Well, almost a 15k. This wouldn’t be so bad if I had planned and trained for it; I had originally intended to do a 5k. My wife’s gym organized a casual weekend run at the Westmoreland Heritage Trail. You could do any length of a run, from a 5k (I think shorter than 5k, too) … I Accidentally Ran a 15k
A few photos here of Highland Park, which is less trail-like and woodsy than Harrison Hills, and much more developed and urban park-like. Space is a little tighter. It’s also much more trafficked, mostly because of the generous walking and biking paths on the streets that run through it. A good chunk of park real … Photos: Highland Park
This one was 2.3 miles, with lots of wet spots (duh), elevation changes, and overlapping with other trails. We saw a fox run across the trail near the end, and bear poop (more on that). I don’t know anything about flowers, but this one at the start of the trail was very noticeable. Later on, … Photos: Wetlands Trail Hike
I took my son out on a hike at a local park. Here are some photos. We had an off-path companion for a few moments: This tree had a strange, ugly vine wrapped around it: Pit stop: I really like this one. The sun is in the top center, right in the opening of the … Photos: Spicebush Trail Hike
I like Rupert Sheldrake a lot when he stays in his lane (biology and science), but he’s off when he’s talking about baptism here. There’s no reason to think John the Baptist held people under longer than what was normal for full ritual immersion in the Hebrew tradition. John was a rather popular rabble-rouser, and … Near Death by Baptism
Kickstarter Project: The Cosmic Courtship, by Julian Hawthorne Who knew that Nathaniel Hawthorne’s son was an accomplished writer in his own right, and serialized a science-fiction romance story in a pulp publication, before sci-fi really took off as a genre? Not me, but I backed this fundraiser, because: “Mary Faust, a brilliant scientist, has developed … Links of Possible Relevance, Part 39
I never quite liked intelligent design theory completely. It has interesting points but it rationalized things in a vacuum, as we have no other universe to compare statistical notes, or, if we’re feeling actually scientific: no other universe with which we can experiment, observe, conclude, duplicate the results. The theory also implies that God is … In-Meh-lligent Design
Prescience, from Eugenics and Other Evils. Granted, his time, there was no national health experts the way we have them now. They were more local, within striking distance. The scope was smaller but the observations remain the same. It was best presented perhaps by the distinguished doctor who wrote the article on these matters in … G.K. Chesterton on Health Experts
There are unrelated songs that have been brought to my attention as of late, which are unrelated except for similar experiences when I first listened to them. The first is the title theme of Solstice, the buff wizard 3D-ish puzzle game for the original Nintendo. I played this right when it came out, at 12 … The Call of the Solstice
Saker® Profile Gauge with Lock This looks like an ingenious tool that I will I had thought of. This Is How The Way You Read Impacts Your Memory And Productivity For some reason, we read complex information on physical paper slower than digital mediums, but we retain it better. How Instagram influencers can fake their … Links of Possible Relevance, Part 38
Except for browser cache clearing, whenever I come to a storage clearing experience, the results range from lackluster annoyances to infuriating. There’s always something the UI doesn’t provide either during the actual cleansing process, or worse yet, before storage gets filled up, as a preventative measure. And there’s experiences like this that are so openly … Storage Space Woes
A professional economist (I think?) wrote a NodeJS program (I think?) to demonstrate dislike manipulation on current White House YouTube videos: White House YouTube Dislike Manipulation. I’m not so much pointing this out as an attack on Biden (though I’ll say he is a boring stuffed suit), but as a factoid for psycho-epistemology interests. Whether … YouTube Dislike Manipulation on White House Videos
Mob Psycho 100, Season 1 An unassuming middle-schooler, Shigeo Kageyama, has superpowers that go into overdrive when he’s irritated enough to reach 100%. The anti-shonen shonen series: Mob has no interest in using his powers for world peace, or being the best, or other such lofty nonsensical goals. His greatest struggle is probably running to … Sci-fi and Fantasy Movie and Series Reviews, Part 18
