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cranemonster.bsky.social @cranemonster.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

People online talk about Siamese cats with a Meezatude. Meanwhile our meezer...

Siamese cat laying on a lap under a desk. She is stretching and sticking her tongue out and looking kind of dopey.

cranemonster.bsky.social @cranemonster.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Had some makgeolli at The Prince. Also had fried chicken but gobbled it up before realizing I didn't take a photo. Also the Gaylord sign never burns out right. Venus and Jupiter (I think) being goddamn bright.

Night sky of the western sky in Koreatown. Two planets that I think are Venus and Jupiter. Super damn bright.

Burnt out sign of the Gaylord building. Only ay and ord are lit.

Makgeolli with the traditional cup bowl things. I bought some once and didn't realize they were not dishwasher safe.

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cranemonster.bsky.social @cranemonster.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

I choose to think it's magic flight vapors coming from the cat. But seriously, I love Koreatown for this stuff.

Orange cat on a bike with magic vapors coming from the rear. I made a joke but it's clear it's not coming from his butt.

Also lots of signs in Hangul.

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cranemonster.bsky.social @cranemonster.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

I know it's a dumb thing to be impressed about. But a 50 year old record player not only still works but is automatic without any microchips.

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cranemonster.bsky.social @cranemonster.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

Our Siamese loves the crows that visit us at dusk.

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cranemonster.bsky.social @cranemonster.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

We took advantage of the D line extension. It was great! Was able to get from Wilshire/Normandie to Wilshire/Fairfax headache free. We will be able to do museum days without hating the drive or parking.

They sort of taped over the old Wilshire/Western sign at the Wilshire/Normandie station .

Whole new stops. A sign showing the extension. London tube style sign

Fancy new station at Fairfax. Lots of people on a Saturday.

We went to the Tar Pit museum. It will be closed for reservations next month.

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cranemonster.bsky.social @cranemonster.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

Internet. Am I allowed to say, "That's what she said?"

For some bamboo steamer. A red sheet that says: Notice get it dry in ventilating place after use.

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cranemonster.bsky.social @cranemonster.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

I live in a Korean neighborhood and they sell them here. Fair warning they seem sentient and out to hug you.

Drawing of a pastry saying I AM SALT BREAD!

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cranemonster.bsky.social @cranemonster.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

Woke up and read the news and Dahlia thinks it's all bullshit.

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cranemonster.bsky.social @cranemonster.bsky.social · 08/02/2026

Earlier we saw Puppy Bowl and our meezer Dahlia turned her back to it. Also team Ruff was robbed!

Meezer asleep. Out of focus tv in the background.

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cranemonster.bsky.social @cranemonster.bsky.social · 08/02/2026

Finally took Metrolink! We took it Union Station to San Clemente Pier. No cars involved. Felt like I was in Europe! But with more sun.

Train coming in. Palm trees in the background. So reminder it is SoCal.

A book called Castle with a bright ass sun reflecting off the ocean.

Metrolink train at the San Clemente Pier. Tall gangly palm trees judging us all from on high.

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cranemonster.bsky.social @cranemonster.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

I had a conversation about the Muppets and then I went on about, "there is that short guy with the glasses that was everywhere. He was on the Muppets and even did a Daft Punk song." I had lost my wife so I googled him and sure as shit it came up with the answer. Notice, it wasn't Gemini....

Google question of "70s short guy with glasses"

And the answer NOT from Gemini:
If you watched television in the 1970s, you no doubt remember Paul Williams -- the short, blond, bespectacled guy who showed up everywhere: collecting an Academy Award for the Barbra Streisand ballad "Evergreen"; appearing on "The Tonight Show With Johnny Carson" almost 50 times; writing the tune "Rainbow Connection" ...

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cranemonster.bsky.social @cranemonster.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

One right our fascist Republican lead government hasn't taken away is my right as an American to bitch about the weather even if the sky is falling. Yes there are far greater worries in the world, but it's a slice of normal to bitch about how hot it is in Los Angeles.

Old ass Toyota Prius shows the temperature of 90F (~33C). Also a German song is playing telling us to run.

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cranemonster.bsky.social @cranemonster.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

Thanks to a video from @daddyrolleda1.bsky.social I bought Arduin box set from Emperors Choice.

One of the Arduin books. With original D&D feels with the half letter, staples, and type writer font.

The swag. Notice the wood grain box that would make LGR jealous. Also cool map.

The cats were interested too.

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cranemonster.bsky.social @cranemonster.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

Why yes Siamese cats look down on humans.

A Siamese looks down at her adoring fans.

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cranemonster.bsky.social @cranemonster.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

Clearly Soros is bankrolling (checks Costco) a box of 80 hand warmers for ~$40. I know this is just to make the protestor not seem like real people with concerns. But I can't help but think about how these ghouls are incapable of thinking of others or even just how to organize a meeting.

