Tom Cavnar
@sonusexmachina.com
Father, partner, cat lover, audio nerd, rock climber, novice luthier | he/him
Feeling really down on myself tonight.
Wishing I was...
a better parent.
actually someone's father.
a real musician.
actually creative.
able to handle criticism.
But I'm not.
Being a sensitive sentient being really fucking sucks sometimes.
As does being a formerly "gifted" "creative" person.
Wishing I was...
a better parent.
actually someone's father.
a real musician.
actually creative.
able to handle criticism.
But I'm not.
Being a sensitive sentient being really fucking sucks sometimes.
As does being a formerly "gifted" "creative" person.
December 7, 2025 at 6:14 AM
Feeling really down on myself tonight.
Wishing I was...
a better parent.
actually someone's father.
a real musician.
actually creative.
able to handle criticism.
But I'm not.
Being a sensitive sentient being really fucking sucks sometimes.
As does being a formerly "gifted" "creative" person.
Wishing I was...
a better parent.
actually someone's father.
a real musician.
actually creative.
able to handle criticism.
But I'm not.
Being a sensitive sentient being really fucking sucks sometimes.
As does being a formerly "gifted" "creative" person.
Overwhelmed and more than a little spoons-depleted from driving in the car and existing in a public setting with our autistic 9-yr-old.
I was so brutally shamed & punished for my neurodivergence as a kid that watching our child be himself in public is quite emotionally triggering for me.
I was so brutally shamed & punished for my neurodivergence as a kid that watching our child be himself in public is quite emotionally triggering for me.
December 7, 2025 at 4:47 AM
Overwhelmed and more than a little spoons-depleted from driving in the car and existing in a public setting with our autistic 9-yr-old.
I was so brutally shamed & punished for my neurodivergence as a kid that watching our child be himself in public is quite emotionally triggering for me.
I was so brutally shamed & punished for my neurodivergence as a kid that watching our child be himself in public is quite emotionally triggering for me.
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Seeming: The World
our 4th LP
This record was hard to make. It wriggled, bit, shapeshifted, ran away from home, yelped from bad dreams, scared off friends and family, and refused to play nice. But kicking and screaming, it is born today. Welcome to the World.
seeming.bandcamp.com/album/the-wo...
our 4th LP
This record was hard to make. It wriggled, bit, shapeshifted, ran away from home, yelped from bad dreams, scared off friends and family, and refused to play nice. But kicking and screaming, it is born today. Welcome to the World.
seeming.bandcamp.com/album/the-wo...
The World, by Seeming
11 track album
seeming.bandcamp.com
December 5, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Seeming: The World
our 4th LP
This record was hard to make. It wriggled, bit, shapeshifted, ran away from home, yelped from bad dreams, scared off friends and family, and refused to play nice. But kicking and screaming, it is born today. Welcome to the World.
seeming.bandcamp.com/album/the-wo...
our 4th LP
This record was hard to make. It wriggled, bit, shapeshifted, ran away from home, yelped from bad dreams, scared off friends and family, and refused to play nice. But kicking and screaming, it is born today. Welcome to the World.
seeming.bandcamp.com/album/the-wo...
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In honor of Bandcamp Friday, you should preorder the new Unwoman album. It’s pretty fucking fabulous!
IF YOUR RAGE CAN'T BE BEAUTIFUL
Unwoman's 10th original album
January 1, 2026
unwoman.bandcamp.com/album/if-you...
Preorder the download (which will include all graphics & audio files for printing your own CD) for $1 or more
"If your rage can’t be beautiful it will go unheard"
Unwoman's 10th original album
January 1, 2026
unwoman.bandcamp.com/album/if-you...
Preorder the download (which will include all graphics & audio files for printing your own CD) for $1 or more
"If your rage can’t be beautiful it will go unheard"
IF YOUR RAGE CAN'T BE BEAUTIFUL, by Unwoman
13 track album
unwoman.bandcamp.com
December 5, 2025 at 11:46 PM
In honor of Bandcamp Friday, you should preorder the new Unwoman album. It’s pretty fucking fabulous!
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IF YOUR RAGE CAN'T BE BEAUTIFUL
Unwoman's 10th original album
January 1, 2026
unwoman.bandcamp.com/album/if-you...
