Christian A. Dumais
@cadumais.com
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An American writer & editor in Poland. My books include KILLING IT, FAILED PILOT, GO WEST, and SMASHED. Check out Pop Culture Must Die ➡️ https://www.popculturemustdie.com/ Want to know more? ➡️ https://linktr.ee/cadumais
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I can't remember my wife's number, but I can list off every one of my friends' phone numbers from 30 years ago.
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If anyone needs me I will be in the museum, lying down next to the bog bodies.
Did people really memorize phone numbers before cell phones, or is that just a movie thing?
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I was watching some old shows from the 90s and noticed people would just dial numbers from memory - like they'd call their friends or family without looking anything up.
Made me wonder if that was actually normal back then? Did people genuinely have all their important numbers memorized, or did most folks keep a little address book or written list nearby?
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After I took care of some of this month's accounting, I ended up reoganizing books and giving my office a deep clean.
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First day in eight years without a client. In the office doing some reorganizing, warming up some dusty social accounts, and polishing up my CV. Not in panic mode yet. Just wallowing in the weirdness of having nothing to do.
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First day in eight years without a client. In the office doing some reorganizing, warming up some dusty social accounts, and polishing up my CV. Not in panic mode yet. Just wallowing in the weirdness of having nothing to do.
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I convinced a lot of people that I was an inebriated version of a popular Marvel superhero and my life was better for it.
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Has anything great happened in your life because of social media?
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I don't like him personally, but David Simon on AI is the final word on the subject.
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It's stayed with me since I was a kid. I was delighted that it held up so well decades later.
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A group of crows is a murder.
A group of owls is a parliament.
A group of lions is a Voltron.
A group of men is a podcast.
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I'm not her biggest fan either, but this was a solid book.
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The company where I've served as Editor & Communications Manager has decided to part ways in favor of AI and automation.

If you're in #Wroclaw (and beyond!) and know of any editing opportunities, please reach out to me.
a man in a black shirt is clapping his hands and smiling .
Alt: a man in a black shirt is clapping his hands and smiling .
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I rewatched this movie recently after having not seen it in decades and it was even better than I remembered. Some movies age badly, but MIRACLE MILE keeps finding new ways to reveal how ahead of its time it was.
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"MIRACLE MILE is about many things — romance and Los Angeles and the looming threat of nuclear devastation at the close of the Cold War — but also, obsessively, it’s about marking the passage of time."
The End of the World Will Come at Dawn | Miracle Mile (1989) | BW/DR
Miracle Mile is about many things — romance and LA and the looming threat of nuclear devastation — but also, obsessively, it’s about the passage of time.
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I rewatched this movie recently after having not seen it in decades and it was even better than I remembered. Some movies age badly, but MIRACLE MILE keeps finding new ways to reveal how ahead of its time it was.
bwdr.bsky.social
"MIRACLE MILE is about many things — romance and Los Angeles and the looming threat of nuclear devastation at the close of the Cold War — but also, obsessively, it’s about marking the passage of time."
The End of the World Will Come at Dawn | Miracle Mile (1989) | BW/DR
Miracle Mile is about many things — romance and LA and the looming threat of nuclear devastation — but also, obsessively, it’s about the passage of time.
www.brightwalldarkroom.com
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I love the packaging of this special edition book by PigOut and Corso Przemek. Just lovely work all around. I might have to pick this one up.
A book that looks like an 80s VHS tape in a slipcase that looks like a VHS slipcase. At a quick glance, it doesn't even look like a book at all.
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I think a lot about the fact that Dana Carvey was filming THE MASTER OF DISGUISE on September 11, 2001, and when the crew got together for a group prayer, Carvey was holding hands looking like this:
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(Sorry for not doing alt-text. It's a picture of Dana Carvey dressed as a human turtle from the movie. He's wearing a large green suit that is shaped like a turtle shell, and his bald head is sticking out.)
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I think a lot about the fact that Dana Carvey was filming THE MASTER OF DISGUISE on September 11, 2001, and when the crew got together for a group prayer, Carvey was holding hands looking like this:
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I'm beginning to suspect that even if they achieve all of their mad fever dreams to turn the country into a Christian utopia (whatever that is), they'll still be mad.
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I know there are a lot of reasons to detest MAGA supporters, but the thing that always gets me is how angry they are.

Republicans are in charge of EVERYTHING. They won. And they're still angry, still complaining about the people who lost.

At what point will you start enjoying America?
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I keep telling my wife that we’d be happier having an owl in our home, and this kind of story helps my case.
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Six weeks ago, I picked up a year-old tawny owl with a broken leg off the main road near our home and dropped him off at our nearest vet.

After a few days, I received one of the most bizarre phone calls I’ve ever had, asking “So when are you coming to pick up your owl?” 🧵
Tawny owl
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Nice work, Rob. Though the whole video reminded me of how much I miss the Tampa Theater. One of my favorite places.
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5) Pay the difference without any interest.

And that, kids, is how I paid off a 30-year mortgage in 15 years.
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1) Get a home mortgage in another currency (in my case, Swiss Franc).

2) Find out your bank was overcharging you by tens of thousands of Polish zloty due to conversion rates.

3) Sue the bank and wait four years.

4) A judge rules in your favor and cancels the loan.
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Haven't read it since it came out as a monthly. I credit the series for opening my eyes to @1moregaryfrank.bsky.social's amazing art.
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September 30 / October 1
William shatter as Captain Kirk Michael Myers in Halloween