i put a scarf on iggy. the result is spectacular.
January 24, 2026 at 12:39 AM
i put a scarf on iggy. the result is spectacular.
i'm gonna be reading "Wide Sargasso Sea" when I go on vacation in a few weeks. it's sort of a post-modern reconciliation of the "mad woman in the attic" from Jane Eyre.
i've read it before, but this time i wanted a further grounding in "Eyre" before I dove in again...
i've read it before, but this time i wanted a further grounding in "Eyre" before I dove in again...
January 21, 2026 at 6:03 PM
i'm gonna be reading "Wide Sargasso Sea" when I go on vacation in a few weeks. it's sort of a post-modern reconciliation of the "mad woman in the attic" from Jane Eyre.
i've read it before, but this time i wanted a further grounding in "Eyre" before I dove in again...
i've read it before, but this time i wanted a further grounding in "Eyre" before I dove in again...
despite my meager efforts to contribute- i straight-up do not understand most trends in books/lit/reading on social media.
this is mostly in regard to folks bragging about books they "dnf" - like, I'm insane and will suffer through shit i hate right to the end. to each their own.
this is mostly in regard to folks bragging about books they "dnf" - like, I'm insane and will suffer through shit i hate right to the end. to each their own.
January 21, 2026 at 1:33 PM
despite my meager efforts to contribute- i straight-up do not understand most trends in books/lit/reading on social media.
this is mostly in regard to folks bragging about books they "dnf" - like, I'm insane and will suffer through shit i hate right to the end. to each their own.
this is mostly in regard to folks bragging about books they "dnf" - like, I'm insane and will suffer through shit i hate right to the end. to each their own.
for the first time in seriously, like, 5 years- I'm calling out of work tomorrow bc I'm pretty sure I have the flu.
currently accepting suggestions for a quick death thx
currently accepting suggestions for a quick death thx
January 9, 2026 at 6:15 AM
for the first time in seriously, like, 5 years- I'm calling out of work tomorrow bc I'm pretty sure I have the flu.
currently accepting suggestions for a quick death thx
currently accepting suggestions for a quick death thx
despite his almost inhuman skill as a novelist, Bolaño always wanted to be remembered as a poet first.
and y'know what?
i get it.
and y'know what?
i get it.
January 8, 2026 at 10:23 PM
despite his almost inhuman skill as a novelist, Bolaño always wanted to be remembered as a poet first.
and y'know what?
i get it.
and y'know what?
i get it.
despite being a recovering addict, and that informing a lot about how I move through this world- I very rarely engage with "recovery lit"
mostly because, with notable exception, I can't stand memoirs
that said, this story is the greatest bit of writing on the early days of recovery I've ever read.
mostly because, with notable exception, I can't stand memoirs
that said, this story is the greatest bit of writing on the early days of recovery I've ever read.
January 7, 2026 at 4:32 PM
despite being a recovering addict, and that informing a lot about how I move through this world- I very rarely engage with "recovery lit"
mostly because, with notable exception, I can't stand memoirs
that said, this story is the greatest bit of writing on the early days of recovery I've ever read.
mostly because, with notable exception, I can't stand memoirs
that said, this story is the greatest bit of writing on the early days of recovery I've ever read.
i tend to stand in awe of gaudy maximalist prose. sequences of linguistic mind-spatter that fundamentally rearrange our methods of expression.
this belies a crucial part of myself. namely, an undergrad obsession with gertrude stein. a name i kept coming back to in willa cather's seminal text.
this belies a crucial part of myself. namely, an undergrad obsession with gertrude stein. a name i kept coming back to in willa cather's seminal text.
January 5, 2026 at 6:23 PM
i tend to stand in awe of gaudy maximalist prose. sequences of linguistic mind-spatter that fundamentally rearrange our methods of expression.
this belies a crucial part of myself. namely, an undergrad obsession with gertrude stein. a name i kept coming back to in willa cather's seminal text.
this belies a crucial part of myself. namely, an undergrad obsession with gertrude stein. a name i kept coming back to in willa cather's seminal text.
spending nye playing puzzle clasic Myst with the girls- as god intended.
