The Magenta Oblong is a friendly fellow
@emptymind.bsky.social
Cranky GenX Goth (AF)
Autistic. Agnostic. Positive Nihilist.
More Walter Mitty than Walter White.
Ace guy. Fat dad bod.
Cats > People.
I mostly talk about politics, autism, and geeky shit.
I swear. A lot.
Autistic. Agnostic. Positive Nihilist.
More Walter Mitty than Walter White.
Ace guy. Fat dad bod.
Cats > People.
I mostly talk about politics, autism, and geeky shit.
I swear. A lot.
December 10, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Thing I love about #BlueSky is that is I click a post or check my notifications and then click “back” it takes me back to where I was, NOT to the top of the feed.
It really is the little things.
It really is the little things.
December 10, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Thing I love about #BlueSky is that is I click a post or check my notifications and then click “back” it takes me back to where I was, NOT to the top of the feed.
It really is the little things.
It really is the little things.
Publicly it would be OCR-B. The single most dismally unaesthetic font in existence. But all the interoffice communication would be in comic sans. Because that’s just how it is where I work.
ok this is an insane story but let’s do a poll: if you could declare your workplace’s official font, what would it be? (Might be different than *favorite* font!)
Mr. Rubio said switching back to Times New Roman would “restore decorum and professionalism to the department’s written work.” Calibri is “informal” when compared to serif typefaces like Times New Roman and “clashes” with the department’s official letterhead. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/u...
December 10, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Publicly it would be OCR-B. The single most dismally unaesthetic font in existence. But all the interoffice communication would be in comic sans. Because that’s just how it is where I work.
Just saw a license plate that read:
“E S F J”
I am both horrified and impressed.
Probably one of THE most #californiapeople things I’ve seen all year.
“E S F J”
I am both horrified and impressed.
Probably one of THE most #californiapeople things I’ve seen all year.
December 9, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Just saw a license plate that read:
“E S F J”
I am both horrified and impressed.
Probably one of THE most #californiapeople things I’ve seen all year.
“E S F J”
I am both horrified and impressed.
Probably one of THE most #californiapeople things I’ve seen all year.
December 8, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Movie you’ve watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Stars (Wars nor Trek), LOTR, or Marvel.
December 7, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Movie you’ve watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Stars (Wars nor Trek), LOTR, or Marvel.
Our healthcare “system” in this country is utterly broken. While we have possibly the most technologically advanced healthcare available, those wonders almost never make it to the street level. They’re reserved for those with the most $$ or most powerful connections. This article series shows why.
NEW: In a five-part series, “Sick in a Hospital Town,” ProPublica’s @gingerthompson.bsky.social pursues the question:
Why are people in Albany, Georgia, so sick when its most powerful institution is a hospital?
Start with Part 1 here:
Why are people in Albany, Georgia, so sick when its most powerful institution is a hospital?
Start with Part 1 here:
Sick in a Hospital Town, Part 1: The Business of Care
Welcome to Albany, Georgia, where one hospital dominates the political and economic landscape. The story of Phoebe Putney Memorial is the story of American health care.
projects.propublica.org
December 7, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Our healthcare “system” in this country is utterly broken. While we have possibly the most technologically advanced healthcare available, those wonders almost never make it to the street level. They’re reserved for those with the most $$ or most powerful connections. This article series shows why.
Solid track here. A bit Einsterzende, a bit Alien Sex Fiend, a bit NiN.
It’s got a propulsive line that keeps cycling around and the vox are undistorted but dark and pointy. Would be good on a dance floor. Check it out.
#goth
#music
It’s got a propulsive line that keeps cycling around and the vox are undistorted but dark and pointy. Would be good on a dance floor. Check it out.
#goth
#music
GRIDLOCK, by Wandering Whispers
7 track album
wanderingwhispers.bandcamp.com
December 6, 2025 at 3:17 PM
#morningcat
Here, have some extremely therapeutic orange. Her scientific name is “snuggleasaurus murderbeansiti”.
Here, have some extremely therapeutic orange. Her scientific name is “snuggleasaurus murderbeansiti”.
December 5, 2025 at 1:52 PM
#morningcat
Here, have some extremely therapeutic orange. Her scientific name is “snuggleasaurus murderbeansiti”.
