A note to coastal writers who want to set their stories in Chicagoland (and the Midwest in general): we never precede the names of our highways with "the" if we're using its number. We drive on 90 or 290 or 55 or 80, never "the 90" and absolutely not "the I-90". Just call it the Kennedy, people.
I just experienced the true joy of watching @achloryn.bsky.social's face blue-screen in real time after I said "just because it's a placebo doesn't mean it doesn't work".
Out of absolutely nowhere I suddenly remembered that I own a Switch and that it has Animal Crossing on it and I deleted all my save data and am happily bouncing about on a new island.
Don't come looking for me. I am happy where I am.
I don't want to alarm anybody but I just heard @achloryn.bsky.social mutter "Nothing could possibly go wrong" into his headset just now.
Have I pulled a pint of Talenti out of the freezer and put The Mummy on my TV at 1 am?
Yes I have.
You have permission to judge me but I'm doing things CORRECTLY damnit
John Scalzi leads the JoCo Cruise tribute band as a truly iconic Ozzy singing Crazy Train
Please observe @scalzi in the role he was absolutely born to play and slayed so hard - Ozzy Osbourne tribute star on the final night of JoCo Cruise 2026.
Everyone should go on JoCo Cruise. It is a happy place.
OH just now on JoCoCruise: Dinosaurs are like puppies; just bigger and sadder.
OH at House Butt:
@achloryn.bsky.social So I think I've just run into the worst build in new D2 ever
/describes a barbarian built to basically just shout at things until they die
Me: So are they calling it the Karen build
Fuzz: ?
Me: i'm just saying it's the D3 version of speaking to the manager
We've reached the stage in my WoW journey where it's not uncommon to hear me loudly object "THAT IS THE WRONG DALARAN."
lord have mercy
Like at this point I never need to hear about the Peterson sisters' maternity leaves ever again. THEY ARE COMPETING IN THE OLYMPICS FOR THE LOVE OF DOGS.
NBC commentators are making me batshit insane. If there has been an opportunity during an event with a woman competing, they have gone OUT OF THEIR WAY to talk about their husbands, their kids, their day job, and just about ANYTHING ELSE that they absolutely are not talking about with the men.
I just love curling. It's like a bunch of Scots got drunk and said can we invent a game that is just 100% How To Abuse Advanced Physics For Fun And Profit. AND THEN THEY DID.
Top-tier frozen nerdery, 1000/10, five stars, no notes.
Yes, we suck as a country but also our mixed doubles curling team has started 4-0 SO TAKE THAT, WORLD
Lord I love the Olympics so much. For just the next two weeks I'm 100% USA USA USA
EXCUSE ME OLYMPIC OPENING CEREMONIES PEOPLE, I AM ONLY COUNTING EIGHT PLANETS HERE
Canada rolling into the Opening Ceremonies wearing blankets. I respect it.
Six straight months of dealing with my jaw and nose and I finally get a night where I'm tired at the right time and going to bed early when my acid reflux screams "you ain't fixed ME yet, biatch!!" and the puking starts.
I swear I can't win.
OH at House Butt:
@achloryn.bsky.social: /observes my 2026 book counter sitting at 15
Fuzz: Is, um, that accurate. Your thing on the end table.
Kia: Oh, no no, it's not
Kia: It should say 18 I just haven't updated it today.
A pause.
Kia: Did that make it better or worse?
Fuzz: i genuinely don't know
Those Etsy witches we hired to collab with the Chicago Pope all working their collective asses off to make sure our Bears reset this darkest timeline.
Sending thoughts and prayers to the LA Rams; those poor SoCal boys are about to play football in 9 degree weather.
Go Bears
Someone has explained to the Bears that it is actually permitted to play football before halftime, correct? They understand this? I'm not sure they understand this.
The Bears-Packers broadcasters keep showing shots of the Chicago skyline, which is great cause this is a beautiful city. However, they keep calling the Sears Tower something really weird that is definitely not its name and it's annoying.
@vidyala.bsky.social do you still do your Amazing Art? I've got a tattoo concept I'm trying to visualize
UPDATE Thither and I are totally going full glam in floor length dresses. She's definitely going to notice lol
I am manifesting that SO HARD SO HARD VID
JUST SCORED 2 FRONT ROW TICKETS FOR MY THITHER AND ME TO GO SEE LUCY DARLING I AM THE BESTEST
The FEET, they are freaking me out. Also, doesn't she get COLD??
I'm just saying that at no point in my job interview to be Azeroth's Champion did a single soul ask me if I knew or cared what a nail was before saying "you're hired" and handing me a hammer.