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C. A. Bridges @cabridges.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

Stuff you see walking your dog in the morning in Florida. An early-morning SpaceX Falcon 9 launch from Cape Canaveral left the remains of a "jellyfish" in the sky. It was gone within five minutes.

A jellyfish-looking cloud, caused by expanding sunlight reflecting off rocket exhaust, formed after a SpaceX launch.

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C. A. Bridges @cabridges.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

This is absolutely certainly legit.

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C. A. Bridges @cabridges.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Seufert was filming a documentary on Gorey when he died. He still plans to make that doc, but in the meantime, these are the last interviews he had, largely unedited, along with dozens of photos of Gorey’s house as it was immediately after his death. 2/?

Some of the thousands of books Gorey had, on all topics and in multiple languages, in every room of his Cape Cod home.

Gorey’s drawing table, with more stuff everywhere and ink splotches from the occasional cat-related incident.

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C. A. Bridges @cabridges.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

This week’s books, “Momento Gorey” by Christopher Seufert, and “The Marx Brothers at the Movies” by Paul D. Zimmerman and Burt Goldblatt. Just finished the Gorey book. 1/?

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C. A. Bridges @cabridges.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

So far, nothing on my Amazon’s “About Me” page is particularly revealing. Speculative fiction? Art books? Canon gear? Comfy shoes? Yup. It’s also skewed, since I generally only use Amazon these days for last-minute, just-remembered gifts for people.

Screenshot of Amazon “about ne” page showing my preferences for Canon gear, speculative fiction, and comfy shoes.

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C. A. Bridges @cabridges.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Got my COVID and flu shots last night. I of course expect to feel wonderful all day long. All. Day. Long.

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C. A. Bridges @cabridges.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I once nearly missed a flight home from Madison, Wisconsin, because I circled back through traffic to get a picture of an apartment building named “The Dude Abodes.”

An apartment building with a sign naming it “The Dude Abodes.”

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C. A. Bridges @cabridges.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

THANK YOU! I couldn’t remember the name of the place, my friend just brought us down without telling us anything about it. One of my favorite experiences from the whole week. Didn’t take many pics, it seemed rude, but I had to get one.

A room full of music theater fans sing along at a tiny piano bar.

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C. A. Bridges @cabridges.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Thrifting and used-bookstore-browsing the last couple of weeks has produced a fair cross-section of my interests.

A stack of used books. Metatropolis, edited by John Scalzi; How to Write and Sell Imaginative Stories, by the de Camps; The Compleat Ankh-Morpork City Guide, by Terry Pratchett (with map!); Strange Stains and Mysterious Smells, by Terry Jones;
Griffin & Sabine by Nick Bantok; Groucho and Me (1st edition!) by Groucho Marx;
a beat up copy of The Annotated Sherlock Holmes Vol. 1;
Kevin Smith’s Secret Stash (history of his creative works, with physical ephemera stuck in everywhere);
Queer Youth in Focus; Browser's Dictionary, by John Ciardi;
Abandoned Places; and Pop Painting by Camilla d’Errico.

Metatropolis, edited by John Scalzi; How to Write and Sell Imaginative Stories, by the de Camps; The Compleat Ankh-Morpork City Guide, by Terry Pratchett (with map!); Strange Stains and Mysterious Smells, by Terry Jones;
Griffin & Sabine by Nick Bantok; Groucho and Me (1st edition!) by Groucho Marx;
a beat up copy of The Annotated Sherlock Holmes Vol. 1;
Kevin Smith’s Secret Stash (history of his creative works, with physical ephemera stuck in everywhere);
Queer Youth in Focus; Browser's Dictionary, by John Ciardi;
Abandoned Places; and Pop Painting by Camilla d’Errico.

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C. A. Bridges @cabridges.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

It was in the high 50s in central Florida this morning. Cue mandatory “Nicholas Cage smiling in the breeze” GIF.

Screenshot of Carrot Weather app showing 59 degree weather. Text says, “You're just checking the weather before you start your walk of shame, aren't you?”

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C. A. Bridges @cabridges.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Saw “Coyote v. Acme.” I liked it, and I have a very, very low tolerance for any WB cartoons featuring the original characters made without Tex Avery, Chuck Jones or Mel Blanc. It was funny, had lots of callbacks, and avoided several missteps that frankly I was expecting.