Screenshot of Costco selling a box of 80 handwarmers for $37.

Also phone is at 17%. I'll charge it later.

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cranemonster.bsky.social @cranemonster.bsky.social · 11/01/2026

Ok! Found it on jetpens.com as "Kokuyo 6mm dotted" Thank you JetPens!

Jetpens screenshot of b5 dotted 6mm rule.

Don't at me on the 37%. Other than a walk, I plan on being home all day.

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cranemonster.bsky.social @cranemonster.bsky.social · 11/01/2026

I have fallen in love with Campus B5 26-ring binders for my hobbiest game design. The paper is nice to write on and has different sheets you can mix and match. My only complaint was lack of a good dotted grid like in Leuchtturm notebooks. But I JUST noticed a sheet that has a faint grid!

Campus B5 26 ring binder. I recommend the larger binder as the smaller one is a pain to open and close.

I like being able to move papers around or add a graph.

So 836BT has a very faint grid. But 836C has better looking lines overall.

Grid dots means STAT TABLES YEAHHHHH!

You can see how the one with grid dots has faint lines compared to the one without.

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cranemonster.bsky.social @cranemonster.bsky.social · 10/01/2026

Ok! Will check it out. If we buy it we will leave it out for our one cat to claim.

Orange cat yawning. He has a bow tie. We took it off after that day.

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cranemonster.bsky.social @cranemonster.bsky.social · 25/12/2025

My wife put on a Snoopy Christmas music thing. Our siamese seems to like it so I can't complain. Nothing like a cat sleeping on your lap to keep you in Christmas spirit.

Siamese cat sleeps on a lap. In the blurry background some ai snoopy thing is playing with Christmas piano music.

Also check out my cool Christmas socks.

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cranemonster.bsky.social @cranemonster.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

Just got this in the mail. Plan to read a little of @jayforeman.bsky.social and @markcooperjones.bsky.social new book before bed.

Book cover of This Way Up from Mark Cooper-Jones and Jay Foreman.

Also a cute black and white cat is wondering why I'm holding up a book like that instead of reading.

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cranemonster.bsky.social @cranemonster.bsky.social · 19/10/2025

We did our NoKings in the leftist bastion of LA County ... Burbank (obvious joke). We wanted to spend time with our friends. And this was the best compromise for everyone. It was heartening to see people who I wouldn't expect to have an opinion on this be involved.

Guy in clown outfit with tiny little hands.

Frog themses were common!

Sign in tree says:

Collectively we love. We are an army lf frogs united we ribbit divided we croak.

Guy in a clown suit in a Hitler Trump mask with a sign that says ice trumps (SS) stupid shits.

Statue of Lincoln with a sign. Thay says, I thought we ended slavery.

Person dressed as trump's mother. She did a good job of being terrifying.

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cranemonster.bsky.social @cranemonster.bsky.social · 18/10/2025

Went to the annual LA Koreatown festival. It's still on for Saturday and Sunday.

Happy kimichi cabbage. Advertisement for a booth.

Hard to tell but a huge tented area of people selling korean goods.

Food and lots and lots and lots of people.

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cranemonster.bsky.social @cranemonster.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

This has been around koreatown for a few years now. Do you do you think the person realizes they were wrong and use this as an example for themselves to be more introspective? The answer is no. If they were capable of introspection and selfdoubt, they wouldn't have printed up a damn sign.

A truck with a printed plastic canvas sign:

DON'T LET HIM FOOL YOU
CV-19 = AGENDA 2030 = TECHNOCRACY COMMUNIST PLAN TO ESTABLISH GLOBAL TOTALITARIAN STATE

All caps are not me, but the sign.

A truck with a printed plastic canvas sign:

DON'T LET THEM FOOL YOU
CV-19 THE GREAT RESET & AGENDA 2030 = TECHNOCRACY COMMUNIST PLAN TO COLLAPSE WESTERN COUNTRIES TO ESTABLISH A GLOBAL TOTALITARIAN STATE.

All caps are not me, but the sign.

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cranemonster.bsky.social @cranemonster.bsky.social · 20/09/2025

That's how kids take their enemas now a days. By elevator.

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cranemonster.bsky.social @cranemonster.bsky.social · 27/07/2025

The LA @alamodrafthouse.bsky.social has this outside their bathrooms and it makes me laugh. Also probably the best public restrooms in the US. If they had bidets they would be as good as Japan.

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cranemonster.bsky.social @cranemonster.bsky.social · 27/07/2025

I am actually disappointed that it said yes. And yes, I guess it's "disposals", but I grew up calling them disposers and I am not unlearning that.

Chat GPT prompt asking if garbage disposers are dangerous. One word answer only.

It says yes.

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cranemonster.bsky.social @cranemonster.bsky.social · 25/07/2025

When you're right - you're right. As an aside I hope this doesn't break Google searches like the time about a decade ago when I had trouble believing Flat Earthers were real and watched a bunch of Mark Sargent videos in befuddlement.

