Gerald So
@sogerald.bsky.social
I run THE FIVE-TWO #Crime #Poetry weekly: https://poemsoncrime.blogspot.com/ and FANS OF #RobertBParker: https://matrix.to/#/#rbp-fans:matrix.org I often post about TV, film, fiction. Also https://masto.ai/@sogerald posting to writing hashtags.
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Gerald So
@sogerald.bsky.social
· Feb 6
Very Much So
Personal blog of Gerald So, poet, writer, editor, moderator, reviewer, stories, books, TV, film.
geraldso.blogspot.com
Previously on My Life Called So, in March '23, I quit Twitter and have been on Mastodon alone until today. Here, I'll chat w/ friends and promote projects. (I don't want to use Masto mods' limited resources for my BSP.) I also still blog, mainly at geraldso.blogspot.com.
Thank goodness I'm not much a fan of Liam Neeson to be that let down. Olds gonna old.
December 11, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Thank goodness I'm not much a fan of Liam Neeson to be that let down. Olds gonna old.
I don't like that Superman: The Animated Series made Darkseid Superman's enemy b/c the writers didn't think Superman had a strong enough rogues' gallery. How has Superman endured going on 90 years w/o a strong rogues' gallery?
December 11, 2025 at 5:36 PM
I don't like that Superman: The Animated Series made Darkseid Superman's enemy b/c the writers didn't think Superman had a strong enough rogues' gallery. How has Superman endured going on 90 years w/o a strong rogues' gallery?
I've seen the Supergirl trailer and I like it. I don't know much of Supergirl's history, but I like how she differs from Superman. I'm sure the movie will show that.
December 11, 2025 at 5:30 PM
I've seen the Supergirl trailer and I like it. I don't know much of Supergirl's history, but I like how she differs from Superman. I'm sure the movie will show that.
Maybe old-fashioned, but most of the ppl I follow on social media I met in person years before.
December 11, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Maybe old-fashioned, but most of the ppl I follow on social media I met in person years before.
I read about one of my favorite actors that "She does not participate in social media." I like her more now.
December 11, 2025 at 3:31 PM
I read about one of my favorite actors that "She does not participate in social media." I like her more now.
I was watching a very informative video about Sisyphus and video game development and was only distracted b/c the host repeatedly pronounced Camus "Camuss."
"Albert Camuss wrote an essay about Sisyphus."
"Albert Camuss wrote an essay about Sisyphus."
December 11, 2025 at 3:27 PM
I was watching a very informative video about Sisyphus and video game development and was only distracted b/c the host repeatedly pronounced Camus "Camuss."
"Albert Camuss wrote an essay about Sisyphus."
"Albert Camuss wrote an essay about Sisyphus."
It sure seems as if bigwigs buy media outlets to promote themselves.
December 11, 2025 at 2:57 PM
It sure seems as if bigwigs buy media outlets to promote themselves.
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I'm looking for Christmas-themed crime #Poetry -
poemsoncrime.blogspot.com/p/guidelines...
Submit for a shot at the Dec. 15 and 22 slots.
poemsoncrime.blogspot.com/p/guidelines...
Submit for a shot at the Dec. 15 and 22 slots.
Guidelines
by Gerald So Publishing an original poem each Monday, THE FIVE-TWO's purpose is to bring current and historical wrongdoing to light, wheth...
poemsoncrime.blogspot.com
December 8, 2025 at 8:22 PM
I'm looking for Christmas-themed crime #Poetry -
poemsoncrime.blogspot.com/p/guidelines...
Submit for a shot at the Dec. 15 and 22 slots.
poemsoncrime.blogspot.com/p/guidelines...
Submit for a shot at the Dec. 15 and 22 slots.
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Dec. 8-14 at The Five-Two #Crime #Poetry weekly, "i only went to the store" by Cithara Patra
Text: poemsoncrime.blogspot.com/2025/12/cith...
YouTube reading: www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ecU...
Submit your work: poemsoncrime.blogspot.com/p/guidelines...
Text: poemsoncrime.blogspot.com/2025/12/cith...
YouTube reading: www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ecU...
Submit your work: poemsoncrime.blogspot.com/p/guidelines...
