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John Linen

@johnlinen.bsky.social

"Don't look at me. I'm irrelevant."

Aging Generation X dude, tired, depressed, pun addict, brilliant but lazy.
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New favourite example of structural ambiguity
I don't get people's interest in the horse-drawn carriage that has gotta be one of the worst possible animals to be drawing a carriage like how in the heck is a half ton animal with hooves and such terrible limb dexterity going to ever finish an entire drawing of such a mechanically complex thing I-
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The populist, working man ticket will be led by a Manhattan real estate mogul who owns a bunch of exclusive country clubs, and a Yale grad, ex-venture capitalist whose rise was funded by Bay Area billionaires.
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Why am I a procrastinator? Because whenever I finally decide to take care of something, there are 800 details to stress about, such as buying a new refrigerator but being limited by the space under the cabinet and the width of the doorway, maybe even needing to remove the back door.
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I just picked up and installed a new refrigerator/freezer thermometer and my middle aged brain is exhausted.
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When it rains, it's a fucking hurricane.
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There are too many people in IKEA tonight. I can't get any momentum to finish my steps in a timely matter.
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Maybe there should be a daily feed of Biden playing Wordle and Connections.
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I put green olives and anchovies on my pizza slices before heating it up and it's one of the few good decisions I've made lately.
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While the debate was on, I was hanging with a college friend who was on a layover at LAX. We had a good time, but apparently we had an amazing time compared to watching the debate.
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I would like an eggplant parmigiana sub to appear right next to me. You hear me, Universe?
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Hey, BSky, how does one see all quote posts together? All I see is a list of who reposted or quote posted.
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I don’t even like generative AI as a concept, but this app’s leadership team does, so it puzzles me why alt text for images isn’t just drafted automatically for users to view and edit before posting.
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I just called someone "the Carrie Nation of spicy food" and I am inordinately proud of myself.
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Getting old means your knees keep popping like your joints are filled with bubble wrap.
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I can't remember a tech campaign this relentless.
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"Yeah I guess you could say I'm a... member of the second oldest profession" -- Guy about to sell you some really bad copper ingots
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The one where the camera slowly pulls out to reveal Gunther holding a Central Perk snowglobe.
the one where ross gets divorced again
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One silver lining to having a parent with dementia: you can be late with birthday/holiday cards and they don't notice.
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When I try to reply to a post, I can't see what I'm writing. Anyone have the same issue? I'm on an iPad, but it doesn't matter what orientation.
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Going to try tomorrow to fix everything I've done wrong in 55 years. Wish me luck.
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pro-tip: there's no such thing as an authentic or inauthentic recipe. food, like language, reflects generations of folks who nurture it and evolve it over time. except cincinnati chili wth is that abomination
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I'm not sure if it's the way I have Bluesky set up, but it is weird to see reply posts without the post they're replying to. Like just "Wow" and I have no idea if that's a positive or negative "Wow."
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in the future you’ll have to watch an ad before going into life saving surgery at the hospital
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*Jim Morrison voice* Come on, Hermes, play the lyre
*Jim Morrison voice* FUCK got a flat tire
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*Jim Morrison voice* Come on, let's watch some Russ Meyer
*Jim Morrison voice* onward men, we cross the Khyber