James L. Sutter

Rolling up in the club with a baggie full of pills and they're all digestive aids because I'm over 40 and onions hurt my tum-tum.

Huh... yeah, a brief google suggests that they changed the character for the film and a bunch of folks are mad about it. (For good reason—he's the best character in the books!)

...that's enough internet for today. Thank you to all the actual grownups out there doing the real labor of caring for people and trying to repair the damage these stunted men create.

Please, for the love of god, do not reproduce with men who think like Scott Galloway. If someone can't be an equal partner—emotionally and logistically—in caring for their own children, find someone better. Society doesn't need any more boys growing up with their genes or opinions, thanks.

I haven't seen the show, but in the books, the blue-collar Eastern European immigrant is the most lovable character, and they all adore him...?

The Trump Administration is Testing Conversion Therapy By Medically Experimenting on Trans People in Prisons The Bureau of Prisons is subjecting trans people to conversion therapy and denying them care with the goal of helping them "recover." It's trying to prove dangerous conversion practices can work.

Under a new policy released Thursday, the Trump Administration will test conversion therapy on trans people in prisons. It explicitly states that it aims to help trans people “recover,” all the while forcibly detransitioning them both medically and socially.

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Show poster for a concert featuring: Avenue East Sinking Season Rabbit Prince Saturday, Feb 28 Doors 8:30 / Show 9:00 The Sunset Tavern, Ballard, WA Tickets $12 adv, $15 door

TONIGHT

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Show poster for a concert featuring: Avenue East Sinking Season Rabbit Prince Saturday, Feb 28 Doors 8:30 / Show 9:00 The Sunset Tavern, Ballard, WA Tickets $12 adv, $15 door

TOMORROW, SEATTLE!

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OH MY GOD PERCY SHELLEY WAS THE ORIGINAL FOX MULDER

I've written up a brief script for anyone who wants to call or write your representatives regarding this bill (yes, even the ones you think won't care). PLEASE DO THIS IF YOU ARE ABLE. This bill *cannot* pass.

You can find your representatives here: www.congress.gov/members/find...

It's easy to feel like art doesn't matter. But I've been thinking about the songs we played for my mom while she was dying. The shows that got me through years of pandemic quarantine. The audiobooks and podcasts that are the only media my disabled wife can still enjoy. Somebody created those things.

Thank you, Sherry! <3

A book or song or film doesn't have to be incredible to be important to someone, in the same way a house doesn't have to be a palace to be a home. It's about the role it plays in somebody's life. I can love a mediocre song. I can love a house that leaks. They're both part of my story.

Willie Nelson didn't know his song would be playing when my mom died. In fact, writing and recording that song might have been a slog—something he slapped together to pay the bills. It doesn't *matter*. Good or bad, art is part of the structure of our lives. We need it. We *inhabit* it.

It's easy to feel like art doesn't matter. But I've been thinking about the songs we played for my mom while she was dying. The shows that got me through years of pandemic quarantine. The audiobooks and podcasts that are the only media my disabled wife can still enjoy. Somebody created those things.

The GOP is running on pure evil.

Seeing this tweet out of context on my timeline, it took my brain way too long to parse whether these were all plants or bands or superheroes...

I love that!

Exactly! I do the same. It's also really helpful to do my list on something small, so when the items start to stack up, I can recognize that everything probably isn't going to get done today.

(I also like to have one list for the day and a separate list for "sometime this week"—like stretch goals.)

I just sent out my extremely infrequent email newsletter, in which I let folks know about my latest projects and upcoming events, and this one came with *free stickers*. If you don't want to miss out next time, sign up here! eepurl.com/gpPbxX

It's the time of year when it can seem like everybody's to-do list is full of aspirational goals. That's great if you feel like you have capacity, but it's also totally okay if your new year's resolution is "fucking survive." You don't always need to be adding more. Line doesn't have to go up.

Hey, if you're struggling, try making sure your to-do list reflects all the things you're already doing.

Took a shower? Check.

Fed yourself? Check.

Went to work? Dang, go you! Check that shit off!

Life is hard when the world sucks and your brain is working against you. Give yourself credit.

Was trying to remember a Will Forte quote from Tim & Eric’s Billion Dollar Movie and accidentally figured out how to make Google’s AI tool shut up

Indeed. ;)

A bunch of stickers with the Rabbit Prince logo, showing a rabbit in a crown.

Hey Seattle! Are you coming to the first show for my new band, Rabbit Prince, on the 28th? If so, be sure to grab a free vinyl sticker!

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OMG I JUST REALIZED TODAY WAS PROBABLY THEIR FIRST WORKDAY AFTER VALENTINE'S DAY. And they totally had the spot reserved with those no parking signs!

Oh shit. I never thought of using that, but you're right—it's actually really good. 😆

I have an irrational hatred of the Hello Fresh ads that start by confidently stating "the hardest part of your day is figuring out what to make for dinner."

No, actually, it's not. And if that *is* truly the hardest part of someone's day, they do not have enough responsibilities.

Thank you for keep us all informed!

Speaking as somebody with 20+ years designing for the tabletop game industry... this is genius. Absolute chef's kiss.