Cithara Patra
I ONLY WENT TO THE STORE we ran out of eggs and the store was a few blocks away it was 5 AM when I stepped outside a few cars zoomed by...
poemsoncrime.blogspot.com
December 8, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Dec. 8-14 at The Five-Two #Crime #Poetry weekly, "i only went to the store" by Cithara Patra
Text: poemsoncrime.blogspot.com/2025/12/cith...
YouTube reading: www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ecU...
Submit your work: poemsoncrime.blogspot.com/p/guidelines...
Text: poemsoncrime.blogspot.com/2025/12/cith...
YouTube reading: www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ecU...
Submit your work: poemsoncrime.blogspot.com/p/guidelines...
I wonder if James Gunn's Supergirl will have the same theme music as his Superman. Different music would show their different personalities.
December 11, 2025 at 9:14 AM
I wonder if James Gunn's Supergirl will have the same theme music as his Superman. Different music would show their different personalities.
More posts against AI LLMs: The idea of creating an LLM based on a deceased loved one purposely preys on our lost connection, but every life is meaningful squarely b/c it's finite. We would surely waste life if we thought it could be perpetually preserved.
December 11, 2025 at 7:54 AM
More posts against AI LLMs: The idea of creating an LLM based on a deceased loved one purposely preys on our lost connection, but every life is meaningful squarely b/c it's finite. We would surely waste life if we thought it could be perpetually preserved.
Ppl shouldn't seek psychiatric help from AI. That said, what's up w/ AI suggesting ppl harm themselves? That proves AI isn't the great help to humanity AI companies wish it to be.
December 10, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Ppl shouldn't seek psychiatric help from AI. That said, what's up w/ AI suggesting ppl harm themselves? That proves AI isn't the great help to humanity AI companies wish it to be.
I'm sorry. I also find it hard to watch Young Gibbs marry his future ex-wives. I don't know how I can root for someone making choices we know are wrong. By contrast there was nothing wrong w/ Gibbs mourning Shannon and Kelly. It showed faithfulness to his family.
December 10, 2025 at 4:40 PM
I'm sorry. I also find it hard to watch Young Gibbs marry his future ex-wives. I don't know how I can root for someone making choices we know are wrong. By contrast there was nothing wrong w/ Gibbs mourning Shannon and Kelly. It showed faithfulness to his family.
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Book me for script notes/editorial now… and you’ll have that project ready to go for January!
Just a thought.
Just a thought.
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I think the next big piece of HOW I MAKE COMICS— Chapter One: The Idea — will be premiering tomorrow, for paid subscribers only… and a subscription can be had for as low as a buck a month. A bargain!
I think the next big piece of HOW I MAKE COMICS— Chapter One: The Idea — will be premiering tomorrow, for paid subscribers only… and a subscription can be had for as low as a buck a month. A bargain!
Week 26 Newsletter! The Ragdolls Are Coming!
My wife costume designs a musical, I catsit and write more comics, and the three Peanuts comic strips that saved my soul.
Check it out: www.patreon.com/posts/week-2...?
My wife costume designs a musical, I catsit and write more comics, and the three Peanuts comic strips that saved my soul.
Check it out: www.patreon.com/posts/week-2...?
December 10, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Book me for script notes/editorial now… and you’ll have that project ready to go for January!
Just a thought.
Just a thought.
Ai-themed ep of NCIS last night, written by Brian Dietzen and Jesse Stern, two of the show's best. The AI of it made it hard to watch for me. i think that was intentional. Still, AI is a problem in reality I don't need any more of in fiction.
December 10, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Ai-themed ep of NCIS last night, written by Brian Dietzen and Jesse Stern, two of the show's best. The AI of it made it hard to watch for me. i think that was intentional. Still, AI is a problem in reality I don't need any more of in fiction.
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A Donald Trump pinata was set on fire in Guatemala for the annual “Burning of the Devil.”
Seems fair.
Seems fair.
December 10, 2025 at 9:34 AM
A Donald Trump pinata was set on fire in Guatemala for the annual “Burning of the Devil.”
Seems fair.
Seems fair.
As a human, I fundamentally cannot understand why other humans prefer GenAI to human achievement. As so many have said trying to warn us, why are you rooting for the thing trying to make you obsolete?
