Patrick
@onequietcorner.bsky.social
Writer, lovable oddball, bricoleur, alleged klugscheißer. Yinzer expat, visitor to Crooked Path. Relic of the 20th century.
Trying to keep my head above water...
Trying to keep my head above water...
Always willing to sing the praises of the public library. So many hours of entertainment from books & movies/shows I borrowed.
One of my libraries was a godsend through the earliest days of the pandemic (yay, ebooks).
I always forget about Hoopla and Kanopy.....but yes!
One of my libraries was a godsend through the earliest days of the pandemic (yay, ebooks).
I always forget about Hoopla and Kanopy.....but yes!
Reminder that not only do library systems have physical media (& many also lend tools, electronics etc), your library card may give you access to streamers Kanopy and Hoopla. We just watched Francis Ford Coppola’s adaptation of The Rainmaker via a hoopla the other night. Pretty good!
“As prices for streaming subscriptions continue to soar and finding movies to watch, new and old, is becoming harder as the number of streaming services continues to grow, people are turning to the unexpected last stronghold of physical media: the public library.”
December 9, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Always willing to sing the praises of the public library. So many hours of entertainment from books & movies/shows I borrowed.
One of my libraries was a godsend through the earliest days of the pandemic (yay, ebooks).
I always forget about Hoopla and Kanopy.....but yes!
One of my libraries was a godsend through the earliest days of the pandemic (yay, ebooks).
I always forget about Hoopla and Kanopy.....but yes!
Just learned of the death of someone I knew eleventy years ago.
We weren't close friends but in the handful of times our paths crossed, he was an incredibly nice guy.
Diagnosed with ALS and fought hard. Gone at 56. 😭
We weren't close friends but in the handful of times our paths crossed, he was an incredibly nice guy.
Diagnosed with ALS and fought hard. Gone at 56. 😭
December 8, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Just learned of the death of someone I knew eleventy years ago.
We weren't close friends but in the handful of times our paths crossed, he was an incredibly nice guy.
Diagnosed with ALS and fought hard. Gone at 56. 😭
We weren't close friends but in the handful of times our paths crossed, he was an incredibly nice guy.
Diagnosed with ALS and fought hard. Gone at 56. 😭
If you need something new to discover on #BandcampFriday, check out my friend's music, under the name Flipping The Pig.
Eclectic, imaginative stuff, a dose of power pop and a whole lot of other influences.
flippingthepig.bandcamp.com
Eclectic, imaginative stuff, a dose of power pop and a whole lot of other influences.
flippingthepig.bandcamp.com
Flipping the Pig
It's the culmination of a lifetime spent listening to a wide variety of music as filtered through a disheveled guy sitting in his pajamas and doing whatever comes to him.
Songs about life, anxiety, ...
flippingthepig.bandcamp.com
December 5, 2025 at 6:50 PM
If you need something new to discover on #BandcampFriday, check out my friend's music, under the name Flipping The Pig.
Eclectic, imaginative stuff, a dose of power pop and a whole lot of other influences.
flippingthepig.bandcamp.com
Eclectic, imaginative stuff, a dose of power pop and a whole lot of other influences.
flippingthepig.bandcamp.com
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STORE: Thank you for your order!
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STORE: We put your order in a box!
STORE: Look who has a mailing label!
STORE: Your order has been shipped!
STORE: Your order is in your city!
STORE: Your order is nearby!
STORE: Your order sees you.
STORE: Turn around.
STORE: We are preparing your order!
STORE: We put your order in a box!
STORE: Look who has a mailing label!
STORE: Your order has been shipped!
STORE: Your order is in your city!
STORE: Your order is nearby!
STORE: Your order sees you.
STORE: Turn around.
December 5, 2025 at 12:25 AM
STORE: Thank you for your order!
STORE: We are preparing your order!
STORE: We put your order in a box!
STORE: Look who has a mailing label!
STORE: Your order has been shipped!
STORE: Your order is in your city!
STORE: Your order is nearby!
STORE: Your order sees you.
STORE: Turn around.
STORE: We are preparing your order!
STORE: We put your order in a box!
STORE: Look who has a mailing label!