Screenshot of Hooters of Long Beach. Of the map, not of actual hooters unfortunately.

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cranemonster.bsky.social @cranemonster.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

Real talk. Does anyone put freeze pops in their wine?

Packages of Japanese Ice pops (chuchu-bar). It suggest putting them in carbonated water or wine.

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cranemonster.bsky.social @cranemonster.bsky.social · 06/07/2025

Or not! Maybe it is difficult to see, but there is a sign for parking for a church. So it makes it funny to me.

Painting (?) on a traffic control box that has a Spiderman (?) saying "save your own soul -- or not"

In the background is a sign for parking for a church.

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cranemonster.bsky.social @cranemonster.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

I can't decide if it wants to to hug you or eat you.

Adorable salt bread person saying, I AM SALT BREAD

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cranemonster.bsky.social @cranemonster.bsky.social · 14/06/2025

My ~80 year old mother is visiting us in Los Angeles. She wanted to go one of the #NoKings rally. We went to #WeHo because of easy parking and shade. She has limited mobility. If it means anything, my mother is NOT a very politically minded person. I'm hoping it's a good sign that she wanted to

Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence making a speech.

Sign that says, even the gestapo showed their faces.

He's mlt a long he's a draft Dodger.

It's using the symbols of two of LAs sports teams.

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cranemonster.bsky.social @cranemonster.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

From earlier. We didn't really get the marchers.

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cranemonster.bsky.social @cranemonster.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

Helicopters fly high in the sky. Can't just let marchers just go on by. Marchers came down Wilshire. And that's scarwy to LAPD apparently. Again people doing what they should be allowed to do in any functioning democracy. #Koreatown

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cranemonster.bsky.social @cranemonster.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

Sometimes the comments on YouTube aren't a house fire of bad takes.

Screenshot of YouTube "video" of Rage Against The Machine - Slee Now in the Fire.

Comments:
- We need rage more than ever right now
- Just as relevant in 2025 as 1999, if not more so.
- 2025 and nothings changed
- This one goes out to the folk in LA standing up to ICE today

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cranemonster.bsky.social @cranemonster.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

Cats can really pull off a sexy pose like no other creature.

Black and white cat on a wooden chest doing a sexy pose.

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cranemonster.bsky.social @cranemonster.bsky.social · 05/05/2025

Hey Dahlia, watching anime movies (she actually likes watching animation) will get more expensive. How do you feel about that?

Siamese cat laying on a blanket with her tongue sticking out.

This takes perfect timing folks.

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cranemonster.bsky.social @cranemonster.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

Was reading and looked up, "aww they love me..." Look at my phone and realize it's 22:40. 40 minutes past their usual greeny (cat treata) time. "Oh they are just being creepy cats waiting on their treats."

Black and white cat looks irritated. In the background a siamese kitten is just chilling.

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cranemonster.bsky.social @cranemonster.bsky.social · 27/04/2025

I just learned my favorite radish at KFC (Korean Fried Chicken) places is called Chicken Mu and that makes me way too happy.

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cranemonster.bsky.social @cranemonster.bsky.social · 27/04/2025

Toasty! We adopted a rescue meez. I'm curious how toasty she will get. He (right?) is a handsome meezer.

Siamese kitten sleeping in a lap. Just a tiny hint of a tongue sticking out.

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cranemonster.bsky.social @cranemonster.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

His messed up ear looks cute in profile.

Cute black and white cat staring out the window. Has a messed up ear.

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cranemonster.bsky.social @cranemonster.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

Obelix ate the lentils again... But seriously, I wish I knew about this series as a kid. Comics are good for language students.

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cranemonster.bsky.social @cranemonster.bsky.social · 13/04/2025

I am so glad Robbie Rotten got a job after LazyTown.

Ad for: Your Friends and Neighbors. The guy (I guess Jon Hamm?) looks like Robbie Rotten in that weird Icelandic TV Show: LazyTown.

I actually had to look up if it was the actor, I had a moment of, "Hamm doesn't sound very Icelandic"

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cranemonster.bsky.social @cranemonster.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

Poor guy has cauliflower ear so he is stuck with a cone he hates. But he can look out below.

Cat with a cone looking out on the city.

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cranemonster.bsky.social @cranemonster.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

Here is what I mean. The Vast Grimm book looks beautiful but I don't enjoy reading it. Despite getting both books at the same time. I went through more of OSE.

On the left easy to read OSE. On the right colorful but hard to read book.

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cranemonster.bsky.social @cranemonster.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

Huh. Weird murder fruit growing on the tree across from us thanks to the rain.

A murder of crows on a tree. It's dark and rainy.

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cranemonster.bsky.social @cranemonster.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

It's cool by LA standards, so the cats are soaking up the heat.

Cat's in the orange glow of a heat dish.

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