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I've been spending more time over on that stringy platform, but it's starting to show signs of the former birdy platform, so I'm back here checking in on the azure atmosphere. What's new?
April 30, 2025 at 3:28 PM
I've been spending more time over on that stringy platform, but it's starting to show signs of the former birdy platform, so I'm back here checking in on the azure atmosphere. What's new?
Kevin Hart (as Chocolate Droppa) NPR Tiny Desk concert is... something.
April 1, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Kevin Hart (as Chocolate Droppa) NPR Tiny Desk concert is... something.
What's your current musical obsession?
March 24, 2025 at 10:45 PM
What's your current musical obsession?
Pi Day is an interesting angle, no matter how you slice it.
March 14, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Pi Day is an interesting angle, no matter how you slice it.
Settle a debate: You arrive at a 4-way stop at the exact same time as an oncoming car. One of you wants to go straight and the other wants to turn left. Who goes first?
March 14, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Settle a debate: You arrive at a 4-way stop at the exact same time as an oncoming car. One of you wants to go straight and the other wants to turn left. Who goes first?
Behold! New Sleep Token offering "Even in Arcadia" will be presented on May 9. We have an opportunity to gather live... in Tacoma in October. Will I obtain?
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March 13, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Behold! New Sleep Token offering "Even in Arcadia" will be presented on May 9. We have an opportunity to gather live... in Tacoma in October. Will I obtain?
When you're young and you over-exert yourself playing basketball or something, you take a rest day and you feel better. But, when you're old and you over-exert yourself trying to bring the groceries in from the car in a single trip, you get no rest days and you just hurt now. Adulthood is overrated.
March 11, 2025 at 5:19 PM
When you're young and you over-exert yourself playing basketball or something, you take a rest day and you feel better. But, when you're old and you over-exert yourself trying to bring the groceries in from the car in a single trip, you get no rest days and you just hurt now. Adulthood is overrated.
Samantha Quan, producer on Oscar Best Picture winner Anora, grew up in Vancouver, graduated from UBC (BA Theatre '98), and her family owned the Ho Ho restaurant in Chinatown.
March 10, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Samantha Quan, producer on Oscar Best Picture winner Anora, grew up in Vancouver, graduated from UBC (BA Theatre '98), and her family owned the Ho Ho restaurant in Chinatown.
Explain your job in one sentence so a 10-year-old can understand it.
March 10, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Explain your job in one sentence so a 10-year-old can understand it.
It's hard to have a Super Mar10, given *gestures vaguely everywhere*.
March 10, 2025 at 4:13 PM
It's hard to have a Super Mar10, given *gestures vaguely everywhere*.
Recommendations for a reasonably family-friendly Bollywood movie that's available to stream on Netflix, Disney+, etc.? This might go without saying, but we want one that's decidedly heavy on the dancing. 🙂 Old, new, doesn't matter.
March 7, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Recommendations for a reasonably family-friendly Bollywood movie that's available to stream on Netflix, Disney+, etc.? This might go without saying, but we want one that's decidedly heavy on the dancing. 🙂 Old, new, doesn't matter.
"Registered Liberals have until March 9 at 3 p.m. ET to cast their vote with the expectation that the new Liberal Party of Canada leader will be announced later that day."
That's this Sunday, FYI.
That's this Sunday, FYI.
March 6, 2025 at 6:15 PM
"Registered Liberals have until March 9 at 3 p.m. ET to cast their vote with the expectation that the new Liberal Party of Canada leader will be announced later that day."
That's this Sunday, FYI.
That's this Sunday, FYI.
So, how about that one-shot fight sequence in Daredevil: Born Again?
March 5, 2025 at 6:33 PM
So, how about that one-shot fight sequence in Daredevil: Born Again?
Tween Michael completely missed what The Simpsons was saying with Flaming Moe's.
March 4, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Tween Michael completely missed what The Simpsons was saying with Flaming Moe's.
I'm the parent at school pickup who is simultaneously thinking, "Why is no one talking to me?" and "Please, no one talk to me" while doomscrolling on my phone.
March 4, 2025 at 5:10 PM
I'm the parent at school pickup who is simultaneously thinking, "Why is no one talking to me?" and "Please, no one talk to me" while doomscrolling on my phone.
There are two kinds of people in this world. People who have (or strive for) inbox zero, and people with five-digit (or more!) unread emails, and never the twain shall meet.
March 3, 2025 at 5:40 PM
There are two kinds of people in this world. People who have (or strive for) inbox zero, and people with five-digit (or more!) unread emails, and never the twain shall meet.
My daughter knows Adam Sandler best as "the guy who voiced the lizard in Leo." I don't know if I've failed or succeeded as a parent.
March 3, 2025 at 4:15 AM
My daughter knows Adam Sandler best as "the guy who voiced the lizard in Leo." I don't know if I've failed or succeeded as a parent.
PSA: Desert and dessert are not the same word. And confusingly, despite the pronunciation, the phrase is just deserts, not just desserts.
February 28, 2025 at 5:44 PM
PSA: Desert and dessert are not the same word. And confusingly, despite the pronunciation, the phrase is just deserts, not just desserts.
What's your go-to mid-afternoon snack?
February 27, 2025 at 11:22 PM
What's your go-to mid-afternoon snack?
I normally don't get the jitters from drinking coffee, but I do when drinking Vietnamese iced coffee (cà phê sữa đá). Is it the sugar in the condensed milk, maybe? I don't think the coffee itself is any stronger than conventional espresso.
February 26, 2025 at 6:01 PM
I normally don't get the jitters from drinking coffee, but I do when drinking Vietnamese iced coffee (cà phê sữa đá). Is it the sugar in the condensed milk, maybe? I don't think the coffee itself is any stronger than conventional espresso.
Pet peeve: When people continue to walk side-by-side on a sidewalk approx. two people wide when they see me approaching.
February 25, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Pet peeve: When people continue to walk side-by-side on a sidewalk approx. two people wide when they see me approaching.
You get out of it what you put into it.
February 25, 2025 at 7:46 PM
You get out of it what you put into it.
Who's responsible for clearing the lint trap in the dryer? The person loading the dryer or unloading it?
February 25, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Who's responsible for clearing the lint trap in the dryer? The person loading the dryer or unloading it?
Had to deal with a recall (under warranty) for the car, which gobbled up my morning, but hey, I got a free car wash out of it (but now it's raining).
February 24, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Had to deal with a recall (under warranty) for the car, which gobbled up my morning, but hey, I got a free car wash out of it (but now it's raining).
This is a huge, sad blow for local news.
February 22, 2025 at 5:32 AM
This is a huge, sad blow for local news.