I’ve also discovered (quite late in life) that there’s a rare sort of person who, so long as it serves their interests, will take your expanding for granted and quietly delight in your diminishing… and so it’s also important to know when to say “sorry, but I can’t make any more room for you here.”
But also, like, I’m jet-lagged and physically exhausted and I just want to be a comfy slug all day tomorrow, so you can be goddamn sure that’s what I’ll be doing youtu.be/Nk4pB1NxM1o
I just got back to the US after 10 days abroad, and the banner at Newark reading “US Customs and Border Protection Welcomes You to the United States of America” made me feel a deep sense of frustration and despair… and as my European colleagues reminded me, we’re in for 3 more years of this, minimum
Reminder that it’s OK (and in fact, essential) to relax and find joy in your life even while terrible and deeply concerning shit is happening in the news. I don’t recommend trying to *indefinitely avoid* feeling whatever it makes you feel, but you’re still allowed to make room for other stuff
I dunno, uh… OvrHTvTJ? These CAPTCHAs are getting ridiculous
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Can’t argue with that logic
What an organized people
The bust of a headless mannequin sporting a sharp early-20th-century suit and tie, in front of a classical white marble sculpture depicting two people: a maiden, clutching her gown with one breast exposed, her other arm placed on the thigh of a cap-wearing figure standing just behind, who offers her a hand on the shoulder and a look of calm compassion
Also, apparently 900-year-old Anglican churches can have a bar in the back where they sell affordably-priced draft beer? That’s one way to solve the problem of declining attendance
What’d I tell ya? They even made a special spire hat for this holy water font
But then you discover “holy shit, they call TJ Maxx *TK Maxx* in England???” and suddenly, it was all worth the journey
In our modern, globalized (globalised) world, international travel can be underwhelming. You can fly across an ocean, and people still listen to the same music, watch the same movies, wear the same clothes, drive the same cars, and toil under the same system of neoliberal oligarchy…
These Englanders really have a hard-on for ominous spires
I had a dream that Zillow added a feature that let you dox corporate resellers
Hast thou a phone?
__ Yea, milord, verily
__ Nay, milord, I have it not
Which free gift are *you* gonna pick?
Oh hell yes
It’s scary to see the phone screen of the guy in front of you on the airport shuttle bus when he’s scrolling through YouTube and TikTok. Like, dude, *that’s* the content you’re being served? It’s basically just the trending page! Brother, you need to get some niche hobbies before you get radicalized
Also: the Spaniards have Castilian accents instead of being uncannily Mexican like in the original; the game is jaw-droppingly gorgeous; and omg the SETTINGS MENU: it shows you your PC specs and tells you how each graphical tweak will affect resource usage, with preview screenshots. A+++++ gj Capcom
Ashley is, like, a relatable and well-written character now?! The changes to both her companion-NPC game mechanics and her and character development are top-notch.
Overall, I’m impressed at how well the dialogue maintains the campy-as-hell action movie vibes while still feeling grounded and human.
I bought the Resident Evil 4 remake (Steam sale on now!) expecting to get a quick nostalgia fix and lose interest, then I ended up playing it all weekend. I’m thoroughly impressed with what I’ve seen so far (at Ch. 11) - it manages to stay true to the original while feeling like a totally new game.
I’ve had the refrain from “Ohio” by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young playing on repeat in my head for over a week now.
I can’t imagine why!
Thank you, Google AI Summary; this is definitely a perfect replacement for our traditional means of accessing the world’s knowledge
Sometimes you just need to get cozy and curl up with a nice hot mug of jazz youtu.be/P0a5H0nmP70
A photo of a small brown/white terrier mix is covered in a pile of pillows and blankets. She stares into the camera.
dog
you know what sucks? a lot of stuff right now. you know what’s pretty great, though? music. what a concept youtu.be/vos32LuLjZs
A black and white ad. A frosted sheet cake and frosted layer cake sit in the background behind a box which itself has an image of a round cake being frosted. The copy reads "Now frost a hot cake from your microwave or oven
Pillsbury Frost it Hot! (1987-1988): A line of boxed frosting mix made for use on cakes that were still hot, to save time. Pillsbury noted that the frostings, which came in Whipped Chocolate and Fluffy White, contained no fat or cholesterol, so they wouldn't melt when applied to a hot cake.
