Screenshot from the movie "Rock 'N' Roll High School" at the 20:55 mark https://youtu.be/gDsRvxV-B4M?si=AcawJb_Zeo34-PD-&t=1255
Kinda weird to think Fritz Hansel, one of the Hall Monitors, was the voice of Barbeque in 9 episodes of G.I.Joe in 1985. (Loren Lester) www.imdb.com/name/nm05044...
This banner at the start of the movie (at 1:01 mark). "ONTO THE 80s"
So crazy to think what it would be like not knowing what the 1980s would be... and the 1980s being this thing in the future.
I finally updated my 6-year-old iPhone SE from iOS 18 to iOS 26.
Here’s the first photo I took with iOS 26. (Replacing a lightbulb in a hard-to-reach place).
Does anyone ever use that opening window in Photoshop? The one with all the recent files and notice to use Firefly?
I close it every time. Every time.
Now I don't have to close it anymore. Goodbye, welcome window!
Certainly a shame
I know nobody’s birthday
On World Haiku Day
That is a fascinating piece of 19th-century material culture. This specific pattern is rich with the iconography of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows (IOOF), a fraternal organization that was immensely popular in the United States during the late 1800s. The carpet serves as a visual manifesto of the "Command of the Order," which is woven directly into the borders of the architectural arches. You can see the four pillars of their charitable work: "Visit the Sick" "Relieve the Distressed" "Bury the Dead" "Protect the Orphan" Beyond the text, the rug is dense with symbolic "secret" shorthand used by the lodge: The Triple Links: Usually containing the letters F, L, and T, representing Friendship, Love, and Truth. The All-Seeing Eye: Representing watchfulness and omniscience. The Heart in Hand: A symbol of sincerity and greeting. The Beehive: Representing industry and communal cooperation. The Skull and Crossbones: A "memento mori," serving as a reminder of mortality. Technically, this is likely an ingrain carpet, a type of flat-weave common in the Victorian era. Unlike plush rugs, ingrain carpets were reversible and made by weaving two or more layers of cloth together. The bold "turkey red" and black color palette was a classic choice for lodge halls, designed to look impressive under the dim, atmospheric lighting of a secret society's meeting room. If you find this style of symbolic art interesting, you might also enjoy looking into: Fraternal "Trancing" or "Initiation" Paintings: Large-scale banners used to teach degrees to new members. Victorian Lithography: Specifically Masonic or Odd Fellows certificates from the same era, which often feature similar architectural framing. Apothecary Antiques: Which often share that same dense, labeled aesthetic.
This 1880 rug from the Art Institute of Chicago's collection is pretty cool. It has a lot of messages weaved in. www.artic.edu/artworks/150...
If you are curious why i was typing out 6.66666666... I was doing some math.
Whenever it's someone's birthday, I make a fun birthday greeting image to post on Facebook. Tonight, it took me about 40 minutes to make six birthday greetings. That's about 6.67 seconds each.
I was typing out the decimal 6.67, I thought of another meaning for the six-seven trend.
When you have a decimal that goes 0.66666666, eventually you have to round up and add a 7.
But should that really be a six or a seven?
Thus: Six Seeeeeeeven.
Yeah, I use the lawn mower as a vacuum to pick them up.
In reality, it's easier when the petals are on the driveway, and I shovel them into a yard-waste bin. I was just being lazy yesterday, so I shoveled them onto the lawn.
Awww that plant really wants a big hug.
The lawn of magnolia petals
Magnolia petal season is upon us. Busted out the snow shovel to get 'em off the patio and onto the grass.
window clings
I finally downloaded pics from my Kodak Charmera. Here’s one the kids took in March.
Bonus points if it's a Triplechanger. Although station wagon and school bus are too similar.
I'd love to see a school bus - submarine Triplechanger. Name: Deep-Dive. (because when learning, you can do a deep dive into your topic)
1pc Transformable Mecha Robot Collectible Figure - Action Model with 2 Exquisite Armor Design & Multi-Color for fan Collections - Perfect /Christmas/Halloween Gift Suitable for Fans $12.41 https://www.temu.com/1pc-transformable-mecha-robot-collectible-figure-action-model-with-2-exquisite--design-multi-color-for-fan-collections-perfect-christmas-halloween-gift-suitable-for-fans-g-601105557780218.html
He could transform into a Bluetooth speaker.
At first, I was thinking it would be the same shape as those soda can transformers on Temu. But then, after looking them up, they are soda bottles. Heh, close enough, Carl!
New name: Sodawave
Two Transformers alt modes I'd like to see:
- Station wagon
- School bus
I'm excited that I just realized there is a r/zines subreddit.
www.reddit.com/r/zines/
I found your post about ATCs for all. kalikambo.com/posts/2026-0...
So I joined. Thank you for posting about this forum. :)
(Somewhat unrelated to this post, but…) in your Bluesky profile, I like your phrase “Believer in the open web”. I’m going to add something like that to mine.
Get all the college radio show schedules together, and compile one master calendar of every single show.
With streaming technology today, you can listen to any college radio station. At every hour of the day, I could pick a live show and listen to a dozen different shows a day.
I'm so glad to turn off "streak reminders" in the Reddit iOS app.
Any app that posts about my "streak" in using the app makes me want to use the app less.
Today, I realized "Iko Iko" and "The Clapping Song" are by the same band (The Belle Stars in 1981)
open.spotify.com/album/49lt16...
I love the idea of Saturn's rings being made from cinnamon streusel crumble topping.
Yup, I made a Saturn egg.
The rings are cut from a cinnamon streusel muffin box.
The egg is colored by using crayons on the spinning Eggmazing Egg Decorator.
Whoa! An Ani DiFranco song on #Rockology!
My favorite Ani song is "Little Plastic Castle."
Beautiful skies in Chicago today.
If you focus on the clouds, you can see them slowly moving.
Or in the lower right, you can see the traffic moving along.
Webcam at www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0UG...
National No Housework Day and National Beer Day are on the same day.
Those two screws in Headroom's forehead make him look a bit like Hellboy.
Wow. Alfonso Ianelli designed the relief on the Prudential Building and the zodiac plaques at the Alder.
Looking up his other works, I want this faucet designed by Ianelli.
chicagodesignarchive.org/project/19c-17