Ingredients 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese 1 oz cream cheese (or 2 tablespoons) 1 cup almond flour 1 egg 1 tsp baking powder 1 tsp Italian seasoning 1 tsp garlic powder 1 tsp onion powder Directions 1. Pre-heat oven to 450F. 2. If you don’t have almond flour (I didn’t, when I made this), you … Recipe: Keto-Paleo Almond Flour Pizza
“No, do it like this. Damnit, Susan! You’re a woman! You’re supposed to know how to use these things!” Indulge me in something personal here. I grew up near the Golden Triangle, slightly west of Boston, along the Route 9 corridor in the meaty part of Framingham and Natick. It’s one of the largest shopping … In Memory of Shoppers’ World
Note: this is for those of us with an air fryer, obviously. Ingredients 1/2 lb tail-on large shrimp 1 egg, beaten 1/2 cup shredded coconut 1 tsp garlic powder 1/2 tsp paprika 1/4 tsp onion powder 1/4 tsp salt Directions 1. I used thawed and towel-dried shrimp for this, since it’s easier to coat and … Recipe: Keto-Paleo Coconut Shrimp
Well, it looks like I’m going to have to use “retarded” more often. From dictionary.com’s annual post about what words we’re supposed to not use now. Dumb SEE DEFINITION The word dumb is very old and very common. You’ve likely heard it millions of times as a way of talking about a joke or movie … Words to Use More in 2021
Not that I did a whole lot on there. I had a bunch of videos, the most important of which were albums from bands in my former life, and albums from others that weren’t uploaded there. I’m not a prophet but I can read the writing on the wall (archive): We also work to make … I Am Off YouTube
Especially if they are televised “experts”: Every time there’s a national disaster, a gigantic event, a shooting, a breakthrough, really any news at all, you can rely on television news to find an expert. Some of them know quite a lot about what happened, what will happen, and why. But when it comes to a … No One Knows What Will Happen
Celebrity book clubs and reading lists are hokum. They don’t select or read the books they promote; it’s all contracts between agencies and publishing houses. Similar things can be said about politicians when you see a bookshelf behind them, because it’s true (via Vox Day): Books by the Foot, a service run by the Maryland-based … Politicians Don’t Read Books
Sometimes you simply have to say “yes,” without further explanation, and let people conclude things on their own.
Useless recipe story and unappetizing photo at the bottom. Ingredients 8 bacon strips (thick cut, preferably uncured) 4 1/2 c of fresh broccoli (about 3 heads) 1 c Parmesan or Romano cheese 3 c chicken (around 2.5 lbs) 1 c heavy whipping cream 1 tbsp butter Salt and pepper, and any other spices you’d like … Recipe: Jay’s Paleo-Keto Chicken
I’m not on social media so this is the only channel I have to document silly and slightly gross things like this. I nearly always get this sweat pattern at the gym when I wear gray shirts, and I’d regret not ever doing a sh!tpost about it. It’s hard to see the “horn” on the … Photo: Demon Hunter Logo Sweat
The Secret of NIMH Leading with the best, again! But not just the best of the batch, but the best of all time. Don Bluth’s all-hand-drawn masterpiece about a widowed field mouse, her sick son, and her discovery of super smart rats who figured out how to use (steal) electricity, and their Amulet of Concentrated … Sci-fi and Fantasy Movie and Series Reviews, Part 17
Ideas like “informed consent,” “weighing all the options,” “be yourself,” “never hide what you are,” assume an allowable range of opinions and expressions. Some things are just not permitted, culturally; it’s always been that way, universal to human societies. But through our powers of observation and simple logic, and appreciation of a larger cultural context, … Don’t Think Too Much If You’re British
Paper Mario: The Origami King is the sixth Paper Mario installment. Since the series’ games borrow heavily from role-playing conventions, there’s an logical narrative involved, contrasted with the thin “save the princess” plots of Mario’s side-scroller games. While the story for Origami King is good, even great at some points, there are times when it … How Paper Mario: The Origami King’s Story Could Have Been Better
Interesting experiment, where some guy formed a crater and its rim companion using electricity, water, and silica. Reading up on craters, they seem to be formed by explosions of the impact bodies’ immense kinetic energy on the surface of larger bodies (planets), not the mechanical impact of the body itself. That’s the official explanation, anyway, … Electric Crater Experiment
