Thad Povey
@thadpovey.bsky.social
Maker of music, films, instruments. Watcher of all.
He can't control his body checking to be sure there are no stains, it's literature in real time
November 18, 2025 at 10:06 PM
He can't control his body checking to be sure there are no stains, it's literature in real time
Those hands are screaming “guilty”
November 18, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Those hands are screaming “guilty”
What til you hear what I recorded at 20 years old 🙈
November 12, 2025 at 1:54 PM
What til you hear what I recorded at 20 years old 🙈
Don’t pick the prickly pear by the paw. When you pick a pear, try to use the claw
October 30, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Don’t pick the prickly pear by the paw. When you pick a pear, try to use the claw
It’s going to be his mausoleum someday so he’ll never leave the place
October 24, 2025 at 11:41 PM
It’s going to be his mausoleum someday so he’ll never leave the place
Knowing full well that staring at the Pacific Ocean for 8 hours would be better for me and the planet than the most “productive” day at my former desk job
October 9, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Knowing full well that staring at the Pacific Ocean for 8 hours would be better for me and the planet than the most “productive” day at my former desk job
The meme machine might snatch this up
October 6, 2025 at 2:57 PM
The meme machine might snatch this up
Happy belated Birthday, that’s fantastic!
September 25, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Happy belated Birthday, that’s fantastic!
Only upside: happy Brazilian neighbors
September 23, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Only upside: happy Brazilian neighbors
Same day as the Lowrider parade in the Mission, there's going to be a lot of wheel love going on in SF
September 19, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Same day as the Lowrider parade in the Mission, there's going to be a lot of wheel love going on in SF
That’s a real piñata of a forecast, I hope for more candy than lightning
September 16, 2025 at 1:59 PM
That’s a real piñata of a forecast, I hope for more candy than lightning
As a filmmaker, I’m converting everything to folk songs so I don’t have to do it again. The most durable format.
September 10, 2025 at 11:14 PM
As a filmmaker, I’m converting everything to folk songs so I don’t have to do it again. The most durable format.
The finger has its own separate brain drawing it to the place-a-bid button
September 10, 2025 at 4:49 AM
The finger has its own separate brain drawing it to the place-a-bid button
Project Chariot sounds very much in this line of reasoning, blow up things and ask permission later
August 29, 2025 at 4:26 AM
Project Chariot sounds very much in this line of reasoning, blow up things and ask permission later
That's quite a poem, thanks
August 26, 2025 at 10:44 PM
That's quite a poem, thanks
I’m finally reading Hannah Arendt: “Thoughtlessness … seems to me among the outstanding characteristics of our time” (1958)
August 26, 2025 at 6:44 PM
I’m finally reading Hannah Arendt: “Thoughtlessness … seems to me among the outstanding characteristics of our time” (1958)
Hugely important discussion, thank you. Small things that ground me: while reading this post, I heard some guy talking on his phone while walking by my window and all I heard was "Hi Mom!"
August 23, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Hugely important discussion, thank you. Small things that ground me: while reading this post, I heard some guy talking on his phone while walking by my window and all I heard was "Hi Mom!"
My grandmother & grandfather's wedding on 5th Avenue near GG Park January 19, 1916. A full range of reactions to the flash powder going off...
August 20, 2025 at 4:45 PM
My grandmother & grandfather's wedding on 5th Avenue near GG Park January 19, 1916. A full range of reactions to the flash powder going off...
Maybe (and their album I’m Not Standing Near That Edge)
August 13, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Maybe (and their album I’m Not Standing Near That Edge)