Preorder the download (which will include all graphics & audio files for printing your own CD) for $1 or more
"If your rage can’t be beautiful it will go unheard"
Unwoman's 10th original album
January 1, 2026
unwoman.bandcamp.com/album/if-you...
Preorder the download (which will include all graphics & audio files for printing your own CD) for $1 or more
"If your rage can’t be beautiful it will go unheard"
IF YOUR RAGE CAN'T BE BEAUTIFUL, by Unwoman
13 track album
unwoman.bandcamp.com
November 19, 2025 at 5:22 PM
IF YOUR RAGE CAN'T BE BEAUTIFUL
Unwoman's 10th original album
January 1, 2026
unwoman.bandcamp.com/album/if-you...
Preorder the download (which will include all graphics & audio files for printing your own CD) for $1 or more
"If your rage can’t be beautiful it will go unheard"
Unwoman's 10th original album
January 1, 2026
unwoman.bandcamp.com/album/if-you...
Preorder the download (which will include all graphics & audio files for printing your own CD) for $1 or more
"If your rage can’t be beautiful it will go unheard"
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Raise your hand if you want this to be a three day work week also
December 3, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Raise your hand if you want this to be a three day work week also
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Last week, ICE arrested and separated a father and son after a routine check-in. Six-year-old Yuanxin had just enrolled in the first grade at an elementary school in Astoria. Now he's in custody, alone. ICE won't say where. This cruelty serves no one. It must end.
December 2, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Last week, ICE arrested and separated a father and son after a routine check-in. Six-year-old Yuanxin had just enrolled in the first grade at an elementary school in Astoria. Now he's in custody, alone. ICE won't say where. This cruelty serves no one. It must end.
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This Friday is #BandcampFriday! It would be an excellent time to preorder my upcoming banger-packed album IF YOUR RAGE CAN'T BE BEAUTIFUL for $1 or more, or join my subscription -- this album & many older ones are included for just $20/year! unwoman.bandcamp.com/subscribe
December 3, 2025 at 8:24 PM
This Friday is #BandcampFriday! It would be an excellent time to preorder my upcoming banger-packed album IF YOUR RAGE CAN'T BE BEAUTIFUL for $1 or more, or join my subscription -- this album & many older ones are included for just $20/year! unwoman.bandcamp.com/subscribe
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Some neighborhood hero installed this gorgeous hand-painted sign at the bus stop.
November 30, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Some neighborhood hero installed this gorgeous hand-painted sign at the bus stop.
This year, I got the Christmas lights up on The Music House right on time. (Far better than last year where I didn’t manage it until 12/22!)
I love coming home to the house looking so bright and festive!! And I love our Pride flag! 🏳️🌈❤️🎄
#TheMusicHouse #ChristmasLights #Pride
I love coming home to the house looking so bright and festive!! And I love our Pride flag! 🏳️🌈❤️🎄
#TheMusicHouse #ChristmasLights #Pride
November 30, 2025 at 11:25 PM
This year, I got the Christmas lights up on The Music House right on time. (Far better than last year where I didn’t manage it until 12/22!)
I love coming home to the house looking so bright and festive!! And I love our Pride flag! 🏳️🌈❤️🎄
#TheMusicHouse #ChristmasLights #Pride
I love coming home to the house looking so bright and festive!! And I love our Pride flag! 🏳️🌈❤️🎄
#TheMusicHouse #ChristmasLights #Pride
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Here. Have a spotty belly.
November 29, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Here. Have a spotty belly.
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Henry Kissinger: still dead.
November 29, 2025 at 6:22 AM
Henry Kissinger: still dead.
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How your email finds me
November 27, 2025 at 9:46 PM
How your email finds me
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Nearly the entire brussels sprouts supply in the US comes from California’s central coast.
Brussels sprouts grow upright on a tough, woody stem. This picture is a partly mechanized harvest, but a crew of workers used machetes to cut off the stalks in the field, while another worker trims off the leaves as he feeds the stalks into the machine. It's grueling work especially when it is hot.
November 27, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Nearly the entire brussels sprouts supply in the US comes from California’s central coast.
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Anyway time to post this again.
AI is a tool of fascism.
AI is a tool of fascism.