“‘A squat grey building of only thirty-four stories,’” quoted my sparrow, Jordie, perched on my shoulder, the sound of human language underlaid with her natural staccato chirps. “‘Doorless. Windowless.’” Jordie repeated “windowless” a few moments later, perhaps thinking the intense clamor of birds above us, on the perimeter of the building, drowned out the word. … Story: Cardinal Virtues
1. Removing delineations between the Old and New Testaments. A good reason for the removal of the Old and New Testaments as categories or delineations has two parts. The first is superficial: God’s revelation and dealings with men are neither old nor new, but looking at the writings from a high level, those dealings are … Two Ways Christianity Could Be Better
In addition to references I’ve come across online, I’ve had a few folks independently mention the incoming solar minimum to me. It brought to mind this fascinating series of rambles from Eric Dollard. The first part appears to be filmed by a turtle, while the second half was edited by someone with tachypsychia. Everything before … Solar Minimum, 2020 Edition
From a news roundup article at Anonymous Conservative linked in Vox Day’s “The charade of success”: I always thought it bizarre Erik Prince walked into the CIA, fresh out of the Navy SEALs, heir to a billionaire fortune, as comfortable in a high-society soiree at a five star restaurant as he would be hip deep … The Limits of Ability
Pokémon Detective Pikachu Deadpool, but for kids: Ryan Reynolds is Deadpool and does Pikachu’s voice, and has pretty much the same dynamic, but without the penis jokes and wanting to kill Baby Hitler, etc. Otherwise, a forgettable cast, and there was that one scene near the end where somehow the protagonist went from one of … Sci-fi and Fantasy Movie and Series Reviews, Part 16
Anon The video record (people’s eyes record everything and everyone’s basic personal data is visible) of a spate of murder victims is replaced with the murderer’s point of view, so the investigator protag doesn’t know the culprit’s identity. Investigator-protag coincidentally comes across a woman who does not have any data. Hazard a guess as to … Sci-fi and Fantasy Movie and Series Reviews, Part 15
The Great Myths 9: Hypatia of Alexandria Though the topic interested me, I never bothered with Agora, since Hollywood would never get the history right. I don’t mind that when it’s a film based on history, but Agora was way over the line and took itself too seriously as something accurate. I don’t doubt some … Links of Possible Relevance, Part 37
Currently reading After the Long Goodbye, a Ghost in the Shell book. It’s hardcover with a dust jacket, but on the cover itself, Psalm 139 is printed. Rather bizarre, though the first Ghost in the Shell film had some biblical references in the dialogue. I don’t know how Psalm 139 relates to the story yet, … Photo: Ghost in the Shell Hardcover Bible Verse
White Chamber Closed this one out after twenty minutes or so. I didn’t want to endure a full movie of a half-naked woman trapped in a hi-tech cube. Torture sci-fi is the worst. Coherence A dinner party goes awry when a comet passes by and they start meeting replicas of themselves down the street. So … Sci-fi and Fantasy Movie and Series Reviews, Part 14
One of my sister’s recipes. I could just call this cauliflower salad but it doesn’t sound as fun as “fake potato.” I used an avocado-based mayonnaise. It still has canola oil in it, but not as much as normal. There are better avocado-nnaises out there but they can get awfully expensive. Ingredients 2 lbs of … Recipe: Keto-Paleo Fake Potato Salad
2047: Virtual Revolution It felt like this was trying to be one of those litRPG stories in cinematic form. Or Blade Runner with updated tech. Pass on this. The Colony (2013) Paint by numbers zombie smash and grab, in an arctic-weather apocalypse. Also pass on this. Sunshine I watched this while I was high on … Sci-fi and Fantasy Movie and Series Reviews, Part 13
The story below is a work of fiction. Back to work tomorrow, in eight hours. Last minute preparations. What will it be like; we still have to wear masks. What will it look like, work friends that have been disembodied for the last four months, trying to be social. What’s the protocol for stepping into … Story: Quarantine VII
The 100th anniversary of women’s suffrage was earlier this week, but this isn’t directly related. A grant of suffrage privileges implies a claim ownership places on the grantee, by the state appratus. The state enters into an agreement with the voter that he casts his vote free of coercion or accountability, and in turn the … A Quick Thought About Suffrage
