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Mike Yesterday's nut January 20, 2022

Alright, let’s see what we have today. First up, a neat animation showing the world’s tallest statues. I was blown away!

A small island is looking for a bartender (and innkeeper and groundskeeper), which also makes you the king, by custom!

National treasure Jeff Goldblum, reacting to Jeff Goldblum impressions:

Here is a sentence I never thought I’d read, but honestly makes a lot of sense: Jason Mantzoukas is voicing Tommy Lee’s penis in Hulu’s “Pam & Tommy”

The Washington Blade is the first LGBT+ publication to be given a permanent seat in the White House briefing room!

A new comedy pirate show from HBO is coming in March, and it looks fun (and has Leslie Jones)!

Amazon’s Lord of the Rings series finally has a name: The Rings of Power

The famously celibate, and chose his own name after the saint renowned for speaking with animals, says not having kids and instead raising animals is selfish. I just cannot.

And finally, the trailer for Moon Knight dropped:

“Now they show you how detergents take out bloodstains, a pretty violent image there.”

Mike Yesterday's nut January 12, 2022

Alright, first up, Reddit did some great work when they spammed (and then automated) Kellogg’s systems when they were trying to hire scabs during the strike.

Stephen Colbert celebrated The Fellowship of the Ring’s 20th anniversary with an amazing rap tribute!

New images of a binary star system!

Carl Nassib used his cleats to fundraise for The Treavor Project!

The (red band) trailer for The Legend of Vox Machina dropped:

Colton Haynes shares his experiences being gay in Hollywood. Spoiler: it’s not great.

Goldfish are driving! Kind of.

The James Webb Space Telescope successfully launched (and now deployed). It will take about six months to get to it’s location, but it was so cool waking up on Christmas to watch the launch!

And just remember, life is precious, unless it’s not. A video from one of my favorite drag queens:

That’s it for now, have a great one!

2021 new year’s resolution trackers

Mike Yesterday's nut December 27, 2021

I’m actually not one for new year’s resolutions. Typically I set out some very manageable goals for me at my birthday, and work on those for the year. So what did I do this year? Set some more new year’s resolutions.

A lot of these are continuations of what I was working on last year, and that’s fine, I’m happy with that! Anyway, here’s what I’ve been working on:

Reading

I wanted to restart the Wheel of Time series, as well as finish a few other books. Here’s what I read:

Devolution: A Firsthand Account of the Rainier Sasquatch Massacre by Max Brooks. Great read about surviving a Sasquatch Massacre.
You Suck at Cooking. An amazing cookbook and YouTube series!
How to Wash the Dishes by Peter Miller. A friend bought this for me and I’m so glad she did, a meditation on washing the dishes.
Welcome to Nightvale by Jeffrey Cranor and Joseph Fink. The first novel from the world of Nightvale, companion to the podcast.
New Spring by Robert Jordan. Prequel to The Wheel of Time.
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft. A great resource and turned out to be a great inspiration for NaNoWriMo
The Eye of the World. Originally I wanted to read the first three Wheel of Time books, but I only got through this one (plus the prequel above). I forgot how much these books can be a slog at times. When they’re great, they soar, but sometimes they just drag.

Other books and audio books

So, I’m not counting audio books for this challenge (hot take: it’s not actually reading. Not saying it’s not great, it’s just something else), or a couple other books that were very short:

Mostly Water by Sam Pittman. Collection of poems from a friend of mine from the Frontrunners!

Clean spaces

In a general sense of decluttering and cleaning, I’d like to clean or organize 12 small spaces, one a month. These are things like closets, bookshelves, dressers, etc. I had a couple spaces identified ahead of time, the rest I chose as I saw they needed attention. I got to 10 this year, and that’s pretty good! I’ll be doing this again next year!

