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tom.secretworld.social
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@tom.secretworld.social
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I'm indescribable. Wait, is that good or bad?
He/him

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Pretty well, thanks for asking!

Oh, wait, did you mean Alex?
A dining table set with an orange runner down the middle. In the foreground is a bowl of delicious and crispy lemon oregano potatoes. The potatoes look overdone and a few were but really the lemon just caramelizes so they look overdone but taste fantastic. In the middle is a dark red bowl ("wine dark sea" is the color because someone at East Fork reads Homer) with a succulent roast chicken in it. In the distance is a gravy bowl full of (surprise!) gravy, and beyond that there's a bowl of roasted carrots that were a bit overdone to be honest but still really tasty.
November 12, 2025 at 5:15 AM
tom.secretworld.social
It's always sad when your favorite t-shirt shop goes out of business.

(Living Planet, late of St. John's, Newfoundland)
Five well-worn t-shirts with two designs. The first is a layered design with pale yellow semicircle representing the moon in the back, a large bear in silhouette in the middle, and in the front -- naturally much smaller than the bear -- is an orange tent. The inhabitants are not pictured. The second one is a cute owl with a speech balloon next to it. The owl is saying "what", because owls refuse to be limited to your minimalist ideas about their vocabulary.
November 11, 2025 at 1:43 AM
tom.secretworld.social
Obligatory:
A, uh, borrowed image of a sticker that says CSS IS MY PASSION. The text is surrounded by a box, but the word PASSION breaks out of the box because overflow-wrap doesn't care what plans you had for your afternoon.
November 5, 2025 at 8:01 PM
tom.secretworld.social
Fuck yeah.
The seal of the Commonwealth of Virginia, which features a bare-breasted woman holding a spear and standing on a defeated would-be king whose crown is laying on the floor beside him. Fuck that guy.
November 5, 2025 at 4:05 AM
tom.secretworld.social
Quick and easy, plus it's a nice morning for a walk!
A sticker that says "City of Alexandria" (not Fake Alexandria!) and "I VOTED". There's a hand holding up the sticker above a ping pong table and elementary school wall art.
November 4, 2025 at 2:30 PM
tom.secretworld.social
Post a game that you remember playing that no one else remembers.
A CGA screenshot of a submarine dashboard and view from a periscope. The sky is a light blue. The ship ahead is... also light blue. The sea is a completely realistic magenta. There is a dashboard at the bottom with dials for depth, speed, and heading. There also displays for fuel, battery, torpedoes, power, damage, and whether the scope is up. It adheres to the primary rule: good graphics!!
October 30, 2025 at 4:33 PM
tom.secretworld.social
I showed this to my wife and she offered these for the collection (the color balance is a bit off on the photos). They were going to end up on Buy Nothing but you can save them from that fate!
A necklace made of turquoise-colored beads with a gold-colored clasp A necklace of royal blue and gold-colored rectangular beads with a gold-colored chain
October 24, 2025 at 12:22 AM
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And on my phone it's even worse!
A screenshot of a web browser header. The "number of tabs" indicator is the infinity symbol, presumably because 64 bits isn't enough to count how many tabs I have open. The URL is ALXnow, naturally.
October 8, 2025 at 7:07 PM
tom.secretworld.social
Best view around!
A view from above three train tracks, with the rails receding into the distance as they curve to the left. On the left is a large building roughly shaped like a bird. A "hokie", whatever that is. The sky above is blue with some white puffy clouds. If you want to breathe diesel fumes from a train locomotive, this is the place to go!
October 4, 2025 at 11:21 PM
tom.secretworld.social
It is time.
A large crowd of people at an outdoor street festival. Booths line both sides of the street, and the crowd stretches as far as the eye can see. The trees are showing hints of fall color and the sky is cloudless and blue. Best day of the year is always Art on the Avenue!
October 4, 2025 at 3:24 PM
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404: Weekend Not Found?
October 3, 2025 at 4:23 PM
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A purple-fringed stage, awaiting performers.
October 2, 2025 at 11:09 PM
tom.secretworld.social
Metro isn't perfect, but they sure nailed the early station design.
An arched concrete ceiling, made of tiles with deep depressions. The pattern repeats to the end of the station where there is a round image of an astronaut. They look like they're waving.
September 29, 2025 at 2:00 AM
tom.secretworld.social
I think our milkweed bug breeding program is going well.
A mass of dozens of black and orange bugs on an exploded milkweed seed pod. The white seeds are scattering in the wind. The background is more plants.
September 27, 2025 at 5:46 PM
tom.secretworld.social
Hm. Maybe I should've rolled over sooner.
A very long line of people, faaaar from the doors of the venue.
September 27, 2025 at 12:01 AM
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Just a little dinner before the show at 9:30, I said to myself.

Nothing extravagant, just a little bit.

Ok, I might just roll into the show.
An outdoor table with a giant gyro and a giant basket of very hot, delicious fries.
September 26, 2025 at 11:15 PM
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Should be a good show!
A photo of a concert stage before the show. Bright lights are overhead, and most of the audience has been dropped out.
September 21, 2025 at 11:17 PM
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Virtue signaling is good! It's good to have virtues! I wore this shirt today running errands. Got a compliment at the farmer's market but I know people saw it, including people of all ages and backgrounds. Consider it advertising for a better world.
A T-shirt that proclaims "THE FUTURE IS INCLUSIVE". Behind the lettering there is a rainbow on a pink background.
September 13, 2025 at 11:37 PM
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The answer is that it seems easier if you come at them head on. From behind they're basically prepared to jump, but in front they're not quite sure what to do.
Eight lanternflies on the wall outside a building. This does not reflect the massive collection of mostly dead ones behind me.
September 11, 2025 at 11:36 PM
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A new garden friend just appeared.
A blurry zoomed in photo of my new Irish garden neighbor, Mr. or Mrs. O'Possum. It's slightly hidden behind the remnants of blueberry bush that's been mangled by rabbits.
September 6, 2025 at 12:58 AM
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Perfect temperature, perfect sky, charcoal chimney smoking away, cicadas providing a soundtrack. My only problem is having to go back to work tomorrow!
Copious amounts of smoke coming from the top of a charcoal chimney full of lump charcoal. A wind chime and fence are visible through the smoke. Puffy high level clouds in a blue sky, catching late evening light. A mulberry tree provides a canopy of leaves in the foreground.
September 1, 2025 at 11:14 PM
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The benefits of living near @letsmeatdelray.bsky.social !
A dinner plate with orzo salad with feta on the left and a perfectly grilled "Greek" marinated pork chop on the right. "Greek" meaning oregano, garlic, lemon zest, lemon juice, olive oil, salt, and pepper marinade.
August 31, 2025 at 1:37 AM
tom.secretworld.social
Today's a pretty good day to test the smoke alarms.
Chicken being cooked in a cast iron grill pan over high heat. There is a decent amount of smoke coming from the pan. Turns out our smoke alarms work!
August 27, 2025 at 11:24 PM
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"OMG. She's getting MARRIED???"
A very shocked rabbit sitting up on its hind legs with its front paws over its mouth. It's in a very lush, not-at-all overgrown and weed-filled yard. Photo credit: my rabbit-obsessed wife
August 27, 2025 at 12:19 AM
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Cheesetique Skies
Side-lit sunset clouds with a bit of blue sky behind them. The top of a tree is silhouetted in the lower left.
August 26, 2025 at 11:34 PM