Worlds upon worlds in endless succession rise up from the raw material ooze below. They present themselves for consideration, but after time they tire of waiting and many of them ascend to the ceiling, only to submerge themselves back into the primal-matter plasma. There, they are broken down and remolded for new offerings. Thankfully, the … Story: A Creative Process
I don’t play video games as much any more, but besides the occasional campaign I will run through, I’ll also indulge in multiplayer if the kids are around. You don’t need a storyline for a party video game, since the “story” is the interaction you have with the people (meatspace or virtual) you’re playing with. … An Actual Story for a Party Game
I stole this from a horrible recipe blog—again, one with so many ads that it crashed both Chrome and Firefox for me. It was actually a fritter recipe, but I had tried it a few times as such, but they end up being too delicate. You really need gluten to make it bind like they … Recipe: Keto-Paleo Stuffing Rice
5 Reasons Trump Is Right to Save Incandescent Light Bulbs I may like LED bulbs a little more, but they are likely to progress as a technology because of Trump’s revoking the standards. If the lower prices of incandescent bulbs aren’t a factor in competition, there’s no incentive for firms to figure out how to … Links of Possible Relevance, Part 36
Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets From the same director who did the mostly excellent The Fifth Element, so the setting is envisioned as a colorful whizz-bang future. Being based on a graphic novel series didn’t hurt, either. This was going pretty good until the trashy Rihanna strip tease scene. A-list celebs cameos … Sci-fi and Fantasy Movie and Series Reviews, Part 12
A part of one of Ed’s recent blog posts, and then one of his comments: Don’t be a sucker for the philosophical arguments to support any part of this conflict. Obey what your convictions demand within the context; don’t listen to any other voice. Christ is a Person, not a body of ideas. He lives … God and Ontology
The first omnibus I ever read was a Christmas present from my wife: the More Than Complete Hitchhiker’s Guide collection—the one pictured at the bottom of the pile up there. I had read the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy book when I was in high school, but none of the sequels. This factoid is important … On the Perils of Reading an Omnibus
John Carter Very ambitious offering of a story based on the excellent Barsoom book series from Edgar Rice Burroughs. The worldbuilding was nicely executed but the plot wasn’t anything unusual, but I have to give Disney credit (ew) where it’s due for making it what it was: a strange, action-filled pulp adventure. Hitchiker’s Guide to … Sci-fi and Fantasy Movie and Series Reviews, Part 11
The final boss(es) from my favorite game. I had trouble finding a decent-sized version of both the three-tier statue and Kefka, so I cobbled this together from three different images: the statues, the sun and sky background, and the crazed Kefka himself. The images are from the iOS version of the game, so the pixels … Image: Final Fantasy VI Statue of the Gods and Kefka
Investigation finds doping cover-ups in weightlifting If you found some doping and cover-ups going on, that means there’s a ton of it that is still being covered up. It’s probably everywhere at the professional level, but it’s only investigate if someone with a lot of money makes someone else with a lot of money angry. … Links of Possible Relevance, Part 35
The setting doesn’t have to be medieval period, but shouldn’t be technologically advanced. There is a mostly undetectable Functional Magic source that we’ll call tellura, since it comes from all around the earth. A rare number of people, called tellurics, are born with the ability to sense tellura more fully, and utilize it. Think of … Someone Steal This Video Game Idea: High Fantasy Open World Magic Puzzler
We had adjustable desks at the office, and I would stand most of the time. The last few months of working from home has me sitting way too much, and I could tell it started to affect thing snow that I was back at the gym. So I thought making a standing desk would be … Photos: I Made a Standing Table
If you’re a working stiff like me, you will have seen a printout of the moral alignment chart tacked up in the break room somewhere, assuming your co-workers have a base level of humor. The printouts feature characters from a fictional universe (I refuse to use the word “fandom”) and the characters’ perceived alignment. If … What Is God’s Moral Alignment?
