School of Heart Knocks
@st33b.bsky.social
Nerdy 👨❤️👨 asexual cat & dog owner in Atlanta. Former bowler and long-distance cyclist. I doubt anything I say is interesting.
Discourse? In this dystopia? I use this as an escape from the real world, so don’t expect me to doom- or angry-scroll with you.
Discourse? In this dystopia? I use this as an escape from the real world, so don’t expect me to doom- or angry-scroll with you.
This definitely doesn’t suck.
December 7, 2025 at 8:13 PM
This definitely doesn’t suck.
The ad board said:
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My broken brain saw:
TAKE LOADS NOW, LATER
TAKE NOW
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My broken brain saw:
TAKE LOADS NOW, LATER
December 6, 2025 at 1:52 PM
The ad board said:
TAKE NOW
LOAD $
LATER
My broken brain saw:
TAKE LOADS NOW, LATER
TAKE NOW
LOAD $
LATER
My broken brain saw:
TAKE LOADS NOW, LATER
The way this song surprised me with recognizing not one but *two* well-known samples…
December 5, 2025 at 9:09 PM
The way this song surprised me with recognizing not one but *two* well-known samples…
I’m all for an all-80’s station, but a decade is not a genre: going from Erasure’s “Chains of Love” right into AC/DC’s “Back In Black” can give a listener whiplash!
December 3, 2025 at 7:24 PM
I’m all for an all-80’s station, but a decade is not a genre: going from Erasure’s “Chains of Love” right into AC/DC’s “Back In Black” can give a listener whiplash!
Submitted contact info to a couple mortgage sites to get refinance quotes, and now both my phone and email are blowing up. Ah, the future.
a group of seagulls standing on rocks in the ocean with the words mine ! mine ! mine !
Alt: a group of seagulls standing on rocks in the ocean with the words mine ! mine ! mine !
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November 30, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Submitted contact info to a couple mortgage sites to get refinance quotes, and now both my phone and email are blowing up. Ah, the future.
It's officially flannel sheet season.
November 28, 2025 at 3:03 AM
It's officially flannel sheet season.
Some of the scent names in Bath & Body Works' men's section are... questionable, at best:
- Adrenaline
- Football Season
- Distiller's Gin
- Whiskey Reserve
- Noir (also, Vanilla Noir)
- Bourbon
- Whiskey Toast
Someone's dad must've had a drinking problem.
- Adrenaline
- Football Season
- Distiller's Gin
- Whiskey Reserve
- Noir (also, Vanilla Noir)
- Bourbon
- Whiskey Toast
Someone's dad must've had a drinking problem.
November 25, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Some of the scent names in Bath & Body Works' men's section are... questionable, at best:
- Adrenaline
- Football Season
- Distiller's Gin
- Whiskey Reserve
- Noir (also, Vanilla Noir)
- Bourbon
- Whiskey Toast
Someone's dad must've had a drinking problem.
- Adrenaline
- Football Season
- Distiller's Gin
- Whiskey Reserve
- Noir (also, Vanilla Noir)
- Bourbon
- Whiskey Toast
Someone's dad must've had a drinking problem.
“Wicked: For Good” is fine, definitely part two of a good movie. And it contains the best Jeff Goldblum jump-scare since The Fly.
November 23, 2025 at 1:27 PM
“Wicked: For Good” is fine, definitely part two of a good movie. And it contains the best Jeff Goldblum jump-scare since The Fly.
The little nerdy gasp I let out when I returned "Children of Time" via Overdrive and saw that its sequel, "Children of Ruin," was immediately available...
a man in a suit is saying go outside nerd
Alt: a man in a suit is saying go outside nerd
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November 22, 2025 at 4:54 PM
The little nerdy gasp I let out when I returned "Children of Time" via Overdrive and saw that its sequel, "Children of Ruin," was immediately available...
My (mom's) dog is named Stevie, after Stevie Ray Vaughan.
On a walk today, we met a neighbor whose dog is also a Stevie, named after Stevie Nicks.
Now we just need to meet dogs named after Stevie Wonder and Stevie Winwood, and we'll have our all-star band lineup.
On a walk today, we met a neighbor whose dog is also a Stevie, named after Stevie Nicks.
Now we just need to meet dogs named after Stevie Wonder and Stevie Winwood, and we'll have our all-star band lineup.
November 21, 2025 at 6:38 PM
My (mom's) dog is named Stevie, after Stevie Ray Vaughan.
On a walk today, we met a neighbor whose dog is also a Stevie, named after Stevie Nicks.
Now we just need to meet dogs named after Stevie Wonder and Stevie Winwood, and we'll have our all-star band lineup.
On a walk today, we met a neighbor whose dog is also a Stevie, named after Stevie Nicks.
Now we just need to meet dogs named after Stevie Wonder and Stevie Winwood, and we'll have our all-star band lineup.
Watching Wicked (part one) again, I was struck by just how funny Ariana Grande is as Galinda. Sure, a lot of it comes down to how the role is written and has been performed onstage, but she has a knack for little details and flourishes that work very well in the cinema.
November 20, 2025 at 2:46 AM
Watching Wicked (part one) again, I was struck by just how funny Ariana Grande is as Galinda. Sure, a lot of it comes down to how the role is written and has been performed onstage, but she has a knack for little details and flourishes that work very well in the cinema.
I’m loath to give a bad rating and a bad tip, but this is customer service 101: if I get in your car and am immediately smacked by the smell of cigarette smoke, you are doing it wrong.
