I'm sure there's another event out there that has picked up the slack, and I might seek it out in a couple of days or later this month, but today, I'm just going to be a little sad that an event I was part of for so long no longer exists.

It taught me that I had to get over myself and that no first draft would be good, but you can't edit something that doesn't exist. It taught me how to do volunteer work, like you cannot crowd-source anything, and you have to just pick things, and everyone has to deal with it.

NaNo has been a major part of over half of my life. It taught me how to trust my own talent as a writer and that if I let the words flow, they will come. It taught me how to hyperfocus and write fast.

🧵 Today is the first time since 2004 that I'm not beginning National Novel Writing Month. I had a feeling things were bad when I looked at their fundraising goals last year, but I thought they would scale back, not nuke the entire event and the entire website.

I went to the dentist today and told my hygienist I was seeing #BlackPhone2. She wasn't sure about seeing it in theaters because she sometimes gets a little screamy in horror movies. Ma'am, horror movies, more than anything, thrive in packed theaters with people reacting around you.

The rain is a paid actor.

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Thanks to an informal experiment I've been conducting, early findings suggest that the best way to prevent YouTube from radicalizing young men is to watch K-Pop content. The K-Pop algorithm is way stronger than those losers, and you get to watch a bunch of really awesome people be awesome on stage.

As someone actually did overdose on Tylenol [and Ibuprofen] in a suicide attempt in 2003, this entire grift is amusing me far too much.

If you think my card draw luck for the #Spiderman #MagicTheGathering pre-release was somehow inproved from #FinalFantasy, you'll all be pleased to know I had to mulligan a hand after drawing 7 lands. #MTGxSpiderman #MTGxFinalFantasy

Apparently, the rapture is happening on the 23rd, and the poetic irony that I'll be prepping for a colonoscopy on that day is hilarious.

I saw someone say that the "blueberry" comment will stick with that little girl because, in kid logic, it makes it sound like it was her fault. Without trauma dumping, I can confirm that one poorly worded statement to a kid about something not their fault/out of their control will stick with them.

Who says getting older means you have to be boring? It just means balance, and I balanced out my 39th birthday with plush. Please enjoy this picture of Cashew's adorable face.

I really appreciated anyone who left me birthday wishes the other day. If you're wondering how my next foray into adulthood is going, when my parents asked what I wanted for a present, I said a mop and a squishmallow that shared my name and spelling.

Once again, the NYAD towel I got from #Netflix a few years ago is coming in clutch. It's that weird, super-thin material that the mere idea of putting on my body makes my skin crawl, but this is Apartment Disaster #2, where it has stepped in to soak up leaking water.

If you ever want to first hand account of how stupid the American healthcare system is, just be someone who needs prescription eyedrops.

“i have to use AI because i’m bad at drawingggg 😭😭😭”

I despised Rebel Moon but I unironically love his Watchmen adaptation and Sucker Punch. It's why I always laugh when people accuse me of being a hater.

Bush should have left more of you behind.

The Superman, James Gunn, and Zack Snyder discourse is so boring. There is nuance. The Snyder versions of the characters are more than likely not coming back, but (as I said 2+ years ago) Snyder could make a banger one-off, buckwild Elseworlds film.

Still parsing out all of my thoughts on #Highest2Lowest, but the 4th wall break when the Yankees fan turns, looks directly at the camera, and yells "Boston sucks!" might one of my favorite moments of the year.

The only people who should be invested in the box office of any film are: 1. the studio. 2. Industry pundits [Yo]. 3. The cast and crew, but only if they gave a deal where they get royalties from the box office. Joe and Jill Normal should not give a shit.

I recently used mine when water started leaking down my walls into my bathroom. I'm not losing my towels to apartment BS again, so Netflix came in clutch.

Here's a sentence I never thought I'd say, but man, the pharmaceutical lobbyists are going to be the saving grace for this one.