🇺🇸🌺 Cranky Cloud Yeller on Borneo 🌺🇲🇾
@subjunction.bsky.social
60 yo. Yank happily self-exiled to Miri, Sarawak, GMT +8
Traveler & reader; explorer of my worlds. Former sailor & diver. Music fan. Hat wearer.
Autistic agoraphobe; DX @ 57
Just a strange guy out there looking for my peeps. Come, join me.
Traveler & reader; explorer of my worlds. Former sailor & diver. Music fan. Hat wearer.
Autistic agoraphobe; DX @ 57
Just a strange guy out there looking for my peeps. Come, join me.
Pinned
After a post I just wrote, I feel compelled to summarize it in many of my other feelings.
I do not care: if you are tall, short, straight, gay, bi, trans, something else I don't understand or even know of, blue-eyed, brown-eyed, thin, fat, black, white, red, yellow, Left-Handed, right-handed
I do not care: if you are tall, short, straight, gay, bi, trans, something else I don't understand or even know of, blue-eyed, brown-eyed, thin, fat, black, white, red, yellow, Left-Handed, right-handed
EXPLAIN YOUR USERNAME
I live on the island of Borneo. I'm cranky. And I'm an old man who yells at the clouds.
Yeah, cranky and yelling at clouds as an old dude are pretty much synonymous. And obligatory.
How hard is that for you guys to figure out? Get off my lawn, Damniit!
I live on the island of Borneo. I'm cranky. And I'm an old man who yells at the clouds.
Yeah, cranky and yelling at clouds as an old dude are pretty much synonymous. And obligatory.
How hard is that for you guys to figure out? Get off my lawn, Damniit!
A randomly assigned collection of letters that I realized I could pronounce like a word.
EXPLAIN YOUR USERNAME
It’s my name and / or the name quoted in Fight Club and / or the guy from numerous fables and / or one of my favorite comedic TV characters from the 80s and / or a reminder that you don’t know Jack.
It’s my name and / or the name quoted in Fight Club and / or the guy from numerous fables and / or one of my favorite comedic TV characters from the 80s and / or a reminder that you don’t know Jack.
December 30, 2025 at 4:35 PM
EXPLAIN YOUR USERNAME
I live on the island of Borneo. I'm cranky. And I'm an old man who yells at the clouds.
Yeah, cranky and yelling at clouds as an old dude are pretty much synonymous. And obligatory.
How hard is that for you guys to figure out? Get off my lawn, Damniit!
I live on the island of Borneo. I'm cranky. And I'm an old man who yells at the clouds.
Yeah, cranky and yelling at clouds as an old dude are pretty much synonymous. And obligatory.
How hard is that for you guys to figure out? Get off my lawn, Damniit!
Okay, so was it at @greenevillezoo.bsky.social or @redvillezoo.bsky.social zoo that had a recent animal trade with Tokyo?
@yellowvillezoo is certainly too cautious to do something such as this
@yellowvillezoo is certainly too cautious to do something such as this
December 30, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Okay, so was it at @greenevillezoo.bsky.social or @redvillezoo.bsky.social zoo that had a recent animal trade with Tokyo?
@yellowvillezoo is certainly too cautious to do something such as this
@yellowvillezoo is certainly too cautious to do something such as this
It was the night before Christmas in Sarawak ...
And nothing was different from any ordinary day!
The restaurants that would be open were open, the restaurants that would be closed were closed. And of course the throbbing bass from the bars remained as did the wretched karaoke sounds.
And nothing was different from any ordinary day!
The restaurants that would be open were open, the restaurants that would be closed were closed. And of course the throbbing bass from the bars remained as did the wretched karaoke sounds.
December 24, 2025 at 11:32 AM
It was the night before Christmas in Sarawak ...
And nothing was different from any ordinary day!
The restaurants that would be open were open, the restaurants that would be closed were closed. And of course the throbbing bass from the bars remained as did the wretched karaoke sounds.
And nothing was different from any ordinary day!
The restaurants that would be open were open, the restaurants that would be closed were closed. And of course the throbbing bass from the bars remained as did the wretched karaoke sounds.
Hoppers mellowed out on shrooms and grass is better than roos hopped up on coke and meth.
You got very lucky.
This time.
Here's hoping that stare decisis carries more weight than with the Kangaroo Supreme Court.
You got very lucky.
This time.
Here's hoping that stare decisis carries more weight than with the Kangaroo Supreme Court.
We assembled a kangaroo court and they voted unanimously for mushrooms and wild grasses.
December 9, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Hoppers mellowed out on shrooms and grass is better than roos hopped up on coke and meth.
You got very lucky.
This time.
Here's hoping that stare decisis carries more weight than with the Kangaroo Supreme Court.
