Nate Franzen

We are currently clean on opsec

My complaint about #outlier is the various rare words that aren't recognized. Today it was AMBIPEDAL. What's wrong with that? Myself I'm mostly right-footed. The other day I was annoyed when I wasn't allowed CATADROMY, unfair! I say.

Wife: use the newspaper to get that spider down Me *reads the news out loud* Spider *depressed* holy shit

Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun

I just discovered that Mark Helprin and Mark Halperin are not in fact the same person. After many years! With more research I learned I probably don't need to bother distinguishing them.

SOCKEYE.BMF

Seattle city council's District 5 has been held by pro-business backed candidates for a long time. Debora Juarez has held this seat on-and-off for nearly a decade. Cathy Moore won the seat in 2024, but resigned 18 months later. There is a special election *right now* to fill the seat until 2028.

I reiterate that my Supreme Court Expansion plan is to simply switch to a distinctively American Cicada Brood System where we have overlapping panels or “broods” of justices spread over the country, numbered I to XXIII, emerging periodically and consisting of panels of 13, 17, 19, or 23 justices.

Reading almost anything these days, to the tune of Frere Jacques It's so stupid, it's so stupid Why so dumb Why is it so stupid Why is it so stupid All the time All the time

I was just now looking at some political text messages (US, democratic) and typed a reply. Block immediately is the sensible thing But I wonder, is there even a chance that a human reads my response? Anyone there? Worked in the political content mines? Do you see responses?

Household conversation, "look its 75 years for the republican party, they're racist, it explains almost everything","ok yes misogyny too it fits","the feeling of losing is reactionary that's how it goes"

Katie is cooking

I just had a sort of dinner snack: some leftover grilled salmon in between crusts of bread with cream cheese. And I thought: as much as I publicly hate The Seattle Dog, maybe I'll try one someday.

Spinning the rare old picture disk

NEW STORY// Jenks and Kang Offer Differing Views at D5 Seattle Council Forum By Amy Sundberg via @theurbanist.org

I had to unfollow a person on here who made hating mayonnaise part off their online personality. I think mayonnaise and all its variations are pretty good, so it was just disturbing. I also really strongly, very strongly prefer standard time. Have to think about my social media consumption.

This is great to know 🩷. I was a teenager with a record collection, mind-expanding.

Back from an overnight trip. I always joke, let's go visit our electricity. In a national park, yeah, of course.

I think this might be one of the most incredible, unsettling and symbolic photos of today’s America I’ve ever seen. I can’t stop looking at it. From Reuters, published on the Guardian website.

"This was an insight that I too gained in illness, and it is part of what I tried to write about in Piranesi: that there is a whole world endlessly going on, endlessly being beautiful, regardless of whether anyone is there to see it or not." Very moving piece ♥️

I don't know much about state fairs but I've had a good time at the few I've gone to. Photos are from Puyallup 2022.

Make sure to leave a hot dog out tonight, or Lincoln won’t leave you any presents

Having now watched all of The Pitt, and basically enjoyed it, and watched and listened for all of the Pittsburgh neighborhood references, I also find that main character with his cute nickname "Dr Robby" to be an insufferable Mary Sue. What a jagoff.

She: No. No Steely Dan. Me: I'll just read you the lyrics She: No I said No. Do you want me to pull up some Dianne Keaton clips for you to look at? Me: no ok alright that's fair

OK New York won. Big surprise there. The team with the interesting French guy lost. I don't get the bluesky bias, but I'll go back to ignoring basketball. #goms