Pretend Mulling ⋅ 32
I've never been able to plan my life. I just lurch from indecision to indecision.
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WarGames is so cheesy, it should be renamed "Fondue" in Surveys, Challenges, and Other Crap
Actually, I’m doing Josh’s survey, but I was running out of survey-related titles. (But seriously, why have none of the review channels I follow done WarGames? This is prime snark fodder!) Are ...
A few gentle reminders: in Politically Speaking...
Mail-in ballots are still being counted. According to a report I read in the New York Times, Democrats were more likely to mail their ballots this year than Republicans. As long as the ballot...
I am NOT writing about the election tonight. in The Real Pretend Mulling
Except to say, I mailed in my ballot in September, and was accepted back then. I had surgery to remove ingrown toenails this afternoon. One: Yes, I know that’s gross. Two, yes, like “knocked ...
Heinous and most foul in The Real Pretend Mulling
I got the estimate of the damage from my mechanic. At least $1700. The steering link/column/whatever it’s called is apparently beyond salvaging, so he’s ordering new parts. I’ve filed a claim ...
Dear Trump Supporters: in Politically Speaking...
I have no sympathy or pity for you. None. I have nothing in all this world for any of you, except my purest, utmost, completely unbridled hatred and contempt. Why? Because not ONE of you has ...
I LIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIVVVVVE! As does the r/AskReddit survey! What’s the best game soundtrack from your childhood? At the very top, Super Mario 64 and Goldeneye. The music from the subterran...
October, by Paul Laurence Dunbar in The Real Pretend Mulling
October is the treasurer of the year, And all the months pay bounty to her store; The fields and orchards still their tribute bear, And fill her brimming coffers more and more. But she, with yout...
In a parallel universe... in The Real Pretend Mulling
Phantom of the Opera was a rock opera in the style of Tommy. Directed by Ken Russell and all. I have to admit, I want to see this version. But in that universe, instead of Steve Harley, can we...
Cody Johnston explains... in Politically Speaking...
Why Orange Shitgibbon getting COVID is hilarious, ironic, and also why he isn’t worth anyone’s pity or sympathy. Bullet points: Orange Shitgibbon made fun of Hillary Clinton getting pneumonia o...
From Robert Reich’s Facebook Page in Politically Speaking...
“ Friends, For about a minute today I found myself feeling sorry for Donald Trump. The poor man is now “battling” Covid-19 (the pugilistic verb is showing up all over the news). He’s in the hospi...
“Oh yes, I am wise, but it’s wisdom born of pain.” in The Real Pretend Mulling
Helen Reddy, singer of “I Am Woman,” died yesterday. I hate to think that this is portentous, but her death, coming on the heels of Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s, just gives me a bad feeling all around. ...
Adventures in Nostalgic Gaming, Part 1 in The Real Pretend Mulling
I hate falling down internet rabbit holes. Since I have a boring, fairly low-effort job, and since this week has been extremely slow at said job, I’ve taken to watching longplays of different vid...
A liberal communications guru explains why playing into Trump’s demagoguery on the election or mass protests only helps his cause — and hurts Joe Biden’s chances of winning By Andy Kroll WASHINGT...
Your rule of thumb makes me worry some. in Politically Speaking...
If you’re like me, you went to get your mail last week, looking forward to your new issue of The New Yorker but also expecting an avalanche of junk mail. Then you opened your mailbox and found t...
Friday in The Real Pretend Mulling
I was going to write something almost witty and possibly funny here about trying to quell the Drama Llama with “not tonight, I have a headache,” but… I found out that Ruth Bader Ginsburg died. Ju...
Dorkily dorking along *UPDATED* in The Real Pretend Mulling
I’ve been watching longplays of my favorite Nintendo games for at least two weeks. Fun Fact: This game is the actual sequel to Super Mario Bros. But, as you might see from this video, Lost Leve...
It's still true. in Politically Speaking...
So there’s this webcomic I read, The Jay Series (I will link to it, but be warned: This comic is not safe for work, life, the universe, or anything), and at one point, J. Grant suspended the stor...
"Don't need an airbag in my car!" in The Real Pretend Mulling
Algebra, Women’s Bodies Edition. If X represents the amount of weight I’ve lost in the last eight weeks (8 lbs), and Y is the former size of my bra (36D), solve for Z, the current size of my bra....
Food survey I started while drinking (on Saturday night) in Surveys, Challenges, and Other Crap
What’s the last thing you ate?A drumstick off a Costco rotisserie chicken. What’s your favourite cheese?Bon sondage, j’adore le fromage. But if I really had to choose a favorite, butterkase. Wh...
Come and dance and love the fish, Mister Disco summons it! in The Real Pretend Mulling
Occasionally, I am reminded that this jewel exists, and life becomes just a bit brighter, not to mention sillier, just for a moment.
What a difference 24 hours makes. in The Real Pretend Mulling
Me, yesterday: Oh man, I feel good. I had sex for the first time since February, I finally finished some projects I was behind on at work, and I even got my bricked Kindle shipped back to Amazon...
I'm a filthy whore. in The Real Pretend Mulling
I’m not saying that because I finally got laid. I’m not saying that because I am writing this entry naked. Although, I am. But mainly because I’m trying to cool off from 70 minutes of Just Danc...
When a question is so good, it makes its own entry. in Surveys, Challenges, and Other Crap
From r/AskReddit: Jeff Bezos leaves you his fortune of $204.6 billion. What do you do with the money? 1. IMMEDIATELY pay all of the taxes the Bald One has so astutely avoided paying for years.2. ...
“And now, this.” in Politically Speaking...
Help me, for the love of god, help me! What’s something boring that you enjoy? Reading. Drinking a hot cup of coffee. Baking. Cooking. What’s your positive addiction? Seeking knowledge. What...
