LemonSky in L.A.

I just randomly G**gled "Where are the old goths and shoegazers today?" and came upon this meme from several years ago. I swear I live in Los Angeles & I don't know of anyone in his/her late 40s or early 50s that was into goth/shoegaze/dreampop. Where are my fellow Cocteau Twins fans at?!?

NBA legends who were drafted #1 overall by one team but would play for the Sixers towards the end of their careers. Fred Hetzel and Lebron James

Oh, come on, with all the comparisons of Argentina/Egypt to Atlanta Falcons/New England Patriots. Argentina/Egypt is more like Buffalo Bills/Houston Oilers where an inferior team squandered a big, seemingly insurmountable lead in a playoff game, not the ultimate championship game.

The page on Polymarket for the Democratic presidential nominee in 2028 has crashed or it's been taken down as, I'm assuming, people rush to make their bets on Ossoff. Before it crashed it was about 10 cents or bet 100 to win 1000. He'll be ahead of Newsom, who was at 20 cents, soon.

Regarding the Pelley interview in the New York Times, this part made me go LOLOLOLOLOL. The "Free Press" was NOT and was NEVER a successful enterprise. YouTube videos of clothes spinning in a windowed washing machine against a wall of drying paint got more views than a typical "Free Press" video.

Pick a Bond villain from the photos you already have on your phone. “I’m gonna kill ya, 007. Then I’m gonna have me some of them thar french fry potaters, mmm hmm.”

Congrats to Arsenal for clinching the #1 seed in the Premier League playoffs. In round 1, they'll play the 8th seed, currently Brentford, but that could change based on this weekend's results. Also, if Wolverhampton loses this weekend, they'll get the #1 overall pick in the Premier League draft.

Typed in "BL" to get Bluesky to pop up in my address bar, but prematurely hit "Enter" after "BL" and this is what Google AI gave me.

Actually, I prefer to call today Milliner Appreciation Day.

I feel so violated. My YouTube feed had a video about a US colonel, David Marsh, who disobeyed Patton's orders to hold a town in France & surrendered to the Germans because the Americans were "outgunned". Yada yada yada, Patton forgave him. I dug deeper & it appears this is bogus AI slop. FU, YT.

So, the Other Hell Site (TM) is still good for some things.

According to Google AI, Desmond Ridder is still in the NFL and currently the starting QB for the Minnesota Vikings. He was initially signed as a backup. He was cut by the Vikings last week and never played a snap. And this AI is what is single-handedly keeping the U.S. economy from the abyss.

Apparently, we're doing the 5 events that defined our childhoods on Bluesky today. Anyway... 1. The marriage of Luke & Laura. 2. The assassination of Buckwheat. 3. Penthouse publishes nude photos of Miss America, Vanessa Williams. 4. "Weird Al" promotes gluttony in a song parody. 5. Fernandomania.

Trump gifting Qatar some land in Idaho to build an Air Force base. Great, it will just give Islamic terrorists closer proximity to launch operations & destroy that symbol of Western greed, arrogance & imperialism - the Kibbie Dome.

The Kristaps Porzingis era in Atlanta is off to an amazing start - an 80-foot 3-pointer to put Atlanta on the board in the 1st quarter.

Dear YouTube, why in f***ing hell is Taylor Swift showing up in my timeline? Where in my history would suggest I might be interested in Taylor Swift? YouTube algo: “Hey, this guy has been listening to alot of Tamaryn recently. She has a vagina. Taylor Swift also has a vagina. He might like her.”

I hate that other site so f-ing much. Because sportball isn't discussed here much, I wanted to see what was being posted about Aroldis Chapman. He was already #1 in trending. 3 of the first 20 posts were pornography. But Holy Shit, he was a prick tease for NYY fans. What a comeback.

Matt Ryan today: "That's what I love about these first round draft picks, man. I get older, they stay the same age."

I just saw a sight that makes me believe the kids will be all right. A young adult, clearly not 21, just walked out of an LA 7-Eleven with a case of beer nestled between his arm & waist. He had a goofy grin on his face & his friends waiting for him in a VW Jetta Wagon were cheering & applauding.

Okay, football season is about to start, I'm gonna chug some Pepto & head over to X to see what Big Cat & PFTCommenter of Barstool are up to (FWIW, Barstool is sometimes derided as Libstool by MAGA since not everyone there is a right wing ghoul. Anyway, things are the same as usual over there).

Some people call it a sling blade. I call her a kaiser blade. I came up with that term. Kaiser blade. No one used it before me. When I get back to Mar-A-Lago, I'm gonna have McDonald's bring me some french fried po-taters. Mmmm hmmm. Trump Putin Alaska

Trump gets some of his most inane ideas from watching TV during the wee hours. "Escape from Alcatraz" on a Roku channel at 2 in the morning - we must reopen Alcatraz. "Space: 1999" on MeTV+ or AntennaTV+ at 3 in the morning - we must do something nuclear-related on the moon.