Wile E. Coyote sits next to his lawyer, played by Will Forte, in a courtroom scene in “Coyote vs. Acme.”

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C. A. Bridges @cabridges.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Spent a fair chunk of my afternoon-evening getting my dead car running in a Goodwill parking lot. But at least God promised not to destroy my Corolla by flooding. (Got it going again, finally.)

Double rainbow over a temporarily dead car.

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C. A. Bridges @cabridges.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

During his no-frills, “self-indulgent”!tour back in 2018 he performed a new, straight up cover every encore and I suspect he liked it enough to keep doing it. I saw him at the Apollo in NYC. He said he chose a song to honor the venue’s rich history. Then he sang “Cinnamon Girl” by Neil Young.

The marquee at the Harlem Theater the night Weird Al was performing his name was not on it.

Weird Al on stage at the Apollo Theater.

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C. A. Bridges @cabridges.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

A significant portion of the store is devoted to graphic novels and DVDs/Blu Ray. Upgraded some I already had and found a few I’d been looking for. Also they have games. A lot.

Part, but not all of their games section. Shelves and heaps of board games.

A board game called “House of Psychotic Women.” I didn’t get it, as the back was blank and gave no indication of the innards. But I’m regretting it.

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C. A. Bridges @cabridges.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Nice section of old and signed books (alas, the only Edward Gorey books I saw were in there, at ruinous prices, so I assume they’re signed). Saw a couple of Heinlein and Pratchett books in there.

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C. A. Bridges @cabridges.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Thrifting got a little out of hand, as we decided to check out Brightline Books in Casselberry. I’d always passed it by before, as ita sign says it’s a Christian bookstore. It does, in fact, have a lot of religious books, of all stripes but mostly Christian. It ALSO has tons of other stuff.

Some of these are from thrift stores, the bulk are from BrightLight. Decent prices and lots of used stuff. Also two Harmony Kingdom pieces, a laddy bug and a chair full of cats.

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C. A. Bridges @cabridges.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Thrifting and found a very-nearly-Spider-Man drum, which I’m sure I need for some reason.

A small, decorated drum with drawings of sort of but not quite Spider-Man.

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C. A. Bridges @cabridges.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Really hoping the BTS for last week’s @gamechanger.dropout.tv “Where’s the Catch” episode is just an hour and a half of the creepy fisherman that was cut for time.

Josh Ruben wearing a yellow raincoat, black hat, and disturbingly creepy rictus grin.

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C. A. Bridges @cabridges.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Representing at the thrift store.

DVDs of “The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas” and “Joyful Noise,” starring Dolly Parton, in front where they belong.

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C. A. Bridges @cabridges.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Got to meet two of my work team members, with whom I’ve worked for a couple years now, in person for the second time yesterday. @samanthaneely.bsky.social & Lianna Norman

Me, Lianna Norman, and Samantha Neeley, about to dine.

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C. A. Bridges @cabridges.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

My Discworld RPG from the @modiphius.bsky.social Kickstarter arrived today. Beautiful looking books with Paul Kidby and octarine dice. The dice have 8s on them, tho…

Terry Pratchett’s Discworld RPG book and “The Night Before Hogswatch” module. Also purple-and-green dice.

Octarine dice! Why do they have 8s on them? Shouldn’t they be 7a instead?

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C. A. Bridges @cabridges.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Saturday thrift run. This is what happens when DVDs are four for a buck.

Stack of DVDs, including DEADPOOL 2,
GAME OF THRONES season 1, KING ARTHUR, AGATHA CHRISTIE'S EVIL UNDER THE SUN, AEON FLUX, NEXT, STAR TREK BEYOND, KINGMAN: THE SECRET SERVICE, THE BIG LEBOWSKI, ABSOLUTE POWER, LIVE AND LET DIE,
HOPSCOTCH, THE IMITATION GAME, CALENDAR GIRLS, THE RUM DIARY, FORREST GUMP, DEATH PROOF

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C. A. Bridges @cabridges.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

In my thrifting, I’ve picked up several Blu ray sets of the new era of Doctor Who. I’ve missed a few here and there, and a lot of the last seasons, so we’ve started a complete rewatch. Also, NuWho started 21 years ago? That can’t be right.

