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Dr. Dave 🏳️‍🌈

@ashfault76.bsky.social
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Books, Boardgames, Theater, General Nerdery, and Miscellaneous Sex-positive Queerness. Trying to find and share the little happy things in daily life, to help us cope with the horrors. 🏳️‍🌈 🔞 He/him

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Dr. Dave 🏳️‍🌈 @ashfault76.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
If there's one thing to know about me, it's this: When there is an option for an aggressively bright color of [whatever], I still almost certainly choose that option. This message brought to you by my new HOT PINK phone. (And also by my neon yellow car)
a VERY pink Google Pixel 11.
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Dr. Dave 🏳️‍🌈 @ashfault76.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
I'll give you one guess what my Saturday night plans are.
A bottle of bourbon, a bottle of vermouth, and a jar of luxardo cherries.
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Dr. Dave 🏳️‍🌈 @ashfault76.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
The Tori tour may have ended (for now?🤞) more than a week ago, but we can still honor the final night at Chateau Ste Michelle by cracking open a bottle of their rosé. (I wasn't at the show: I'm in VA & got this at the grocery store. But it still counts.) cc: @undented.bsky.social
A bottle of Chateau Ste Michelle rosé.
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Dr. Dave 🏳️‍🌈 @ashfault76.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Time once again to break out this gem RIP Dolly Parton, you were a shining glittering rhinestone of hope and light and all that is good in this fucked up world.
A tweet from Twitter user elusivej that reads "Thinking about how we mourn artists we've never met. We don't cry because we knew them, we cry because they helped us know ourselves."
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Dr. Dave 🏳️‍🌈 @ashfault76.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Sushi doesn't count unless you take a picture!!
Three sushi rolls: sweet potato tempura, shrimp tempura+ avocado, cucumber.
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Dr. Dave 🏳️‍🌈 @ashfault76.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Snagged this one of Loreto on JoCoCruise 2026. One of my favorite pics I've ever taken.
A photograph looking across calm waters to the shore. Lights from a town line the shore, and mountains rise up just beyond. The sun has set behind the mountains, leaving them silhouetted in black against a burnt orange color that fades upwards to very pale blue then gray then black. The colors of the sky are reflected in the water.
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Dr. Dave 🏳️‍🌈 @ashfault76.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Pro: Gorgeous view as I listen to the opener before I head in to my seat.
A large wooden theater structure, with a partly cloudy sky above. Some of the clouds are lit by the setting sun. A half moon is visible.
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Dr. Dave 🏳️‍🌈 @ashfault76.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Sunday, you're doing ok so far. Nom.
A plate featuring a breakfast burrito, potatoes, and refried beans, all smothered in melted cheese.
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Dr. Dave 🏳️‍🌈 @ashfault76.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Time to break out this classic tweet again. 😭
A tweet by @ElusiveJ that reads:
Thinking about how we mourn artists we've never met. We don't cry because we knew them, we cry because they helped us know ourselves.
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Dr. Dave 🏳️‍🌈 @ashfault76.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
In unrelated news, tomorrow is Pride Month, so it's time to make sure the pride merman is properly hung. (I said what I said)
A merman ornament hanging on the fireplace mantle. He's shirtless with a rainbow painted across his chest and shoulder and he's wearing a cap that says RESIST in rainbow colored letters.
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Dr. Dave 🏳️‍🌈 @ashfault76.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
Gay Nerd Hottub Cabin Weekend has commenced. Bring on the G&Ts, board games, and general merriment as we try to ignore the state of the world around us for a few days.
A two-story house in a wooded setting, with a large deck on the upper level and wooden stairs descending down to the lower level. A bright green-yellow Hyundai is parked in front.
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Dr. Dave 🏳️‍🌈 @ashfault76.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
Getting some Fantasia 2000 vibes in Loreto, Mexico, while on @jococruise.bsky.social
An elevated sculpture of two humpback whales, photographed at an angle that implies they're swimming through the cloudless blue sky.
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Dr. Dave 🏳️‍🌈 @ashfault76.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
Not a bad view to wake up to on the first morning of @jococruise.bsky.social Now to pry myself out from under the covers and head off in search of breakfast.