My Hero Academia: Heroes Rising MHA has great animation values in the first place, but this movie added to it with some richer scenery and fight dynamics. You know something’s going to happen when a group of superheroes in training are away from their mentors on a remote island, with a “what could go wrong?” … Sci-fi and Fantasy Movie and Series Reviews, Part 10
Metal/jazz drummer Sean Reinert, died last January. He played on my favorite album of all time, Cynic’s Focus, as well as other runners-up albums, like Death’s Human and Aghora’s self-tilted. I first heard his playing at a local show in Northborough, I think at the Trinity Church. As is the standard procedure at punk and … Sean Reinert Tribute
Hawk, the Slayer I don’t know how this got greenlighted, and I don’t know how Jack Palance fell into getting involved. He probably owed someone a favor. A few funny moments here and there, but a stock, poorly-executed, sword and sorcery plot with the most non-reactive protagonist since Dar from The Beastmaster. You can watch … Sci-fi and Fantasy Movie and Series Reviews, Part 9
The story below is a work of fiction. My gym reopened. Waiting in my car, in the parking lot. Should I go in. What if it’s a trap. Owners now lead a COVID-19 cult, worshipping a pestilence god only found in Dungeons & Dragons campaign manuals, luring human bodies back through their doors to trap … Story: Quarantine VI
I posted this about a decade ago here, but I never posted the actual text. I suppose it doesn’t matter that much but a part of me will feel restless until I actually do, especially I mentioned I would do it way back when. So here it is. It was inspired by something I had … Story: Eve’s Geometry
Here’s a bunch of photos of the haul from my friend Chris Francz, my half of the book trade we did. I wrote for his zine, Crucial Times, a while back, and I’ve always liked his art and writing. His Etsy store is here. I’ve only skimmed these for now, but I’ll dive into these … Photos: Chris Francz Books
This was a story I wrote some time ago for Discovery Christian Church, for a Christmas season service that focused on storytelling and art. The story was printed into a little booklet and sold after the service. The money went to a charity, I think. The art was done by one Kevin Rupert. One of … Story: A Native’s Story
Around Thanksgiving one year, Seth (Buzzgrinder editor) came up with the idea of “foodifying” band names, and the resulting graphics we used for the post are below. I did the Photoshop work to screw with the band logo’s, and most of the band name bastardizations were mine. Had a hard time figuring out who Lunches … Punny Band/Food Names
The story below is a work of fiction. One of three birds has been waking me up in the morning. Windows open–rude awakenings are my unjust reward, straight from the bosom of Mother Nature, for allowing her to get closer to me. Their calls are words. One says “Germany, Germany, Germany.” The other says “I … Story: Quarantine V
This is ambiguous for a reason. Those of you who hold the proper awareness and bias would be able to understand the details. The moving images we’re seeing seeing didn’t come out of nowhere. All the opposing sides were previously hedged away from each other by geography and a veneer of civility, which began to … How It Goes
Attack on Titan, Season 1 One of the only kinda-horror series that I can tolerate, and actually enjoy. The setup with the titans is pretty basic and not a lot is spent diving into their lore; most of this first season’s runtime exposes the structure of Paradis’ military and military police. Humanity here is not … Sci-fi and Fantasy Movie and Series Reviews, Part 8
I left this comment on a recent post over at Jill’s blog: I have a theory* that we’re not really designed to hold opinions on large-scale events and the players involved. It has nothing to do with level of intelligence, it’s really a curse of information technology (starting with the telegraph) combined with our natural … It’s Entertainment All the Way Down
Ed scanned a calendar he had on his wall: an ancient Hebrew calendar with the modern Gregorian calendar within it, for comparison’s sake. Interesting design, and for sure there are other ones like it if you search, and it lends itself easily to making it dynamic. It could be a website…as in, only a website—please, … Someone Should Make a Dynamic Ancient Hebrew Calendar
I created a page of all the stories I’ve posted here at jaydinitto.com—really just the “Story” category archive page. The default is to show an excerpt of the post on archive page, but I wanted to show the whole post content. Unfortunately, that’s not a option in the WordPress admin console, and WordPress’ miasma of … How to Show Full Posts on WordPress Archive Pages
The story below is a work of fiction. We went somewhere. It was a sort of fraternal hall with shopping. Perfectly healthy folks demeaning themselves with masks, hunching over their carts pathetically because standing up straight like a biped with proper lumbar curvatures was too much to ask. Heaven help them if they start smoking … Story: Quarantine IV
Edit: I retitled this as “Part 7.5” because I had two Part 7 review posts. I can’t count. 2012 Total apocalypse p0rn to cash in on the 2012 Mayan calendar nothingburger. Totally implausible equality fingerwagging speech near the end; dude would’ve been tossed off of a glacial cliff if it happened in the real world. … Sci-fi and Fantasy Movie and Series Reviews, Part 7.5
The story below is a work of fiction. It’s come to this. Did everything humanly possible in my matchbox apartment that I could do: meals for the week, wiped everything down, swept corners like those marines in Aliens, swept them again, ironed anything fabric, cleaned my computer of dust and questionable downloads. My phone. I … Story: Quarantine III
In Soviet Russia, glasses move you! The very last scene of Tarkovsky’s Stalker has Monkey reading a book while a voiceover (presumably) announces what she is reading, which is a poem. She then closes the book, looks at the three glasses atop the table next to her, then uses telekinesis to move the the glasses. … Stalker (1979) Final Scene Explanation
The story below is a work of fiction. He went on a date. It was illegal in 40 states, maybe theirs. She texted if he wanted her to wear a mask but he forgot to reply. She wore a headscarf but no not for religious reasons. Her family was from the Maghreb but she looked … Story: Quarantine II
This is a story I submitted to the 2020 Parsec Ink short story contest. It wasn’t accepted, obviously, so here it is, for free. Mrs. James Livermore’s lantern’s light gleamed pale orange onto the weary faces of little Liliana Livermore and her younger brother, Junior, upon their hasty approach to Mrs. Livermore and myself. The … Story: The Lesser Founts at Ilmarinton
This is who Disney hired to write the new “all female” Star Wars series. Here’s how to make a great Star Wars story: interesting characters with flaws and strengths, who change and learn things over the course of the film/series, crazy alien species and space creatures, flashy, acrobatic lightsaber duels, devious villains and undercover agents, … Links of Possible Relevance, Part 34
Going to read and re-read this until I go cross-eyed and hallucinate the omitted determiner in the title.
