Al's Disjointed Thoughts

A place for some of my ADHD and Autism thoughts to live. I hate a.i. for trying to steal my name, among other things. Don't expect sanity. Aromantic/Asexual/Agender I think a lot about TMBG, spiders, aircraft, and the Permian. Disaster Response Nerd, interested in the science of saving lives Sometimes I play video games. pfp from an old DOS game (I think) Header photo by me of Nebraskan Sandhills Nearly 30, I stopped counting a while ago.

[sockfleecy]

what bothers the spaceman

[seaintothelandem]

i went to both boston shows but the only video i took was dan levine's jump during doctor worm

i was kind of bummed i couldn't get a front spot on the flans/horns side for this exact reason, cuz i was in the perfect spot to catch this on camera the previous night but they didn't play doctor worm! i was on the marty side night 2 but when dan levine came over to my side for his big jump i almost freaked out. my phone was at 3% so i used the last of my battery for this. WORTH IT! i love the horns so much. i'm so happy 🥺🥺🥺

[microwavedalastair]

I love this man's energy, it is inspiring.

[meltygetswifi]

not to be a dirty commie or anything but i don't think any one person should have enough money to solve world hunger and then get to decide not to

[microwavedalastair]

preach

[g-l-o-ckenspiel]

my sister and i have a deal (we share a space) that while i'm working on finals i can play my music on the speakers and she'll just leave the room if she needs quiet or is trying to listen to something else, and also that she's not going to make conversation because i'm trying to focus on my work.

we had a bit of an exception just now. i chucked my phone across the room several minutes ago, so whatever comes on shuffle is what's playing. whatever came on shuffle was Violin, and she started losing her mind laughing around "mop. mop mop." and "speck of dust." by "one quarter of george washington's head" she'd calmed down enough to say "this is titillating." and that was the end of the conversation

[microwavedalastair]

the word choices of other sapient beings baffle me greatly sometimes

"titillating"

wild choice

[jellybeanzrock]

Today I was chatting with two guys and mentioned I was aroace. It went a little something like this.

A: wtf is that

B: it means she’s not attracted to people in that way

A: bro you can’t just not pick a side, that’s crazy

B: nah, it just means she’s spectator mode

A: OHHH IT MAKES SENSE NOW

I have never felt more validated or laughed so hard

[microwavedalastair]

Whatever you thought was the worst superpower, you're wrong.

I am the Amazing Human Barometer and I am very tired of it.

[particlelady]

Thought for today: Narrow Your Eyes was never a favourite of mine, but wow it hits differently in live versions.

[particlelady]

Update: that switch in my mind (you know the one I am talking about) flipped and now I can't stop listening to the album version on repeat and it will get an instant TMBW rating upgrade

[microwavedalastair]

ah yes, TMBG, masters of the slow burn

[borisitmb]

ThEY HAD A KID THEY HAD A KID THE SCIENCE JOHNSHAD A KID DEFCON ONE DEFCON ONE

[microwavedalastair]

god I love Tomodachi Nonsense™

[donutdrawsthings]

I was thinking of a pride art challenge people could do with their OCs, because I thought it'd be cute! A queer/trans artist with their creations.

but then I realised that same challenge would be infinitely more funny with folks who have atypical or horror OCs

[microwavedalastair]

love the vibes of the last one

the elder gods have awoken, and they wish to celebrate pride

[cornerphonebooth]

@ Brooklyn Steel in Brooklyn, NY (2026-05-30) (+)

[microwavedalastair]

very artistic

[apolladay]

Without searching do you know of a celebrity* that you share a birthday with?

yes

no

Voting ended onMar 15

*Define celebrity however you'd like.

Also Hey Mick Fleetwood birthday twin 👋🏼

[microwavedalastair]

I share a birthday with a volcano :3

[inexplicable-pussy]

need to start lying to old people when they ask me things. “what’s your REAL name?” “what’s your REAL hair color?” um who cares what you see is what you getttt #oingoboingo

[microwavedalastair]

this is all there is to see, bask in the mystery, buddy

[glitchedmagic]

me: i need a good youtube video to watch. maybe even a great one

drawfee video where they spend most of it talking about an alternate universe where the beatles went solo and ringo starr hambones live on stage with no other accompaniment: exists

[microwavedalastair]

the chaos of drawfee is truly inspiring

[particlelady]

Thought for today: it makes me sad that JL thinks that "almost nobody" cares about the music theory side of things. Like... does he even know the TMBG fan base? There are *definitely* a large number of music theory nerds (I use the term proudly) out here being happy and appreciative.

[microwavedalastair]

TMBG really is the band for nerdy people who are probably some flavor of neurodivergent and I can't counter that considering I am very neurodivergent. This is in addition to my description of the band as being "for the people who are depressed and tired of being depressed about how everything sucks and instead want to be cheerful and gleefully irreverent about how things suck".

[crittaslink]

[microwavedalastair]

spinnin

[idlovetoshutup]

[tmbgareok]

My 2-year-old likes to dance* to Turn Around. My husband disapproves because he says the lyrics are too scary to be suitable for a 2-year-old. I disagree. Please help us settle this dispute.

*specifically, she turns around... and around... and around... for the duration of the song and (obviously) falls over at the end

JF: I think you are going to have to sort that out between you two! The lyrics are pretty halloween...

[microwavedalastair]

I mean it could be worse, I was raised on "Storm Stories" from a very young age but I turned out fine.

Also brings to mind the scene at the end of Terry Pratchett's (also a fan of TMBG) The Hogfather. If you haven't read it I highly recommend it.

spoilers ahead

Basically the children in the care of Death's granddaughter (it's complicated; yes he's a skeleton man) meet him because he's just kinda hanging out at their house, and the big bad tries to convince them he's doing the world a favor by trying to kill Death. They don't buy it, because Death's not very threatening, having taken on human characteristics because humans and their beliefs shape the forces that govern the Disc.