Mike Rubino
@mikerubino.bsky.social
Pittsburgher. Creative director. Certified geek. Breakfast fan.
Rainy Tuesday with no school means doing Highlights puzzles (that you probably drew in a coffee shop!)
September 23, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Rainy Tuesday with no school means doing Highlights puzzles (that you probably drew in a coffee shop!)
Any time I have to write a work email while holding my 3-month old son, I think of "Hard Boiled." I am hard boiled.
September 19, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Any time I have to write a work email while holding my 3-month old son, I think of "Hard Boiled." I am hard boiled.
Kolchak: The Night Stalker foretold the coming of AI … but also how to stop it.*
Must see TV: Mr R.I.N.G.
(spoiler: they shoot it with a gun)
Must see TV: Mr R.I.N.G.
(spoiler: they shoot it with a gun)
June 18, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Kolchak: The Night Stalker foretold the coming of AI … but also how to stop it.*
Must see TV: Mr R.I.N.G.
(spoiler: they shoot it with a gun)
Must see TV: Mr R.I.N.G.
(spoiler: they shoot it with a gun)
Bigfoot is like a hot dad 🤷🏻♂️
May 9, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Bigfoot is like a hot dad 🤷🏻♂️
A family of beavers looks on as an oil company floods their home! Where’s Bigfoot?!
May 9, 2025 at 12:32 AM
A family of beavers looks on as an oil company floods their home! Where’s Bigfoot?!
Didn’t expect the Bigfoot Family cartoon to feature an environmental activist B-plot
May 9, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Didn’t expect the Bigfoot Family cartoon to feature an environmental activist B-plot
Their drive thru just has a Firefox browser running. Dave would be rolling in his square burger grave!
April 18, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Their drive thru just has a Firefox browser running. Dave would be rolling in his square burger grave!
The Brutalist makes Air BnB's in 2018:
"There will be a magnet on the fridge. And it will hold a laminated list of REQUIREMENTS that guests will follow when they leave - take out the trash and run the dish washer. And I want a piece of authentic driftwood by the door that says 'Bless this mess'"
"There will be a magnet on the fridge. And it will hold a laminated list of REQUIREMENTS that guests will follow when they leave - take out the trash and run the dish washer. And I want a piece of authentic driftwood by the door that says 'Bless this mess'"
February 24, 2025 at 7:06 PM
The Brutalist makes Air BnB's in 2018:
"There will be a magnet on the fridge. And it will hold a laminated list of REQUIREMENTS that guests will follow when they leave - take out the trash and run the dish washer. And I want a piece of authentic driftwood by the door that says 'Bless this mess'"
"There will be a magnet on the fridge. And it will hold a laminated list of REQUIREMENTS that guests will follow when they leave - take out the trash and run the dish washer. And I want a piece of authentic driftwood by the door that says 'Bless this mess'"
The Brutalist makes Air BnB's in 2018:
"I want the TV to be mounted in the center of the room, 3 inches from the ceiling. All cords must be visible and hanging haphazardly to create HARMONY. The kitchen must have a drawer with 3 green tea Keurig cups. No windows in second bedroom."
"I want the TV to be mounted in the center of the room, 3 inches from the ceiling. All cords must be visible and hanging haphazardly to create HARMONY. The kitchen must have a drawer with 3 green tea Keurig cups. No windows in second bedroom."
February 24, 2025 at 3:51 PM
The Brutalist makes Air BnB's in 2018:
"I want the TV to be mounted in the center of the room, 3 inches from the ceiling. All cords must be visible and hanging haphazardly to create HARMONY. The kitchen must have a drawer with 3 green tea Keurig cups. No windows in second bedroom."
"I want the TV to be mounted in the center of the room, 3 inches from the ceiling. All cords must be visible and hanging haphazardly to create HARMONY. The kitchen must have a drawer with 3 green tea Keurig cups. No windows in second bedroom."
Turns out “The Polar Express” just stars a bunch of characters who look like they are stuck on a zoom meeting at 4pm on a Friday.
December 16, 2024 at 3:16 AM
Turns out “The Polar Express” just stars a bunch of characters who look like they are stuck on a zoom meeting at 4pm on a Friday.
Post a PERFECT album from the 90s that isn't Nirvana or Pearl Jam
December 11, 2024 at 4:17 AM
Post a PERFECT album from the 90s that isn't Nirvana or Pearl Jam
Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #255,635! I am not a man, I am a number!
September 21, 2024 at 2:51 AM
Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #255,635! I am not a man, I am a number!
“The Block” on McKnight Road, Pittsburgh’s cleanest liminal space!
March 22, 2024 at 12:13 AM
“The Block” on McKnight Road, Pittsburgh’s cleanest liminal space!
I like what I like!
November 29, 2023 at 4:07 PM
I like what I like!
I mean, if Dr. Dude can get a machine, why NOT Dave Grohl?
September 28, 2023 at 8:00 PM
I mean, if Dr. Dude can get a machine, why NOT Dave Grohl?
I know police funding is out of control. But whoever approved the suped-up hovercraft speed boat car in Hot Wheels City is getting my vote.
September 10, 2023 at 4:50 PM
I know police funding is out of control. But whoever approved the suped-up hovercraft speed boat car in Hot Wheels City is getting my vote.