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Lux Alptraum @luxalptraum.com · 15h

TFW you paid $1400 to see Beckett’s most famous work without knowing anything about it

One Star Review of Waiting for Godot on Broadway
I recently attended Waiting for Godot on Broadway and spent over $1,400 for two Row C seats (103 and 104). I'm a longtime admirer of Broadway productions and even hold a season pass for Shea's Performing Arts Theatre, so I came in with genuine enthusiasm and high expectations. Unfortunately, this show was unlike anything ! have ever experienced —and not in a good way.
What I encountered was not the artistry, music, or emotional storytelling I usually associate with Broadway, but instead what felt like an endless cycle of nonsensical conversation between characters who seemed trapped in their own madness. I tried-truly tried-to find meaning, symbolism, or even a thread of emotional resonance. I stayed through the first half hoping the second would offer clarity. But by intermission, it was clear: this was a waste of both time and money.
Keanu Reeves is an actor I respect greatly, but I cannot fathom why he would agree to participate in such a disjointed, inaccessible production. His talent was lost in a performance that defied reason rather than provoked insight.
To anyone considering attending: unless you are drawn to highly abstract, nearly incomprehensible theater, I strongly caution you against this show. For the average, educated, thoughtful theatergoer, it is far more frustrating than fulfilling. In my opinion, this was the single most disappointing Broadway experience I've ever had - an unfortunate waste of money and, more importantly, of time.

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easily onward through flowers and weed @paperbirds.bsky.social · 11h

i met my wife on tumblr

Conrad Hackett @conradhackett.bsky.social · 1d

Has anything great happened in your life because of social media?

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easily onward through flowers and weed @paperbirds.bsky.social · 21h

lotta concealer going on today since i didn't sleep and have to be on camera.

also since i was awake i made a youtube playlist of all my liked songs on spotify so i can use a youtube to mp3 downloader and individually download, upload, and organize them to my iTunes.

easily onward through flowers and weed @paperbirds.bsky.social · 1d

i'll have to stop myself from saying something bitchy during the team about how 1. watch the fucking alerts and 2. tell the fucking on-call about potential issues

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easily onward through flowers and weed @paperbirds.bsky.social · 1d

i got ZERO sleep overnight thanks to on-call and i'm so disappointed in one of my coworkers for not catching a major issue and not warning me about the one issue she DID catch.

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easily onward through flowers and weed @paperbirds.bsky.social · 1d

stress-watching hbo chernobyl save me. save me stress-watching hbo chernobyl.

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Gretchen Felker-Martin 🍉 @scumbelievable.bsky.social · 1d

Eight thousand iterations of this discourse later, there is no political utility in calling fascists fat. All you're doing is propping up the brutal hierarchy which lets people like them work up from deniable social torture to state violence.

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drewtoothpaste @drewtoothpaste.bsky.social · Nov 6

if you're concerned about information security, you should know Signal isn't actually secure. instead, try Mastodon, which is a website where you can be guaranteed no one will ever see what you post

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easily onward through flowers and weed @paperbirds.bsky.social · 1d

no i didn't serve i was 20 and terrified of being yelled at again

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easily onward through flowers and weed @paperbirds.bsky.social · 1d

every time someone compliments my knowledge of the military alphabet i tell them about the time i was working at safelite autoglass and a veteran yelled at me and told me i was disrespecting my country by not knowing it and i was 20 and scared so i made myself learn it in case he ever called back.

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laura @lauraillustrates.bsky.social · 1d

angel when sleeping

illustration of a black and white tuxedo cat laying on her back, napping. she has one paw covering an eye and is almost completely circular.

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Tisha Mark @tishamark.com · 1d

Sharing a peaceful autumn landscape from a few years ago. Feeling inspired by the fall foliage, and might have to paint a few of these this month 🍁🍂

Tisha Mark ©2021, Autumn Dawn, oil on gessobord, 6"x6" (Sold)

#art #painting #TraditionalArt #autumn

An autumn landscape oil painting by Tisha Mark, "Autumn Dawn" 6"x6" oil on Ampersand Gessobord (2021). A sunrise with yellow light over a woodsy landscape with a river or a creek running through it. The foliage is turning fall colors. Light reflects in the water.