A photo taken from the bed in a cruise ship cabin. Through the glass balcony door you can see the ocean extending to the horizon.
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Dr. Dave 🏳️‍🌈 @ashfault76.bsky.social · 14/02/2026
Wtf kind of demented Sophie's choice is this? I hate this timeline.
Headline reading "Developer seeks to buy part of Fairfax County police training campus for future data center"
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Dr. Dave 🏳️‍🌈 @ashfault76.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
Food accomplished.
A toasted everything bagel with slices of cheddar cheese.
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Dr. Dave 🏳️‍🌈 @ashfault76.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
Pretty great weekend in NYC. A little cold and wet (and occasionally snowy), but I spent a lot of it inside theaters, so it didn't bother me at all. Plus the view down 8th Ave from my 30th floor hotel room was pretty sweet...when it was clear enough to see.
A collator four images. The top left is a view down a city street with snow falling. The other three are photos of Playbills held up in front of the stage for their accompanying shows. The three shows are: Maybe Happy Ending, Oh, Mary!, and Death Becomes Her.
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Dr. Dave 🏳️‍🌈 @ashfault76.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
This week's Friday Night Movie is Labyrinth, in honor of the film's 40th anniversary. ❤️
A TV showing a title credits screen with David Bowie's name.
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Dr. Dave 🏳️‍🌈 @ashfault76.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
This might be useful for understanding the musical:
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Dr. Dave 🏳️‍🌈 @ashfault76.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
First winter precipitation of the season, and it's happening during morning rush hour? Yeah, that's a work-from-home day for sure.
View out the window from my bed. Snow is falling outside amongst the trees.
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Dr. Dave 🏳️‍🌈 @ashfault76.bsky.social · 29/11/2025
Friendsgiving Dinner at the rental cabin, cooked and served as best as possible given the random selection of kitchen accoutrements available. It was DELICIOUS.
A dining table set for dinner, with snap peas, cranberry sauce, gravy, turkey, mashed potatoes, and deviled eggs in a motley array of mismatched bowls and plates.
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Dr. Dave 🏳️‍🌈 @ashfault76.bsky.social · 29/11/2025
Friendsgiving Cabin Weekend starts with a Cosmo in a wine glass, because the cabin rental doesn't have martini glasses.
Selfie of a middle aged dude with gray hair, holding a wine glass. His nails are painted orange. Behind him there is a wood floor and several windows with daylight shining through. A spiral staircase descends from the floor.
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Dr. Dave 🏳️‍🌈 @ashfault76.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
Oh. Oh my. Ok that's why it's $19. That's like an entire pound of bacon, and half a loaf of challah.
An enormous triple-decker BLT on thick-cut toasted Challah, with a side of coleslaw.
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Dr. Dave 🏳️‍🌈 @ashfault76.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
It does seem to be helping. (Also, unquestionably her best tour ever)
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Dr. Dave 🏳️‍🌈 @ashfault76.bsky.social · 09/08/2025
The results are in. It'll fade considerably over the weekend (as Overtone is wont to do), but for tonight it's nice and vibrant.
Selfie of a middle aged white dude with a splash of purple in his hair
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Dr. Dave 🏳️‍🌈 @ashfault76.bsky.social · 11/07/2025
Welp, it's official. I do still have two books on there to listen to (I used my very last credits to grab them), but they can kiss my monthly payment goodbye. And yes, it was their open embrace of 🅰️👁️ that drove me away. I'm on Libro.fm now, and perfectly happy there.
A screenshot of an email from Audible confirming my cancellation.
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Dr. Dave 🏳️‍🌈 @ashfault76.bsky.social · 15/06/2025
... decisions have been made, for better or worse. (This is just a test splotch. Haven't tried this color before, so aiming for an "accent" that'll work regardless of how it turns out.)
A photo of my forehead and hairline, with red-orange dye mixed into a splotch of hair in the front.