Here, have some extremely therapeutic orange. Her scientific name is “snuggleasaurus murderbeansiti”.
Poor decisions long atoned for.
OR
Dead Chaos Gods rebuilt as Orders littlest bitch.
Kinda the same thing really.
OR
Dead Chaos Gods rebuilt as Orders littlest bitch.
Kinda the same thing really.
If you were the Patron Saint of something, what would it be?
December 3, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Poor decisions long atoned for.
OR
Dead Chaos Gods rebuilt as Orders littlest bitch.
Kinda the same thing really.
OR
Dead Chaos Gods rebuilt as Orders littlest bitch.
Kinda the same thing really.
GenX is NOT the “greatest generation”, FFS, we are barely (and I do mean BARELY) mid. At BEST.
I now return you to your regular programming.
I now return you to your regular programming.
December 3, 2025 at 9:25 PM
GenX is NOT the “greatest generation”, FFS, we are barely (and I do mean BARELY) mid. At BEST.
I now return you to your regular programming.
I now return you to your regular programming.
#latetotheparty
Okay, I really don’t like most anime. It’s 99.9% stupid cliches that if you’ve seen them once, that’s enough.
But on a whim I started watching #OnePunchMan. This shit is hilarious. It openly acknowledges and subverts all of those cliches. I kinda love it.
Okay, I really don’t like most anime. It’s 99.9% stupid cliches that if you’ve seen them once, that’s enough.
But on a whim I started watching #OnePunchMan. This shit is hilarious. It openly acknowledges and subverts all of those cliches. I kinda love it.
December 1, 2025 at 8:00 PM
#latetotheparty
Okay, I really don’t like most anime. It’s 99.9% stupid cliches that if you’ve seen them once, that’s enough.
But on a whim I started watching #OnePunchMan. This shit is hilarious. It openly acknowledges and subverts all of those cliches. I kinda love it.
Okay, I really don’t like most anime. It’s 99.9% stupid cliches that if you’ve seen them once, that’s enough.
But on a whim I started watching #OnePunchMan. This shit is hilarious. It openly acknowledges and subverts all of those cliches. I kinda love it.
December 1, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Citizens United is a pox on our country. It sidelines the people and gives entirely too much power to corporate interests. It needs to go. To wit: How to Get Rid of “Citizens United”
open.substack.com/pub/robertre...
open.substack.com/pub/robertre...
How to Get Rid of "Citizens United"
We can do away with it without a new Supreme Court. Nor do we need a constitutional amendment. There’s a far simpler way.
open.substack.com
November 30, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Citizens United is a pox on our country. It sidelines the people and gives entirely too much power to corporate interests. It needs to go. To wit: How to Get Rid of “Citizens United”
open.substack.com/pub/robertre...
open.substack.com/pub/robertre...
#smallbusinesssaturday!!!
Come to the #DickensFair in Daly City, tons of crafts, food, shows and more!!
If you’re especially unlucky you’ll get a face full of me acting like a complete Dickensian maniac!
Come to the #DickensFair in Daly City, tons of crafts, food, shows and more!!
If you’re especially unlucky you’ll get a face full of me acting like a complete Dickensian maniac!
November 29, 2025 at 4:40 PM
#smallbusinesssaturday!!!
Come to the #DickensFair in Daly City, tons of crafts, food, shows and more!!
If you’re especially unlucky you’ll get a face full of me acting like a complete Dickensian maniac!
Come to the #DickensFair in Daly City, tons of crafts, food, shows and more!!
If you’re especially unlucky you’ll get a face full of me acting like a complete Dickensian maniac!
Just one? You’re killing me dude.
But this track is a definite, I may not be British, but I am in fact quite:
(If you see this post a song that says something about you and/or where you’re from…)
But this track is a definite, I may not be British, but I am in fact quite:
(If you see this post a song that says something about you and/or where you’re from…)
November 28, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Just one? You’re killing me dude.
But this track is a definite, I may not be British, but I am in fact quite:
(If you see this post a song that says something about you and/or where you’re from…)
But this track is a definite, I may not be British, but I am in fact quite:
(If you see this post a song that says something about you and/or where you’re from…)
November 28, 2025 at 3:14 AM
You just died. The 6th picture in your phone gallery is what killed you.