The topic of the Ship of Theseus experiment came up in the last few days, from two sources independent of each other. Why not post about it? My solution involves three different concepts of ships that exist simultaneously, which we will call Rose, Sina, and Maria. Ship Rose is the concept of Theseus’s ship as … Ship of Theseus Paradox Solution
Taken from this video. Be sure to use non-frozen cauliflower; I used frozen and I think it had too much water—see the wet spots on the parchment in the photo below. Still pretty good, but a fork was needed. Ingredients 2 cups grated cauliflower 1 cup grated hard cheese (parmesan, romano) 1 egg Directions 1. … Recipe: Cauliflower Pizza Crust
The story below is a work of fiction. Top link in my news story feed was a travel blogger having to file for unemployment because of COVID-19. Imagine being an “influencer.” Calling yourself that. What to put on the census, what do you tell people at parties. Practice saying it in front of the mirror … Story: Quarantine
Don’t take this seriously; I’m just having some fun in an “unreasonable jerk” kind way, here. Most of these were inspired from IMDB’s top list, but their popularity isn’t necessarily why I won’t watch them (there’s a number of movies I do like that are on that list). These movies listed I hear/read too much … A List of Movies I Refuse to Watch
Behold! The last of my photo dump posts. The Beauty The Blood came out of the same New Jersey scene as Redeem, Kissing the Hands of Wrath, Solace (even though they were from New York), and other bands I can’t remember. They were friends of mine that I saw a lot during my Life In … Photo Dump: The Beauty The Blood, Somewhere in New Jersey (August 15, 2005)
Only two worthwhile photos of Hawk Nelson. Still Remains played a small stage; they had just released their first album a few months prior, and I don’t think a lot of people knew them. I don’t like Pillar‘s music that much but I remember they were great live performers. One of my favorite photos I … Photo Dump: Hawk Nelson, Pillar, Still Remains at the Purple Door Fest (August 19, 2005)
Finally got some decent photos of Haste the Day, compared to the 2004 shots. You’ll notice in both the Norma Jean and The Chariot shots, that they all end up on the ground. That’s how it is with some bands. First up is the chair guy. He balanced three of them on his chin while … Photo Dump: The Chariot, Norma Jean, Haste the Day at the Purple Door Fest (August 19, 2005)
The Minäverse is free on Kindle (for now) Internet friend and fellow author Jill Domschot put up her newest book on Amazon for free, until April 10. Also, my two books are always free over at Smashwords, but go get you some Minäverse first. Predator Helicopter Scene – Long Tall Sally It’s a movie, sure, … Links of Possible Relevance, Part 33
I don’t remember these two bands’ sets, specifically. This was a few weeks after Blindside released The Great Depression, which was…okay. Nothing tops Silence for me, though. Blindside: mewithoutYou:
This was a special photo set for two reasons. This was when Project 86 was in the sweet spot in their career for me. They had released their third album, Truthless Heroes, on Atlantic Records, back when getting signed to a major record label meant something more than it does now. Their first three albums … Photo Dump: Project 86 at the Purple Door Fest (August 23, 2004)
For some reason I didn’t get a lot of shots of Haste the Day. I think I was talking to someone during most of their set. I discovered their last album, Coward, a few months ago, after years of not paying attention to them after seeing them on their final tour at the now-defunct Altar … Photo Dump: Haste the Day, Stretch Arm Strong, Squad Five-0 at the Purple Door Fest (August 23, 2004)
As I Lay Dying gets their own post because I got a lot of halfway decent photos of them, and they were a pretty good live band. This was the summer before they released Shadows Are Security, their third album—or their second album with their signature sound. They weren’t too far into their career but … Photo Dump: As I Lay Dying at the Purple Door Fest (August 23, 2004)
