Parents were trying to pick out a movie to watch, and asked what I thought. "Uhm, I dunno … this one looks kinda artsy and … Danish; you usually like those." Turns out that "Competencia oficial" (2021) was not very Danish at all, but it *was* really good.

Bought a used copy of Dragon Quest Monsters. I was planning to start a new game, but I can't quite bring myself to erase the old save just yet. If you're out there, Takebou, congrats on cathing 'em all, and breeding them to this level.

"Sir, I hereby inform you that you have been selected as lightning tribute." "Aww… Do I have to?" "Sir, we *need* to meet our quota if we're going to keep telling women what to do." "Ugh, fine; I'll get my ladder."

Haven't been following the news, but from the chatter I gather that Trump has been fultoned in Georgia. Is that about right?

When you turn down pickled herring and blame sustainability concerns:

YES

I'm mildly annoyed that my covid and flu tests are negative. What, so I have to spend my New Year's weekend with coughing, muscle aches and fever chills, and when I inevitably get well just in time for work on Tuesday, all I'll have to say is I had "a cold"?

Somewhat perplexed by the choice of illustration for the Wikipedia article on spectrophilia. I thought I knew the story of Athenodorus, but clearly my source left out the juicy parts.

Glad I was able to see "Deadpool and Wolverine" before every entertainment news site started shoving spoilery headlines into my face. Still blocking/ignoring any such pages, though; I hope ridding my feed of them will serve me well next time around.

We may not have said it out loud, but you know we loved you, Misty. You were always the best. -Ash

*checks current time IST* *starts typing faster* *remembers deadline was 7:00 PM, not 17.00* *calm* *realizes this is the third time this has happened today*

What is with the cultural obsession with the cultural fixation with turning animated classics into live action?

in a world of Donald Trumps, be a Jimmy Carter

Tonight we will shine in Red White and Blue to honor the life and legacy of President Jimmy Carter 📷: captiv_8/IG

Maybe it's in part because I wasn't born until after he left office, but Carter was the only living US president that I would gladly praise without tagging on "you know, as far as American presidents go" at the end. Rest in peace, you kind old man.

Tomorrow marks the fourth anniversary of the violent attack on our democracy—an attempt to overturn the election results and keep in power a president who had lost. We cannot allow anyone to rewrite the history of January 6. Here’s what Republican leaders said immediately after