eric lab rat
@ericlabrat.bsky.social
GlitterGuts photographer. Subculture historian. Wife guy. Tricycle enthusiast. Dingus. Deviant. In a weird, transitional stage of my life?
Business idea I can't afford:
A winter Renaissance fair. Fake ice castles dusted with real snow. Rowdy taverns with warm cider and mead. Frost giants. Weird European Christmas/Saturnalia traditions (the demony ones, not the racist ones). Jousting on ice. Etc.
A winter Renaissance fair. Fake ice castles dusted with real snow. Rowdy taverns with warm cider and mead. Frost giants. Weird European Christmas/Saturnalia traditions (the demony ones, not the racist ones). Jousting on ice. Etc.
November 27, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Business idea I can't afford:
A winter Renaissance fair. Fake ice castles dusted with real snow. Rowdy taverns with warm cider and mead. Frost giants. Weird European Christmas/Saturnalia traditions (the demony ones, not the racist ones). Jousting on ice. Etc.
A winter Renaissance fair. Fake ice castles dusted with real snow. Rowdy taverns with warm cider and mead. Frost giants. Weird European Christmas/Saturnalia traditions (the demony ones, not the racist ones). Jousting on ice. Etc.
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Couldn't remember Jon Hamm's name or the name of his character. So I made a discovery
November 17, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Couldn't remember Jon Hamm's name or the name of his character. So I made a discovery
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As seen on a Chicago L: no fucking thank you. But if I see someone on the L wearing one, I'll be sure to take a picture, so that I get a payout in the inevitable Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act class action lawsuit
![From the Wikipedia page for the Friend corporation:
Privacy and data collection
Critics have raised questions about the device’s constant audio monitoring and data-handling practices. Because the pendant uses cloud connectivity to process voice interactions, privacy advocates have warned that it could record sensitive information without users’ full awareness or consent.[15][16] Schiffmann, who holds Israeli citizenship and is reported to maintain connections with the Israeli tech ecosystem, has faced additional scrutiny in light of Israel’s evolving regulatory regime for artificial-intelligence and data-privacy frameworks.[17][18][19]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:5i7qv6sq3azq3i3yzqicf6iz/bafkreidfpif7qnk2s4fp65tbkawaze2aqz5xryq3ns23yfglumxzzpk6ou@jpeg)
November 18, 2025 at 12:49 PM
As seen on a Chicago L: no fucking thank you. But if I see someone on the L wearing one, I'll be sure to take a picture, so that I get a payout in the inevitable Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act class action lawsuit
Thought I saw a dead friend riding down Chicago Ave, making a mean face on a moped that was too tiny for his tall frame.
Which is exactly what he'd be doing if he came back from the dead, so it v well might be him if necromancy is real
Which is exactly what he'd be doing if he came back from the dead, so it v well might be him if necromancy is real
November 14, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Thought I saw a dead friend riding down Chicago Ave, making a mean face on a moped that was too tiny for his tall frame.
Which is exactly what he'd be doing if he came back from the dead, so it v well might be him if necromancy is real
Which is exactly what he'd be doing if he came back from the dead, so it v well might be him if necromancy is real
Celebrating a friend's birthday by going to a Rocky Horror shadowcast performance at a diy space that my 25 year old coworker says makes her "feel old sometimes"tonight.
November 14, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Celebrating a friend's birthday by going to a Rocky Horror shadowcast performance at a diy space that my 25 year old coworker says makes her "feel old sometimes"tonight.
Shot a meet-and-greet for King Molasses at STRAPPED last Friday at Empty Bottle
November 13, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Shot a meet-and-greet for King Molasses at STRAPPED last Friday at Empty Bottle
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Logan Square neighborhood, Chicago. Man wearing a balaclava in a white, unmarked vehicle, pulls the pin on a tear gas canister and tosses it in the road.
"Just trying to grab some lunch and these fucking losers showed up. FUCK ICE!"
source: www.reddit.com/r/LoganSquar...
"Just trying to grab some lunch and these fucking losers showed up. FUCK ICE!"
source: www.reddit.com/r/LoganSquar...
October 3, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Logan Square neighborhood, Chicago. Man wearing a balaclava in a white, unmarked vehicle, pulls the pin on a tear gas canister and tosses it in the road.
"Just trying to grab some lunch and these fucking losers showed up. FUCK ICE!"
source: www.reddit.com/r/LoganSquar...
"Just trying to grab some lunch and these fucking losers showed up. FUCK ICE!"
source: www.reddit.com/r/LoganSquar...
Mick Fleetwood in 2019
vs
Mick Fleetwood in 1987 portraying Mick Fleetwood in
2019 for the movie THE RUNNING MAN
vs
Mick Fleetwood in 1987 portraying Mick Fleetwood in
2019 for the movie THE RUNNING MAN
September 30, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Mick Fleetwood in 2019
vs
Mick Fleetwood in 1987 portraying Mick Fleetwood in
2019 for the movie THE RUNNING MAN
vs
Mick Fleetwood in 1987 portraying Mick Fleetwood in
2019 for the movie THE RUNNING MAN
Two weeks back I was at the Humboldt Arboreal Society (day rave that happens all summer in Humboldt Park) when a couple dozen geese flew by in a perfect V and literally hundreds of party people cheered for them.
