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David From The Blackwood Lagoon

@ghostforest.bsky.social

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Whimsical nihilist. Passionately apathetic. Mentally ill, but saving up to be "eccentric."

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David From The Blackwood Lagoon @ghostforest.bsky.social · Dec 4

While yet a boy I sought for ghosts, and sped
Thro’ many a listening chamber, cave and ruin,
And starlight wood, with fearful steps pursuing
Hopes of high talk with the departed dead.
—Percy Bysshe Shelley

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Patric Bates @patricbates.bsky.social · 1d

100 days of Halloween - 100 spooky watercolors #21 “Pumpkin Got Ghosts” #art #watercolor #painting #illustration Message me if you would like me to send you a Halloween card

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David From The Blackwood Lagoon @ghostforest.bsky.social · 6h

Well at least you didn’t turn on the stove and let it just sit there and get glowing red.

Back when I did drip coffee I forgot to put water in a couple of times. I’m surprised the heating element didn’t completely burn out.

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David From The Blackwood Lagoon @ghostforest.bsky.social · 8h

Guy who's been in a coma for forty years: "It turns out they had to sell my condo and my Ford Escort to pay to keep me on life support for forty years and all of my relatives are now dead, so I'm completely penniless. But I know MS-DOS so I should have no trouble securing employment."

David From The Blackwood Lagoon @ghostforest.bsky.social · 8h

We seldom leave our dog home by herself, but when we do I'm 90% certain that she spends the entire time staring at the door, which makes me feel incredibly guilty.
Well, she does take short breaks to go eat the cats' food, presumably because she thinks she'll starve otherwise.

David From The Blackwood Lagoon @ghostforest.bsky.social · 9h

I cashed in all my vacation time for years, because I convinced myself that I needed the money more than I needed the time off. Unsurprisingly, I ended up completely burned-out.

David From The Blackwood Lagoon @ghostforest.bsky.social · 9h

I worked four tens for a long time and one of the (few) nice things about that was that you could easily have a mini vacation by taking a day or two off.

David From The Blackwood Lagoon @ghostforest.bsky.social · 9h

Guy who's been in a coma for forty years: "Sure I've heard of Donald Trump. The real estate guy, right? Why do you ask?"

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David From The Blackwood Lagoon @ghostforest.bsky.social · 9h

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David From The Blackwood Lagoon @ghostforest.bsky.social · 10h

One of my all-time favorite movie performances. I always wished they had done a spinoff just focusing on Milton Dammers.

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David From The Blackwood Lagoon @ghostforest.bsky.social · 10h

Happy birthday!

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David From The Blackwood Lagoon @ghostforest.bsky.social · 10h

Wow, the old school Power Mac! G4?

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David From The Blackwood Lagoon @ghostforest.bsky.social · 11h

...in popularity of merchandise for a show that had been off the air for over twenty years. Then like a year later, the "Friends" reunion happened and I realized that the sudden push of merchandise was to condition people in advance and that was quite a lesson in the way nostalgia is manufactured.

David From The Blackwood Lagoon @ghostforest.bsky.social · 11h

I used to work in a casino and to call the clientele there "normies" would be putting it mildly. Several years ago I suddenly noticed that customers were wearing "Friends" tshirts. It came out of nowhere, but then I saw them multiple times a day. I couldn't figure out why there was a resurgence...

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David From The Blackwood Lagoon @ghostforest.bsky.social · 11h

I haven't counted, but there's at least four but probably less than 800. Somewhere in there.

David From The Blackwood Lagoon @ghostforest.bsky.social · 12h

An underrated thing about Portland is that if you're into almost any kind of niche hobby, there's a good chance that Portland has stores that cater to it. For instance there are no less than three antique typewriter shops there.

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David From The Blackwood Lagoon @ghostforest.bsky.social · 12h

Damn, I didn't even know it was John's birthday until after I posted this.

David From The Blackwood Lagoon @ghostforest.bsky.social · 13h

"On my very first job, I said thank you and please
They made me scrub a parking lot down on my knees
Then I got fired for being scared of bees
And they only give me fifty cents an hour"

#johnprine

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David From The Blackwood Lagoon @ghostforest.bsky.social · 14h

I respect the Reese's people because they've experimented and tried new things, but they've always kept the focus on the thing that made them great: the peanut butter. I think all artists can take a lesson from this.

David From The Blackwood Lagoon @ghostforest.bsky.social · 14h

Guy who's been in a coma for forty years: "A lot has changed, but at least I know that Bill Cosby is still America's most beloved entertainer and his character is spotless, right?"

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David From The Blackwood Lagoon @ghostforest.bsky.social · 1d

Guy who's been in a coma for forty years: "Is 'Manimal' still on?"

David From The Blackwood Lagoon @ghostforest.bsky.social · 1d

Which is to say that I thought I could condition myself to be a people person, but I couldn't. And no matter how much of an effort I put into being pleasant and genial, people could still tell that I was an alien and they always preferred the ones to whom that sort of thing comes naturally.

David From The Blackwood Lagoon @ghostforest.bsky.social · 1d

I tried that for a decade. Didn't work.

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David From The Blackwood Lagoon @ghostforest.bsky.social · 1d

And you go home and you cry and you want to diiiiiieee...

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David From The Blackwood Lagoon @ghostforest.bsky.social · 1d

Oh man, if you're quoting Smiths' lyrics, things must be going really well in your life.

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David From The Blackwood Lagoon @ghostforest.bsky.social · 1d

Ha ha this is certainly a funny post and not at all something that I actually obsess over on a regular basis. lol

Six is a one pound monster. @thesix.bsky.social · 2d

I wonder what someone mentally healthy could’ve done with my life.

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