December 31, 2025 at 7:34 PM
spending nye playing puzzle clasic Myst with the girls- as god intended.
gonna call it on my 2025 reading list. it's a little south of the number I wanted, but whatever. life gets in the way..
i mean, i DID start out the year reading "brothers karamazov" and also read the entirety of LOTR while stoned on the beach near my house (and only counted it as 1) so fuck it, lol
i mean, i DID start out the year reading "brothers karamazov" and also read the entirety of LOTR while stoned on the beach near my house (and only counted it as 1) so fuck it, lol
December 30, 2025 at 7:25 PM
gonna call it on my 2025 reading list. it's a little south of the number I wanted, but whatever. life gets in the way..
i mean, i DID start out the year reading "brothers karamazov" and also read the entirety of LOTR while stoned on the beach near my house (and only counted it as 1) so fuck it, lol
i mean, i DID start out the year reading "brothers karamazov" and also read the entirety of LOTR while stoned on the beach near my house (and only counted it as 1) so fuck it, lol
the 1st half Mann's first (!!!) novel about 4 generations if a 19th century german family was basically "Protestant work ethic, the novel" - something I've struggled with in the past, yet I was exalted by his precise and sumptuous prose.
and the 2nd half was a rapturous "sic transit gloria mundi"
and the 2nd half was a rapturous "sic transit gloria mundi"
December 30, 2025 at 6:41 PM
the 1st half Mann's first (!!!) novel about 4 generations if a 19th century german family was basically "Protestant work ethic, the novel" - something I've struggled with in the past, yet I was exalted by his precise and sumptuous prose.
and the 2nd half was a rapturous "sic transit gloria mundi"
and the 2nd half was a rapturous "sic transit gloria mundi"
new go-to insult.
December 26, 2025 at 3:24 AM
new go-to insult.
if you must be like one of them, and watch a die hard this season- at least make it die hard 2.
but real connoisseurs of "ironic holiday fare" know the true cinema of the christmas spirit.
#eyeswideshut
but real connoisseurs of "ironic holiday fare" know the true cinema of the christmas spirit.
#eyeswideshut
December 24, 2025 at 2:52 AM
if you must be like one of them, and watch a die hard this season- at least make it die hard 2.
but real connoisseurs of "ironic holiday fare" know the true cinema of the christmas spirit.
#eyeswideshut
but real connoisseurs of "ironic holiday fare" know the true cinema of the christmas spirit.
#eyeswideshut
everytime i think some song is the greatest song i've ever heard- i'm inevitably reminded that "rainy night in soho," y'know, *exists*
A Rainy Night in Soho
YouTube video by The Pogues - Topic
music.youtube.com
December 22, 2025 at 11:57 PM
everytime i think some song is the greatest song i've ever heard- i'm inevitably reminded that "rainy night in soho," y'know, *exists*
Reposted by Gabriel Majeski
i know I'm a broken record in talking about this author- but yesterday's attack called this work to mind almost immediately.
white is Australia's most beloved and celebrated author (if woefully underead today)
and at the center of the novel most responsible for his Nobel- is an antisemitic attack
white is Australia's most beloved and celebrated author (if woefully underead today)
and at the center of the novel most responsible for his Nobel- is an antisemitic attack
Riders in the Chariot - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
December 15, 2025 at 2:13 PM
i know I'm a broken record in talking about this author- but yesterday's attack called this work to mind almost immediately.
white is Australia's most beloved and celebrated author (if woefully underead today)
and at the center of the novel most responsible for his Nobel- is an antisemitic attack
white is Australia's most beloved and celebrated author (if woefully underead today)
and at the center of the novel most responsible for his Nobel- is an antisemitic attack
what's it like being a baker during holiday season while your company is opening a 3rd location for you to supply products for?
ama; or y'know just fucking kill me- whichever is easier
ama; or y'know just fucking kill me- whichever is easier
December 11, 2025 at 8:24 PM
what's it like being a baker during holiday season while your company is opening a 3rd location for you to supply products for?
ama; or y'know just fucking kill me- whichever is easier
ama; or y'know just fucking kill me- whichever is easier
as I became an adult- i had cut myself off from religious experience. primarily for ugly connotations to that word, brought from where I grew up- that in reality have little bearing on what the word actually implies.
for the last half decade, patrick white has helped me recover that relationship
for the last half decade, patrick white has helped me recover that relationship
December 10, 2025 at 4:56 PM
as I became an adult- i had cut myself off from religious experience. primarily for ugly connotations to that word, brought from where I grew up- that in reality have little bearing on what the word actually implies.
