Sara Thacher
@thacher.bsky.social
Experience Designer, Social Practitioner, Imagineer, Explainer of Jokes, Adventurer, erstwhile Jejune Institute Co-creator, and former Vacation Surrogate
Have always loved McMansion Hell.
This ‘how we got here’ look at the evolution and continual reinvention of Rococo and the current state of the Oval Office is just A+
Also “grindset kitsch pianist” as a description of Liberace is inspired.
www.patreon.com/posts/mcmans...
This ‘how we got here’ look at the evolution and continual reinvention of Rococo and the current state of the Oval Office is just A+
Also “grindset kitsch pianist” as a description of Liberace is inspired.
www.patreon.com/posts/mcmans...
The McMansionization of the White House, or: Regional Car Dealership Rococo: a treatise | McMansion Hell
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November 12, 2025 at 5:37 AM
Have always loved McMansion Hell.
This ‘how we got here’ look at the evolution and continual reinvention of Rococo and the current state of the Oval Office is just A+
Also “grindset kitsch pianist” as a description of Liberace is inspired.
www.patreon.com/posts/mcmans...
This ‘how we got here’ look at the evolution and continual reinvention of Rococo and the current state of the Oval Office is just A+
Also “grindset kitsch pianist” as a description of Liberace is inspired.
www.patreon.com/posts/mcmans...
It says a lot about Southern California home prices when a listing for a literal castle costs the same as a family home in a nice (but not even super fancy) neighborhood.
www.fineandcountry.co.uk/tunbridge-we...
www.fineandcountry.co.uk/tunbridge-we...
November 10, 2025 at 6:12 PM
It says a lot about Southern California home prices when a listing for a literal castle costs the same as a family home in a nice (but not even super fancy) neighborhood.
www.fineandcountry.co.uk/tunbridge-we...
www.fineandcountry.co.uk/tunbridge-we...
November 7, 2025 at 5:14 PM
This inflatable wins Halloween
Wait for it..
Wait for it..
November 1, 2025 at 12:57 AM
This inflatable wins Halloween
Wait for it..
Wait for it..
Re-discovered a thing.
October 29, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Re-discovered a thing.
Reposted by Sara Thacher
New FluxList: "Nine Times On Base, Single Game" — fluxlists.com#341
October 29, 2025 at 12:55 AM
New FluxList: "Nine Times On Base, Single Game" — fluxlists.com#341
Reposted by Sara Thacher
New FluxList: "Failed To Replicate Psychology Experiments" — fluxlists.com#340
October 23, 2025 at 12:20 AM
New FluxList: "Failed To Replicate Psychology Experiments" — fluxlists.com#340
There’s obviously a lot to unpack here … from undisclosed private donors… to the lack of approvals and review…
But what no one seems to be focusing on:
“Trump said the project had grown in size and now will accommodate 999 people.”
Is this all a misguided attempt to make the Haunted Mansion?!?
But what no one seems to be focusing on:
“Trump said the project had grown in size and now will accommodate 999 people.”
Is this all a misguided attempt to make the Haunted Mansion?!?
October 21, 2025 at 3:05 AM
There’s obviously a lot to unpack here … from undisclosed private donors… to the lack of approvals and review…
But what no one seems to be focusing on:
“Trump said the project had grown in size and now will accommodate 999 people.”
Is this all a misguided attempt to make the Haunted Mansion?!?
But what no one seems to be focusing on:
“Trump said the project had grown in size and now will accommodate 999 people.”
Is this all a misguided attempt to make the Haunted Mansion?!?
Reposted by Sara Thacher
Submissions are now open for the 2026 PGA Innovation Award which recognizes productions pushing boundaries across a wide spectrum of technology, storytelling, and budget. Deadline to submit: Friday, October 31, 2025.
September 30, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Submissions are now open for the 2026 PGA Innovation Award which recognizes productions pushing boundaries across a wide spectrum of technology, storytelling, and budget. Deadline to submit: Friday, October 31, 2025.
Just out for a quiet neighborhood walk full of affirmations, duckies, and severed arms.
September 25, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Just out for a quiet neighborhood walk full of affirmations, duckies, and severed arms.
Reposted by Sara Thacher
small poem. i've been playing a lot of "name the 500 biggest urban areas in the US" type games lately to keep my mind busy when i'm fretful
September 22, 2025 at 8:34 PM
small poem. i've been playing a lot of "name the 500 biggest urban areas in the US" type games lately to keep my mind busy when i'm fretful
It’s been so long since I lived in San Francisco, I couldn’t remember the name of the fog. I had to look it up.
September 7, 2025 at 6:09 PM
It’s been so long since I lived in San Francisco, I couldn’t remember the name of the fog. I had to look it up.
Surely you too have a collection of favorite utility panel covers?
September 2, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Surely you too have a collection of favorite utility panel covers?
Am I playing this wrong?
With the exception of actual Tom Clancy titles, much every other book is ruined, right?
With the exception of actual Tom Clancy titles, much every other book is ruined, right?
Ruin a book by adding “Tom Clancy’s” to the title
“Tom Clancy’s Bleak House”
“Tom Clancy’s Bleak House”
Ruin a book by adding “Tom Clancy’s” to the title
“Tom Clancy’s Star Trek: The Next Generation Technical Manual”
“Tom Clancy’s Star Trek: The Next Generation Technical Manual”
August 28, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Am I playing this wrong?