Hall closet
Belt rack
Shower head and kitchen sink sprayer nozzle
Glove box
Bathroom countertop
Clean the exterior doors of my kitchen cabinets
Good scrubbing to kitchen counters
Dusting/cobwebs in stairs (I have floating stairs so this can be a problem if I forget about it, ha)
Nightstands
Running clothes dresser

Watch some TV and movies

I’m behind on some media I want to watch, so I’m going to try to get a bit caught up. This was all on top of things like the MCU series that came out, Survivor, and a few other movies and things:

Restart Arrow, two seasons
MCU phase 1 (Iron Man, The Incredible Hulk, Iron Man 2, Thor, Captain America: The First Avenger, The Avengers)
Get caught up on Critical Role (at new years I’m less than 20 episodes behind, starting at Campaign 2 Episode 101). As of April 14 I am caught up! There will be times I’m a week or two behind, but I made it!
Three seasons of Supernatural

Well, I’d say I was successful! Didn’t do quite as much as I wanted to do, but that’s okay! The trick for me is to set reasonable and attainable goals, then I gain momentum to do more! (Side note, just surviving this year is enough. Don’t let anyone tell you differently).

I have some ideas for what I’ll be working on in 2022, including a lot of cleaning those same spaces again!

Here’s to a great year!

Nevertheless, he tried a third time.

Mike Yesterday's nut November 28, 2021

In shocking news to no one, extreme mental distress among LGBT people increased during Donald Drumpf’s political rise and presidency, according to new research published in the journal Economics & Human Biology.

One of my favorite bits from The Beef and Dairy Network, the jingle for if you need to remember the number to call Beef Call (UK):

An ancient asteroid impact may have inspired the story of the city of Sodom.

Something that hasn’t happened before, each of America’s top five sports has an out player!

Jamie Lee Curtis and Ryan Murphy are making a miniseries about Glen Burke, the man who invented the high five and the first out, gay MLB player!

A teacher in Taiwan is uploading calculus tutorials onto PornHub.

The Wheel of Time has an amazing trailer:

A new study shows that sharing memes during the pandemic helped mental health.

Dr. Rachel Levine adds another title: Four-Star General.

The French President is pushing for a global end to the death penalty.

In huge medical news, the WHO has approved the first malaria vaccine!

Same, Anderson, same. And of course, we’re seeing this in the research now too.

The trailer for Tick, Tick, Boom:

We have a new phone number to text for suicide prevention: 988

The Pens and the Sabres once again teamed up for a Pride game, even bigger than last year’s!

Why the phrase “who cares” about queer athletes is actually weaponized hate:

The fact of the matter is that these people care very much. They care enough to take the time to respond to a Facebook post they don’t like. It drives them batty that gay, bi, lesbian and trans athletes are coming out in droves. And there’s nothing they can do to stop it.

All they can do is share their hatred for these athletes in code. Thankfully the sports community ready to embrace these athletes is exponentially larger.

Here’s the trailer for The Book of Boba Fett:

In other Star Wars news, using a scientifically accurate laser from the Death Star just isn’t as fun visually.

In more sports news, a duck ran (parts of) the NYC Marathon! It’s adorable!

Also news from the NYC Marathon, this (ridiculously photogenetic) athlete is the first to win the new non-binary category! I’m hoping that more races adopt the practice!

Amber Ruffin is a national treasure:

In case you needed to be reminded of this after today's verdict. pic.twitter.com/CufF7l3vtw
— amber ruffin (@ambermruffin) November 20, 2021

Alright, that’s it for now, have a great one!

Remember, remember (2021)

Mike Yesterday's nut November 5, 2021

Happy Guy Fawkes Day! (one of my annual posts). It’s a good reminder of how easily violence can be perpetuated, why we should never forget those seek to use such means to instill fear and hatred and the power of ideas.

Remember, remember the Fifth of November,

The Gunpowder Treason and Plot,

I know of no reason

Why the Gunpowder Treason

Should ever be forgot.

Guy Fawkes, Guy Fawkes, ’twas his intent

To blow up the King and Parli’ment.

Three-score barrels of powder below

To prove old England’s overthrow;

By God’s providence he was catch’d

With a dark lantern and burning match.

Hulloa boys, Hulloa boys, let the bells ring.

Hulloa boys, hulloa boys, God save the King!

A penny loaf to feed the Pope.

A farthing o’ cheese to choke him.

A pint of beer to rinse it down.

A faggot of sticks to burn him.

Burn him in a tub of tar.

Burn him like a blazing star.

Burn his body from his head.

Then we’ll say ol’ Pope is dead.

Hip hip hoorah!

