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John Icewater
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Nintendo games, Star Wars, cycling, sports entertainment, vegan food, and Michael Bolton. Co-host of Blockade Runner Podcast. He/him.
Bought 5 six foot tall skeletons on the internet today thanks to Wario, so it's a pretty good Friday.
November 7, 2025 at 2:54 PM
A play in three acts.
November 2, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Just watched the trailer for Scream 7, a movie I will not be seeing anytime soon.

First thing I saw is the Spyglass logo, an effective reminder that this is an Ellison project and a reminder of how dirty they did Melissa Berrera just for having a conscience.

Fuck off.
October 31, 2025 at 4:06 PM
I've been watching vintage Halloween commercial collections on YouTube and this Temu Michael Myers from an ad for a television broadcast of Halloween II is really something to behold.
October 27, 2025 at 4:06 PM
About to see Mason Jennings right here in Rockford, IL. Stuck in the nosebleeds.
October 19, 2025 at 1:02 AM
3 things I can talk about for 3 hours with no prep:

1. Oasis
2. The Star Wars sequel trilogy
3. The Great Gatsby and/or The Crucible
3 things I can talk about for 3 hours with no prep:

1. Xbox/Bungie/Halo/Destiny
2. Horror media
3. Remote work and freelancing
List 3 things you can talk about for 3 hours with no prep.

1. Dead Space *gestures to book*
2. Star Wars Pre-2008
3. How To Run A Successful Role Playing Campaign
September 26, 2025 at 2:57 AM
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On his worst day, your looniest, whitest uncle makes way more sense than this guy.
Trump on US environmentalists: "'No more cows, we don't want cows anymore.' I guess they want to kill all the cows."
September 23, 2025 at 3:26 PM
A ★★★½ diary entry for Friendship (2024)
boxd.it
September 18, 2025 at 3:00 AM
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Great new song from the great band The Beths called "Ark of the Covenant."

Not really about Raiders (though surely nodding to it), but I still get a little burst of joy every time she sings the phrase "ark of the covenant."
Ark of the Covenant by The Beths on Apple Music
Song · 2025 · Duration 4:22
music.apple.com
September 16, 2025 at 5:25 PM
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Charlie Kirk called me a ‘lunatic’ and a ‘prostitute’ and demanded I be deported.

Nothing, *nothing*, justifies killing him, or robbing his kids of their dad.

We don’t know the identity or motive of the shooter but murder can *never* be the response to political disagreements.
September 10, 2025 at 9:58 PM
In California for Oasis tomorrow and I did a little run in the neighborhood near my hotel. Afterward I felt that, as Nick Carraway says, “I was a guide, a pathfinder, an original settler. (My run) had casually conferred on me the freedom of the neighborhood.”
September 6, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Live Forever.
September 3, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Playing some IRLNTM today.
September 1, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Oasis Live 25 at Soldier Field. Our spot is *pretty decent*.
August 28, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Today is gonna be the day.
August 28, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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If you’re doing a ‘double tap’ strike on a hospital, you’re a war criminal and a terrorist.
#GAZA: Multiple journalists killed by Israeli strikes on Nasser Hospital, including a freelance journalist who worked for @apnews.com.

At least 8 people were killed in a double-tap strike on the 4th floor, Gaza's Health Ministry said, the second attack came as rescue crews arrived.
August 25, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Big congrats to my former student Josh (Osiris) on becoming NXT tag champ tonight!
August 24, 2025 at 11:47 PM
A friend just shared with me so now I share with you.

Absolutely unreal version of Slide Away here. Best band ever at their absolute prime.

youtu.be/E4oR7bv9kF0
Oasis Slide Away Glastonbury 1995 Best Live Version
YouTube video by bigSlide94
youtu.be
August 18, 2025 at 12:34 AM
I just left TMNT in the theater and John Fenner is the greatest cinematographer that ever lived.
August 17, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Just saw a maybe 50s-something couple walking their dog wearing matching bucket hats and I’m wondering if they’re madferit?
a black and white photo of a kitchen with stainless steel appliances and a sink
ALT: a black and white photo of a kitchen with stainless steel appliances and a sink
media.tenor.com
August 17, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Finished Donkey Kong so now I’m back on my bullshit again.
August 17, 2025 at 12:55 PM