With the exception of actual Tom Clancy titles, much every other book is ruined, right?
With the exception of actual Tom Clancy titles, much every other book is ruined, right?
New overly aggressive autocorrect just makes me sound dumber.
Previously, I’d go back and scan for little squiggly lines and fix my typos. Because my typing is terrible.
Now my Ty porosity turn into entirely new words unless I watch very carefully.
Please am it stop. I’m egging you.
Previously, I’d go back and scan for little squiggly lines and fix my typos. Because my typing is terrible.
Now my Ty porosity turn into entirely new words unless I watch very carefully.
Please am it stop. I’m egging you.
August 27, 2025 at 4:05 AM
New overly aggressive autocorrect just makes me sound dumber.
Previously, I’d go back and scan for little squiggly lines and fix my typos. Because my typing is terrible.
Now my Ty porosity turn into entirely new words unless I watch very carefully.
Please am it stop. I’m egging you.
Previously, I’d go back and scan for little squiggly lines and fix my typos. Because my typing is terrible.
Now my Ty porosity turn into entirely new words unless I watch very carefully.
Please am it stop. I’m egging you.
Here’s a piece of video game history up for auction:
Minotaur head sculpted for the 3DO version of "Doom"
Would look great on the wall over your bed. Current bid is only $120, a steal.
bid.rlspear.com/Public/Aucti...
Minotaur head sculpted for the 3DO version of "Doom"
Would look great on the wall over your bed. Current bid is only $120, a steal.
bid.rlspear.com/Public/Aucti...
August 24, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Here’s a piece of video game history up for auction:
Minotaur head sculpted for the 3DO version of "Doom"
Would look great on the wall over your bed. Current bid is only $120, a steal.
bid.rlspear.com/Public/Aucti...
Minotaur head sculpted for the 3DO version of "Doom"
Would look great on the wall over your bed. Current bid is only $120, a steal.
bid.rlspear.com/Public/Aucti...
Guess what?
“The Worst Rave in the World” has been extended to Sept. 20th
Hours are limited, so best to plan your Pasadena visit strategically: www.andorgallery.com/press38.html
“The Worst Rave in the World” has been extended to Sept. 20th
Hours are limited, so best to plan your Pasadena visit strategically: www.andorgallery.com/press38.html
“The Worst Rave In The World” at AndOrGallery was really a delight.
The very best of jenky robotics.
The very best of jenky robotics.
August 23, 2025 at 6:53 AM
Guess what?
“The Worst Rave in the World” has been extended to Sept. 20th
Hours are limited, so best to plan your Pasadena visit strategically: www.andorgallery.com/press38.html
“The Worst Rave in the World” has been extended to Sept. 20th
Hours are limited, so best to plan your Pasadena visit strategically: www.andorgallery.com/press38.html
Just your friendly neighborhood Spider-Archie.
August 19, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Just your friendly neighborhood Spider-Archie.
“The Worst Rave In The World” at AndOrGallery was really a delight.
The very best of jenky robotics.
The very best of jenky robotics.
August 10, 2025 at 7:53 AM
“The Worst Rave In The World” at AndOrGallery was really a delight.
The very best of jenky robotics.
The very best of jenky robotics.
Reposted by Sara Thacher
We're excited to announce that applications are open for the Draknek New Voices Puzzle Grant 2025 🎉
The grant will award $15,000 to five thinky puzzle game developers from all over the world, and a year's mentorship with genre veterans.
Deadline: September 28th
More info 👇
grants.draknek.org
The grant will award $15,000 to five thinky puzzle game developers from all over the world, and a year's mentorship with genre veterans.
Deadline: September 28th
More info 👇
grants.draknek.org
August 8, 2025 at 2:12 PM
We're excited to announce that applications are open for the Draknek New Voices Puzzle Grant 2025 🎉
The grant will award $15,000 to five thinky puzzle game developers from all over the world, and a year's mentorship with genre veterans.
Deadline: September 28th
More info 👇
grants.draknek.org
The grant will award $15,000 to five thinky puzzle game developers from all over the world, and a year's mentorship with genre veterans.
Deadline: September 28th
More info 👇
grants.draknek.org
I wore a crisp white shirt all day and didn’t get anything on it.
There should be a medal for this.
There should be a medal for this.
August 8, 2025 at 1:59 AM
I wore a crisp white shirt all day and didn’t get anything on it.
There should be a medal for this.
There should be a medal for this.
Fandom is the true lingua franca.
Tavern Pachimon Wars, Osaka
(Pachimon = knockoff/fake)
Tavern Pachimon Wars, Osaka
(Pachimon = knockoff/fake)
July 6, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Fandom is the true lingua franca.
Tavern Pachimon Wars, Osaka
(Pachimon = knockoff/fake)
Tavern Pachimon Wars, Osaka
(Pachimon = knockoff/fake)
Reposted by Sara Thacher
You helped will this into existence, you know...
July 5, 2025 at 6:00 PM
You helped will this into existence, you know...
On my way to an immersive theater thing in an arch under a train.
Except not London.
Except not London.
July 5, 2025 at 8:45 AM
On my way to an immersive theater thing in an arch under a train.
Except not London.
Except not London.