. 💔 He had much much higher profile roles, but The Saint will forever live rent free in my head.
RIP Val Kilmer.
RIP Val Kilmer.
Your ‘job’ @slotkin.senate.gov is to serve the oath you took to uphold the constitution and defend the US from enemies foreign and domestic. Your Trump-voting constituents support agents working to *dismantle* the constitution — it’s not your ‘job’ to serve domestic enemies. Do better.
March 20, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Your ‘job’ @slotkin.senate.gov is to serve the oath you took to uphold the constitution and defend the US from enemies foreign and domestic. Your Trump-voting constituents support agents working to *dismantle* the constitution — it’s not your ‘job’ to serve domestic enemies. Do better.
A sweet birb and an evil birb. IYKYK
March 3, 2025 at 2:52 AM
A sweet birb and an evil birb. IYKYK
My bet is they still don't, or won't, see it. They're too far gone.
February 28, 2025 at 7:37 PM
My bet is they still don't, or won't, see it. They're too far gone.
I knew they were tricked. And my bad -- this is the final tally. One Dem abstention, not three. Don't know who it was though.
February 26, 2025 at 1:40 AM
I knew they were tricked. And my bad -- this is the final tally. One Dem abstention, not three. Don't know who it was though.
"GOP Lawmakers are facing fierce blowback from their constituents."
KEEP up the pressure! ESPECIALLY if you are in a red district. Use this app if you hate making phone calls or don't know exactly what the facts are or what to say. apps.apple.com/us/app/5-cal...
KEEP up the pressure! ESPECIALLY if you are in a red district. Use this app if you hate making phone calls or don't know exactly what the facts are or what to say. apps.apple.com/us/app/5-cal...
February 26, 2025 at 12:56 AM
"GOP Lawmakers are facing fierce blowback from their constituents."
KEEP up the pressure! ESPECIALLY if you are in a red district. Use this app if you hate making phone calls or don't know exactly what the facts are or what to say. apps.apple.com/us/app/5-cal...
KEEP up the pressure! ESPECIALLY if you are in a red district. Use this app if you hate making phone calls or don't know exactly what the facts are or what to say. apps.apple.com/us/app/5-cal...
This could be us if only *any* journalist had consistently grilled Trump as courageously as Tara Brown grilled Belle Gibson, but no…
February 22, 2025 at 9:05 PM
This could be us if only *any* journalist had consistently grilled Trump as courageously as Tara Brown grilled Belle Gibson, but no…
February 21, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Happy birthday Todd! 🥳 @queensryche.bsky.social
February 20, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Happy birthday Todd! 🥳 @queensryche.bsky.social
Always, always do a mosh pit.
February 18, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Always, always do a mosh pit.
This was in Karlsruhe. Freaking CRAZY show. German metal fans are nuts in the very best way and I just love them. They screamed until @queensryche.bsky.social gave them a SIX song encore. 😅 They guys were on fire! 🔥
February 9, 2025 at 7:34 PM
This was in Karlsruhe. Freaking CRAZY show. German metal fans are nuts in the very best way and I just love them. They screamed until @queensryche.bsky.social gave them a SIX song encore. 😅 They guys were on fire! 🔥
Nice to be somewhere where they’re not confused about Nazis.
February 8, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Nice to be somewhere where they’re not confused about Nazis.
Traveling backwards on a train is weirdly comforting.
February 7, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Traveling backwards on a train is weirdly comforting.
very ok with this actually.
February 1, 2025 at 9:35 PM
very ok with this actually.
Happy birthday Mr EdBass! ❤️🔥🤘🏼 @queensryche @queensryche.bsky.social
January 30, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Happy birthday Mr EdBass! ❤️🔥🤘🏼 @queensryche @queensryche.bsky.social
1.6, because of the interrogation scene revealing Adar's backstory AND his plans unfold; 1.8, THE big reveal and how that messed with Galadriel's mind; 2.7, the bargains struck, the diversionary kiss; 2.8, because it broke my heart and then I heard his 'Galadriel' But honestly I liked all the eps.
January 13, 2025 at 12:08 AM
1.6, because of the interrogation scene revealing Adar's backstory AND his plans unfold; 1.8, THE big reveal and how that messed with Galadriel's mind; 2.7, the bargains struck, the diversionary kiss; 2.8, because it broke my heart and then I heard his 'Galadriel' But honestly I liked all the eps.
excellent point. this one was my personal favorite, right before she roundhouse-kicked him into the boulder. 😍
January 12, 2025 at 11:53 PM
excellent point. this one was my personal favorite, right before she roundhouse-kicked him into the boulder. 😍
Hard to believe in a few short months this walk will be softly carpeted in green, with trees full of leaves and the sounds of birds. #wintersky #blueskyinwinter #snowysky #winterwonderland
January 12, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Hard to believe in a few short months this walk will be softly carpeted in green, with trees full of leaves and the sounds of birds. #wintersky #blueskyinwinter #snowysky #winterwonderland
Snow, snow, and more snow in Michigan this weekend. ❄️ Love this weather, and love that it doesn't last forever!
January 12, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Snow, snow, and more snow in Michigan this weekend. ❄️ Love this weather, and love that it doesn't last forever!
Final Day! Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. Day 20/20. #Books #BookSky #BookChallenge #20DayBookChallenge
January 7, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Final Day! Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. Day 20/20. #Books #BookSky #BookChallenge #20DayBookChallenge