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C. A. Bridges @cabridges.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

I didn’t get the webspinning hand popcorn bucket. It was wonderfully corny, but I liked the apartment building one better. I suspect the others are on eBay already, when I got a refill on the way out the popcorn guy said they sold out quick.

Spider-Man bucket shaped like a NYC apartment building with a tiny Spidey figure clicking to it.

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C. A. Bridges @cabridges.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Walking out of “Spider-Man: Brand New Day.” Holy hell. The last one delighted me too much to be knocked off the top spot, but this Spider-Man is the most New York yet. Not as bright as the others, grungy in the right ways. Excellent performances by everyone, amazing fight scenes, humor and heart.

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C. A. Bridges @cabridges.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

I appreciate highly specific t-shirts.

A red shirt with the text “I'D RATHER BE LISTENING TO THE GRAMMY AWARD-WINNING 1999 HIT SMOOTH BY SANTANA FEAT. ROB THOMAS
OF MATCHBOX TWENTY OFF THE MULTI PLATINUM ALBUM SUPERNATURAL”

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C. A. Bridges @cabridges.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Today’s thrift store movie finds were a bit all over the place.

A stack of DVDs whose titles I am too tired to type. I’m very sorry. It’s hot out.

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C. A. Bridges @cabridges.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Got my solitaire streak past a year and then I intentionally let it drop because it had long since turned into a need to keep the streak rather than enjoying the game. It was still surprisingly difficult to let it go. It made my brain twitch.

Scene shot of solitaire game showing a 366-day streak.

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C. A. Bridges @cabridges.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

My personal health care future. Clinic. Testing lab. Doughnuts. Death. Repeat the first three, as needed.

A strip mall with a primary care clinic, a Quest lab, a donut shop, and a mortuary.

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C. A. Bridges @cabridges.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

I’m happy to see it, but Goodwill seems to have launched its Halloween section even earlier this year.

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C. A. Bridges @cabridges.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Alex Norris of the delightful blobby “Oh no” comics had spent a miserable few years fighting a company trying to steal their IP. Recently they offered comics based on 5-word descriptions, to fund the legal battle. I sent in “dancing sexy couple confused dog.” Just got this in the mail.

A line drawing of two blobby, apparently naked people dancing while a nearby dog thinks “oh no.”

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C. A. Bridges @cabridges.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

The new Roku TV Home Screen finally rolled out to me. My screen, which for ages was mercifully free of most of the crap other streaming services have, loaded ‘em up. On the left, what it was. On the right, what it is now. Fortunately you can, at least for now, hide it all in Settings. So I did.

Roku’s former home screen. Big app icons, one easily ignored ad to the left, three suggested things on top (just added recently).

New Roku TV Home Screen. More suggested stuff on top, a Quick Access list of the 8 apps I use most often, in alphabetical order (not the order of must use, can’t move them), more suggestions underneath, and finally my full list of apps. Big push for Live TV, which I don’t use.

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C. A. Bridges @cabridges.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

At some point after midnight tonight, a new @chucktingle.bsky.social ebook is going to be waiting for me. I can’t sleep. I feel like I should put out milk and cookies, or bourbon and scones, or something.

The cover of Chuck Tingle’s new book, “Fabulous Bodies,” a pale green cover with pink text and pink sunglasses with blood splatter on them.

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C. A. Bridges @cabridges.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

My wife, who has read maybe 15-20 fiction books for fun in the 40+ years since high school, picked up “To Say Nothing of The Dog” by @conniewillisdotnet.bsky.social and is now burning through it. I am very carefully *not* rushing to dump all of my Willis books on her for fear of scaring her off.

A slightly battered copy of “To Say Nothing of the Dog” by Connie Willis my wife picked up at a thrift store, I am convinced, because she figured it would be a nice book about a dog.

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C. A. Bridges @cabridges.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Are the Brits right? OK, I’ll try your beans-for-breakfast thing. I even bought your preferred brand to be fair. Verdict: Ehh. Tasted fine (not quite as sweet as the US version, no surprise there), but it didn’t quite gel for me for breakfast. I suspect I’m missing the cultural nostalgia.

A breakfast plate of fried eggs, bacon, and Heinz Baked Beans, because why not.

