Today is day 14 of WeblogPoMo2024, a month long daily blogging challenge. I’m challenging myself to write about a song each day, but there are many other people writing about other things. You should check them out! Today’s song is “Transistor Radio” by Cloud Cult. When I was a s … | Continue reading
Today is day 13 of WeblogPoMo2024, a month long daily blogging challenge. I’m challenging myself to write about a song each day, but there are many other people writing about other things. You should check them out! Today’s song is “Bishuf” by Mashrou’ Leila. I joined Tinder and … | Continue reading
Today is day 12 of WeblogPoMo2024, a month long daily blogging challenge. I’m challenging myself to write about a song each day, but there are many other people writing about other things. You should check them out! Today’s song is “Untitled 1 (a.k.a. ‘Vaka’)” by Sigur Rós. "Gram … | Continue reading
Today is day 11 of WeblogPoMo2024, a month long daily blogging challenge. I’m challenging myself to write about a song each day, but there are many other people writing about other things. You should check them out! Today’s song is “Us” by Regina Spektor. My musical awakening beg … | Continue reading
Today is day 10 of WeblogPoMo2024, a month long daily blogging challenge. I’m challenging myself to write about a song each day, but there are many other people writing about other things. You should check them out! Today’s song is “Soon We’ll Be Found” by Sia. What's wrong? I do … | Continue reading
Today is day 9 of WeblogPoMo2024, a month long daily blogging challenge. I’m challenging myself to write about a song each day, but there are many other people writing about other things. You should check them out! Today’s song is “Fast Car” by Tracy Chapman. "Schneider could be … | Continue reading
Today is day 8 of WeblogPoMo2024, a month long daily blogging challenge. I’m challenging myself to write about a song each day, but there are many other people writing about other things. You should check them out! Today’s song is “Toxic” by Britney Spears. Prior to 2005, I don't … | Continue reading
Today is day 7 of WeblogPoMo2024, a month long daily blogging challenge. I’m challenging myself to write about a song each day, but there are many other people writing about other things. You should check them out! Today’s song is “Why We Cry at Movies” by As Tall As Lions. I kno … | Continue reading
Today is day 6 of WeblogPoMo2024, a month long daily blogging challenge. I’m challenging myself to write about a song each day, but there are many other people writing about other things. You should check them out! Today’s song is “Everywhere” by Michelle Branch. I never made any … | Continue reading
Today is day 5 of WeblogPoMo2024, a month long daily blogging challenge. I’m challenging myself to write about a song each day, but there are many other people writing about other things. You should check them out! Today’s song is “Fell Off the Face of the Earth” by Firewater. Th … | Continue reading
Today is day 4 of WeblogPoMo2024, a month long daily blogging challenge. I’m challenging myself to write about a song each day, but there are many other people writing about other things. You should check them out! Today’s song is “The Commander Thinks Aloud” by The Long Winters. … | Continue reading
Today is day 3 of WeblogPoMo2024, a month long daily blogging challenge. I’m challenging myself to write about a song each day, but there are many other people writing about other things. You should check them out! Today’s song is “Girl!” by Terror Pigeon. Terror Pigeon! · Girl! … | Continue reading
Today is day 2 of WeblogPoMo2024, a month long daily blogging challenge. I’m challenging myself to write about a song each day, but there are many other people writing about other things. You should check them out! Today’s song is “Float On” by Modest Mouse. I failed Driver's Ed. … | Continue reading
Today is day 1 of WeblogPoMo2024, a month long daily blogging challenge. I’m challenging myself to write about a song each day, but there are many other people writing about other things. You should check them out! Today’s song is “Maps” by Yeah Yeah Yeahs. My relationship with S … | Continue reading
I think if you possess even a cursory awareness of me and my writing habits, the last thing you would anticipate I’d willingly participate in is a month long daily blogging challenge. Well buckle up, motherfuckers, because May is about to get embarrassing! WeblogPoMo2024, the bra … | Continue reading
Our store didn't make enough money that quarter, so one of the managers brought in a "shaman" to ward off bad spirits. Sorry, what the fuck? Yeah, that's basically what I said when a colleague approached me to tell the tale of how he came in for his shift that morning, only to di … | Continue reading
Hi. Here I am telling you that you are able to pay me one whole U.S. Dollar per month (or whatever amount you think is fair), and this is not something I've set up because I saw Robb do it. Look, I am 100% not above just shamelessly hopping on whatever trend Robb is doing right n … | Continue reading
Will I ever tire of video games? It's a question I ask myself frequently, and, at times, even consider with any degree of sincerity. The reality is that even though I began playing these fucking things before I could properly regulate my bodily functions,1 this is a medium that c … | Continue reading