You got very lucky.
This time.
Here's hoping that stare decisis carries more weight than with the Kangaroo Supreme Court.
And because they're nuts hang so low they're constantly banging into trees and cage furniture.
It's enough to make a man howl in sympathy.
It's enough to make a man howl in sympathy.
December 8, 2025 at 6:35 AM
And because they're nuts hang so low they're constantly banging into trees and cage furniture.
It's enough to make a man howl in sympathy.
It's enough to make a man howl in sympathy.
My secret inside source is tell me that the cetaceans and octopuses were smart enough to actually stay the entire time. They had no desire to leave.
Same source suggest that watching the jellyfish exit and return was quite hilarious.
Same source suggest that watching the jellyfish exit and return was quite hilarious.
All our animals escaped into society but they came back and pulled the cage doors behind them.
December 8, 2025 at 6:31 AM
My secret inside source is tell me that the cetaceans and octopuses were smart enough to actually stay the entire time. They had no desire to leave.
Same source suggest that watching the jellyfish exit and return was quite hilarious.
Same source suggest that watching the jellyfish exit and return was quite hilarious.
Because good socks are a reason to live.
every year i ask santa for a reason to live and every year i get socks
December 8, 2025 at 6:18 AM
Because good socks are a reason to live.
@adeincambodia.bsky.social
A brutal cold snap has hit the shores of West Borneo (East Malaysia).
I think I'm getting close to acclimated after 6 months.
25°c feels only marginally warmer than 25°f did when I lived in Chicago.
Brrr.
Can you get decent forecasts where you are?
A brutal cold snap has hit the shores of West Borneo (East Malaysia).
I think I'm getting close to acclimated after 6 months.
25°c feels only marginally warmer than 25°f did when I lived in Chicago.
Brrr.
Can you get decent forecasts where you are?
December 1, 2025 at 3:49 PM
@adeincambodia.bsky.social
A brutal cold snap has hit the shores of West Borneo (East Malaysia).
I think I'm getting close to acclimated after 6 months.
25°c feels only marginally warmer than 25°f did when I lived in Chicago.
Brrr.
Can you get decent forecasts where you are?
A brutal cold snap has hit the shores of West Borneo (East Malaysia).
I think I'm getting close to acclimated after 6 months.
25°c feels only marginally warmer than 25°f did when I lived in Chicago.
Brrr.
Can you get decent forecasts where you are?
@bethanyblack.bsky.social
Here in an Islamic land, Malaysia, there are no quarrels. This is in Sarawak, a non-Muslim majority state.
But lots of clearly Muslim (mom wears a tudong) families out to see and enjoy it.
The world is so much bigger than America understands. Sigh.
Here in an Islamic land, Malaysia, there are no quarrels. This is in Sarawak, a non-Muslim majority state.
But lots of clearly Muslim (mom wears a tudong) families out to see and enjoy it.
The world is so much bigger than America understands. Sigh.
November 29, 2025 at 1:11 PM
@bethanyblack.bsky.social
Here in an Islamic land, Malaysia, there are no quarrels. This is in Sarawak, a non-Muslim majority state.
But lots of clearly Muslim (mom wears a tudong) families out to see and enjoy it.
The world is so much bigger than America understands. Sigh.
Here in an Islamic land, Malaysia, there are no quarrels. This is in Sarawak, a non-Muslim majority state.
But lots of clearly Muslim (mom wears a tudong) families out to see and enjoy it.
The world is so much bigger than America understands. Sigh.
@profanity.accountant Time for a fuckin check in, friends.
November 29, 2025 at 1:03 PM
@profanity.accountant Time for a fuckin check in, friends.
Smart
A woman recently went viral for holding up a window sign during a traffic stop, part of a growing trend of drivers using cards to assert their rights instead of speaking to police.
November 29, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Smart
60 y.o. white American man. Happily Living in Malaysia.
I understand and share your feelings.
But there are places in SEA that the concerns are not excessive (e.g., Malaysia).
More importantly, your actions.
If living here peacefully isn't for you, ok. But you're missing out.
Acts > words
I understand and share your feelings.
But there are places in SEA that the concerns are not excessive (e.g., Malaysia).
More importantly, your actions.
If living here peacefully isn't for you, ok. But you're missing out.
Acts > words
God I'd love to explore more SE Asia, but a solo 61 yo white bloke flying to Thailand or Cambodia isn't a look I can carry.
November 29, 2025 at 5:08 AM
60 y.o. white American man. Happily Living in Malaysia.
I understand and share your feelings.
But there are places in SEA that the concerns are not excessive (e.g., Malaysia).
More importantly, your actions.
If living here peacefully isn't for you, ok. But you're missing out.
