Ocean Jasper
@audleyzdarke.bsky.social
Anti-fascist.
Nobody.
Knitting hats from here until nuclear winter.
Currently reading "The First World War" by John Keegan and "Brigands & Breadknives" by Travis Baldree
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Nobody.
Knitting hats from here until nuclear winter.
Currently reading "The First World War" by John Keegan and "Brigands & Breadknives" by Travis Baldree
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Ocean Jasper
@audleyzdarke.bsky.social
· Sep 19
Guys, what the hell.
Don't follow me.
Don't follow me.
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Someone called attending an ice hockey game as ”visiting the boy aquarium” and I can’t get it out of my head
November 25, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Someone called attending an ice hockey game as ”visiting the boy aquarium” and I can’t get it out of my head
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answering spam calls with the tusken raider battle cry
November 24, 2025 at 8:04 PM
answering spam calls with the tusken raider battle cry
I am absolutely not dunking on Kim because it's wildly cool to be liked by Hillary Duff, but no one should be surprised when actors support unionizing.
Hillary Duff is most certainly a SAG-AFTRA member! She's a union woman!
(Also, Starbucks sucks.)
Hillary Duff is most certainly a SAG-AFTRA member! She's a union woman!
(Also, Starbucks sucks.)
thank you for supporting striking Starbucks workers, Comrade Hilary Duff
November 24, 2025 at 7:07 PM
I am absolutely not dunking on Kim because it's wildly cool to be liked by Hillary Duff, but no one should be surprised when actors support unionizing.
Hillary Duff is most certainly a SAG-AFTRA member! She's a union woman!
(Also, Starbucks sucks.)
Hillary Duff is most certainly a SAG-AFTRA member! She's a union woman!
(Also, Starbucks sucks.)
If this was a planned dish and not a "what's in the pantry" meal, I'd definitely use more coconut. Otherwise, it was pretty damned good.
November 21, 2025 at 1:19 AM
If this was a planned dish and not a "what's in the pantry" meal, I'd definitely use more coconut. Otherwise, it was pretty damned good.
I need someone to appreciate the vegan stew made 100% with stuff I scrounged out of my pantry/freezer:
onion, butternut squash, lentils, fire roasted tomatoes, coconut cream, salt, red pepper flakes, garam masala
onion, butternut squash, lentils, fire roasted tomatoes, coconut cream, salt, red pepper flakes, garam masala
November 20, 2025 at 5:28 PM
I need someone to appreciate the vegan stew made 100% with stuff I scrounged out of my pantry/freezer:
onion, butternut squash, lentils, fire roasted tomatoes, coconut cream, salt, red pepper flakes, garam masala
onion, butternut squash, lentils, fire roasted tomatoes, coconut cream, salt, red pepper flakes, garam masala
"Audley, what's wrong with the printer?"
SCREAMING
SCREAMING
November 20, 2025 at 3:35 PM
"Audley, what's wrong with the printer?"
SCREAMING
SCREAMING
I once had a surgeon tell me to sleep when I'm tired- naps, going to bed early, sleeping in- because the body cannot heal without adequate rest and it still stands as the most stunning advice I've ever received.
We are told not to "indulge" when we're tired (even by doctors!) and it is SO HARMFUL
We are told not to "indulge" when we're tired (even by doctors!) and it is SO HARMFUL
Because they are, to a person, freaks.
Why are there never return to nature people but for pre-industrial sleep cycles?
November 18, 2025 at 4:40 PM
I once had a surgeon tell me to sleep when I'm tired- naps, going to bed early, sleeping in- because the body cannot heal without adequate rest and it still stands as the most stunning advice I've ever received.
We are told not to "indulge" when we're tired (even by doctors!) and it is SO HARMFUL
We are told not to "indulge" when we're tired (even by doctors!) and it is SO HARMFUL
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"Microsoft warns that Windows 11's agentic AI could install malware on your PC: 'Only enable this feature if you understand the security implications.'"
bro what--
what are we doing here, exactly, how can you--anyone be okay with this?
bro what--
what are we doing here, exactly, how can you--anyone be okay with this?
November 18, 2025 at 3:42 PM
"Microsoft warns that Windows 11's agentic AI could install malware on your PC: 'Only enable this feature if you understand the security implications.'"
bro what--
what are we doing here, exactly, how can you--anyone be okay with this?
bro what--
what are we doing here, exactly, how can you--anyone be okay with this?
