J.M. "Butlerian Jihad Now" Kirkness

Read the exciting new Steppe Romantasy/Violent Horse Girl/Barbarian Spy Novel everyone is talking about! The Embers In The Tall Grass by J.M. Kirkness- now available on Kindle Direct! www.amazon.com/dp/B0GB783TGL

Appropriate today in more ways than one. www.youtube.com/watch?v=SW6E...

I hereby disavow the Baader-Meinhof Gang, the James-Younger Gang, the Gang of Four, the Legion of Doom, the Holy Alliance, the Swabian League, and the Shriners.

Congratulations, Elon- you just invented the "Hot Wheels Track But Big."

A Bridge Too Far for Tax Purposes

You know, I don't really care whether or not bombing those data centers in Russia actually led to a decrease in right-wing bot activity. I just don't like data centers.

How is it that a 1979 BBC adaptation of a spy novel, shot on shitty 16mm to video transfer, can still hold my attention much better than nearly anything produced in the last 10 years?

Hell, my town has several.

Thinking about recording an album of Tom Waits covers where I pronounce all the lyrics like Sluggo from the Nancy comics.

Perennial.

Q: What is the difference between an online sports gambler and an extra-large pizza? A: Well, I certainly can't eat an entire online sports gambler in a single evening.

These could be made up, or they could be actual Yiddish phrases from Duolingo. Who is to know?

Happy mushroom season!

Eating Pecorino Romano and drinking a very affordable Negroamaro. I might not even get around to making the Bolognese!

Anytime I listen to literally any track from Pet Sounds, I think to myself, "God damn, Mike Love is a fucking idiot."

No one should be surprised by the whole Mitch McConnell thing. Republicans did exactly the same thing with Strom Thurmond, who, while he was not old enough to have fought in the Civil War, certainly remembered it fondly.

Just realized I could make Sam Coe wear a different hat, and it has vastly improved my #starfield gameplay experience.

I don't know- I think Senator McConnell looks fine. Lively, even!

Things I think about more than is probably healthy: 1. The Sanjak of Novi Pazar.

Current mood:

"Biome Complete- Nice! Maybe I'll just check out his abandoned drilling station before I take off again..." *5 mins later* Kevin McDonald voice: "Biome not complete! BIOME NOT COMPLETE!" #starfield

Man, the moon looks incredible tonight.

I love all of Dolly's music, but I think what I love the most is her interpretations of real old-timey fast picking string band and bluegrass music. This is what she was raised with, and you can tell. www.youtube.com/watch?v=-nEO...

You can tell when Vasco is annoying me in #starfield because I call him by his full government name: Vasco da Gama Constelação. Likewise, when I'm pissed off at Sam Coe, I call him by his full name: Samantha.

Absolute legend.

I once saw an interview with Dolly where she said that she loved this song because it's so simple. I mean, sure- but you still have to hit those notes! www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fwc1...

Whadya hear, Starbuck?

"Okay, for $400: Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro." "Who are generals in the War of the Austrian Succession, Alex?"

Wishing Jonathan Frakes a very happy birthday. 🖖🏻

Guide to 19th-century names: -Josiah Makepeace Filled-With-The-Love-Of-Christ Fletcher: massacred entire Chickasaw village in Tennessee. -William "Bill" Spoons: "The Butcher of Wichita" -Shadrach Melchior Achilles Steelbreath: respected naturalist, chair of Zoology at Harvard, never married

So, The Shards is a bit rocky so far, and as someone actually from the '80s, there are a few anachronisms that take you out of the setting, but I fucking love this shady bitch.

Okay, whoever did the casting for Shards clearly watched a lot of That '70s Show and really wanted Topher Grace and Ashton Kutcher to fuck.

It's weird watching a show like Shards, where nobody looks or dances like they're from the '80s, but you recognize literally every song from the first two bars.

It's like a switch flicks between Midsummer and Late Summer/Early Fall, and suddenly I'm listening to R.E.M. again. www.youtube.com/watch?v=LGRo...

Trump: "We're very close to a deal with Iran. The Strait of Hormuz could be open as soon as tomorrow." Iran:

Hey, Sam Coe- you know what I really like about being out here on the frontier? The quiet. #starfield

So, the city came through my neighborhood a little while ago and marked all the potholes with pink spray paint. They didn't actually fix any of them- now we just have decorated potholes.

They need to have health classes for people going into their 50s. Like, literally workbooks with titles like "So...Your Body Is Changing!"

Just had one of those Bethesda moments in Starfield where things go sideways *really* fast. #starfield

New saying: "Orange sky at night, the Mayans were right!"

I am really enjoying playing Starfield, but also... ...Sam Coe, I am an explorer and small-time criminal at best. You need a *therapist* and I am not one.

Pan-seared duck breast with cherries, duck fat potatoes, glazed carrots with olives and chives.

*finds a dead bug in a pot in the cupboard* "Hm- I don't remember cooking that."

I met with my friend Mitch McConnell this morning. We spoke for about 20 minutes on a number of topics, including Iran, and the Platner situation in Maine. He looked good- tan, fit, rested.

Please rise, or remain seated, for the Canadian national anthem! www.youtube.com/watch?v=auLB...