STORE: Your order has been shipped!
STORE: Your order is in your city!
STORE: Your order is nearby!
STORE: Your order sees you.
STORE: Turn around.
I know most people in/near LA see recognizable TV/film sets all the time. But it was pretty cool to get to see this up close a few weeks ago.
(IYKYK)
(IYKYK)
December 2, 2025 at 4:45 PM
I know most people in/near LA see recognizable TV/film sets all the time. But it was pretty cool to get to see this up close a few weeks ago.
(IYKYK)
(IYKYK)
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we have to go back. to warn them.
November 28, 2025 at 2:49 AM
we have to go back. to warn them.
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen multiple times
Andrew Bird
The Go-Go's
Ben Folds Five
The B-52's
Aimee Mann
Andrew Bird
The Go-Go's
Ben Folds Five
The B-52's
Aimee Mann
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen multiple times
R.E.M.
OutKast
Radiohead
Beastie Boys
The Roots
R.E.M.
OutKast
Radiohead
Beastie Boys
The Roots
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen —
NIN
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Soul Coughing
Poe
Tom Morello
NIN
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Soul Coughing
Poe
Tom Morello
November 28, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen multiple times
Andrew Bird
The Go-Go's
Ben Folds Five
The B-52's
Aimee Mann
Andrew Bird
The Go-Go's
Ben Folds Five
The B-52's
Aimee Mann
Still a classic.
47 years ago today, dozens of turkeys met their unfortunate demise in a Cincinnati parking lot.
November 26, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Still a classic.
YES!
🙌
🙌
November 19, 2025 at 5:44 PM
YES!
🙌
🙌
*chef's kiss*
November 18, 2025 at 8:54 PM
*chef's kiss*
What perfect album came out the year you turned 16?
November 17, 2025 at 1:33 AM
What perfect album came out the year you turned 16?
Joni Mitchell - My Secret Place (Music Video)
YouTube video by Joni Mitchell
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November 7, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Great suggestion for any writers. Unfortunately the "delete all" has happened several times to me, but I was able to save some of the later work.
Writers, it's always a good idea to print out your work that appears online. I have a whole year's worth of work lost in the internet ether.
Did you know that, according to a recent study by the Pew Research Center, 38% of webpages that existed in 2013 are no longer accessible?
October 30, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Great suggestion for any writers. Unfortunately the "delete all" has happened several times to me, but I was able to save some of the later work.
Nice work, no major quibbles.
As a yinzer I feel that Pittsburgh has more in common culturally with eastern OH/Cleveland/Erie/other parts of Western PA than it does with "Pennsyltucky" which is most of region #56.
As a yinzer I feel that Pittsburgh has more in common culturally with eastern OH/Cleveland/Erie/other parts of Western PA than it does with "Pennsyltucky" which is most of region #56.
This is the most accurate depiction of the Midwest to date. Wichita has always felt like the last Midwest city while also being the first plains city.
October 7, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Nice work, no major quibbles.
As a yinzer I feel that Pittsburgh has more in common culturally with eastern OH/Cleveland/Erie/other parts of Western PA than it does with "Pennsyltucky" which is most of region #56.
As a yinzer I feel that Pittsburgh has more in common culturally with eastern OH/Cleveland/Erie/other parts of Western PA than it does with "Pennsyltucky" which is most of region #56.
Many cultural gaps for me, I'm sure - have never seen an episode of Lost or Breaking Bad. Haven't watched most reality shows - saw maybe one full ep of RPDR. Never watched The Real World.
Inspired by a post I just saw in which someone admitted they hadn’t seen a single episode of Friends nor the film Love Actually… what cultural hole do you have that’s a bit weird for your generation?
I’ll go first: I haven’t seen Dirty Dancing.
I’ll go first: I haven’t seen Dirty Dancing.
October 7, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Many cultural gaps for me, I'm sure - have never seen an episode of Lost or Breaking Bad. Haven't watched most reality shows - saw maybe one full ep of RPDR. Never watched The Real World.
Love this vibe.
I want to take this energy and sprinkle a dusting of it over the live performance industry.....
I want to take this energy and sprinkle a dusting of it over the live performance industry.....
