the subtext of THE BEAR is that the chef guy is so stressed out because he lost the rat that was ratatouilling him 😢

if it looks like a duck and quacks like a duck, it might be Ducc™, the brand new AI-powered simulated realistic duck experience that automatically kills 60 ducks every time you power it on

I mean ... yeah.

I'm getting back online to talk about The Issues.

i fell in love again
all things go, all things go
pope from chicago
new leo, new leo

There is no agony like being swept away by a long-running podcast, new ideas and audio-shaped friends, episodes flowing endlessly right into your mind and then suddenly the river dries, you scrape to a halt, you’re forced to wait a whole human Earth week for the next drop.

I still have functionally no thoughts on Taylor Swift as a human, celebrity, or artist, but I can say definitively:

I drove the school bus this morning and it was charming and fun hearing everybody chatting about the new album together, sharing the moment, enjoying each other.

Shoutout to the guy fishing from a bench at Greenlake, two lit cigarettes in his mouth. That guy is having the exact Saturday he wants to be having and I honor it.

I got to see DUNE - PART ONE on the big screen one last time before the new one comes out.

Hollywood should be making more movies about Desert Power. One of the top powers, very underrated power.

Roses are great
Violets hunky dory
Romance is tougher
When mementoing mori