Colby Ballowe
@tcballin.bsky.social
Well my ship’s been split to splinters, and it’s sinking fast. Been drownin’ in the poison, got no future got no past. But my heart is not weary. It’s light and it’s free. I got nothing but affection for all those who’ve sailed with me.
Most of the time people judge music like they judge other people as opposed to in musical terms. The music is bad because it’s “whiny” or “immature” or “boring” or “vulgar,” not because it’s not musically complex or interesting.
Not saying this is a bad way to look at it, just an observation.
Not saying this is a bad way to look at it, just an observation.
May 3, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Most of the time people judge music like they judge other people as opposed to in musical terms. The music is bad because it’s “whiny” or “immature” or “boring” or “vulgar,” not because it’s not musically complex or interesting.
Not saying this is a bad way to look at it, just an observation.
Not saying this is a bad way to look at it, just an observation.
Love is in need of love today. So I’m sending mine in, right away. Here’s my Stevie Winder playlist. No shuffle needed. Hope you enjoy, and love you all. ❤️
open.spotify.com/playlist/2SE...
open.spotify.com/playlist/2SE...
Wonder-full Music
open.spotify.com
May 2, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Love is in need of love today. So I’m sending mine in, right away. Here’s my Stevie Winder playlist. No shuffle needed. Hope you enjoy, and love you all. ❤️
open.spotify.com/playlist/2SE...
open.spotify.com/playlist/2SE...
I either don’t post, or I’m too opinionated.
But the thing is, I’m too opinionated all the time, it’s just that the general populace is unaware of it. And most of the time I’m unaware of how most people don’t appreciate a person with too many opinions.
But the thing is, I’m too opinionated all the time, it’s just that the general populace is unaware of it. And most of the time I’m unaware of how most people don’t appreciate a person with too many opinions.
April 28, 2025 at 11:41 PM
I either don’t post, or I’m too opinionated.
But the thing is, I’m too opinionated all the time, it’s just that the general populace is unaware of it. And most of the time I’m unaware of how most people don’t appreciate a person with too many opinions.
But the thing is, I’m too opinionated all the time, it’s just that the general populace is unaware of it. And most of the time I’m unaware of how most people don’t appreciate a person with too many opinions.
I learned today that the highest grossing movie of the year is Ne Zha 2, a Chinese animated film which grossed almost all its box office in China. It’s the highest grossing animated movie ever, and the 5th highest grossing movie, period. How have I not heard of this till now? Am I in a bubble?
April 18, 2025 at 10:36 PM
I learned today that the highest grossing movie of the year is Ne Zha 2, a Chinese animated film which grossed almost all its box office in China. It’s the highest grossing animated movie ever, and the 5th highest grossing movie, period. How have I not heard of this till now? Am I in a bubble?
I like the way I think. I like the content, contours, and construction of my thoughts.
I don’t think other people do as much as me.
I need to find some place in the world where the way I think fits perfectly. Still haven’t found what I’m looking for.
I don’t think other people do as much as me.
I need to find some place in the world where the way I think fits perfectly. Still haven’t found what I’m looking for.
April 18, 2025 at 8:52 PM
I like the way I think. I like the content, contours, and construction of my thoughts.
I don’t think other people do as much as me.
I need to find some place in the world where the way I think fits perfectly. Still haven’t found what I’m looking for.
I don’t think other people do as much as me.
I need to find some place in the world where the way I think fits perfectly. Still haven’t found what I’m looking for.
Tarantino said he didn’t know what the best FILM is, but the best MOVIE is Jaws. Most movies like that build stories around the situation (Towering Inferno, Die Hard) and there’s very few where the characters are better than the situation. You see Twister for tornados, not romantic relationships.
April 5, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Tarantino said he didn’t know what the best FILM is, but the best MOVIE is Jaws. Most movies like that build stories around the situation (Towering Inferno, Die Hard) and there’s very few where the characters are better than the situation. You see Twister for tornados, not romantic relationships.
The Best Stevie Wonder Song: As
The Greatest Stevie Wonder Song: Superstition
My Favorite Stevie Wonder Song: Love’s In Need Of Love Today
The Greatest Stevie Wonder Song: Superstition
My Favorite Stevie Wonder Song: Love’s In Need Of Love Today
April 5, 2025 at 9:04 PM
The Best Stevie Wonder Song: As
The Greatest Stevie Wonder Song: Superstition
My Favorite Stevie Wonder Song: Love’s In Need Of Love Today
The Greatest Stevie Wonder Song: Superstition
My Favorite Stevie Wonder Song: Love’s In Need Of Love Today
There’s a word for infinity when it exclusively deals with time: forever.
There’s no similar word when it comes to infinite space.
There’s no similar word when it comes to infinite space.
April 5, 2025 at 9:02 PM
There’s a word for infinity when it exclusively deals with time: forever.
There’s no similar word when it comes to infinite space.
There’s no similar word when it comes to infinite space.
Not everyone has to be cool. Mr. Rogers isn’t cool, unless “cool” means something generically/vaguely positive. He’s not cool in the way Bowie is cool. But if Mr. Rogers were more cool, he wouldn’t be the person we love. Everyone should strive to be the best version of themselves, whatever that is.
April 3, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Not everyone has to be cool. Mr. Rogers isn’t cool, unless “cool” means something generically/vaguely positive. He’s not cool in the way Bowie is cool. But if Mr. Rogers were more cool, he wouldn’t be the person we love. Everyone should strive to be the best version of themselves, whatever that is.
