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Welp… time for second breakfast. ☕🥯

I checked out Diablo IV while we have Gamepass and I’m surprised how much I’m enjoying it. I haven’t touched a Diablo game since 2 way back in the day.

“You have the charisma of a software update notification.” - Julia Louis Dreyfus in her Veep character saying farewlll to Stephen Colbert.

Playing exactly one* game of #Fortnite on my channel for a quick break: Watch me flail (*Unless I die super quickly then maybe two?)

Parenting win: My daughter and I were driving and saw a Cybertruck cross the intersection in front of us.

Me: “You should’ve recorded a video so I could…”

Her: “…put it to that Noah Kahan lyric?”

Me: ☺️☺️☺️

screenshot of lyrics of Noah Kahan’s Headed North “I've been takin' your advice, and tryin' to scream less at the tourists&10;And I've been workin' on my timin' when I ask too much of you&10;But if I see one more Cybertruck, I swear to God, I'm gonna floor it&10;Need somebody here to talk me out of things I can't undo”

Very thankful for hats on a hair day like today.

Selfie a day for a year, day 267, May 12, 2026 edition.

Mirror Selfie of me looking in the mirror with hair askew in multiple directions. iPhone in the foreground and me in the background.

I couldn’t pick a selfie for today. 🤷‍♀️

Selfie a day for a year, day 266, May 11, 2026 edition.

A grayscale image features a man partially in frame with a serious expression, and acoustic and electric guitars mounted on the wall behind him.A bearded person looks into the camera with a slightly furrowed brow, while guitars hang on the wall in the background.A bearded person is partially visible in the foreground, with two guitars hanging on the wall behind them.

The latest phrase my kids have brought home (from school? from social media?) that drives me bonkers is “it’s not that deep”. i.e.

Me: “Why’d I have to ask you 4 times to get your clothes out of the dryer?” Them: “Dad… don’t get so upset. It’s not that deep.” (with an eyeroll)

Gnome feels like it would be a nice macOS app compliment to Ethan Marcotte’s old GIF library on bukkit? I think that was the name.