Huh. That tracks. She tries to murder me every morning.
Huh. That tracks. She tries to murder me every morning.
November 27, 2025 at 5:14 AM
You just died. The 6th picture in your phone gallery is what killed you.
Huh. That tracks. She tries to murder me every morning.
Huh. That tracks. She tries to murder me every morning.
READ THIS COMIC. GIVE HER ALL THE READERS. I POWERED THROUGH ALL OF IT **JUST** IN TIME FOR HER HIATUS. MUST. HAVE. MORE. WEREWOLVES.
If you actually want to read my comic, visit howtobeawerewolf.com! and if you want to read this particular part of the comic, www.howtobeawerewolf.com/comic/we-did...
How to Be a Werewolf
Malaya Walters was bitten by a werewolf as a child. After being raised by her human family, she faces the chance to learn what being a werewolf is really like as an adult.
howtobeawerewolf.com
November 26, 2025 at 10:17 PM
READ THIS COMIC. GIVE HER ALL THE READERS. I POWERED THROUGH ALL OF IT **JUST** IN TIME FOR HER HIATUS. MUST. HAVE. MORE. WEREWOLVES.
Fuck.
I need to follow EXACTLY 30 more people. That way my following count will be proper (333). 303 is a weird number.
I need to follow EXACTLY 30 more people. That way my following count will be proper (333). 303 is a weird number.
November 26, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Fuck.
I need to follow EXACTLY 30 more people. That way my following count will be proper (333). 303 is a weird number.
I need to follow EXACTLY 30 more people. That way my following count will be proper (333). 303 is a weird number.
Said it before, saying it again. #oakland has the BEST food in the country. Today was Understory. A worker owned collective that just served me possibly some of the best pork EVER.
DAYAMN. Sweet, smoky, and fall apart tender with a sweet pickle salad and rice.
understoryoakland.com
DAYAMN. Sweet, smoky, and fall apart tender with a sweet pickle salad and rice.
understoryoakland.com
Understory: Vibrant Community Restaurant in Oakland, CA | Understory
Welcome to Understory, a worker-owned restaurant in Oakland, CA. We focus on community, delicious food, and exceptional catering services for events. Join us to experience a unique dining atmosphere t...
understoryoakland.com
November 26, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Said it before, saying it again. #oakland has the BEST food in the country. Today was Understory. A worker owned collective that just served me possibly some of the best pork EVER.
DAYAMN. Sweet, smoky, and fall apart tender with a sweet pickle salad and rice.
understoryoakland.com
DAYAMN. Sweet, smoky, and fall apart tender with a sweet pickle salad and rice.
understoryoakland.com
Maybe.
BUT THATS NOT MAC AND CHEESE.
That’s the ghost of a goddamn kitchen murder.
BUT THATS NOT MAC AND CHEESE.
That’s the ghost of a goddamn kitchen murder.
November 26, 2025 at 4:23 AM
Maybe.
BUT THATS NOT MAC AND CHEESE.
That’s the ghost of a goddamn kitchen murder.
BUT THATS NOT MAC AND CHEESE.
That’s the ghost of a goddamn kitchen murder.
You’ve been kidnapped. The characters from the last TV show you watched are trying to rescue you. Who’s coming to save you?
I am so, so, SO fucked.
I am so, so, SO fucked.
November 26, 2025 at 2:04 AM
You’ve been kidnapped. The characters from the last TV show you watched are trying to rescue you. Who’s coming to save you?
I am so, so, SO fucked.
I am so, so, SO fucked.
Pffft. Nemesis? She ain’t all that, just because she carried us halfway across the galaxy she acts like she the hottest thing since Emerson. She’s just a big damn taxi, that’s all…….
…….
…
She’s right behind me, isn’t she?
#transformers
#bots
#toys
…….
…
She’s right behind me, isn’t she?
#transformers
#bots
#toys
November 25, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Pffft. Nemesis? She ain’t all that, just because she carried us halfway across the galaxy she acts like she the hottest thing since Emerson. She’s just a big damn taxi, that’s all…….
…….
…
She’s right behind me, isn’t she?
#transformers
#bots
#toys
…….
…
She’s right behind me, isn’t she?
#transformers
#bots
#toys