Our cherry blossoms this year.
March 30, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Our cherry blossoms this year.
People in their 70s were more likely to vote for Harris than people in their 20s. Looks like Gen Z (especially men) might be the most conservative generation, if these trends hold. Great, just great.
March 21, 2025 at 12:10 PM
People in their 70s were more likely to vote for Harris than people in their 20s. Looks like Gen Z (especially men) might be the most conservative generation, if these trends hold. Great, just great.
Op, I guess that half a whole grape I bit off is gonna manhandle it’s way down my throat. Guess I’m swallowing the whole thing right this second, cause it’s already happened.
March 8, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Op, I guess that half a whole grape I bit off is gonna manhandle it’s way down my throat. Guess I’m swallowing the whole thing right this second, cause it’s already happened.
Nothing like Aretha to make you feel things in the morning.
March 7, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Nothing like Aretha to make you feel things in the morning.
People hate on all kinds of movies - Pulp Fiction, Oppenheimer, 2001, Barbie, Everything Everywhere All At Once, anything too “artsy” (see much of the Sights and Sounds list).
Have you ever met anyone who thinks Goodfellas is less than good? I feel that’s one of the least objectionable movies.
Have you ever met anyone who thinks Goodfellas is less than good? I feel that’s one of the least objectionable movies.
March 5, 2025 at 10:18 PM
People hate on all kinds of movies - Pulp Fiction, Oppenheimer, 2001, Barbie, Everything Everywhere All At Once, anything too “artsy” (see much of the Sights and Sounds list).
Have you ever met anyone who thinks Goodfellas is less than good? I feel that’s one of the least objectionable movies.
Have you ever met anyone who thinks Goodfellas is less than good? I feel that’s one of the least objectionable movies.
If you want a (somewhat) under appreciated Gene Hackman movie, try Coppola’s The Conversation, made in between the first two Godfather movies. Pretty heady film.
February 27, 2025 at 11:45 AM
If you want a (somewhat) under appreciated Gene Hackman movie, try Coppola’s The Conversation, made in between the first two Godfather movies. Pretty heady film.
If you know you know.
February 24, 2025 at 11:28 AM
If you know you know.
Bernie is barn storming the country, energizing folks to fight fascism. Est. Dems aren’t. He has a clear moral framework and idea for where the country should go, which is what people want from the Democratic Party. It’s pretty indicting that the establishment Dems didn’t see him as the way forward.
February 23, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Bernie is barn storming the country, energizing folks to fight fascism. Est. Dems aren’t. He has a clear moral framework and idea for where the country should go, which is what people want from the Democratic Party. It’s pretty indicting that the establishment Dems didn’t see him as the way forward.
On all the Steely Dan album photos, Donald Fagen is either a hot guy or a nerd.
February 22, 2025 at 4:23 AM
On all the Steely Dan album photos, Donald Fagen is either a hot guy or a nerd.
Once upon a time I was in Florida auditioning for film school (I got an alternate and then never tried to get into Grad School again). I came downstairs for breakfast in a suit, and there was a big fancy gathering with men in suits and women in dresses. I still don’t know what the event was. 1/3
February 20, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Once upon a time I was in Florida auditioning for film school (I got an alternate and then never tried to get into Grad School again). I came downstairs for breakfast in a suit, and there was a big fancy gathering with men in suits and women in dresses. I still don’t know what the event was. 1/3
“Lily Rosemary And The Jack Of Hearts” is ESSENTIAL to Blood On The Tracks. Shifting from 1st to 3rd person has precedent earlier in the album, and LR&TJOH is the point in the narrator’s journey where he goes from in the throes to reflective after reflecting on love thru the lens of a Wild West tale
February 19, 2025 at 3:43 PM
“Lily Rosemary And The Jack Of Hearts” is ESSENTIAL to Blood On The Tracks. Shifting from 1st to 3rd person has precedent earlier in the album, and LR&TJOH is the point in the narrator’s journey where he goes from in the throes to reflective after reflecting on love thru the lens of a Wild West tale
Filmed comedies for comedy sake is a movie genre on life support. Or so it seems to me, having not sought out a comedy in theaters in years. The comedy films I HAVE seen were all streaming (Pop Tart movie, Spirited). And I don’t count multi-genre movies life Barbie, where comedy isn’t the goal.
February 15, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Filmed comedies for comedy sake is a movie genre on life support. Or so it seems to me, having not sought out a comedy in theaters in years. The comedy films I HAVE seen were all streaming (Pop Tart movie, Spirited). And I don’t count multi-genre movies life Barbie, where comedy isn’t the goal.
150 million chickens, turkeys & ducks (who had no choice but to be bred into existence) have been mass killed since the bird flu, & the manner has been horrific (burying alive, heating to death, etc.). Perhaps the solution to high egg prices is to not buy any so that stops. It’s not all about us.
February 15, 2025 at 2:26 PM
150 million chickens, turkeys & ducks (who had no choice but to be bred into existence) have been mass killed since the bird flu, & the manner has been horrific (burying alive, heating to death, etc.). Perhaps the solution to high egg prices is to not buy any so that stops. It’s not all about us.
We shouldn’t wish for hardship just so it can be overcome. What’s the perfect world? What’s utopia? It’s where everyone is spoiled.
February 15, 2025 at 1:02 PM
We shouldn’t wish for hardship just so it can be overcome. What’s the perfect world? What’s utopia? It’s where everyone is spoiled.