First Uber in years and it reeks of cigarette smoke 💕
November 18, 2025 at 2:25 AM
I’m loath to give a bad rating and a bad tip, but this is customer service 101: if I get in your car and am immediately smacked by the smell of cigarette smoke, you are doing it wrong.
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You know you married the right person when you both forget your own anniversary date, literally twice within 48 hours of making dinner plans.
I love you so much @st33b.bsky.social . Happy 9 years of marriage! And FIFTEEN YEARS together.
I love you so much @st33b.bsky.social . Happy 9 years of marriage! And FIFTEEN YEARS together.
November 18, 2025 at 1:20 AM
You know you married the right person when you both forget your own anniversary date, literally twice within 48 hours of making dinner plans.
I love you so much @st33b.bsky.social . Happy 9 years of marriage! And FIFTEEN YEARS together.
I love you so much @st33b.bsky.social . Happy 9 years of marriage! And FIFTEEN YEARS together.
I never understood why the colloquial shortening of husband is “hubby,” like the “s” contributes nothing to the relationship. If anything, it should be “hussy,” though I could get behind “huzzy.”
November 17, 2025 at 10:33 PM
I never understood why the colloquial shortening of husband is “hubby,” like the “s” contributes nothing to the relationship. If anything, it should be “hussy,” though I could get behind “huzzy.”
Item #54000601 in how AI ruins everything: Google’s “AI Overview” reduced traffic to Stereogum by a significant margin. I feel even better about exiting Google and paying for a Stereogum subscription now! stereogum.com/2478838/ster...
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November 17, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Item #54000601 in how AI ruins everything: Google’s “AI Overview” reduced traffic to Stereogum by a significant margin. I feel even better about exiting Google and paying for a Stereogum subscription now! stereogum.com/2478838/ster...
Once again, I must shout from on high: needlessly restrictive password rules are counterproductive!
November 12, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Once again, I must shout from on high: needlessly restrictive password rules are counterproductive!
Just gonna put this here for anyone who needs to see it.
For your health, quit social media. (BlueSky is all I use. No Facebook, no Instagram, certainly no TikTok. I hardly even touch Reddit anymore, and I won’t go anywhere near a YouTube comments section.)
www.gelliottmorris.com/p/you-should...
For your health, quit social media. (BlueSky is all I use. No Facebook, no Instagram, certainly no TikTok. I hardly even touch Reddit anymore, and I won’t go anywhere near a YouTube comments section.)
www.gelliottmorris.com/p/you-should...
You should quit social media for good
Platforms optimized for engagement warp our politics, erode attention, and harm our wellbeing. Here’s how I minimize time on the (anti‑)social web.
www.gelliottmorris.com
November 12, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Just gonna put this here for anyone who needs to see it.
For your health, quit social media. (BlueSky is all I use. No Facebook, no Instagram, certainly no TikTok. I hardly even touch Reddit anymore, and I won’t go anywhere near a YouTube comments section.)
www.gelliottmorris.com/p/you-should...
For your health, quit social media. (BlueSky is all I use. No Facebook, no Instagram, certainly no TikTok. I hardly even touch Reddit anymore, and I won’t go anywhere near a YouTube comments section.)
www.gelliottmorris.com/p/you-should...
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omg new Robyn confirmed I’m gonna cry
November 10, 2025 at 12:45 AM
omg new Robyn confirmed I’m gonna cry
Bugonia and Predator: Badlands made for quite the odd double-feature. One is thought-provoking, the other thought-suppressing. Both feature great performances and are well-crafted. I can’t believe Predator isn’t rated R, though; it is SO violent. (Also loud. very loud.)
November 9, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Bugonia and Predator: Badlands made for quite the odd double-feature. One is thought-provoking, the other thought-suppressing. Both feature great performances and are well-crafted. I can’t believe Predator isn’t rated R, though; it is SO violent. (Also loud. very loud.)
“Pluribus” episode 1 knocked my socks off.
November 7, 2025 at 11:08 PM
“Pluribus” episode 1 knocked my socks off.
Exciting: going on a cruise around Greece next summer.
Frightening: booking air travel to and from Athens.
It is a marvel of human ingenuity that I can hop on an airplane and be literally on the other side of the world just twelve hours later, but it sure is expensive to do so!
Frightening: booking air travel to and from Athens.
It is a marvel of human ingenuity that I can hop on an airplane and be literally on the other side of the world just twelve hours later, but it sure is expensive to do so!
November 6, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Exciting: going on a cruise around Greece next summer.
Frightening: booking air travel to and from Athens.
It is a marvel of human ingenuity that I can hop on an airplane and be literally on the other side of the world just twelve hours later, but it sure is expensive to do so!
Frightening: booking air travel to and from Athens.
It is a marvel of human ingenuity that I can hop on an airplane and be literally on the other side of the world just twelve hours later, but it sure is expensive to do so!
I put the “uhh” in “Georgia”
November 5, 2025 at 2:29 AM
I put the “uhh” in “Georgia”
I think what you’re seeing is the last throes of being alive.
November 4, 2025 at 4:46 PM
I think what you’re seeing is the last throes of being alive.
I sometimes worry that we, as a society, will never quite be ready for this. Nor, indeed, for this jelly.
November 3, 2025 at 7:49 PM
I sometimes worry that we, as a society, will never quite be ready for this. Nor, indeed, for this jelly.
Ugh fine I’ll get out of bed, you don’t have to get all weird about it, jeez!
November 3, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Ugh fine I’ll get out of bed, you don’t have to get all weird about it, jeez!