December 10, 2025 at 12:11 PM
As a human, I fundamentally cannot understand why other humans prefer GenAI to human achievement. As so many have said trying to warn us, why are you rooting for the thing trying to make you obsolete?
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More of this energy, please.
“I am so bored by AI. One of the things I love about the theatre is AI can’t do it.”
Ethan Hawke is a dude 👌🏻
Ethan Hawke is a dude 👌🏻
December 10, 2025 at 11:51 AM
More of this energy, please.
I posted I don't have a favorite Christmas movie. I think of "favorite" as a strong word, but it can also be faddish. "This is my favorite right now. It may lose my favor."
Anyway, I recommend VIOLENT NIGHT w/ David Harbour playing the real, jaded Santa Claus, stumbling into a hostage situation.
Anyway, I recommend VIOLENT NIGHT w/ David Harbour playing the real, jaded Santa Claus, stumbling into a hostage situation.
December 10, 2025 at 11:53 AM
I posted I don't have a favorite Christmas movie. I think of "favorite" as a strong word, but it can also be faddish. "This is my favorite right now. It may lose my favor."
Anyway, I recommend VIOLENT NIGHT w/ David Harbour playing the real, jaded Santa Claus, stumbling into a hostage situation.
Anyway, I recommend VIOLENT NIGHT w/ David Harbour playing the real, jaded Santa Claus, stumbling into a hostage situation.
TV midseason or "fall finales" are a thing now. I preferred when they weren't labeled. They were still mostly cliffhangers that got you curious to tune in when the shows returned. I dislike the manufactured drama of the label. "Ooh, this is the fall finale."
December 10, 2025 at 8:15 AM
TV midseason or "fall finales" are a thing now. I preferred when they weren't labeled. They were still mostly cliffhangers that got you curious to tune in when the shows returned. I dislike the manufactured drama of the label. "Ooh, this is the fall finale."
I bought into the original DIE HARD such that out of the theater it took a while to remember it was summertime, not Christmastime.
December 9, 2025 at 9:13 PM
I bought into the original DIE HARD such that out of the theater it took a while to remember it was summertime, not Christmastime.
I favor cold, short showers, but I also think I'd like a sauna, so it evens out. Short of a sauna, I'll take a blanket to snoodle up in. Winter is so cold.
December 9, 2025 at 9:08 PM
I favor cold, short showers, but I also think I'd like a sauna, so it evens out. Short of a sauna, I'll take a blanket to snoodle up in. Winter is so cold.
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This is so unexpectedly lovely: Hot shower prayer www.themarginalian.org/2025/01/09/h...
The Hot Shower as a Form of Prayer
One of the paradoxes of being alive is that it is often through the extremes of sensation, through the shock of having a body, that we come most proximate to the subtleties of the soul. Walt Whitma…
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December 9, 2025 at 8:03 PM
This is so unexpectedly lovely: Hot shower prayer www.themarginalian.org/2025/01/09/h...
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Pity people who ask me to "reccomend a crime novel" for someone... I can't just do one. I end up writing a whole essay in an email as to why they might enjoy a ton of different books... you can take the boy out of the booksellers, but clearly you can't take the bookseller out of the boy...
December 9, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Pity people who ask me to "reccomend a crime novel" for someone... I can't just do one. I end up writing a whole essay in an email as to why they might enjoy a ton of different books... you can take the boy out of the booksellers, but clearly you can't take the bookseller out of the boy...
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I have an author interview up. Thanks to the great folks at Night Beats!
#Booksky 💙📚 #FantasyBooks #HopePunk
nightbeatseu.ca/2025/12/09/b...
#Booksky 💙📚 #FantasyBooks #HopePunk
nightbeatseu.ca/2025/12/09/b...
Behind the Screens: Tuesday Author Interview
Every Tuesday, get to know a bit about the stories behind the books you love, and discover your next favourite novel. Rachel: In dark times, fantasy can offer a vision of the future that challenges…
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December 9, 2025 at 11:33 AM
I have an author interview up. Thanks to the great folks at Night Beats!
#Booksky 💙📚 #FantasyBooks #HopePunk
nightbeatseu.ca/2025/12/09/b...
#Booksky 💙📚 #FantasyBooks #HopePunk
nightbeatseu.ca/2025/12/09/b...