Acts > words
I understand and share your feelings.
But there are places in SEA that the concerns are not excessive (e.g., Malaysia).
More importantly, your actions.
If living here peacefully isn't for you, ok. But you're missing out.
Acts > words
Oh, Canada...
I had no idea our pornography was subject to Canadian content quotas to begin with and I have so many questions
November 28, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Oh, Canada...
Had a halal Thanksgiving at a local place on Borneo. An amazing burger. $8.
November 28, 2025 at 7:40 AM
Had a halal Thanksgiving at a local place on Borneo. An amazing burger. $8.
"You may ask, but the answer is no."
don’t forget, if someone tries to blindside you with a “hey could i ask you to carve the turkey” you can blindside them right back with a “no”
November 27, 2025 at 2:04 PM
"You may ask, but the answer is no."
Especially Barry Eisler.
Prescient is an understatement for his insights.
Prescient is an understatement for his insights.
Believe novelists.
November 27, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Especially Barry Eisler.
Prescient is an understatement for his insights.
Prescient is an understatement for his insights.
Somebody forgot to take the turkey slicing knife away before dinner was served.
Conversations got political and out of hand.
Sigh.
Conversations got political and out of hand.
Sigh.
Fort Duquense Bridge. Sheriff requesting PD for a guy covered in blood walking across the bridge.
November 27, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Somebody forgot to take the turkey slicing knife away before dinner was served.
Conversations got political and out of hand.
Sigh.
Conversations got political and out of hand.
Sigh.
You'd be surprised how wonderful it is to not have to celebrate Thanksgiving because I'm living living 8,000 mi from the United States. I did not expect this. But I am absolutely enjoying the fuck out of it.
Turkey is bland, chicken tastes better.
And there's no contentious dialogue here.
Turkey is bland, chicken tastes better.
And there's no contentious dialogue here.
November 26, 2025 at 4:46 PM
You'd be surprised how wonderful it is to not have to celebrate Thanksgiving because I'm living living 8,000 mi from the United States. I did not expect this. But I am absolutely enjoying the fuck out of it.
Turkey is bland, chicken tastes better.
And there's no contentious dialogue here.
Turkey is bland, chicken tastes better.
And there's no contentious dialogue here.
This paper is also read by lots of people in Northern Kentucky and some in Southeast Indiana.
That small Tri-State area is finally getting some awareness.
I grew up there, I'm very happy to see this.
That small Tri-State area is finally getting some awareness.
I grew up there, I'm very happy to see this.
Page One in Cincinnati:
“.. I need to be able to look my grandkids in the eye and say I did not remain silent.”
#ICE
“.. I need to be able to look my grandkids in the eye and say I did not remain silent.”
#ICE
November 26, 2025 at 4:13 AM
This paper is also read by lots of people in Northern Kentucky and some in Southeast Indiana.
That small Tri-State area is finally getting some awareness.
I grew up there, I'm very happy to see this.
That small Tri-State area is finally getting some awareness.
I grew up there, I'm very happy to see this.
Recursion
How to give unsolicited advice:
Don't.
Don't.
November 25, 2025 at 4:42 AM
Recursion
It's still de rigueur in hockey as pulling the other guy's lid off is a 2 minute minor.
Punching someone wearing a helmet remains among the dumber moves in football.
November 23, 2025 at 2:18 PM
It's still de rigueur in hockey as pulling the other guy's lid off is a 2 minute minor.
Orange
November 23, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Orange
Needn't be about cricket only. It could be about English football, English Rugby Union, the America's Cup... Really could be about any sport England gave to the world during its sun never sets phase.
They propagate, others improve.
They propagate, others improve.
Pitching a horror story in which an England cricket fan goes to sleep while England are winning and wakes up to find out they... didn't stack it and won the test. Said fan immediately knows something is very, very wrong with reality...
I know nothing about cricket btw
I know nothing about cricket btw
November 22, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Needn't be about cricket only. It could be about English football, English Rugby Union, the America's Cup... Really could be about any sport England gave to the world during its sun never sets phase.
They propagate, others improve.
They propagate, others improve.
I hope they all get around to reading your post.
People were arguing in my mentions today about whether the Earth is "round" when it's technically an irregular oblate spheroid and look "round" doesn't mean "absolutely perfect sphere" it means round. A soccer ball is round, a cantaloupe is round, a fluffy borb in winter is round, just go with it.
November 22, 2025 at 12:02 PM
I hope they all get around to reading your post.
First Betty Davis eyes all the rage for the ladies, then it became Kash Patel eyes for all the men.
November 22, 2025 at 7:48 AM
First Betty Davis eyes all the rage for the ladies, then it became Kash Patel eyes for all the men.