The Purple Door Fest doesn’t happen any more, but I went to two of them with a press pass. There were too many bigger bands to pass something like that up. The ones of Beloved are the best out of the three, because I could get better shots from the side of the stage as … Photo Dump: Anberlin, Beloved, Further Seems Forever at the Purple Door Fest (August 23, 2004)
Nearly certain these were taken at the same show the photos of Acceptance and Dead Poetic are from. I recall He Is Legend playing but I didn’t get any photos of them (I met a friend, who lived hundreds of miles away, by surprise there, so I was talking to him). This was when Bradley … Photo Dump: Showbread, Far-Less, Bradley Hathaway, The Chariot at the First Unitarian Church in Philadelphia (October 23, 2004)
Found a bunch of old live show photos on my external hard drive that I thought I’d share. Here’s Acceptance and Dead Poetic at the First Uni Church in Philly, 16 years ago (goodness). They’re not terribly good photos, but with shows like these where it’s easy to get close to the band, you can … Photo Dump: Acceptance and Dead Poetic at the First Unitarian Church in Philadelphia (October 23, 2004)
I read Grimm’s Complete Fairy Tales, cover to cover, and this story was the only one that wasn’t dark; in fact, it’s rather wholesome in a feuding siblings kind of way. It’s pretty telling the view of the world held by the Brothers Grimm, and probably most of Germany, if didactic literature for children had … Grimm’s The Four Skilful Brothers
I tried this specific recipe before but lost the link, and it took every brain cell and mouse-click finger energy to refind it. I’ll link back to the original recipe because it’s not bad as far as recipe sites go: there’s not a million ads and a novella of words to scroll past to get … Recipe: Whole Roasted Cauliflower
Gluten-free and no-bake. I stole this from somewhere. I’m not a food photographer, either. Ingredients 1 cup oats 1/2 cup chia seeds 1/3 cup sunflower seeds 1/4 cup honey 1/2 cup nut butter (peanut. cashew, almond, etc., preferably no sugar added) 1/4 cup coconut oil 1/3 cup protein powder (chocolate or vanilla) 1/3 cup chocolate … Recipe: Nut Butter Oatmeal Protein Cookies
Anberlin’s Adelaide in Sydney, Australia – May 5, 2019 “Sweet” and “wholesome” isn’t usually associated with rock and roll, but this is this the sweetest, most wholesome, thing I’ve seen at a rock show. Culdesac | Experience Someplace Better Interesting. Can’t Unsee Despite the name, it’s not a gross website, unless you consider design error … Links of Possible Relevance, Part 32
This isn’t vanity—I was really checking my squat form, and it’s not the greatest. You’re supposed to go down far enough to “break parallel,” meaning your butt should go lower than your kneecaps so that your thighs angle down. I only have 230 lbs in the first video; my PR is 250 but even without … Rare Video Footage of Jay in the Wild
Back when I had Facebook, the Classical Art Memes page was one of my favorites. Below is a jd.com original.
The story below is a work of fiction. I was born after Mom died. The delivering doctor was an Artifice, a high-function, high-powered—and high-priced—android. Mom and Dad only had enough credits to save either Mom or me from the complication. Dad told me, when I was old enough, Mom made the decision without hesitation. The … Story: Imbolc Eve
The story below is a work of fiction. The android sat crossed-legged and scratched at its head—two gestures he had learned from his days of living with humans when they were alive. He held one of their bodies in his hand. It didn’t move, just like all the other ones scattered in front of him. … Story: Artificial
An anime-only special post! Cowboy Bebop Leading with the absolute best! There’s a reason this is rated 8.9 on IMDB, 8.9 on TV.com, 100% and 98% on Rotten Tomatoes, 4.9 on Google, etc. A haphazard crew of bounty hunters try to make it in life and space. They’re not terribly great at their job, they … Sci-fi and Fantasy Movie and Series Reviews, Part 7
It’s a terrible show, but I spotted Stairwell posters in the background of the “Ted Mosby, Architect” episode of How I Met Your Mother. It’s unusual because: 1) I like the band, 2) they aren’t well-known at all, 3) even though they aren’t well-known, it still hard to find any reference to them online, and … Stairwell Posters in “How I Met Your Mother”