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Dr. Dave 🏳️‍🌈 @ashfault76.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
They've been on the wall for a few weeks already, but I never shared a pic. Anyway, I'm LOVING my @drachenmagier.bsky.social prints. They're right above the TV so I'm pretty much always in my line of sight, and they make me happy.
Three gorgeous prints of dragons hanging on my wall.
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Dr. Dave 🏳️‍🌈 @ashfault76.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
Today's Happy Thing Amidst The Horrors: A healthy dinner! And the asparagus is fresh from the farmers market yesterday.
A roasted salmon filet, with a side of asparagus.
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Dr. Dave 🏳️‍🌈 @ashfault76.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
Today's Happy Thing Amidst The Horrors: Seeing Kylie Minogue. Two hours of communally enjoying some truly amazing music, and forgetting the rest of the world exists for a little while. I did not realize how badly I needed that.
A disco ball hanging high in the arena reflects beams of ethereal light across an enthusiastic crowd. Kylie, adorned in a sparkly red jumpsuit, performs beneath the disco ball, atop a small square stage, surrounded on all sides by adoring fans. Confetti falls through the air. It is magical.
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Dr. Dave 🏳️‍🌈 @ashfault76.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
Today's Happy Thing Amidst The Horrors: This terrifyingly terrible pelican in the decorative pond I mentioned in yesterday's HTATH.
A decorative pond, featuring a badly sculpted, badly painted concrete pelican.
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Dr. Dave 🏳️‍🌈 @ashfault76.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
Me: Why have my feet suddenly been feeling sore the last couple of days? My Fitbit App:
A graph showing my step counts everyday this month. The last few days have been ~double my daily average.
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Dr. Dave 🏳️‍🌈 @ashfault76.bsky.social · 22/02/2025
"When did you know?" [Not when it was released, but upon rewatches a couple years later when I was about the same age Noah Hathaway was during filming]
Atreyu from The Neverending Story.
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Dr. Dave 🏳️‍🌈 @ashfault76.bsky.social · 09/02/2025
Post a fictional death that devastated you. Artax scarred me for life, and Joyce Summers is unforgivable (even though her death gave us the best episode of TV ever made), but THIS one...This one is so brutally unexpected and tragic. #18thAndPotomac #MrsLandingham
A still frame of the character Mrs. Landingham from the show The West Wing, who was killed off so unexpectedly that it left viewers reeling.
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Dr. Dave 🏳️‍🌈 @ashfault76.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
Today's Happy Thing Amidst The Horrors: I'm struggling today, so this half empty box of chocolate is the best I've got
Some chocolate candies in a box, from Cocoa Vienna, a little chocolate shop in Virginia.
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Dr. Dave 🏳️‍🌈 @ashfault76.bsky.social · 01/02/2025
Inspired by @sarahmackattack.bsky.social , and because the last 11 days have been The Longest Year Ever, I'm engaging in some escapism with one of my all time absolute favorite movies ever. #Trish
A photo of my TV, with the splash screen for the movie Barb & Star Go To Vista Del Mar.
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Dr. Dave 🏳️‍🌈 @ashfault76.bsky.social · 13/01/2025
Post your favorite #DoctorWho, wrong answers only.
Wallace, from Wallace & Gromit.
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Dr. Dave 🏳️‍🌈 @ashfault76.bsky.social · 11/01/2025
It needs another couple hours of cooking (in part because I added too much liquid and need to simmer it off), but HOT DAMN it smells good in here.
A pot of homemade chili (no beans!) simmering on the stovetop.
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Dr. Dave 🏳️‍🌈 @ashfault76.bsky.social · 11/01/2025
Breakfast of champions.
A small plate with crackers, cheese, and pepperoni slices, and a can of LaCroix.
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Dr. Dave 🏳️‍🌈 @ashfault76.bsky.social · 25/12/2024
A little light reading by the tree on Xmas morning. I'm hoping I can finish the book by the end of January.
A photo of my hand holding a Kindle, with the screen displaying the cover of Wind And Truth, a novel by Brandon Sanderson. 
A Xmas tree is visible behind it. The tree is slightly out of focus, and adorned with red and white poinsettias and white lights.
