@nanette
a middle-aged librarian living on the flatlands of central Illinois magnificent weirdo, guardian of the corn trophy, teller of stories “music critic” at thebestthing.blog not a professional account by any means, it gets weird in here
“Unlike marsupials and placental mammals that split their ‘business elements’ into separate orifices, ‘most other animals have the Swiss Army knife equivalent of a rear opening,’ Vinther says. This gives them ‘one opening for everything—pooping, peeing, sex and laying eggs.’
science is cool
or @putnam39.bsky.social needs to add run time to his fancy spreadsheet
A white cat with a brown tabby ear and a brown tabby tail rubbing her face on a catnip toy that says “dude you gotta fuckin’ rub your face in this shit”
she was, indeed, fuckin’ rubbing her face in this shit
A white cat with a brown tabby half mask and a dazed look on her face lying near a catnip toy that says “dude, you gotta fuckin’ rub your face in this shit”
nip crazed
one of the only pleasantly memorable things from my relationship with Don, the white boy with dreadlocks*, was that he used his state of the art 1994 computer to create a drawing of a mouse out of random shapes and captioned it “I am a mean mouse/I shit in your bisquick/I carry diseases”
*I KNOW
A literal photo of my computer screen showing a photo of the cover of a cookbook called “bisquick recipes to tantalize your taste bud.” The subtitle is “bisquick recipes for all taste buds.” There is a picture of some kind of loaf, presumably a quick bread, on the cover.
this week’s adventures in e-content purchasing includes this book, which includes recipes that will tantalize your taste bud. just one of them.
either that or it’s missing a comma in the title: “bisquick recipes to tantalize your taste, bud”
the 14 year old is going to the mall with her friends on Friday afternoon and I could not be prouder
listening to blur and making garlic bread
we are replacing the floor in the library lobby and the contractors put down a large clear plastic runner in front of the staff elevator to keep the carpet clean. I have decided it’s a catwalk and I’m going to stroll down it while I wait for the slow-ass elevator to arrive
story of my life
agree—there are a couple of music challenges/polls out there that have ridiculously long rules lists with draconian enforcement. I get that running these things is a huge endeavor but it’s put me off of some stuff I’d probably really enjoy participating in
i was going to bring up Color Me Badd but I think that was your first CD purchase
The Illinettes dance team performing on the court at State Farm center
The Illinettes dance team performing on the court at State Farm center
I thought of this thread when the Illinettes dance team performed to “canned heat” at today’s basketball game
The University of Illinois women’s basketball team warming up on the court at State Farm Center. They are playing Minnesota today.
very sad that this is likely the last home game of the season
that eyewear is straight out of the video for “this corrosion” AND the thought of Andrew Eldritch walking around clutching a small dog is very amusing
even I have never written a sentence this ridiculous
“The experience and emotions tied to listening to Kid A are like witnessing the stillborn birth of a child while simultaneously having the opportunity to see her play in the afterlife on Imax.”
been making fun of Brent’s reviews for 25+ years now, so I’m totally here for this
my eternal “favorite”
oh, she shared a “stellar candidate” who is a remote copywriter “targeting $80-90k” and one of the bullet points is “weekend cocktail creator, blending inventive drinks while exploring hidden indie music gems”
the credits on Apple Music are woefully insufficient, I’m going to have to find another source to figure out who’s doing what here. like I can always pick out when the Red Hot Chili Peppers pop up but there are several other songs where I’m like “who’s this singing, this isn’t Tricky”
are you telling me that the guy from Live is on this Tricky album because that’s a real brain scrambler right there
you were told this by who? was it someone incredibly wise?
my first round @marchxness.bsky.social match will take place on March 9th! I am proud of what I wrote, it’s exactly what you’d expect from me, and it includes a never-before-seen, horrible picture of me as a tween with a bad 80s perm and ugly glasses
here’s the full schedule:
some of the best advice my therapist ever gave me, right there!
album cover of “the way of the Vaselines” by the Vaselines
now playing! just got this today
attention @bestalbumbrackets.bsky.social friends: I have made my decision!
he knows I am not sympathetic to his plight AND (as I told him) he had his chance
oh I know. I KNOW. I have extensive first hand experience with your opinions
you made your pick already
A shitty blurry still from the video for “Cut Your Hair” by Pavement. Stephen Malkmus is sitting in a barber’s chair wearing a yellow cape and the barber has handed him a scepter and is placing a crown on his head.
me right now
(Midwest emo? smutty rap? indie pop? Choices choices!)
A medium haired white cat with a dilute calico van pattern on her goofy face gazes at the camera. She is sitting on top of a turntable. Also, this cat is not a Turkish van, she’s a random rescue animal who lucked into a fancy coat pattern.
I don’t know if this means she likes or dislikes the Cocteau Twins