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easily onward through flowers and weed @paperbirds.bsky.social · 1d

god they didn't even read the cliff notes let alone the actual book

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 1d

The Trump administration plans to mint a $1 coin featuring Trump’s image, yet another illegal move. This violates the 1866 law, which states that only deceased individuals may appear on U.S. currency.

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Anthony B, @swearyanthony.bsky.social · 2d

RIP your luggage. I suggest learning to only travel with carry-on luggage.

Seth Miller @wandrme.paxex.aero · 2d

"We won't even think about luggage. It will just get there."

One of the many questionable claims about how AI will change the travel world here at #AviationFest this morning.

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🌿Gin 🌿 @ginwilliamsart.bsky.social · 2d

Artists do NOT accept payment. Always send an invoice.

DO
NOT
ACCEPT
PAYMENTS

Gilbert #NewDeal4Animation @discord12395.bsky.social · 6d

This is a warning to every artists and clients using PayPal: Leave the note blank or send invoices. Apparently even saying "commission" makes them trigger happy. #SaveSpeech #StopPaypros

And continue the pressure by calling PayPal. Helpful link here: anti-censorship-campaign.carrd.co#phonescript

@Inker_comics: I JUST GOT FUCKED UP REAL BAD [shared a screenshot of his suspension from PayPal]

@MrQuessos: [quote tweeting @Inker_comics] If you are going to pay an artist via PayPal, please DO NOT include ANYTHING related to commission or nsfw in the payment description. Whether out of ignorance or innocence, you could screw up someone's job.

Mastercard

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All region numbers here (and here )

Stripe

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France: +33 805-11-19-67

Paypal

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Visa

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Aus: +61 1800 125 440
Phone (outside US): click here

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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 2d

I’m sorry but the fact that this is not everywhere is kind of malpractice

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 2d

Trump on pardoning Ghislaine Maxwell: Haven't heard the name in so long. I’ll take a look at it. I’ll speak to the DOJ. A lot of people have asked me for pardons.

Reporter: But she’s convicted of sex trafficking

Trump: I’ll have to take a look at it.

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easily onward through flowers and weed @paperbirds.bsky.social · 1d

i'm wearing mine today!

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easily onward through flowers and weed @paperbirds.bsky.social · 2d

sudden intense craving for lucky charms but we don't have any and i don't drink milk

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Jacob Geller @jacobgeller.com · 2d

"you are taking in the human centipede of content from the very end of the line" is such a good way of describing AI

Chibdm @chibdm.bsky.social · 2d

Robin Williams' daughter has some quality thoughts on AI slop

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easily onward through flowers and weed @paperbirds.bsky.social · 2d

the creature/victor hundred percent. we met through the terror but you will always be "frankenfriend" when i talk about you to my wife

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vik @ dead-elves.com @fightyoursorrow.bsky.social · 2d

Quick sketch commissions are open again!
🪻$20 single character
🌷$35 two characters
Venmo: @ vicklemcpickle
Paypal: [email protected]
Email your reference images to [email protected] (please include your username in the email!)

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The Yetee 🌈 🕊️ @theyetee.com · 2d

And just like with previous coffee releases, this coffee blends comes in a new collectible tin, including a free bonus Amaro sticker: theyetee.com/miski

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easily onward through flowers and weed @paperbirds.bsky.social · 2d

LIFE IS SHORT BUT THIS TIME IT WAS BIGGER THAN THE STRENGTH SHE HAD TO GET UP OFF HER KNEES

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easily onward through flowers and weed @paperbirds.bsky.social · 2d

WHY did this youtube mix go from carrickfergus (beloved song) to fucking WHISKEY LULLABY (beloathed song)

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