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Dr. Dave 🏳️‍🌈 @ashfault76.bsky.social · 24/12/2024
Hard mode: name a FEMALE non-LOTR character that could resist the One Ring. Rose could do it, no question. Blanche and Dorothy would fold instantly like one of their pleated skirts. Sophia might hold out a little while but eventually give in. But sweet dear Rose would keep it secret, keep it safe.
A photo of Rose Nylund from The Golden Girls.
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Dr. Dave 🏳️‍🌈 @ashfault76.bsky.social · 10/12/2024
Got some mail over the weekend. It's a lovely poem composed by @genderqueerwolf.bsky.social and packaged in this adorable card. The rest of the poem will remain between the author and myself for the time being. But to answer one question within it: yes, I do like olives. 🍸
A greeting card featuring an armored snowman. Peeking out the top of the card is a piece of paper with a poem typed on it, though most of the poem remains hidden in the card. The poem begins "what polyhedron collider / mirrored tube landscape / shapes your adventure".
A cocktail glass filled with a Manhattan sits next to the card.
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Dr. Dave 🏳️‍🌈 @ashfault76.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
What can I say: the Westworld soundtracks make really great background music when I'm trying to focus on work. Also half my Top Songs are because they happened to be at the top of the Summer Playlist I made and listened to a lot (but not always all the way through)
My Spotify Wrapped for the year. A picture of Madonna is at the top, and below is my listening statistics. I listened to a total of 10,691 minutes. My top 5 artists were: Madonna, Ramon Djawadi, Taylor Swift, Tori Amos, and Amythyst Kiah. My top 5 songs were: Padam Padam, Melocoton (The Donka Donk Song), Oscar Winning Tears - Live at the Royal Albert Hall, Rush, and Houdini.
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Dr. Dave 🏳️‍🌈 @ashfault76.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
Took a lovely walk through the local annual holiday light display. It was cold, but so very very pretty.
A collage of six photos of bright colorful holiday lights in an outdoor setting. Some depict animals such as a butterfly or a koi fish. Some depict flowers or snowflakes. Some light up the natural landscape of trees or water.
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Dr. Dave 🏳️‍🌈 @ashfault76.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
Post your favorite Pokémon. Wrong answers only.
Yoshi, from Nintendo.
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Dr. Dave 🏳️‍🌈 @ashfault76.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
Brain is not allowing the self-love today (phrasing!!), so I'm doing an end run around that stupid bowl of electrified tapioca and outsourcing to the #FlirtPackFriday train.
Selfie of me, a white dude with gray hair. You can see part of a rainbow flag behind me.
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Dr. Dave 🏳️‍🌈 @ashfault76.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
My one truly productive activity today: finally getting my She Series prints hung up in my home office / guest room.
Six "She Series" prints, hung over a window. Each print depicts a real or fictional woman, and a one-word action associated with her. They are as follows: Lt Uhura - Communicate; Carrie Fisher - Inspire; Doctor Who (as played by Jodie Whittaker) - Hope; Ruth Bader Ginsberg - Dissent; Statue of Liberty - Vote; Elizabeth Warren - Persist. 
A Progress Pride flag hangs in the window below the prints.
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Dr. Dave 🏳️‍🌈 @ashfault76.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
Post a perfect album from the '90s that isn't Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, or Alice in Chains.
The cover of the Alanis Morisette album "Jagged Little Pill".
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Dr. Dave 🏳️‍🌈 @ashfault76.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
That cancelled TV show you'll never stop thinking about.
A publicity image from the TV show "Don't Trust The B... In Apt 23"
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Dr. Dave 🏳️‍🌈 @ashfault76.bsky.social · 20/10/2024
Ok nom nom. Hitting my favorite outdoor dining Thai place on what maybe the last nice-enough-to-sit-outside day of the season.
A Thai papaya salad on a plate at an outdoor table.
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Dr. Dave 🏳️‍🌈 @ashfault76.bsky.social · 05/10/2024
I desperately need to shave, but let's not let that get in the way of flirting!
A middle aged dude with glasses and short mostly-gray hair, wearing a headset in his home office. There's a Pride flag in the background.
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