Because they are, to a person, freaks.
Why are there never return to nature people but for pre-industrial sleep cycles?
November 18, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Because they are, to a person, freaks.
Do I have Christmas gifts I should be working on? Yes. Am I making a scarf for myself instead? Also yes.
November 17, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Do I have Christmas gifts I should be working on? Yes. Am I making a scarf for myself instead? Also yes.
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it's been hard to put this feeling into words, but we've spent the past couple of decades being lectured to and patronized by an elite class that spent its free time joshing with jeffrey epstein about his little sex abuse empire while lecturing us about how out of touch we are
November 13, 2025 at 2:44 PM
it's been hard to put this feeling into words, but we've spent the past couple of decades being lectured to and patronized by an elite class that spent its free time joshing with jeffrey epstein about his little sex abuse empire while lecturing us about how out of touch we are
BARELY LEGAL MEANS, LIKE, TURNED 18 YESTERDAY
15 IS FIRMLY ILLEGAL
15 IS FIRMLY ILLEGAL
Megyn Kelly: "I know somebody very close to this case…Jeffrey Epstein, in this person's view, was not a pedophile…He was into the barely legal type, like he liked 15 year old girls…He wasn't into like 8 year olds…There's a difference between a 15 year old and a 5 year old."
November 13, 2025 at 5:58 PM
BARELY LEGAL MEANS, LIKE, TURNED 18 YESTERDAY
15 IS FIRMLY ILLEGAL
15 IS FIRMLY ILLEGAL
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This gives weight to my theory that the "Cow Tools" drawing takes place in the Predator universe. The cow (consider her stern visage) is preparing herself for the final confrontation, much like Arnie in the original movie. Once she is ready, she'll summon him with a defiant "Moooooo..."
November 13, 2025 at 5:07 PM
This gives weight to my theory that the "Cow Tools" drawing takes place in the Predator universe. The cow (consider her stern visage) is preparing herself for the final confrontation, much like Arnie in the original movie. Once she is ready, she'll summon him with a defiant "Moooooo..."
I had a wildly bad day yesterday, so J took me out to the movies to cheer me up. We saw Predator: Badlands and my dudes, dudettes, and dudexxes, it's fucking GOOD.
I would write something buuuuuuuut read @mattzollerseitz.bsky.social instead.
www.rogerebert.com/reviews/pred...
I would write something buuuuuuuut read @mattzollerseitz.bsky.social instead.
www.rogerebert.com/reviews/pred...
Predator: Badlands movie review (2025) | Roger Ebert
An exceptional sci-fi action thriller with memorable characters and lead performances that deserve to be included in discussions of the year's best.
www.rogerebert.com
November 13, 2025 at 4:18 PM
I had a wildly bad day yesterday, so J took me out to the movies to cheer me up. We saw Predator: Badlands and my dudes, dudettes, and dudexxes, it's fucking GOOD.
I would write something buuuuuuuut read @mattzollerseitz.bsky.social instead.
www.rogerebert.com/reviews/pred...
I would write something buuuuuuuut read @mattzollerseitz.bsky.social instead.
www.rogerebert.com/reviews/pred...
You know it's a hot presentation when one section of my outline is labeled "algorithm bullshit."
I SHOULD be preparing for my presentation for tonight's big holiday staff meeting, but meh. It's more fun to run around with new books.
November 11, 2025 at 8:18 PM
You know it's a hot presentation when one section of my outline is labeled "algorithm bullshit."
Perks to working for a bookstore: swag.
November 11, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Perks to working for a bookstore: swag.
Today's book haul:
November 11, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Today's book haul:
I KNOW that fascists are tacky as hell, but even I get surprised from time-to-time.
November 5, 2025 at 4:32 PM
I KNOW that fascists are tacky as hell, but even I get surprised from time-to-time.
Wasn't planning on logging on today until i got an email from my boss pointing out a mistake on one of the graphics I made, so I guess I'm working today.
And doing laundry. And waiting for the electrician. And making soup. And thinking about making bread.
And doing laundry. And waiting for the electrician. And making soup. And thinking about making bread.
