Moviegoer, movie lover. PNW denizen. Word nerd. Ich spreche ein wenig Deutsch. Handy on a trivia team. he/him, cis Writing about movies to write about me: The Kinogänger newsletter. https://buttondown.com/thekinoganger Letterboxd: https://boxd.it/xrvhttps://bsky.app/profile/scarequotes.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/scarequotes.com/post/3mrxjfxcfol2qGot a fresh wave of missing the Slate Culture Gabfest yesterday when reception was bad so I put on my "Summer Strut 2026 candidates" playlist.31 Jul 2026 17:51 +0000at://did:plc:d6qdsedi2upsda2hxmxlphce/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrxjfxcfol2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/scarequotes.com/post/3mrxjbvjnyd2qToo many places are in the "make line go up" business, not the "make a good version of what we claim to make" business31 Jul 2026 17:49 +0000at://did:plc:d6qdsedi2upsda2hxmxlphce/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrxjbvjnyd2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/scarequotes.com/post/3mrw2hjwm3t2qMyChart pinged me to say an earlier appointment had opened up. I opened the app within 10 seconds but it was already claimed by someone else. Within the next 15 seconds, I got a text and then an email with the same expired offer. Brutal UX after my original appointment got pushed out 5 months.31 Jul 2026 03:51 +0000at://did:plc:d6qdsedi2upsda2hxmxlphce/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrw2hjwm3t2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/scarequotes.com/post/3mrvlgbnhjd2qGlad to see Refn give us a close-up on the brand name of that garbage disposal in Pusher III, because it handled an incredibly tough job.30 Jul 2026 23:22 +0000at://did:plc:d6qdsedi2upsda2hxmxlphce/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrvlgbnhjd2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/scarequotes.com/post/3mrvghzi7g32q“How you language is beautiful. Don’t let anyone tell you your language is wrong. Your languaging is the story of your life.” — Jonathan Henner https://stephaniecawthon.com/blog/in-memoriam-jon-henner/30 Jul 2026 21:53 +0000at://did:plc:d6qdsedi2upsda2hxmxlphce/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrvghzi7g32qhttps://bsky.app/profile/scarequotes.com/post/3mruy6djgl32qYes, and I continue to read reference books for fun. (Though less often.) Formative texts were the Books of Lists and the People's Almanac, as well as several dictionaries. [contains quote post or other embedded content]30 Jul 2026 17:38 +0000at://did:plc:d6qdsedi2upsda2hxmxlphce/app.bsky.feed.post/3mruy6djgl32qhttps://bsky.app/profile/scarequotes.com/post/3mruvbt2tqd2q"Stop daydreaming and start making moves" I was not ready for aggressive hard truths showing up in my Gmail this morning but I respect Jen Dionisio's game https://newsletter.activevoicehq.com/p/stop-daydreaming-and-start-making-moves30 Jul 2026 16:46 +0000at://did:plc:d6qdsedi2upsda2hxmxlphce/app.bsky.feed.post/3mruvbt2tqd2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/scarequotes.com/post/3mrsgvjfvhl2q"Aged poorly" without any further discussion is boring criticism, up there with "problematic," but not worth an outraged editorial about.29 Jul 2026 17:23 +0000at://did:plc:d6qdsedi2upsda2hxmxlphce/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrsgvjfvhl2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/scarequotes.com/post/3mrsdk4mcb32qI don't expect it, but it's going to be fascinating if Gluesenkamp Perez loses her D seat in #WA03 amid a blue wave overall. I've never believed she was a progressive, but she has done a terrible job of even pretending to care about progressive issues. Is that enough to tip the seat back R?29 Jul 2026 16:23 +0000at://did:plc:d6qdsedi2upsda2hxmxlphce/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrsdk4mcb32qhttps://bsky.app/profile/scarequotes.com/post/3mrr7ih2px22xIntroduced me to a Leonard Cohen quote: “if you don't become the ocean you'll be seasick every day” [contains quote post or other embedded content]29 Jul 2026 05:38 +0000at://did:plc:d6qdsedi2upsda2hxmxlphce/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrr7ih2px22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/scarequotes.com/post/3mrr65siwbs2wI’ve meditated daily for 6 years, and figured it was time to try something in person. Went to a Zendo in Vancouver (WA) which was nice, but surprisingly like church. There are only so many ways to gather people and give them spiritual teachings, it seems.29 Jul 2026 05:14 +0000at://did:plc:d6qdsedi2upsda2hxmxlphce/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrr65siwbs2whttps://bsky.app/profile/scarequotes.com/post/3mrq3j4p3ul2qIn the tradition of Thirty Two Short Films about Glenn Gould: Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird [contains quote post or other embedded content]28 Jul 2026 18:54 +0000at://did:plc:d6qdsedi2upsda2hxmxlphce/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrq3j4p3ul2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/scarequotes.com/post/3mrnm3my3v32qI think it's interesting to know what Wilson thinks of Nolan's movie even though I don't agree with a lot of it. Hot take, I know.27 Jul 2026 19:13 +0000at://did:plc:d6qdsedi2upsda2hxmxlphce/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrnm3my3v32qhttps://bsky.app/profile/scarequotes.com/post/3mrniv5nlnt2qCurious how long Emily Wilson keeps her Bluesky account active, what with all the discourse27 Jul 2026 18:15 +0000at://did:plc:d6qdsedi2upsda2hxmxlphce/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrniv5nlnt2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/scarequotes.com/post/3mrnf6c3g5d2qOne of the best seasons of a podcast that's always great. [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 Jul 2026 17:09 +0000at://did:plc:d6qdsedi2upsda2hxmxlphce/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrnf6c3g5d2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/scarequotes.com/post/3mrneolq2z32qTell me about a complicated movie.27 Jul 2026 17:00 +0000at://did:plc:d6qdsedi2upsda2hxmxlphce/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrneolq2z32qhttps://bsky.app/profile/scarequotes.com/post/3mrl5vgd3ds2qWA-03 congressional race insights from watching the Camas Days parade yesterday: * Incumbent Perez was there in person, large group of supporters * Braun, the R challenger, did not use the word "Republican" in signage, just "Veteran" * Hennrich (biggest progressive candidate) wasn't there at all26 Jul 2026 19:53 +0000at://did:plc:d6qdsedi2upsda2hxmxlphce/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrl5vgd3ds2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/scarequotes.com/post/3mrl7tq3hnl2qCamas Days also featured a booth selling shooting targets with cartoon animals and stuff on them, like a frog with a pistol saying "make sense common again" and a grizzly bear flipping you off. The offensive part: It was all ChatGPT art.26 Jul 2026 20:28 +0000at://did:plc:d6qdsedi2upsda2hxmxlphce/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrl7tq3hnl2q