Such a pure moment.
Such a pure moment.
September 28, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Two weeks back I was at the Humboldt Arboreal Society (day rave that happens all summer in Humboldt Park) when a couple dozen geese flew by in a perfect V and literally hundreds of party people cheered for them.
Such a pure moment.
Such a pure moment.
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hey @ericlabrat.bsky.social took these photos :) we are bummed we can't be at this new one, we are at working bikes that day, TOO MANY WONDERFUL THINGS HAPPENING AT THE SAME TIME
The goal of Pretty Good Fest is to get some form of art into everybody’s hands. https://bit.ly/4gCU3oy
‘Meet nice people who make art’ - Chicago Reader
Pretty Good Fest, a new comics and small press fair, is debuting at the Chicago Athletic Hotel on October 4.
bit.ly
September 26, 2025 at 7:58 PM
hey @ericlabrat.bsky.social took these photos :) we are bummed we can't be at this new one, we are at working bikes that day, TOO MANY WONDERFUL THINGS HAPPENING AT THE SAME TIME
What are the odds that I really am the person the algorithm thinks I am...
A mall goth with nitrous-induced brain damage who may be entitled to damages?
A mall goth with nitrous-induced brain damage who may be entitled to damages?
September 26, 2025 at 1:33 AM
What are the odds that I really am the person the algorithm thinks I am...
A mall goth with nitrous-induced brain damage who may be entitled to damages?
A mall goth with nitrous-induced brain damage who may be entitled to damages?
Check out this emo calf I met at a petting zoo on my birthday
Named this motherfucker "SWEET WENTZ"
Named this motherfucker "SWEET WENTZ"
September 25, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Check out this emo calf I met at a petting zoo on my birthday
Named this motherfucker "SWEET WENTZ"
Named this motherfucker "SWEET WENTZ"
Not to be outdone, another neighbor had their cat giving me a Jim from the Office look as a fluffy skunk stole his porch food
September 17, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Not to be outdone, another neighbor had their cat giving me a Jim from the Office look as a fluffy skunk stole his porch food
Saw four cats and one raccoon walking around Pilsen today
September 16, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Saw four cats and one raccoon walking around Pilsen today
Popped by a day rave under a bridge yesterday and was really happy to see that my old plug had buried the hatchet with his estranged brother. Hadn't seen them together in years. 💞
September 9, 2025 at 4:08 AM
Popped by a day rave under a bridge yesterday and was really happy to see that my old plug had buried the hatchet with his estranged brother. Hadn't seen them together in years. 💞
Downstairs neighbor cat was hyped for the Bears season opener tonight
September 9, 2025 at 4:07 AM
Downstairs neighbor cat was hyped for the Bears season opener tonight
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Attn all ICE agents! Here’s an announcement from our front window: Chicago hates you, and you are not welcome here!
September 4, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Attn all ICE agents! Here’s an announcement from our front window: Chicago hates you, and you are not welcome here!
My store switched from Spotify to an app that specializes in licensing music for retail spaces.
So the music selection is worse, there's much less control, and all the playlists are AI generated, but at least when it plays a banger like Prince Buster "Big 5" none of us are to blame
So the music selection is worse, there's much less control, and all the playlists are AI generated, but at least when it plays a banger like Prince Buster "Big 5" none of us are to blame
September 5, 2025 at 8:37 PM
My store switched from Spotify to an app that specializes in licensing music for retail spaces.
So the music selection is worse, there's much less control, and all the playlists are AI generated, but at least when it plays a banger like Prince Buster "Big 5" none of us are to blame
So the music selection is worse, there's much less control, and all the playlists are AI generated, but at least when it plays a banger like Prince Buster "Big 5" none of us are to blame
Holy shit, they did the classic @theonion.com headline!!
September 4, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Holy shit, they did the classic @theonion.com headline!!
Posted some new Nocturna pics on glitterguts.com last night
September 1, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Posted some new Nocturna pics on glitterguts.com last night
Damn the Showgirls (1995) soundtrack was industrial af. Was Nomi Malone a rivethead??
September 1, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Damn the Showgirls (1995) soundtrack was industrial af. Was Nomi Malone a rivethead??
I was hanging with my neighbor Bob and he accidentally stepped on an earthworm squiggling by and he is DISGUSTED
September 1, 2025 at 6:16 PM
I was hanging with my neighbor Bob and he accidentally stepped on an earthworm squiggling by and he is DISGUSTED
Anybody buy too many hot dogs and need an extra glizzy goblin at your BBQ today? I can help!
September 1, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Anybody buy too many hot dogs and need an extra glizzy goblin at your BBQ today? I can help!
Look at this cool fuqqen praying mantis hanging out on my kitchen window
August 22, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Look at this cool fuqqen praying mantis hanging out on my kitchen window
Just heard 10,000 people yell "FIST FUCK!" in unison at the United Center, which I guess would be much more shocking at a Bulls game than it is at the Nine Inch Nails show
August 21, 2025 at 3:05 AM
Just heard 10,000 people yell "FIST FUCK!" in unison at the United Center, which I guess would be much more shocking at a Bulls game than it is at the Nine Inch Nails show