Li Patron
@lesliepatron.bsky.social
poet & essayist. San Jose, CA!
Not Ginger Rogers dropping this sick burn about a telegram being read aloud with all those disruptive STOP. moments in Top Hat (1935).
July 13, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Not Ginger Rogers dropping this sick burn about a telegram being read aloud with all those disruptive STOP. moments in Top Hat (1935).
I exhibited superhuman strength when I forwent this miniature tote bag with a resplendent floof on it.
July 13, 2025 at 5:09 AM
I exhibited superhuman strength when I forwent this miniature tote bag with a resplendent floof on it.
I just found 18 four-leaf clovers and 2 five-leafers in ten minutes. I set a timer! I think this means the universe endorses me as a manic pixie dream hag.
July 11, 2025 at 12:58 AM
I just found 18 four-leaf clovers and 2 five-leafers in ten minutes. I set a timer! I think this means the universe endorses me as a manic pixie dream hag.
Love when the sidewalk is an archive of a cat passerby of yore
July 9, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Love when the sidewalk is an archive of a cat passerby of yore
Looks like a passerby (I’m assuming) tossed the chalk into the street, and a vehicle (also assuming!) crushed it to dust. My fantasy is that this is a form of reply. Is this what developers mean by “activating local communities”?
June 19, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Looks like a passerby (I’m assuming) tossed the chalk into the street, and a vehicle (also assuming!) crushed it to dust. My fantasy is that this is a form of reply. Is this what developers mean by “activating local communities”?
Not me being contrary about someone writing STOP HERE in blue sidewalk chalk. I await further correspondence.
June 17, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Not me being contrary about someone writing STOP HERE in blue sidewalk chalk. I await further correspondence.
My dad is a Vietnam era veteran, so this seems legit to me.
June 15, 2025 at 6:54 PM
My dad is a Vietnam era veteran, so this seems legit to me.
Here it is! They're standing to the far right of this photograph, between the corkscrew slide and the swing set, with the cable car positioned behind them.
June 15, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Here it is! They're standing to the far right of this photograph, between the corkscrew slide and the swing set, with the cable car positioned behind them.
March 29, 1964 was Easter Sunday. Perhaps this family in the park to hear Ave Maria and the Hallelujah Chorus in person? I'm curious about the track called Good Friday Spell.
June 15, 2025 at 6:15 PM
March 29, 1964 was Easter Sunday. Perhaps this family in the park to hear Ave Maria and the Hallelujah Chorus in person? I'm curious about the track called Good Friday Spell.
Here’s what it says on the back.
Golden Gate Park
March 29, 1964
Domeng
???
Papang
Texted some friends who know Tagalog to figure out the middle name, and my Dad to tell me about the military uniform.
Golden Gate Park
March 29, 1964
Domeng
???
Papang
Texted some friends who know Tagalog to figure out the middle name, and my Dad to tell me about the military uniform.
June 15, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Here’s what it says on the back.
Golden Gate Park
March 29, 1964
Domeng
???
Papang
Texted some friends who know Tagalog to figure out the middle name, and my Dad to tell me about the military uniform.
Golden Gate Park
March 29, 1964
Domeng
???
Papang
Texted some friends who know Tagalog to figure out the middle name, and my Dad to tell me about the military uniform.
Found this photo on my morning stroll and now I’m going to see what I can uncover about the scene it’s capturing.
June 15, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Found this photo on my morning stroll and now I’m going to see what I can uncover about the scene it’s capturing.
Henceforth calling my excrement “what nature provides”
April 25, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Henceforth calling my excrement “what nature provides”
If Desert Hearts is a comfort watch then Cries & Whispers is a discomfort watch. I’m pleased by this color scheme. boxd.it/vNvZ
April 25, 2025 at 2:06 PM
If Desert Hearts is a comfort watch then Cries & Whispers is a discomfort watch. I’m pleased by this color scheme. boxd.it/vNvZ
Don’t worry, I also watched Companion and Jamon Jamon.
April 18, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Don’t worry, I also watched Companion and Jamon Jamon.
It’s day ten of me watching Persona (1966) everyday and writing a 114-word blurb on my Letterboxd, and the repetition is getting a bit agonizing.
April 17, 2025 at 5:15 PM
It’s day ten of me watching Persona (1966) everyday and writing a 114-word blurb on my Letterboxd, and the repetition is getting a bit agonizing.
A dispatch from my busy Persona (1966) watching schedule. Topaz understood the assignment.
April 13, 2025 at 5:14 PM
A dispatch from my busy Persona (1966) watching schedule. Topaz understood the assignment.
Mission accomplished.
April 12, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Mission accomplished.
Sometimes you have to give in to a strange compulsion that feels like a pleasure and a chore. Yes, I’ll be watching Persona (1966) again today. boxd.it/vNvZ
April 11, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Sometimes you have to give in to a strange compulsion that feels like a pleasure and a chore. Yes, I’ll be watching Persona (1966) again today. boxd.it/vNvZ
I’ve never seen a banana slug so far from the sea or the redwoods.
April 5, 2025 at 10:24 PM
I’ve never seen a banana slug so far from the sea or the redwoods.
It’s wildflower season (thanks, serpentine soil!) in SSSJ. This 2.6-mile loop is one of my faves for when I only have an hour or two.
📍Santa Teresa County Park, Stiles Rd Entrance
📍Santa Teresa County Park, Stiles Rd Entrance
April 5, 2025 at 10:18 PM
It’s wildflower season (thanks, serpentine soil!) in SSSJ. This 2.6-mile loop is one of my faves for when I only have an hour or two.
📍Santa Teresa County Park, Stiles Rd Entrance
📍Santa Teresa County Park, Stiles Rd Entrance
We’ve got a quartet of movies featuring British heartthrobs. Yes, Tim Curry is a heartthrob. Also, sad 4 teen me who didn’t see Times Square at my peak riot grrrl. Teen punk poets form tortured gay bonds while throwing TVs off rooftops & decorating glamorous squats?! Hot dog!
April 4, 2025 at 3:43 PM
We’ve got a quartet of movies featuring British heartthrobs. Yes, Tim Curry is a heartthrob. Also, sad 4 teen me who didn’t see Times Square at my peak riot grrrl. Teen punk poets form tortured gay bonds while throwing TVs off rooftops & decorating glamorous squats?! Hot dog!
Moments before the sentient massage chair crushed me like a cola can in its superhuman grip
March 31, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Moments before the sentient massage chair crushed me like a cola can in its superhuman grip
something to buy with your scholar dollars
March 31, 2025 at 8:39 PM
something to buy with your scholar dollars
not a lap cat but a shin cat
February 15, 2025 at 1:49 AM
not a lap cat but a shin cat