Exactly one year ago today:

Well let's just see what kind of crazy has been unleashed upon us today. <Checks national news.> I see... Whelp my over the top villain dialog is starting to feel nuanced and grounded.

a close up of a gollum from the lord of the rings with a very angry look on his face Alt: a close up of a gollum from the lord of the rings with a very angry look on his face

Social media apps as Lord of the Rings characters, a thread:

Twitter: Twitter is Gollum. Began as a normal halfling. Overexposure to evil left it thin and stretched and bitter.

That is me just standing in public.

On the positive side, at least your long, flailing arms don’t whomp strangers in public when you turn around.

Surely prices will come down now that Iran is charging a toll of $2 million per ship. It’s just simple economics.

meme with photos of Trump I make a stupid decision -> something really bad happens -> I convince my followers the problem is now magically solved -> I reverse my stupid decision

a visual depiction of Fox News's commentary tonight

Can't decide if TACO or actual progress. I'm so tired of being constantly anxious over death and destruction threatened by this insane toddler tempered king. What is all this for? Who knows. From our violent proclamations we are the evil ranting villains. We are all diminished by this behavior.

Viral photo from some years back of a man nonchalantly mowing his yard with a tornado on the horizon .

How it feels doing literally any task right now.

Star Trek The Search for Spock scene. Our Lord Spock is pictured in a white robe. He stands surrounded by his shipmates who are all older here than they were in the TV show. Sulu is smiling and touching Spock's chest for some reason. Uhura, Chekov, Scotty, and Bones stand close and all seem thrilled to see him, but are otherwise practicing self control and not feeling his chest. Despite being surrounded by friends, Spock is staring only at Kirk, for obvious reasons.

He is risen

I wish I was more excited by the Artemis II mission. I used to be so excited by the promise of space. Then people came in and really soured everything to do with spaceflight, America, and space settlement. I just can't find that joy in it that younger me had. But I do hope the mission is a success.

Why do I get such joy making up fake newspapers and social media networks for my D&D players? The "Bral Broadsheet" is the worst and I love making it.

53 years ago today, the last U.S. combat troops left South Vietnam, ending America’s direct role in the Vietnam War.

I remember seeing this anti-war PSA back then. Its message is sadly still very relevant today as Trump drags us into another unpopular war.

LAPD officers arrest a protester dressed as the Statue of Liberty outside a federal building during a ‘Kings Day’ protest. (Connor Sheets/Los Angeles Times)

A remarkable photo from #NoKings in DTLA from Connor Sheets of @latimes.com www.latimes.com/california/l...

No ICE.
No war.
No Kings. #nokings

Honk for #NoKings, no war, no ICE, no corruption, no fascism. Even Cap agrees.

We went to our local #NoKings protest in Redwood City. Our little town showed up for freedom from fascism.

Songs from the 80's and 90's that were originally released on CD that do that little fake out of having a long pause at the end to make you think the album is over and then hit you with a secret bonus track, do not hold up in the days of streaming and playlists.

Driving by the cheap gas station in town. The price has gone up $0.50 in the space of a day. It was especially noticeable since every time I drove by the price had increased.

Thanks Trump, for your cruel war of choice.

Very excited to have my first beard trim in six months. The radiation did a number on my hair follicles and until February I didn’t know if I’d have a beard again. Back to my wizard to professor cycle.

I’m so sorry that you have to battle this monster. You got this. It’ll be hell going through it, but when you are through killing off those traitorous cells you’ll realize how strong you are.

Midnight One Week In... The Debate YouTube video by Taliesin & Evitel

Watching @tande.tv analyze my storytelling is turning around my morning and making my day. 😊 www.youtube.com/watch?v=O4RQ...

Midnight One Week In... The Debate YouTube video by Taliesin & Evitel

Watching @tande.tv analyze my storytelling is turning around my morning and making my day. 😊 www.youtube.com/watch?v=O4RQ...

Gas is up $0.20 a gallon already. We’re getting charged more for his war we didn’t want, and we’re still going to ruin the environment. This administration sucks as much as this stupid timeline.

Weekly grocery complaint about inflation. Two-buck Chuck is $3.49. Trump gives us war instead. (I don’t actually drink two buck chuck, or any alcohol these days, mainly complaining)

I remember when trying to forgive student loans was massive overreach of Presidential power.

Also my beard is growing back. Something I was warned may not happen. So I no longer look at my face and see a stranger.

Arator Cinematic: Immolation | World of Warcraft: Midnight YouTube video by World of Warcraft

Oh, also World of Warcraft:Midnight just launched today. I worked on the Intro, Arator, and Endgame questlines. Where this new banger of a cinematic took place. www.youtube.com/watch?v=jgC5...

Hell yeah! Take that you traitor cells! Geri outta here!

Reminder to get your kids vaccinated for HPV. Don’t have them go through the agony of throat cancer!