James McPherson
@suplexicon.bsky.social
chronic illness || fiction || pro wrestling
my dad's review of One Battle After Another
November 13, 2025 at 11:14 PM
my dad's review of One Battle After Another
I did dig this out, though. sounds fascinating to comprehend. I stay away from Rioplatense Spanish, but this sounds great
November 9, 2025 at 9:08 PM
I did dig this out, though. sounds fascinating to comprehend. I stay away from Rioplatense Spanish, but this sounds great
It seems... fine. my knowledge of past tenses is really poor but I'm getting the gist of what's being written here
November 9, 2025 at 9:03 PM
It seems... fine. my knowledge of past tenses is really poor but I'm getting the gist of what's being written here
yeah sure. fuck it why not
October 28, 2025 at 10:56 AM
yeah sure. fuck it why not
turns out one of the main speakers in the course is Argentinian. instead of saying 'tu escribes' (you write), they say 'tu escribe'. they're dropping S's off words. someone emailed Pimsleur and they confirmed they use Argentinians
![Reddit post that says, among other things,
'This isn't listed on the Pimsleur website, so I wrote the publisher. Their response: "The Spanish Latin American course uses Mexican vocabulary when there is a word that is different between countries and the speakers are from Columbia [sic], Argentina and Mexico." '](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:lpfdgmcmanvckion3rcfbg6p/bafkreiedyigywb3ldzq6fmaxarqhpqe25w4icsoxs37hwgqjktrowzw36m@jpeg)
October 26, 2025 at 6:04 PM
turns out one of the main speakers in the course is Argentinian. instead of saying 'tu escribes' (you write), they say 'tu escribe'. they're dropping S's off words. someone emailed Pimsleur and they confirmed they use Argentinians
I went into a used book shop the other and because it was a bit cramped for my wheelchair, the owner went over their inventory based on what I said I liked. these are her picks:
October 19, 2025 at 5:56 PM
I went into a used book shop the other and because it was a bit cramped for my wheelchair, the owner went over their inventory based on what I said I liked. these are her picks:
watching a different sort of cinema with the remnants of my actual cinema trip
October 19, 2025 at 1:28 PM
watching a different sort of cinema with the remnants of my actual cinema trip
Rod Liddle looks like when Bart hit Homer with the chair in the bath
October 14, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Rod Liddle looks like when Bart hit Homer with the chair in the bath
whoops, recent buys
October 13, 2025 at 9:07 PM
whoops, recent buys
I scored 548500000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 today in Balatro
October 10, 2025 at 7:35 PM
I scored 548500000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 today in Balatro
humbled to be featured in @nmwhitley.bsky.social's newsletter SHORT STORY REX, which I've always loved reading:
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buttondown.com/shortstoryre...
October 1, 2025 at 10:18 PM
humbled to be featured in @nmwhitley.bsky.social's newsletter SHORT STORY REX, which I've always loved reading:
buttondown.com/shortstoryre...
buttondown.com/shortstoryre...
yanks stop making everything about themselves challenge (impossible)
September 25, 2025 at 2:14 PM
yanks stop making everything about themselves challenge (impossible)
honestly why are Duolingo like this. never seen an app cry and moan like that bird
September 24, 2025 at 9:40 PM
honestly why are Duolingo like this. never seen an app cry and moan like that bird
POV: youa english
September 24, 2025 at 12:45 PM
POV: youa english
many thanks to @bruisermag.com for publishing this one. please enjoy the trainer I made in the midst of hammering it out. or not, if you don't enjoy Japanese men trying to kill each other
September 15, 2025 at 4:56 PM
many thanks to @bruisermag.com for publishing this one. please enjoy the trainer I made in the midst of hammering it out. or not, if you don't enjoy Japanese men trying to kill each other
me when it's time to do what must be done
September 3, 2025 at 6:32 PM
me when it's time to do what must be done
throwing this in as a hand grenade to the 'is SF dead?' convo
from 1989
www.journalscape.com/jlundberg/pa...
from 1989
www.journalscape.com/jlundberg/pa...
August 30, 2025 at 10:35 PM
throwing this in as a hand grenade to the 'is SF dead?' convo
from 1989
www.journalscape.com/jlundberg/pa...
from 1989
www.journalscape.com/jlundberg/pa...
I can't be the only one who was concerned that in System of a Down's music video for 'Chop Suey', drummer John Dolmayan may have been CGI
August 30, 2025 at 6:16 PM
I can't be the only one who was concerned that in System of a Down's music video for 'Chop Suey', drummer John Dolmayan may have been CGI
do we need to be making things up about men. have we not done enough awful things
August 24, 2025 at 9:02 PM
do we need to be making things up about men. have we not done enough awful things
Worst possible version of this
August 22, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Worst possible version of this