So sit back, get yourself a beer helmet filled with egg nog, and blend your turkey dinner into tasty holiday shake

Mike Yesterday's nut June 3, 2021

Alright, first up in just a hate-filled move to distract from ongoing scandals ,the Pope randomly said that priests can’t bless same-sex marriages. Because he’s a monster. The Catholic Church is a hate group, full stop.

And on that note: Republicans hate America. We can’t be afraid to say it, it’s true.

Moving on to happy news, watch the new trailer or In The Heights, it’s so amazing (and early reviews are glowing):

In other amazing news, a man invented a machine to automatically compliment passing dogs!

Tennessee is literally trying to erase gay people from history, passing a bill banning any textbook with LGBT content.

England officially unveils the new 50 Pound Alan Turing note:

Perseverance took a selife with Ingenuity! And in other Mars news, we have video of the first flight ON ANOTHER PLANET!

Check out this cool 3D tour of the great pyramids!

The Pens battled the Sabres in the NHL’s first-ever joint Pride game, which was really cool to watch!

An amazing rendition of “Take On Me” which of course, reminds me of The Magicians:

In a positive move, and a rebuke to the Pope (see above), a group of German priests are blessing same-sex marriages.

And in other happy news, the House approved funding for the National Pulse Memorial ahead of the five-year anniversary of the attack.

That’s it for now, have a great one!

Good Friday 2021

Mike Yesterday's nut April 2, 2021

One of my recurring posts. Happy Easter!

You’ll always be the ninth planet in our hearts.

Mike Yesterday's nut February 28, 2021

Alright. First up, here’s the roundup of Superbowl commercials. I loved the ones from GM, Paramount+ (even if we don’t need yet another streaming service), Bud Light lemons, Fivr, Klarna (just because Maya Rudoulph) and of course, the beautiful, beautiful, Michael B. Jordan for Alexa:

Clue, which had at one point been adapted into a comic series, is not becoming an animated show. We’ll have to see how this goes.

In politics, the GOP is spending its time, across the country, trying to restrict voting. Because that’s the only way they win (but they are very, very good at this, and this is a huge threat).

In exciting news, John Fetterman is running for Senate!

And lastly today, a new preview for The Nevers, which looks like a neat Victorian era Magicians, kind of. I’m excited for it!

“For those moments in the woods.”

Mike Yesterday's nut February 21, 2021

Alright, let’s see what we have today. First up, with Mardi Gras parades cancelled, residents instead decorated their porches as floats, and they are amazing!

Pigments are fascinating and so complex. And to prove that, we have the first new shade of blue…in 200 years.

And speaking of things that are blue, a gemologist opened a rock and found a geode that looks like Cookie Monster!

We have a ton of work to do (pandemic, dismantling ICE, climate change, employment, racial inequity, the list goes on), but in some good news, President Biden signed the most substantive LGBT protections order ever. We still need to pass the Equality Act, but this is a great stop-gap.

Great news for the county, and sad news for those of us in PA, Dr. Rachel Levine has been tapped to join the administration as the Assistant Health Secretary!

Fun news: The USPS is partnering with Lucasfilm to do a set of stamps commemorating the droids of Star Wars!

Frightening news: Microsoft has patented a chatbot specifically used to recreate personalities, such as those of people who have died. I can see the therapeutic uses of this. But also, this could easily be exploited in so many bad ways.

That’s it for now, have a great one!

“Wise men say only fools rush in”

Mike Yesterday's nut January 3, 2021

Alright, let’s see what we have today. First up, here’s your reminder that the Republicans are about to once again care about the national debt, and that 45 added over 8 Trillion to it (but they won’t care about that fact, it’s all hypocrisy).

On a much happier note, it’s the 35th anniversary of the movie Clue! Celebrate with these 10 quotes (and if you’ve seen it, yes, you know what is number one!).

Here’s the trailer for The Watch, the BBC show based on the City Watch books of the Discworld series:

Hey look, it only took a global pandemic, but I may be able to donate blood in a year or two!

I got sucked in and loved watching Bridgerton, and it really does live up to it’s reputation as ‘horny Downton Abbey’:

More savagrey from the administration, and look for more of this tactic, especially from the states, in the future: using “religious liberty” as an acceptable way to discriminate.

And finally, the latest WandaVision trailer looks bonkers and wild and I cannot wait:

Fiendish Seahorses

“Now they show you how detergents take out bloodstains, a pretty violent image there.”