October 5, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Love this vibe.
I want to take this energy and sprinkle a dusting of it over the live performance industry.....
I want to take this energy and sprinkle a dusting of it over the live performance industry.....
What he said. (Well, not so much about the Dr. Pepper. But yes about SOMEBODY SOMEWHERE.)
this is about SOMEBODY SOMEWHERE
sluggish.ghost.io/this-photo-o...
sluggish.ghost.io/this-photo-o...
This photo of off-brand Dr. Pepper sodas...
has nothing directly to do with what I'm writing about today. I just really enjoy Dr. Pepper and I couldn't find a decent picture to represent anything else.*
I don’t often watch the Emmy Awards. I n...
sluggish.ghost.io
September 15, 2025 at 9:37 PM
What he said. (Well, not so much about the Dr. Pepper. But yes about SOMEBODY SOMEWHERE.)
Yes, I'll be having fun fooling around with GIFs for a day or so.....until the novelty wears off.
a woman is sitting on a couch talking to a little girl who is standing next to her with her hands on her hips
Alt: A clip from "Female Trouble" - Dawn Davenport (Divine) asks daughter Taffy "Can't you just sit there and look out into the air?"
media.tenor.com
September 4, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Yes, I'll be having fun fooling around with GIFs for a day or so.....until the novelty wears off.
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It's seven years since we posted on Twitter about how kids kept coming into the library asking if we had any books about FORTNITE. We didn't back then, and we'd never heard of it so we tried asking what it was.
September 3, 2025 at 1:55 PM
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August 31, 2025 at 2:20 AM
AMAZING album.
Blood Orange: Essex Honey review | Alexis Petridis’s album of the week
Blood Orange: Essex Honey review | Alexis Petridis’s album of the week
Gorgeous melodies ground Dev Hynes’s questing fifth album, via dancefloor rhythms, indie pop and languorous funk – and cameos from Lorde and Zadie Smith
www.theguardian.com
August 30, 2025 at 8:59 PM
AMAZING album.
The sad news about American Experience in limbo made me want to hear this theme again.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvao...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvao...
PBS American Experience Opening
YouTube video by John Wong
www.youtube.com
August 27, 2025 at 5:34 PM
The sad news about American Experience in limbo made me want to hear this theme again.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvao...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvao...
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[P] In honor of #NationalDogDay, and in the interest of posting something that’s not completely doom-filled, here a video of me getting buried under fourteen golden retriever puppies back in 2021.
Genuinely one of the best memories of my life.
Genuinely one of the best memories of my life.
August 26, 2025 at 4:54 PM
[P] In honor of #NationalDogDay, and in the interest of posting something that’s not completely doom-filled, here a video of me getting buried under fourteen golden retriever puppies back in 2021.
Genuinely one of the best memories of my life.
Genuinely one of the best memories of my life.
Cautiously optimistic about this, though the Reader has been quite a hot potato over the last few years.
Bonus: Noisy Creek's ticketing service might offer a welcome alternative to dreadful LiveNation/Ticketmaster monopoly on shows.....
Bonus: Noisy Creek's ticketing service might offer a welcome alternative to dreadful LiveNation/Ticketmaster monopoly on shows.....
We have big news! The Chicago Reader is joining Noisy Creek, a media company that’s working to bolster alternative weeklies. This national network includes The Stranger in Seattle and the Portland Mercury in Portland, Oregon.
Read the full statement at: chicagoreader.com/followthereader
Read the full statement at: chicagoreader.com/followthereader
The Chicago Reader is joining the Noisy Creek network! - Chicago Reader
We have big news! The Chicago Reader is joining Noisy Creek, a media company that’s working to bolster alternative weeklies and keep them thriving.
chicagoreader.com
August 26, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Cautiously optimistic about this, though the Reader has been quite a hot potato over the last few years.
Bonus: Noisy Creek's ticketing service might offer a welcome alternative to dreadful LiveNation/Ticketmaster monopoly on shows.....
Bonus: Noisy Creek's ticketing service might offer a welcome alternative to dreadful LiveNation/Ticketmaster monopoly on shows.....