What RSS reader are you reading these words in right now? Please don't email me the answer. Instead, whisper it into a cup, cover it with some cling wrap, and use its lingering reverberance as a sweetener for tomorrow morning’s cold brew. This is a gift you've given yourself. You … | Continue reading
I want to see your art. I want more of you in the world. I want your creativity on full display in a way that portrays even a sliver of your wild, dynamic, incredible being. Okay, it's not all about me, though, is it? I get that. Vulnerability and motivation and self-esteem and v … | Continue reading
I find myself idly thumbing at my phone, swiping down, watching the little spinner do its thing, hoping a number goes up once the screen refreshes. Why do I do this to myself? In a previous life, I was a tech blogger, and the analytics killed me. The more time I spent obsessing, … | Continue reading
Hi. You know, I’ve had literally twos of people ask me, “Hey, Keenan! I want to subscribe to your audio blog in my podcast player of choice!” Cool! A few things… First: not a question. Second: thank you. Feedback received. Third: I did it. You’re welcome. A Very Good (Audio) Blog … | Continue reading
Listen along with the audioblog: Disclaimer: This piece contains brief descriptions of child abuse. The audio version also contains some brief, but unpleasant mouth noises. Sorry! One of my clearest childhood memories is the bacon my dad made. Despite my aphantasia affliction, I … | Continue reading
dumpamine [duhm-puh-meen] noun an outpouring of ideas, experiences, and/or items that bring joy Hi. I saw this post. I’ve seen others like it, but this one hit at the right place. The right time. The moment where I was finishing up my cold brew (I’ve started making my own, and th … | Continue reading
Disclaimer: There are a lot of links in the post. None of these links are affiliate links, because I am not enterprising enough to bother. I’m just trying to make your life easier if, by chance, you want to look into any of these things. Click them or don’t, I do not care. I’m no … | Continue reading
What the fuck is happening over at OpenAI? Reading the latest development in the saga, I found myself literally sighing out loud. A bunch of emotionally unregulated people with too much money decided to play a little Game of Thrones. It’s all very dramatic. And very stupid. It al … | Continue reading
Disclaimer: I suppose it needs to be said that this piece contains some spoilers for Prometheus (2012) and Signs (2002). Also if you’re really picky, some very minor spoilers for The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) and Star Wars: Episode IX — The Rise of Skywalke … | Continue reading
Listen along with the audioblog: One of the more distressing qualities of humanity, in my mind, is the emphasis we collectively put on “efficiency.”¹ It saturates our professional existence. It haunts our socioeconomic barometer. And it drives our current approach to both creatin … | Continue reading
As someone who rarely dabbles in hyperbole, I experience zero hesitancy when I say that I think Zach Gage is a genius who is on track to save humanity using nothing but his unrivaled propensity for whimsy. After a string of wildly imaginative, beautiful, and fun iOS games, all of … | Continue reading
If you’ve read anything on this blog, you’ll see that I’ve referenced Robb Knight a number of times. It’s actually getting out of hand. In my defense, it’s only because he is not only extremely smart and attractive, but also because he has very good ideas. One of those very good … | Continue reading
Disclaimer: Before venturing further, please note that I truly, absolutely believe that the only good flavor of Mountain Dew is Baja Blast. I don’t think that taints my opinion on this particular product, but it’s worth it to keep in mind. Never before in my life have I ever tast … | Continue reading
Hi, please listen to this: Quick, I don’t think it’s legit, and it could disappear at any moment because Square Enix for some reason doesn’t want to put it on any streaming service for me to listen to on repeat? ¹ As Jason Schreier perfectly summed up in this Tweet: This track fr … | Continue reading
Classy human and builder of a beautiful website that is very much my shit, oh my god, I love it, seriously, just look at his logo, Robb Knight, writing in a brief piece entitled The Biology of the Hey Bear Fruits Makes No Sense that is very much worth your time: A single orange, … | Continue reading
In another episode of my new series You cannot convince me that Capitalism doesn’t absolutely shatter the brains of those that benefit the most from it: two of the world’s richest dumbasses are taunting each other into punching it out in a cage. This is a thing that is really hap … | Continue reading
Allison Johnson, writing for The Verge: The Motorola Razr Plus is the first folding phone that makes me genuinely excited for what’s ahead. In the here and now, it’s a good device, though not quite as ready for the mainstream as Motorola wants you to believe. But for a specific k … | Continue reading