November 21, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Anyway time to post this again.
AI is a tool of fascism.
AI is a tool of fascism.
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Are those "MANY GREAT LEGAL SCHOLARS" in the room with you right now, Piggy?
November 23, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Are those "MANY GREAT LEGAL SCHOLARS" in the room with you right now, Piggy?
Bound for home, after a short two night stay in Evanston, IL…
ORD ✈️ SFO
Really glad to be headed home to my family!
ORD ✈️ SFO
Really glad to be headed home to my family!
November 20, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Bound for home, after a short two night stay in Evanston, IL…
ORD ✈️ SFO
Really glad to be headed home to my family!
ORD ✈️ SFO
Really glad to be headed home to my family!
🎶 On the road again… 🎶
Headed to Evanston, IL for a brief work trip. Excited to fit in some time with family there, too!!
SFO ✈️ ORD
Headed to Evanston, IL for a brief work trip. Excited to fit in some time with family there, too!!
SFO ✈️ ORD
November 19, 2025 at 12:48 AM
🎶 On the road again… 🎶
Headed to Evanston, IL for a brief work trip. Excited to fit in some time with family there, too!!
SFO ✈️ ORD
Headed to Evanston, IL for a brief work trip. Excited to fit in some time with family there, too!!
SFO ✈️ ORD
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At home, solo parenting a 9-year-old-shaped Infinite Being, while my partner’s out of town overnight.
It’s calm & quiet here, which is a very welcome state of affairs. Hope the rest of the year is pleasant and chill like this; it’s been a really rough one for our household.
It’s calm & quiet here, which is a very welcome state of affairs. Hope the rest of the year is pleasant and chill like this; it’s been a really rough one for our household.
November 16, 2025 at 3:37 AM
At home, solo parenting a 9-year-old-shaped Infinite Being, while my partner’s out of town overnight.
It’s calm & quiet here, which is a very welcome state of affairs. Hope the rest of the year is pleasant and chill like this; it’s been a really rough one for our household.
It’s calm & quiet here, which is a very welcome state of affairs. Hope the rest of the year is pleasant and chill like this; it’s been a really rough one for our household.
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The Vatican returned 62 artifacts to Indigenous peoples from Canada, a historic restitution that is part of the Catholic Church's reckoning with its role in helping suppress Indigenous culture. n.pr/43T2xmD
Pope Leo returns 62 artifacts to Indigenous peoples from Canada
The Vatican returned 62 artifacts to Indigenous peoples from Canada, a historic restitution that is part of the Catholic Church's reckoning with its role in helping suppress Indigenous culture.
n.pr
November 15, 2025 at 4:31 PM
The Vatican returned 62 artifacts to Indigenous peoples from Canada, a historic restitution that is part of the Catholic Church's reckoning with its role in helping suppress Indigenous culture. n.pr/43T2xmD
Bound for home, after a short stay in LA.
The Author & Punisher show was totally awesome! Always a treat to get sonically pummeled by Tristan Shone and his machines!!
BUR ✈️ SFO
The Author & Punisher show was totally awesome! Always a treat to get sonically pummeled by Tristan Shone and his machines!!
BUR ✈️ SFO
November 13, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Bound for home, after a short stay in LA.
The Author & Punisher show was totally awesome! Always a treat to get sonically pummeled by Tristan Shone and his machines!!
BUR ✈️ SFO
The Author & Punisher show was totally awesome! Always a treat to get sonically pummeled by Tristan Shone and his machines!!
BUR ✈️ SFO
🎶On the road again…🎶
Heavy metal tourism, part 2:
Off to Los Angeles to attend Author & Punisher’s record release show!!
SFO ✈️ BUR
Heavy metal tourism, part 2:
Off to Los Angeles to attend Author & Punisher’s record release show!!
SFO ✈️ BUR
November 12, 2025 at 9:08 PM
🎶On the road again…🎶
Heavy metal tourism, part 2:
Off to Los Angeles to attend Author & Punisher’s record release show!!
SFO ✈️ BUR
Heavy metal tourism, part 2:
Off to Los Angeles to attend Author & Punisher’s record release show!!
SFO ✈️ BUR
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Let 1000 Mamdanis bloom
November 10, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Let 1000 Mamdanis bloom