for the last half decade, patrick white has helped me recover that relationship
for the last half decade, patrick white has helped me recover that relationship
Reposted by Gabriel Majeski
i've lost my voice from teaching my sister and her husband boardgames for the last 2 days. and now I'm in bed, watching "smoke signals" and eating anti-inflammatories like they're candy.
which is basically how I've spent Thanksgiving for the last 5 years- and will EVERY year until I die lol
which is basically how I've spent Thanksgiving for the last 5 years- and will EVERY year until I die lol
November 28, 2025 at 3:24 AM
i've lost my voice from teaching my sister and her husband boardgames for the last 2 days. and now I'm in bed, watching "smoke signals" and eating anti-inflammatories like they're candy.
which is basically how I've spent Thanksgiving for the last 5 years- and will EVERY year until I die lol
which is basically how I've spent Thanksgiving for the last 5 years- and will EVERY year until I die lol
continuing my yearly foray into everything this man has ever written.
he is, without hyperbole, the best writer of the 20th century that no one reads- and y'all need to catch the fuck up.
he is, without hyperbole, the best writer of the 20th century that no one reads- and y'all need to catch the fuck up.
November 26, 2025 at 5:28 PM
continuing my yearly foray into everything this man has ever written.
he is, without hyperbole, the best writer of the 20th century that no one reads- and y'all need to catch the fuck up.
he is, without hyperbole, the best writer of the 20th century that no one reads- and y'all need to catch the fuck up.
a lot of hay has been made about the greater meaning of "cloud atlas" over the years
to me it's deceptively simple: the storytelling act, our most human impulse- is uniquely our only manifestation capable of moving through time and transforming the peopled world- even as the teller inevitably fades
to me it's deceptively simple: the storytelling act, our most human impulse- is uniquely our only manifestation capable of moving through time and transforming the peopled world- even as the teller inevitably fades
November 25, 2025 at 6:26 PM
a lot of hay has been made about the greater meaning of "cloud atlas" over the years
to me it's deceptively simple: the storytelling act, our most human impulse- is uniquely our only manifestation capable of moving through time and transforming the peopled world- even as the teller inevitably fades
to me it's deceptively simple: the storytelling act, our most human impulse- is uniquely our only manifestation capable of moving through time and transforming the peopled world- even as the teller inevitably fades
Reposted by Gabriel Majeski
it has some glaring flaws, but the wonder lies in what this text IS. it is amateur commentary of a commentary of a film record of a house that doesn't exist.
the text is the house. it is void. it has no meaning. we, in our relationship to it- manifest that meaning.
and that is a powerful thought
the text is the house. it is void. it has no meaning. we, in our relationship to it- manifest that meaning.
and that is a powerful thought
November 10, 2025 at 5:24 PM
it has some glaring flaws, but the wonder lies in what this text IS. it is amateur commentary of a commentary of a film record of a house that doesn't exist.
the text is the house. it is void. it has no meaning. we, in our relationship to it- manifest that meaning.
and that is a powerful thought
the text is the house. it is void. it has no meaning. we, in our relationship to it- manifest that meaning.
and that is a powerful thought
iggy, my big beautiful sturdy girlie- being told by the vet that she weighs 17 lbs
November 5, 2025 at 7:04 PM
iggy, my big beautiful sturdy girlie- being told by the vet that she weighs 17 lbs
i turned 40 yesterday, which, y'know- whatever. but today i'm officially 7 years booze free
i spent my entire life feeling alienated and out of place, and the first sober years were no different. but today I can say with real honesty that I know and like the human i am
and girl? that ain't nothin
i spent my entire life feeling alienated and out of place, and the first sober years were no different. but today I can say with real honesty that I know and like the human i am
and girl? that ain't nothin
November 1, 2025 at 10:08 PM
i turned 40 yesterday, which, y'know- whatever. but today i'm officially 7 years booze free
i spent my entire life feeling alienated and out of place, and the first sober years were no different. but today I can say with real honesty that I know and like the human i am
and girl? that ain't nothin
i spent my entire life feeling alienated and out of place, and the first sober years were no different. but today I can say with real honesty that I know and like the human i am
and girl? that ain't nothin