Someone posted this image on the Los Angeles Reddit board in response to someone starting a thread about how this summer feels a lot cooler than past ones.

Hulk Hogan died. Unfortunately, I never got the Hulk Hemorrhoid Mad Ball to complete my set. My miniature schnauzer chewed up Michael J. Zits.

The Peet's in Larchmont Village (Los Angeles) has been playing Ozzy Osbourne for the past several hours. I've done my computer work and finished off my large iced latte, but I don't wanna go home.

I am Big Balls. or O, Big Balls, my Big Balls.

I'm reading the "Ocean's 11" (2001) screenplay & it's funny that less than 25 years ago, three-quarter of a billion dollars was the amount used to describe a casino owner's immense wealth. Today, Las Vegas maggot, umm, magnate, Steve Wynn has a net worth $3.7 billion.

I feel special today. If only prospective employers would be impressed by my New York Times Connections prowess.

The Dodgers and Lakers now operate under the same majority ownership.

Brian Wilson discusses the theremin in 1990 - I believe this footage was used several years later in the documentary, "Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey". Maybe it was filmed for that documentary & it just took years to complete - I saw it at the Ponce de Leon Theater in Atlanta the summer of 1995.

Abandon all hope, ye who enter here. This was the entrance of the AirBnB I stayed at late this week. #Caturday

It'd be awesome if Washingtonians let thousands of mylar TACO balloons fly on June 14th.

Someone posted this on the Family Guy subreddit and I have to wonder - is Family Guy popular enough in Asia that they can monetize the use of knock-off characters for slot machines?

The Hamburglar tried to carjack the trailer, but the Saudi authorities captured him and he will get beheaded later on in a ceremony at Deera Square. The Hamburglar's head and body will then be reprocessed into meat for the McRib and Chicken McNuggets.

With all of today's references to the 1996 movie "The Rock", it made me wonder, "Whatever happened to Claire Forlani?" (She had a small role as Connery's estranged daughter). This has led me down a rabbit hole of "Whatever happened to that girl?" 90s edition. I'm currently on Natasha Henstridge.

Saquon Barkley, that dude you golfed & washed balls with today? He single-handedly made your replica jersey more expensive, thus less in demand, thus less money in your pocket.

That photo of Trump with Zelenskyy may go down as the 2nd most iconic photo of a legendary figure sitting across a person with big boobs-behind the photo of Marcel Duchamp and Eve Babitz.

Runyon Canyon at the Mulholland entrance last night. Reminder to not leave anything exposed inside your car. (I drive a VW - I think thiefs automatically assume there’s nothing of value inside and don’t even bother taking a peek.)

Score! Direct hit on Shadow, the father of the two Big Bear Lake eaglets.

The Nuggets have fired HC Mike Malone & GM Calvin Booth (for those on BlueSky, the Denver Nuggets are a franchise in the NBA, the National Basketball Association, a sportsball league). And it may be stating the obvious, but Calvin Booth looks like a combo of Nic Cage & Aaron Rodgers in blackface.

I'm interested in seeing how well Valmont did in the precincts around the Naval Air Station Pensacola.

RFKJr. tried to expand his side of the court by snorting the chalk lines.

What did Taylor Jenkins do?!? His team is 5th without its best player & in a tough conference Did he demand satisfaction from Ja Morant and challenge him to a duel? Did he endlessly insult Desmond Bane by calling him Conrad Bain? Did he threaten to smash Zach Edey? www.nytimes.com/athletic/623...

Come on, can we get Tesla faster to 114.00? MARGIN CALL! MARGIN CALL! MARGIN CALL!

So, what the collective name for those heading the FBI now? The Stasi Posse? The Beria Bros? The Wackobins? The Robes-peers?

I saw this image and immediately heard the "Jackass" theme. I think John Fetterman is going to staple his balls to Dick Durbin's taint.

Charles Schumer is neither Jewish nor Palestinian - he's a Hyperdyne Systems 120-A/2 android, designed to prevent saboteurs from interfering with the goal of the mission, just like his cousin, Ash.

I had five wishes at the beginning of 2025. 4 of them haven't been granted because the men's bodies have yet to reach room temperature. That means 1 has been granted and it's this: The New York Times Spelling Bee finally features the letter "S".

Can't believe this man and the league he oversees might be the ones to finally take down Elon & Twitter. All Hail The First Day of NFL Free Agency!

I've really gotta stop doing this s***. I'll likely blow it all overnight on the Turkiye professional basketball league and Indonesian soccer.