Amusement Parks and Puppy Barks

Easy Chowder. A folk group from CT with a penchant for birthday songs, roller coasters, the food network, and best friends.

[trickyspeciess]

I am way too proud of this.

[mattsturbator]

i love how people are trying to use these numbers to discredit what has happened to black people. 63.7% of the population is solely white while only 12.6% of the population is black. if you do the math the black deaths are almost 3 times higher than that of white despite having a population 5 time smaller

[wendidarling]

That’s how they get you. They don’t expect you to know fundamentals of statistics and ratios.

[jellomold]

[carrionbeast]

netflix is using a widescreen version of malcom in the middle that was never supposed to air.

[twentymuleteamborax]

s/o to dewey’s stand in

[wehateyourhate-deactivated20211]

Fuck

[easychowder]

well, time to watch the whole series

[alithea]

"Why do some people feel unsafe in the punk scene?”

This morning, I woke up to an alert that someone had shared one of my very few public Facebook posts.

Initially I thought it was some anti-abortion blockhead because the name didn’t ring any bells. I actually responded “my ugly what?” because … your/you’re, and like, who doesn’t like to start their day with a tall cup of yelling at anti-abortion trolls? 

But then I realized this was Colin Sizemore, someone I had encountered early last year in a Facebook group centered around FEST. It’s an unofficial FEST Facebook group, one that spawned the Pabst Smears, and one that is no longer open. At some point in maybe August of last year, he had made a misogynistic comment about Pussy Riot, and I called him out on why that comment was not okay. He responded by insisting his misogyny was okay because he was gay, and then harassing me until he got banned from the group.

At FEST, someone mentioned that he had threatened to show up and, I don’t know, kick my ass? Kick the ass of other people involved in the Facebook group who had banned him? He seemed genuinely unstable when I had the exchange with him, but not methodical enough to pull something, so I didn’t worry about it.

In January, he sent me this apology. I didn’t respond because I don’t owe this dude anything. 

Since then, he has periodically made posts about me in other FEST related Facebook groups. All of which I ignored or I didn’t see. This brings us to today.

So, he makes this post that I am tagged in.  I said something along the lines of “Are you mad that I never responded to your apology??” which, maybe I shouldn’t have engaged with him at all, but I was so confused as to what was happening. Fortunately I didn’t have to engage with him much because he had tagged me, and thus, all 1100+ of my Facebook friends could see the post, and lots were commenting to tell him to get lost. He also added this meme, which is comical at best:

FYI: you can be a feminist and have fake boobs, you can be a feminist and wear a push up bra, but you should not wear a push up bra if you have fake boobs, but that’s a medical advisement and has nothing to do with my feminism. Also, this is one of the most flattering photos of me ever (THANKS Amber!) and it’s laughable that I have ever had the extra money for plastic surgery.

He deleted the post and then sent me this:

After he deleted the first post and he had sent me that message (which I didn’t respond to), he made a second post (tagging me again) where he called me a “dyke” and said the only reason that I am pro-abortion is because nobody wants to fuck me. Two things that don’t offend me in the least, because “dyke” isn’t an insult, and uh, I’m not exactly desperate for dick. Nevermind that these two insults don’t really make a lot of sense together. He also mentioned something about how I’m so dumb, other people have to “fight my fight for me”, never mind that he was tagging me in the posts, allowing all my friends to see them? Like, of course they are going to say something.

Whatever. Then he deleted that post.

Then!!!! He posts this:

At this point, I block him because I don’t want anything to do with him. He also started posting photos of me to Instagram (which he has since made private). The posts were (hilariously) hashtagged with things like “GENIUSWITHCOMPUTERS” and also “MAKETHISSHITGOVIRAL” and also tried to say that I was racist??? Okay, whatever dude.

Then! Tonight, like some sort of TOTALY UNNECESSARY crowning jewel on a shit sandwich, he sent me this fucking video:

…

?!?!?!????!??!?!?!?!?!?!!??!?!?!?!?!????!??!?!?!?!?!?!!??!?!?!?!?!????!??!?!?!?!??

Like, how is it that I am 30 years old and getting a threatening VIDEO from some fucking goon who is telling me that he is “more punk, more hardcore” than me, or my friend – my friend who BY THE WAY is NOT a punk or into punk and is like, “lol I wouldn’t set foot at FEST”. This guy is at least 10 years older than me, and jesus christ, I hope I am doing *literally anything else* with my life besides making threatening videos about pop punk when I am this oaf’s age.

He also says something about showing us his “four foot schlong” in response to a weird and baseless insult (???) about Four Year Strong, a phrase and scenario you could not have PAID me to believe would happen in 2015.

He finishes off the video with some random comment about how he counsels kids who are going through drug problems, and though I don’t believe that, it makes me want to round up any kid within 1000 yards of this violent turd and keep them far, far way. 

Also, uh, no, I won’t be apologizing. Obviously.

So. That was my day. And now if you are ever wondering why some people don’t feel safe in the punk scene, just remember that time that I told a grown ass man not to make misogynistic comments, and a year and a half later he was still threatening to kick my ass.

[laurend]

It’s 2015 ya’ll. case and point.