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C. A. Bridges @cabridges.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Saw “Supergirl.” I liked it. It’s not triumphant or inspirational like “Superman.” It’s a darker story of two women, their grief, and revenge. So I doubt it will do as well in the box office. But I liked it better for not being sunny and silly. And there were still funny bits.

A bearded guy in front of a Supergirl poster.

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C. A. Bridges @cabridges.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

I was in a boat. Had a photo shoot on the Barbara-Lee in Sanford tonight.

A white and red paddle boat sis at dock.

The American flag flies over the paddle wheels, with a sunset in the background.

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C. A. Bridges @cabridges.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

Hadn’t planned on buying more books today, but a local thrift shop has a 50% off sale their already cheap books and DVDs and we may have gotten carried away. Not pictured, the 19 DVDs I nabbed (4 for $1, then 50% off). Total: $10.75.

A big stack of books, mostly cookbooks and some Doctor Who.

Sign on a bookshelf listing prices as 25¢ for paperbacks and $1 for hardcovers, with another sign listing 50% off.

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C. A. Bridges @cabridges.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

It feels like 105 degrees out there. If you are a business sending people out in front to wear or spin signs today, I will never spend a dollar on you.

Screen capture of a weather app showing “feels like” temperatures of 105 at the moment.

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C. A. Bridges @cabridges.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Quick thrift run today, we didn’t expect to find much. Got a Dutch oven (Teres has been wanting one), a vintage doll, a doll chair, a 1953 copy of “The Aeneid”with a cover by a young Edward Gorey, and a gorgeous Buffy book by Nancy Holder complete with tons of cool ephemera.

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C. A. Bridges @cabridges.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Got my license, because why not. Not bad. I need to work on my velocity, but that’s true IRL too. kojira.github.io/bluesky-lice...

Image of a generated “Bluesky License” in the style of a driver license with stats on Bluesky posting and history. Also my enormous head.

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C. A. Bridges @cabridges.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Just arrived, “The Red Letter Day,” a new Sherlock Holmes book and audio performance kickstarted by AUK Studios featuring Tom Baker as an elderly Holmes in 1924, about to finally be knighted. I think that’s the plot. Honestly, I just saw “Tom Baker as Sherlock—“ and I pledged immediately.

An audiobook CD and novelization of “The Red Letter Day,” a Sherlock Holmes story starring Tom Baker and John Lesson.

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C. A. Bridges @cabridges.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

Teresa and I each found things to our interests at the thrift stores this morning. The World Kitchen book is fascinating, with recipes but also stories of how they developed and how they react to the challenges of each disaster (“we don’t plan, we react”).

The World Central Kitchen Cookbook, The Good Hoysekeeping Illustrated Cookbook, and seasons one and two of The Outer Limits.

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C. A. Bridges @cabridges.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

If I believed in a religion, it would be based on mercy, acceptance, inclusiveness and joy. If I believed in a religion, it would focus on what you do in life, rather than promise you riches and payback after you’re dead. If I believed in a religion, its scriptures would make you laugh.

Two women in angelic costumes hug and giggle on a settee next to a small table bearing flowers, in the middle of a wooded area.

Models: Janelle Donglasagna & Kiana Perez Velez

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C. A. Bridges @cabridges.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

The Dracula and Edward Gorey figures arrived from the Collectible Cities Kickstarter. I feel they should be enshrouded in wispy fog under the dark of night, but instead you get my kitchen.

A coffin-shaped box containing a figure of Dracula based on Edward Gorey’s drawings, and a box containing a figure of Gorey himself.

The Dracula figure, based on Edward Gorey’s drawings.

Gorey comes ready to hold a book, a cat or a skull. All are likely.

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C. A. Bridges @cabridges.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Paying respects at Pulse in Orlando, six weeks after the shooting,

People gather outside the Pulse nightclub in Orlando six weeks after a man shot and killed 49 people and wounded 58. Flowers and flags and handwritten messages cover the walls.

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C. A. Bridges @cabridges.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Happy Pride. Pic from 10 years ago, when the Orlando Strong display was moved to Dr. Phillips.

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C. A. Bridges @cabridges.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Way better than Tim's #2 Booze Speakeasy Pub Drinkypoo Place. I mean, there's no comparison.

Exterior of dive bar at night. Sign reads BAR George's #1 LIQUOR Lounge. Sign on building says Tavern.

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