Nicholas Peterson

Nicholas Peterson

@fencingmonkey.bsky.social

Cinephile & tabletop gamer. Depression & absurdism. Tender & flaky.

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The list of HD-2D rpgs I’m very interested in has slowly ballooned over the last few years and Nintendo decided to put all of them on sale so I’m about to spend a bunch of money and then complain about not having enough time.

Of course it would be funny if it happened on Saturday but remember there’s no bad timing for it. Friday, so we can make “missed it by that much” jokes? Sunday, like it was just to spite us? Five minutes ago, before I started typing this? All hilarious.

Nationalize👏 the 👏 Terminators

Governor Gavin Newsom@governor.ca.gov

California 🤝 @anthropic.com We're entering a partnership to strengthen cybersecurity and provide Claude to state agencies at a discount. The Golden State helped build Silicon Valley — and every Californian should benefit from the responsible use of their latest innovations.

FINALLY something I can rephrase in iambic pentameter The mites come out your facial pores at night They fuck, and then, they go back once again

To be clear I'm not saying I'm going to buy this without discussing it with her and she'll be mad. I'm saying the very fact that I want this will put irreparable strain on our marriage.

There’s a certain build of dog that’s big and floofy enough that when it curls up to sleep it’s indistinguishable from laundry, and while that’s not for me I respect that there are people who see that and think “yes; no notes.”

I remember being told "I'm being nice by using a paddle; my dad hit me with a belt and his dad hit him with a switch" and it turns out that attitude is a lot more prevalent than you'd think

Nicholas Peterson@fencingmonkey.bsky.social

Lots of people think "it's not abuse unless it's worse than what I personally have experienced" and that's a really bad anchoring point

Every so often I think about how for an entire year they would play “Proud to be an American” immediately after the national anthem during morning announcements and we all just accepted that as normal

Don Moynihan@donmoyn.bsky.social

If you want a picture of the future, it's the government forcing you to listen to Kid Rock and Lee Greenwood. Forever.

Been considering my Sight & Sound list recently and I think it currently stands at: The Asphalt Jungle Drive My Car The Godfather The Hustler In the Mood for Love Lawrence of Arabia Raiders of the Lost Ark RRR The Seventh Seal Sunset Boulevard but Chinatown might bump Asphalt Jungle & now you know