[fuckyoulizprince]

I hope that if you are involved in a scene that Colin Kelleher is a part of, you will be aware that he is capable of being an abusive, threatening, asshole.  Punk can do better than this.  

[alithea]

Here are some updates:

1: His name is Colin Sizemore, and he lives in NJ (I live in WA so I am not in harm’s way). He used to live in Tampa/Orlando. He works, I think, at a haunted house right now. Because, you know, the only thing more terrifying than this dude’s actual face and demeanor is the idea of him wearing a mask or make up and jumping out at you in the dark. COOL.

2: I’ve had an overwhelming response from people telling me to call the cops. These are the things that make this difficult:

I don’t really like cops. Cops aren’t in the business of protecting people, especially women. So my first instinct is not to go to them. Cops, for the most part, aren’t trained to deal with Internet threats. A lot of time, both culturally and with actual cops, all of this is chalked up to and dismissed as Facebook Drama.Also, I don’t know exactly where this dude lives, and there isn’t like, a general cops 1-800 number you can call – you need to call the cops in the area that the person making the threats lives. In the video, he says something about Philly. He used to live in Tampa/Orlando, and before he blocked me on FB, this is what it said. His husband lives in some small town in NJ. Most cops don’t care about this shit, so trying to get cops who may not be within 1,000 miles of this dude to care is difficult if not actually impossible.

3: I did call the cops in the town where his husband lives, which is close to where the towns are that he is possibly working in, and the towns that come up on google. And do you know what happened when I called the non-emergency line? I had to leave a fucking voice message because nobody is manning the desk. It feels like a MAD TV skit – “Hi, you’ve reached the police! We’re not here right now, so leave a message after the beep.”

4: There are lots of comments on his mental health, or if he is on drugs. Ultimately, I don’t care and those are strawman arguments. This is, and always will be, an issue of safety. We should absolutely increase access to mental health services, but there is no guarantee that this dude, or any other man with anger issues and a chip on his shoulder, would take advantage of them. Also, being on drugs is not an excuse for his behavior. It might be a reason, but I don’t need a reason. I need safety. Talking about these things is unnecessary, and usually comes from privileged people who want to play sociologist or philosopher with my actual reality. So, please don’t do that, it’s insulting to me and doesn’t do me (or other people) any good.

[sleepywitchgal-deactivated20161]

THEY WERE LIKE ANIMALS

AND I SLAUGHTERED THEM LIKE ANIMALS

I HATE THEM!

[sam1tron]

here is your father’s lightsaber, luke. your father killed dozens of children with this

[easychowder]

Uh don’t forget all the little jedi kids, oh and your mom, although I guess that wasn’t with the laser sword.

[scully]

[wasthiswrittenbyanadult-blog]

[easychowder]

I am enjoying this tumblr

[albaeni]

fat fuckin dimebag of pure colombian cocaine

[pinkbuizelarchive-blog]

Dat me

[tesladyneindustries]

Dat me

[modernluigi-deactivated20200204]

Dat me

[sigilyph]

Dat me

[yatterman-deactivated20221021]

Dat me

[vilepluff-deactivated20170912]

LUIGI TIME

[getyourspoons]

???

[micdotcom]

If you’re still confused about the label “democratic socialist,” Bernie Sanders has a pretty simple way of explaining it.

[tibets]

[relicsofadeletedworld]

[easychowder]

world wharf 1

[school-marm-charm]

That moment when the evil witch who has been sealed away for 170 million years, speaks the truth ….

[easychowder]

is she riding a bicycle

[surrealscreamo-deactivated20151]

[gotinstarblog-deactivated201512]

[half-black-phillip]

I’m so mad because this worked

[britney2007spears]

help me roger

[telanu]

Reblogging myself because

Originally posted by gifs-for-the-masses

[luthienebonyx]

Reblogging myself because… what was that? Five minutes?

O_O

[riskpig]

………my friend has made me curious

[maryburgers]

help me roger

[maryburgers]

Update: after I reblogged this someone messaged me offering me tickets to the sold out Hausu screening with a Q&A and autograph session with the director

[hermes-whore-deactivated2019021]

let’s do it, roger

[spitefulreality-deactivated2015]

Roger helppppp

[curvycorinneranga]

I need you Roger!

[tiffanytea]

Oh wow this works!!!!1!!! @sensesallincheck

[tha--snazzle]

roger

[bexilla]

Told myself I wouldn’t do any more of these things, but today is the deadline for grad school apps so…

[lifesgrandparade]

Alright, I’ll reblog the goddamn fish. 

[landrykilledyetanotherguy-blog]

Alright guys, no bullshit

Apparently there is a monthly stipend you get at my job if you are still on your parents healthcare and decline to use the company’s. This was never enforced until a coworker brought it up this week.

Long story short I got reimbursed for all past months where I should’ve gotten the stipend and got handed a check for $3,000 today, the day after I had to pay $800 to fix my car and the week before I need to pay the final payment on my honeymoon

Fuck the money animals, I’m all in on Roger the good luck blowfish.

[easychowder]

nope, nothing

[xndrew-deactivated20160822]

Fail me.

[easychowder]

ok this ended up working holy shit.