This Attic Emphatic
@thisattic.bsky.social
Ambivalent academic, enthusiastic music maker, word person, bus rider, and beagle-Russell acolyte in Hartford, CT. Unambivalent user of periods and the word “fewer.”
“It’s after the end of the world; don’t you know that yet?” (Sun Ra)
“It’s after the end of the world; don’t you know that yet?” (Sun Ra)
It stacks well
November 17, 2025 at 4:49 PM
It stacks well
A whole lotta Rosie, indeed. About 6.5 of Rosie.
November 4, 2025 at 2:42 PM
A whole lotta Rosie, indeed. About 6.5 of Rosie.
I want my oats uncut…🎶
October 25, 2025 at 3:47 PM
I want my oats uncut…🎶
Meanwhile, the French are already confused that the US is now run by Trompe-l'œil-alists.
October 22, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Meanwhile, the French are already confused that the US is now run by Trompe-l'œil-alists.
More of this, please
October 21, 2025 at 2:44 AM
More of this, please
The usual choice: would you rather be punched in the face or have your leg sawed off. A simple choice to make, but yuck. Let’s do better.
October 17, 2025 at 5:04 PM
The usual choice: would you rather be punched in the face or have your leg sawed off. A simple choice to make, but yuck. Let’s do better.
Also me: does this town usually not have boys in it?
October 15, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Also me: does this town usually not have boys in it?
And linen, in particular.
October 6, 2025 at 1:04 PM
And linen, in particular.
Others: your vision of happiness won’t work.
You: exactly
You: exactly
October 4, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Others: your vision of happiness won’t work.
You: exactly
You: exactly
A bean stalker
September 8, 2025 at 9:35 PM
A bean stalker
Yes. A classic.
August 29, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Yes. A classic.
I thought he was toasted, but maybe not.
August 27, 2025 at 6:56 PM
I thought he was toasted, but maybe not.
Don’t mean to butt in, but you probably mean “Asylum.”
August 26, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Don’t mean to butt in, but you probably mean “Asylum.”
Getting onto 84E at Exit 46, you’ll see the same handwriting: “Julius Eastman.”
August 25, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Getting onto 84E at Exit 46, you’ll see the same handwriting: “Julius Eastman.”
More like Rem Un-Koolhaas, amirite
August 25, 2025 at 8:36 PM
More like Rem Un-Koolhaas, amirite
Yeah, this was awful.
Ezra: “What if we come to love and depend on the A.I.s — if we prefer them, in many cases, to our fellow humans?”
Me: “ChatGPT, read me another story about the boy who had no friends.”
Ezra: “What if we come to love and depend on the A.I.s — if we prefer them, in many cases, to our fellow humans?”
Me: “ChatGPT, read me another story about the boy who had no friends.”
August 24, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Yeah, this was awful.
Ezra: “What if we come to love and depend on the A.I.s — if we prefer them, in many cases, to our fellow humans?”
Me: “ChatGPT, read me another story about the boy who had no friends.”
Ezra: “What if we come to love and depend on the A.I.s — if we prefer them, in many cases, to our fellow humans?”
Me: “ChatGPT, read me another story about the boy who had no friends.”
WaPo, sacrificing ethos for Bezos, reports on this victory for “personal liberties and free markets.”
July 29, 2025 at 7:34 PM
WaPo, sacrificing ethos for Bezos, reports on this victory for “personal liberties and free markets.”
You should be a Shyamalan of yourself for this awful pun.
July 29, 2025 at 2:36 AM
You should be a Shyamalan of yourself for this awful pun.
She’s singing about Lake Michigan. “LA” is Lake Arcadia on the northeast coast of Lake Michigan.
July 9, 2025 at 10:36 PM
She’s singing about Lake Michigan. “LA” is Lake Arcadia on the northeast coast of Lake Michigan.
Currently riding Hartford buses for “free” because a glitch in the CTGo app registers that I have funds but doesn’t allow me to use them. The official response from CT Transit is that it can’t be fixed and that drivers are instructed to allow passengers with this glitch to board and ride.
July 9, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Currently riding Hartford buses for “free” because a glitch in the CTGo app registers that I have funds but doesn’t allow me to use them. The official response from CT Transit is that it can’t be fixed and that drivers are instructed to allow passengers with this glitch to board and ride.
Baby, we are so back. (Just ribbing you a bit.)
June 19, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Baby, we are so back. (Just ribbing you a bit.)
We’re so cooked.
May 25, 2025 at 6:11 PM
We’re so cooked.
But, first, here’s my clean tone.
May 20, 2025 at 1:47 AM
But, first, here’s my clean tone.
Good lord. This stupid country. How could people vote for this?
May 19, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Good lord. This stupid country. How could people vote for this?