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Matthew Downs
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I was a farmer in another life. Atlanta by way of 佐渡島.
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Please I do not want to have to do a forensic analysis of every fucking picture I see please I am begging the universe to make this stop.
November 24, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Also a humanities to computers path (with brief detour into farming). A fun ride.
November 22, 2025 at 10:01 PM
That c-h part is really hard!
November 20, 2025 at 7:14 PM
As a Union Berlin fan, I was super happy when he was loaned out to us, but he never could get going on the team. Was disappointing.
November 19, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Yeah, Uruguay looks really bad.
November 19, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Re the first one…have you seen the show We Are Ladyparts?
November 16, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Really enjoyed this video essay! I kept pausing to note the film names for the clips!
November 15, 2025 at 10:18 PM
That’s a lot of Slurp Juices!
November 10, 2025 at 10:22 PM
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November 10, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Just added to my Bookshop wishlist. Please don’t come after me!
November 10, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Would pay good money for a Folio Society edition of Slow River!
November 7, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Clearing drains and gutters is one of the most satisfying things. When I was a farmer in Japan one of my favorite times was our “community irrigation gutter cleaning days.” So many leaves and sticks to pull out! And that “whoosh” as the backed up water finally gets to flow downward…heaven.
November 7, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Came to guess “In the Garden of Beasts” and I see that I was correct. Fantastic and chilling book.
November 4, 2025 at 6:40 PM