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Todd Robert Petersen

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PICNIC IN THE RUINS from Counterpoint Press. Pater Familias. Novelist. Professor of Creative Writing and Film. Repped by: Sobel/Weber.

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Todd Robert Petersen @toddpetersen.bsky.social · 2h

What if we spent trillions of dollars on teachers and therapists instead of on AI slopfrastructure?

Todd Robert Petersen @toddpetersen.bsky.social · 2h

In my film classes I regularly teach about how when new mediums and technologies appear; they are immediately followed by their pr0n iterations: printing press, photography, VHS (over Beta), streaming, online CC payments. You name it. And now we get the AI version of that story. Guh and double guh.

Todd Robert Petersen @toddpetersen.bsky.social · 19h

Happy People Don't Live Here by the amazing @ambersparks.bsky.social is here. Happy book birthday, Amber.

A screaming skeleton holding a book by Amber Sparks called happy people don't live here

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Todd Robert Petersen @toddpetersen.bsky.social · 1d

This is Jerry.

A skeleton laughing. Behind him a drawing of the moon that says look up.

Todd Robert Petersen @toddpetersen.bsky.social · 2d

The latest dip for me is this circular funding scheme of theirs.

Todd Robert Petersen @toddpetersen.bsky.social · 2d

This is so true.

Todd Robert Petersen @toddpetersen.bsky.social · 2d

Going tomorrow.

Todd Robert Petersen @toddpetersen.bsky.social · 3d

Everyone, I have a job this year, and it is to play "strictly rhythm" guitar on "Sultans of Swing" for my son's junior recital. If I mess this up I'll never live it down.

Todd Robert Petersen @toddpetersen.bsky.social · 3d

It's so bad.

Todd Robert Petersen @toddpetersen.bsky.social · 4d

For real. What a year for you, my friend.

Todd Robert Petersen @toddpetersen.bsky.social · 4d

I keep coming back to this book.

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Todd Robert Petersen @toddpetersen.bsky.social · 4d

Those Thiel seminars feel like a supervillain's version of a real estate seminar at a Holiday Inn by the airport.

Todd Robert Petersen @toddpetersen.bsky.social · 4d

Sound on: I love working at a university, because on your way back from teaching a storytelling class some unseen trombonist is practicing.

Todd Robert Petersen @toddpetersen.bsky.social · 4d

Yeah, it's going down outside right now.

National Weather Service @nws.noaa.gov · 4d

A MODERATE risk of excessive rainfall is in effect across portions of Arizona and Utah today. Heavy rain will continue to pose a threat, especially across vulnerable areas, including steep terrain, slot canyons and burn scars.

Keep up to date with the latest forecast at weather.gov.

Todd Robert Petersen @toddpetersen.bsky.social · 4d

This is fabulous.

Todd Robert Petersen @toddpetersen.bsky.social · 4d

All these frogs, and no trench coat.

Todd Robert Petersen @toddpetersen.bsky.social · 4d

Yes....

Todd Robert Petersen @toddpetersen.bsky.social · 4d

I voted for you.

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Todd Robert Petersen @toddpetersen.bsky.social · 4d

I remember this and Matt Groening went to my grade school. I am the cool kind of old.

Todd Robert Petersen @toddpetersen.bsky.social · 5d

Super envious. I've heard these recent shows are really cool.

Todd Robert Petersen @toddpetersen.bsky.social · 5d

Found this wonderful message on campus.

A post it that says your outfit slays stuck to some marble.

Todd Robert Petersen @toddpetersen.bsky.social · 5d

Yep. I don't have work email on my phone or my personal computer. Work has to stay at work.

Todd Robert Petersen @toddpetersen.bsky.social · 5d

Hard eye roll at this (not you).

Todd Robert Petersen @toddpetersen.bsky.social · 6d

This sentence is right up my alley.

Todd Robert Petersen @toddpetersen.bsky.social · 6d

We put a solar system on the house a few years ago because a neighbor and I had been watching the price hikes creep in. He and I had no idea it would go this insane.