howlin' jack

—and i don't know what's got its teeth in me but i'm about to bite back in anger jackie jameson. boxer. 36. werewolf.

[dcooperwrites]

“How slow life is, How violent hope is.”

— Guillaume Apollinaire, from “Mirabeau Bridge,” Alcools (1965)

[kazualbrekker-deactivated202011]

― Matthew Quick, Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock

[highoctanegem]

Oh! School prank? That's even better. You gotta support the kiddos' creativity. At least they're spending time away from their phone and all those skibiddi toilets, right? [user isn't sure if this is still a thing].

I absolutely am saying all that, yup. Ugh, do you mean Blaze? I had such a crush on her. I bet she's still got it. But absolutely, we can set up a whole thingy around your school. This is like, good for the students. We're promoting healthy habits or something. Don't think about the potential injuries

I haven't had a beach episode in so long, I'm now realizing. Not that I'm complaining. I've been busy in a good way. But if you're saying we have giant crabs, that's totally ruining my summer plans. Plus, what's gonna happen with the sandcastle contest?

[howlinjack]

Right, it's the least I can ask for. I had a student almost eat pavement yesterday because he was facetiming during his run. Wait, their what toilets? What's going on with the toilets?

Yeah, that's the one! She was a dream. No one ever knows what I'm talking about when I talk about American Gladiator, this is great. They think I'm talking about American Ninja Warrior and it's nowhere near the same thing. It lacks the personality, y'know? But yeah, can definitely do that, think it'd be fun. And like you said, promoting healthy habits.

It's a good time of the year for it. I thought, maybe. I dunno. The beach here is different from what I'm used to, quirky I guess, but not bad. Feel like I have to pay the crabs on it a protection fee. That's a good question. Who judges it? Can anyone even get close?

[ghostinthehuman]

Greetings Jackie J.,

Why do you care so much for the opinions of the rowdy youth? Children hardly know anything; such is the nature of childhood and innocence, marked by its absence of knowledge. It seems to me that these “67 boxes” are a scheme to turn you into a fool—and here you prance, the bells upon your fool's hat jingling.

Why did you ask for help if you are not going to accept help? Was my suggestion not to your liking? I can offer other solutions. Such as [...] eat [...] them [...]

Don't eat them, Cricket

[howlinjack]

Cricket,

Because I gotta deal with them every day. They're not bad kids, just some are chronically online and I can't keep up with all that but I can try. Did you just call me a clown I don't know about turning me into all that with the hat and stuff, think it was just one of those end of the year pranks that people do. That's never happened to you, weird but harmless pranks?

Your idea wasn't bad. Kind of like turning them into one of those nesting dolls, right? Glad you clarified because uhhhh not gonna do that.

Not going to eat them, Jackie J.

[25centimental]

Everything old is new again, huh? Honestly, I watched most of Cobra Kai. Think they did a great job with Johnny's character arc. You could do worse, you have ended up looking like coked-up Terry Silver by now instead.

My husband and I actually managed a lot of classic couples costumes for Halloween while he was still alive. I think my favorite was when we were the Maitlands from Beetlejuice.

[howlinjack]

I don't disagree, it was better than it really had any right to be. If I ever reach the coked-up Terry Silver phase of my life, if at all, just throw me out. Throw the whole man out. You'd be doing me a favor.

You did? That's sweet, I like that a lot. Glad that you guys were able to do that. Did he have a favorite?

[howlinjack]

What's it like living life as nothing more than someone else's means to an end?

Then not much has really changed between now and a year ago, huh? I think about how much shit has changed, and I guess it hasn't. Not really. Not as much as I want to think it has. It has a different face, one I don't fucking know, and people are dying. And I don't know why or

I want to hope that's not all there is but every time I try to hope, someone just ends up bleeding out and now I know what that fucking tastes like.

I need to keep hop

I don't know if I ca

This the kind of 'hard-hitting and thought-provoking' journalism that Sports Illustrated does now? Figures that they're washed. You got better shit to go cover.

[daniel-bruehl]

Wilson Bethel as Benjamin Poindexter DAREDEVIL Season 3 Episode 10

[ratwednesday]

FEAST, GLADLY / MOON STEALER / WARM BLOODED

i hold werewolves as both a symbol of transformation and of self-actualization; they are the other, and the beast, and they are us. this art was created for october’s print club; it was also created for me (and for you).

[theo-wallace]

That is...so many boxes. Quite the commitment to the bit there.