November 5, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Wasn't planning on logging on today until i got an email from my boss pointing out a mistake on one of the graphics I made, so I guess I'm working today.
And doing laundry. And waiting for the electrician. And making soup. And thinking about making bread.
And doing laundry. And waiting for the electrician. And making soup. And thinking about making bread.
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THIS IS NOT AN EXAGGERATION, PELOSI AND SCHUMER LITERALLY OFFERED TRUMP $25 BILLION DOLLARS TO BUILD HIS DUMBASS BORDER WALL IN 2018, THEY DO NOT DISAGREE WITH HIM!!!
You gotta remember, most Dem leadership doesn’t disagree with Trump politically and only wishes he was more polite.
November 5, 2025 at 3:46 PM
THIS IS NOT AN EXAGGERATION, PELOSI AND SCHUMER LITERALLY OFFERED TRUMP $25 BILLION DOLLARS TO BUILD HIS DUMBASS BORDER WALL IN 2018, THEY DO NOT DISAGREE WITH HIM!!!
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basically every 2024 truism is dead. Trump did not build a lasting multiracial coalition or turn young men into committed Republicans. You don’t need to cave on trans rights to win. The pundits have nothing left to tell you.
November 5, 2025 at 1:57 PM
basically every 2024 truism is dead. Trump did not build a lasting multiracial coalition or turn young men into committed Republicans. You don’t need to cave on trans rights to win. The pundits have nothing left to tell you.
Me, preparing new releases for the week: Oh my god, who gives a shit about Paul McCartney?
The bookbuyer: I do.
Me: Yeah... my mom probably does too.
The bookbuyer hasn't talked to me this morning since. Whoops.
The bookbuyer: I do.
Me: Yeah... my mom probably does too.
The bookbuyer hasn't talked to me this morning since. Whoops.
November 4, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Me, preparing new releases for the week: Oh my god, who gives a shit about Paul McCartney?
The bookbuyer: I do.
Me: Yeah... my mom probably does too.
The bookbuyer hasn't talked to me this morning since. Whoops.
The bookbuyer: I do.
Me: Yeah... my mom probably does too.
The bookbuyer hasn't talked to me this morning since. Whoops.
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there's a reason the ancients stayed indoors over winter, things stride the night in the dark deep barren woods
November 3, 2025 at 2:09 PM
there's a reason the ancients stayed indoors over winter, things stride the night in the dark deep barren woods
At risk of starting up an old flame war, I would argue that the week between Christmas and the New Year is spookier than Halloween. Halloween is good scary, like an enjoyable horror movie, while the last week of December is weird and liminal and feels much more like something could ~leak through~
I know October is over but listen, there’s no reason we can’t extend spooky season all the way to Christmas. Who’s going to stop us? Mariah Carey? The guardian of holiday cheer and all things jolly? Possibly… but we won’t know if we don’t try.
November 3, 2025 at 2:06 PM
At risk of starting up an old flame war, I would argue that the week between Christmas and the New Year is spookier than Halloween. Halloween is good scary, like an enjoyable horror movie, while the last week of December is weird and liminal and feels much more like something could ~leak through~
WHAT MANuAL LABOR JObS
WHAT MANUAL LAbOR JOBS EXIST IN 2025 IN The NUMBERS TO REPLACE DESK JOBS
WHAT MANUAL LAbOR JOBS EXIST IN 2025 IN The NUMBERS TO REPLACE DESK JOBS
“Humans can just go get manual labor jobs if desk jobs are repaired with AI” is both not going to suffice to provide enough jobs and is also going to result in massive societal anger because manual labor jobs often *are terrible*, which is why people have worked hard to avoid them for generations.
Even if society provided the food/shelter level needs for everyone, humans also need to perform useful work just for basic fulfillment. The vast majority of people cannot sit around all day letting AI and robots do everything.
(The definition of “useful work” here is malleable but still essential)
(The definition of “useful work” here is malleable but still essential)
November 3, 2025 at 1:47 PM
WHAT MANuAL LABOR JObS
WHAT MANUAL LAbOR JOBS EXIST IN 2025 IN The NUMBERS TO REPLACE DESK JOBS
WHAT MANUAL LAbOR JOBS EXIST IN 2025 IN The NUMBERS TO REPLACE DESK JOBS