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Colleen Barry

@copycurmudgeon.bsky.social

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Copy editor (ProPublica, FiveThirtyEight, ESPN), baker, cross stitcher, cat furniture. she/her

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Colleen Barry @copycurmudgeon.bsky.social · Aug 4

Getting kicked out of my family vacation for bellowing, “Do not cite the deep lore to me, witch,” when my 5-year-old niece told me I had to watch the Mario movie to know about the characters, like how Peach comes from the Mushroom Kingdom and Bowser wants to marry her.

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Colleen Barry @copycurmudgeon.bsky.social · 6h

I saw it for the first time 5 minutes ago and I have no coherent thoughts about it yet. I dunno, man. Movies: I like it when they try things.

Colleen Barry @copycurmudgeon.bsky.social · 6h

I totally see why people praise “Night of the Hunter,” but with the way it swings between extreme staginess and truly cinematic moments, I also get why critics were not into it at the time. It’s really weird! I liked it but I also never stopped thinking about how weird it is!

Colleen Barry @copycurmudgeon.bsky.social · 1d

“Torn” really disappeared from the culture, huh?

Colleen Barry @copycurmudgeon.bsky.social · 1d

“Dr. Sleep?”
“No, it’s great but it’s 2.5 hours and I’m too sleepy to start it now.”
“The Fog?”
“Oo, yeah. I haven’t checked but I’m basically positive it’s 90 minutes because you know what John Carpenter doesn’t do?”
*nodding* “Fuck around.”

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Greg Olear @gregolear.bsky.social · 1d

Time to dust off the Halloween art. I painted this 30 years ago(!).

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Thor Benson @thorbenson.bsky.social · May 18

Some of you have pets and don't post pictures of them often. You should be aware that this is a CRIME

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Aidan Moher @aidanmoher.com · 3d

Make shorter games with worse graphics and fewer shareholders

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Colleen Barry @copycurmudgeon.bsky.social · 3d

OK I just have like a 2-foot-long tapered pin but now I want a special handle jobbie

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Colleen Barry @copycurmudgeon.bsky.social · 3d

I did buy a(nother) rolling pin for that kouign amann class and it is definitely the weapon I would reach for if someone broke in.

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Colleen Barry @copycurmudgeon.bsky.social · 3d

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Colleen Barry @copycurmudgeon.bsky.social · 3d

There’s a pretty good French bakery really close to me too, and Forge is solid and bikeable. I might try laminated dough again at some point but only for the love of the game.

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Colleen Barry @copycurmudgeon.bsky.social · 3d

I made kouign amann once and it was easier than I expected but still not nearly as easy as going to one of the bakeries nearby.

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Colleen Barry @copycurmudgeon.bsky.social · 3d

Switched to an earlier train to try to avoid extended delays, but my new train wound up more delayed than the old one, which means I gave up a nice quiet car seat on a new Acela in exchange for arriving 20 whole minutes ahead of my original train.

Colleen Barry @copycurmudgeon.bsky.social · 3d

I like Ashley Weaver’s Electra McDonnell series for similar vibes! A safecracker in London helps with spy stuff during the Blitz. Starts with “A Peculiar Combination.”

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Colleen Barry @copycurmudgeon.bsky.social · 4d

Behold the majestic fluffpotato

A large and very fluffy cat sitting on a table. He has a dark brown face and lower legs, with a tan back and white chest and belly. He’s like a bowling ball you want to hug.

The same cat now on the floor and jumping into a chair. His back feet are on the ground and in focus and everything else is a blur as he jumps.

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Gretchen McCulloch @gretchenmcc.bsky.social · 3d

Higgledy piggledy
Timothée Chalamet
Has a name meriting
Endless design

Much like his forerunner
Benedict Cumberbatch:
Hexasyllabically,
Easy to rhyme

tweet from childish branzino @absflora:
timothée chalamet is the new benedict cumberbatch in the sense that you can say ANYTHING and we know who you mean. tiffany chevrolet. timpanogos charlemagne. symphony cabernet. jiminy castaway.

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Colleen Barry @copycurmudgeon.bsky.social · 3d

Apparently!

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Melanie @grammar-girl.bsky.social · 4d

It's Bailey!

Colleen Barry @copycurmudgeon.bsky.social · 4d

Behold the majestic fluffpotato

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Colleen Barry @copycurmudgeon.bsky.social · 4d

Behold the majestic fluffpotato

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Colleen Barry @copycurmudgeon.bsky.social · 4d

Turning my niece into a reader by hook or by crook.

Text conversation:
My mom: “You did a good job. Maeve got off the bus reading one of the books you gave her. Well, she was reading it as she crossed the street so maybe not such a good job.”
Me: “Hahahaha. Which one?”
Mom: “Not sure, but you told her it was one of your favorite series.”
Me: “Sideways stories from wayside school!”
Mom: “Yes!”

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Colleen Barry @copycurmudgeon.bsky.social · 6d

The cats have been saving it for you.

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Colleen Barry @copycurmudgeon.bsky.social · 7d

I know it, but I have consumed more than an average American’s share of British media, so I may not be a good measuring stick. I have no recollection of where I first encountered it, unfortunately.

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Colleen Barry @copycurmudgeon.bsky.social · 7d

I so appreciate simple games because if it takes more than 15 minutes to set something up and explain the basics, my brain powers down. It’s Homer thinking about the cymbal monkey in there.

Colleen Barry @copycurmudgeon.bsky.social · 10d

Agreed, I wuv it, with an Earth W.

Colleen Barry @copycurmudgeon.bsky.social · 11d

Nice of them to drop “The Lowdown” and “Slow Horses” on the same day so you can have yourself a weekly Dirtbag Double Feature.