Andy ๐Ÿ›‹๏ธ

Andy ๐Ÿ›‹๏ธ

@andycouch.com

Design Technologist, moving picture enthusiast, comic book hoarder, occasional drone pilot, sometimes DIYer, former frog, and an Oxford comma fanatic. โ€œHelp control the pet population. Have your pets spayed or neutered.โ€ he/him โ€ข #PDX โ€ข โœŠ๐Ÿป๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€โšง๏ธ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธ

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Andy ๐Ÿ›‹๏ธ reposted

Lammergeier, mallard, northern flicker, and oxpecker. #BirdOfTheDay #LMNO #eck ๐Ÿ“ท๐ŸŒฟ๐Ÿชถ

The Pet Shop Boys song "Suburbia" was released on September 22, 1986. The sitcom ALF, whose theme song sounds almost identical, premiered on September 22, 1986. What does it mean?

We like to put small treats in the little free library sometimes for the kids, like stickers or toys. Someone decided it needed a few other items, including wart remover. ๐Ÿ˜

Optimus Prime was cool, but his best role was obviously that of the "Knight Automated Roving Robot, KARR if you prefer."

youtube.comKARR Checks Into a Drive-Thru | Knight RiderYouTube video by Knight Rider Official
Phil Lewis@phillewis.bsky.social

Peter Cullen, the legendary voice actor known for voicing Optimus Prime in the "Transformers" franchise, has died at 85

Andy ๐Ÿ›‹๏ธ reposted

You know you can foster a set of perfect matching ding-dongs like this with your local animal rescue, and then keep them all for yourself when you decide no one else is good enough for them? ๐Ÿถ๐Ÿถ #InternationalDogDay

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I'm heartbroken by the news about Dolly Parton. Speaking as someone from Appalachia, she always represented the very best of our culture and people in a world that defaulted to negative stereotypes of the region. What a loss.

I think I need this album. I don't care what the music sounds like.

KALX Playlist@kalxplaylist.bsky.social

7:52 AM "Derek Went Mad" by ๐’๐ก๐ฎ๐ญ ๐”๐ฉ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ƒ๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž from ๐ท๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘๐‘’ ๐ต๐‘’๐‘“๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ๐‘’ ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’ ๐‘ƒ๐‘œ๐‘™๐‘–๐‘๐‘’ ๐ถ๐‘œ๐‘š๐‘’ (Shut Up And Dance Music) #nowplaying

My first two CDs were purchased at the same time. One is still in regular rotation, the other I haven't listened to in this millennia.

The old internet@theoldinternet.bsky.social

44 years ago today, the first CD was produced. What is the first CD you owned?

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Replying to @defector.com

"Chooooo. A multichordal woodwind noise pierced the valley, prompting a flood of visual imagery in my brain: old-timey trains in cowboy movies, the Hogwarts Express, Thomas the motherfucking Tank Engine. We were really geeking now."

defector.comEverybody Loves Big Boy | DefectorMy name is Noelle, and Iโ€™m a fan of the worldโ€™s largest operating steam locomotive. I used to think this was a unique fact about me. But recently our tiny fandom has exploded. Big Boy, as heโ€™sโ€ฆ

Andy ๐Ÿ›‹๏ธ reposted

25 years ago I saw this guy online for the first time, back when the internet seemed so exciting and hopeful.

Something reminded me about the very first animated GIF I ever made, back when animated GIFs were actually animated images following the GIF89a specifcation, not the videos that sites like Giphy just call "GIFs" today. Ironically, I had to capture this as a video just to share.

The copyright text says 1996, but I think I actually made this in 1995. The televison was colorized from a black & white capture from a Connectix QuickCam of a television we had sitting in our office for some reason.

Andy ๐Ÿ›‹๏ธ reposted

We listen to KALX most days lately. Don't hear this one on the radio often!

KALX Playlist@kalxplaylist.bsky.social

11:05 AM "Merry Go Bye Bye - w/ Hidden Track "Noises"" by ๐Œ๐ซ. ๐๐ฎ๐ง๐ ๐ฅ๐ž from ๐ท๐‘–๐‘ ๐‘๐‘œ ๐‘‰๐‘œ๐‘™๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘ก๐‘’ (Warner Rhino Off Roster-Audio) #nowplaying

We've been listening to KALX on Sonos for the past few weeks. It really is the best radio station.

KALX Playlist@kalxplaylist.bsky.social

11:11 PM "The Greenless Wreath" by ๐’๐ฅ๐ž๐ž๐ฉ๐ฒ๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐ž ๐†๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐š ๐Œ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฎ๐ฆ from ๐ผ๐‘› ๐บ๐‘™๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ๐‘–๐‘œ๐‘ข๐‘  ๐‘‡๐‘–๐‘š๐‘’๐‘  (AVANT NIGHT) #nowplaying

Andy ๐Ÿ›‹๏ธ reposted

The average American can't comprehend the Oregonian mind. You think you know people and then you meet Bob, who's wearing tie dye under his 1% club leathers and telling you about the benefits Reiki healing inside his crystal shop with a sign that reads, "This store is protected by the 2nd Amendment."

Andy ๐Ÿ›‹๏ธ reposted

None. I've photo'd about half of 'em and they're all much uglier in real life.

Jeremy Dauber@jeremydauber.bsky.social

Random question: what celebrity have you met in real life who was dramatically better looking than ypu thought they were based on on screen appearance?