You can probably donate them. I'm sure the elementary school could probably use the cardboard for something

[howlinjack]

Right? Like I can't be that upset. Upset at how much space they're taking, sure, but it's not so bad to be thought of for a prank like this. Could've been a lot worse. You ever had anything like that happen to you?

Oh yeah, true. Probably for something like that one show...what was it, Out of the Box? That kinda stuff.

[taliasshaw]

I would definitely think twice about the crab idea. Some of them are actually karkaskuttle strong enough that you'll lose a finger. You probably need all yours, for the boxing.

Maybe there's an animal shelter that could make use of them. Aren't cats supposed to love cardboard boxes? [User wouldn't know; user is a dog.]

[howlinjack]

Huh. I feel like squaring up to a crab might be the most embarrassing yet uniquely memorable way someone could end their boxing career. Which means I'll absolutely take your advice, thank you.

That's a good idea too. I've never really had one, they'd probably enjoy them more than me. Or dogs could use them for...something. Whatever dogs do. Because I sure as fuck don't know what dogs d

[castillo-protocol]

67? That's a bit excessive and specific, isn't it? [user does not understand the meme or joke that the kids have made]

Anyways, if it's not too much trouble, can I have like a dozen of them? I'll gladly take them off your hands!

[howlinjack]

Oh it's super specific and very excessive and I don't really 'get it' either but I'm sure they feel very accomplished and I guess that's what teaching is all about? Just really wish we could, as like a society for a few years, avoid that number range for our memes and our gig

Oh yeah, sure, definitely. They're kind of just set up in a nice fort right now, haven't even named it yet.

[vivlennox]

People are paying for a surprise. If the surprise is that it's empty, or full of rocks, well that's on them for being stupid enough to buy a fucking mystery box. You should see how much people sell those things for on the internet.

[howlinjack]

Hmm. You got a point. I could put something nice in there too, like a 'do your best' note or something. Uh huh, and have you bought one of these 'mystery' boxes? You sound like an expert.

[loveandluc]

[user links to a video called 39 Unbelievable Hacks You Can Make With Just Cardboard! It's 48 minutes long.] I don't know how handy you are or if you have a glue gun but some of those look pretty cool. And they don't involve making crabs angry.

[howlinjack]

Oh hell yeah, thanks. I was gonna watch some old boxing tapes but this is way better and still sort of in the same vein, right? Appreciate it. Have the crabs been mad at you too? I feel like they've been way more defensive about the sands lately.

[howlinjack]

@irlsunbeam replied to your post “The sun, the moon, or the stars?”:

Hello would you like to be friends?

​Oh. Uh, about the sun?

[howlinjack]

@hotbearsawyer replied to your post “Hiya, Jackie!!! [user found jackie's name on his...”:

Amazing! Thanks! Oh, yeah, so my family has this old farm out in Gatlin Fields, and each year we put together a haunted farm for people. You know, ghosts, chainsaws, fake dead bodies, jump scares, all that fun stuff!!! It's a HUGE thing around here. Super popular. Anywho, I was thinking of also doing some horror movie showings if we can figure that out. More Halloween fun for everyone! Decided to ask some [del: randos] folks about what they like, so I can think about what to show. [...] Thirteen Ghosts? Really? That's not even good Blair Witch Project is a classic! Do you like found films? I've really enjoyed the Hell House LLC series. The first one reigns superior though!

​Oh wow okay, that's pretty cool, didn't know that was a thing. I sorta thought that everything around here was already a horror mov I haven't been here too long but I'll definitely try to check it out this year, thanks for telling me about it. Like watch parties? Think that would be pretty cool too, get one of those big projector things or something. I do, yeah. The realism of it can get to me sometimes but I like those a lot, think it's a cool spin on the genre that gets too much shit sometimes. And I'm scared of being someone's found footage fi

Really fucking hope there's not a Blood and Gritty (2025) out t

Wasn't the last one of those not a found footage film? Thought that was kind of weird but I liked the manor one from a couple years ago. What's your favorite scary movie?

[howlinjack]

Would you rather know when or how you’re going to die?

Happy middle-of-the-week to you, too.

When, I guess? I don't think the how would really matter by that point.

[fenharelwrites]

“How much can you change and get away with it, before you turn into someone else, before it’s some kind of murder?”

— Richard Siken, Portrait of Fryderyk in Shifting Light, from War of the Foxes. (via xshayarsha)