Blake Tobey
@blaketobey.bsky.social
novice hubby & papa x4 | “the enemy” | theatre & music junkie | amateur newshound | lackluster athlete
First show of the ultra-delayed anniversary: Oh, Mary!
Instant classic. Spectacularly written and performed.
Instant classic. Spectacularly written and performed.
November 9, 2025 at 3:23 AM
First show of the ultra-delayed anniversary: Oh, Mary!
Instant classic. Spectacularly written and performed.
Instant classic. Spectacularly written and performed.
No better way to spend a #NoKings Saturday than circling the Capitol a dozen times, blasting Kpop Demon Hunters, sporting our vampire teeth, and fighting for a future where everyone belongs.
Love is stronger than hate.
Love is stronger than hate.
October 18, 2025 at 8:56 PM
No better way to spend a #NoKings Saturday than circling the Capitol a dozen times, blasting Kpop Demon Hunters, sporting our vampire teeth, and fighting for a future where everyone belongs.
Love is stronger than hate.
Love is stronger than hate.
I’m especially fond of the art @adamtots.bsky.social did for this poem 💙
August 5, 2025 at 1:33 AM
I’m especially fond of the art @adamtots.bsky.social did for this poem 💙
1. Given the current headlines, I can list several dozen things more unfair.
2. What kind of wiener solicits his constituents to thank him?
3. He’ll continue to get phone calls, but it won’t be to offer thanks.
What an absolute embarrassment of a human.
Do better, Pete.
2. What kind of wiener solicits his constituents to thank him?
3. He’ll continue to get phone calls, but it won’t be to offer thanks.
What an absolute embarrassment of a human.
Do better, Pete.
June 18, 2025 at 7:35 PM
1. Given the current headlines, I can list several dozen things more unfair.
2. What kind of wiener solicits his constituents to thank him?
3. He’ll continue to get phone calls, but it won’t be to offer thanks.
What an absolute embarrassment of a human.
Do better, Pete.
2. What kind of wiener solicits his constituents to thank him?
3. He’ll continue to get phone calls, but it won’t be to offer thanks.
What an absolute embarrassment of a human.
Do better, Pete.
Y’all… Octavia Butler is a damn oracle.
The horror is so much more palpable because of how prescient the story is, but it’s the hope—the pragmatic, imperfect hope in her Earth Seed—that really sticks with me.
The horror is so much more palpable because of how prescient the story is, but it’s the hope—the pragmatic, imperfect hope in her Earth Seed—that really sticks with me.
May 30, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Y’all… Octavia Butler is a damn oracle.
The horror is so much more palpable because of how prescient the story is, but it’s the hope—the pragmatic, imperfect hope in her Earth Seed—that really sticks with me.
The horror is so much more palpable because of how prescient the story is, but it’s the hope—the pragmatic, imperfect hope in her Earth Seed—that really sticks with me.
“Does anyone ever realize life while they live it… every, every minute?”
Thornton Wilder, Our Town
Thornton Wilder, Our Town
May 11, 2025 at 1:12 PM
“Does anyone ever realize life while they live it… every, every minute?”
Thornton Wilder, Our Town
Thornton Wilder, Our Town
Guess what we’re learning?
It’s possible to do great theatre without burning yourself out.
How fantastic is that?
It’s possible to do great theatre without burning yourself out.
How fantastic is that?
May 2, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Guess what we’re learning?
It’s possible to do great theatre without burning yourself out.
How fantastic is that?
It’s possible to do great theatre without burning yourself out.
How fantastic is that?
Today, resistance looked like a 2-mile jog in the sunshine. #JoyIsResistance
March 11, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Today, resistance looked like a 2-mile jog in the sunshine. #JoyIsResistance
🚨 NEBRASKA 🚨
AG Mike Hilgers entered NE into this lawsuit that will gut or cut Section 504.
Kids and adults with disabilities deserve protections, and our state being part of this suit is an EMBARRASSMENT…
(Also, don’t forget to leave your address and zip code if you have to leave a message…)
AG Mike Hilgers entered NE into this lawsuit that will gut or cut Section 504.
Kids and adults with disabilities deserve protections, and our state being part of this suit is an EMBARRASSMENT…
(Also, don’t forget to leave your address and zip code if you have to leave a message…)
February 14, 2025 at 5:12 PM
🚨 NEBRASKA 🚨
AG Mike Hilgers entered NE into this lawsuit that will gut or cut Section 504.
Kids and adults with disabilities deserve protections, and our state being part of this suit is an EMBARRASSMENT…
(Also, don’t forget to leave your address and zip code if you have to leave a message…)
AG Mike Hilgers entered NE into this lawsuit that will gut or cut Section 504.
Kids and adults with disabilities deserve protections, and our state being part of this suit is an EMBARRASSMENT…
(Also, don’t forget to leave your address and zip code if you have to leave a message…)
Today, resistance looked like calling my elected representatives to share my views on important legislation that impacts me, my family, my students, my neighbors, and my community.
“Tyranny is eroded by a sea of small acts. Everything matters.” @aoc.bsky.social
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“Tyranny is eroded by a sea of small acts. Everything matters.” @aoc.bsky.social
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February 3, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Today, resistance looked like calling my elected representatives to share my views on important legislation that impacts me, my family, my students, my neighbors, and my community.
“Tyranny is eroded by a sea of small acts. Everything matters.” @aoc.bsky.social
apps.apple.com/us/app/5-cal...
“Tyranny is eroded by a sea of small acts. Everything matters.” @aoc.bsky.social
apps.apple.com/us/app/5-cal...
Just a friendly reminder that there are many Nebraskans that stood and stand for humans rights and decency.
February 1, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Just a friendly reminder that there are many Nebraskans that stood and stand for humans rights and decency.
These are the small touches of kindness and thoughtfulness that are going to help get me through the next few years.
January 18, 2025 at 3:55 AM
These are the small touches of kindness and thoughtfulness that are going to help get me through the next few years.
Y’all… we don’t deserve dogs.
January 10, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Y’all… we don’t deserve dogs.
I got the distinct pleasure of presenting at the Nebraska Thespian Festival for the second year in a row. ITS was integral to my development as a theatre educator. The community and opportunities for teachers and students is unparalleled.
Hope to see you again next year, Thespians!
Hope to see you again next year, Thespians!
January 8, 2025 at 9:48 PM
I got the distinct pleasure of presenting at the Nebraska Thespian Festival for the second year in a row. ITS was integral to my development as a theatre educator. The community and opportunities for teachers and students is unparalleled.
Hope to see you again next year, Thespians!
Hope to see you again next year, Thespians!
Movie Night is for the *whole* family.
December 28, 2024 at 3:07 AM
Movie Night is for the *whole* family.
We sculpted holiday decorations this week.
Years of reading Calvin & Hobbes clearly infiltrated my subconscious.
Years of reading Calvin & Hobbes clearly infiltrated my subconscious.
December 23, 2024 at 3:31 AM
We sculpted holiday decorations this week.
Years of reading Calvin & Hobbes clearly infiltrated my subconscious.
Years of reading Calvin & Hobbes clearly infiltrated my subconscious.
It was a helluva semester, but my grades just dropped, and my 4.0 remains intact.
I’m accepting applause through the end of the week.
I’m accepting applause through the end of the week.
December 17, 2024 at 2:11 AM
It was a helluva semester, but my grades just dropped, and my 4.0 remains intact.
I’m accepting applause through the end of the week.
I’m accepting applause through the end of the week.
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