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Jordan Calhoun @jordanmcalhoun.com · 22/06/2026

A dad and his kid on Father’s Day

My daughter taking a selfie with me while we wait for the train

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Jordan Calhoun @jordanmcalhoun.com · 15/06/2026

Kind stranger stopped and asked if she could take pictures of me and Lily this morning

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Jordan Calhoun @jordanmcalhoun.com · 31/05/2026

Wish I had watched Exit 8 instead of Backrooms today but I already watched Exit 8 twice

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Jordan Calhoun @jordanmcalhoun.com · 30/03/2026

[me with that thing on me] I don’t fight! #GhostOfYotei

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Jordan Calhoun @jordanmcalhoun.com · 04/12/2025

Thought Lily Allen might catch up but our girl held on for the finish

Top song: “How Bad Do U Want Me” by Lady Gaga

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Jordan Calhoun @jordanmcalhoun.com · 23/11/2025

Post-game sadness in full effect

Kobe Bryant looking sad as he sits with the 2001 NBA Finals trophy

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Jordan Calhoun @jordanmcalhoun.com · 23/11/2025

A lot of travel kept me away from this, but I can finally say it: Went Platinum in Hokkaido

Platinum PlayStation trophy for Ghost of Yotei, “Legendary Onryō”

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Jordan Calhoun @jordanmcalhoun.com · 02/11/2025

Marathon day is truly the best of NYC. If you’re not running, you’re cheering

Runners on 1st Avenue during the NYC marathon

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Jordan Calhoun @jordanmcalhoun.com · 25/10/2025

“There’s been a second divorce.”

President Bush is interrupted at 9:07 a.m. during a school visit in Sarasota, Florida., by Andrew Card, his chief of staff, and informed that a second plane has hit the World Trade Center.

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Jordan Calhoun @jordanmcalhoun.com · 02/10/2025

I only want to talk about one thing right now #GhostofYotei

My hand holding a new copy of Ghost of Yotei with a message that says, “It begins tonight.”

Omar Holmon responding with his own picture of Ghost of Yotei with a message that says, “The fire rises brother.”

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Jordan Calhoun @jordanmcalhoun.com · 08/09/2025

Corporate work can already feel like bullshit sometimes. So when work feels both meaningless AND unstable, it shouldn't be surprising when everyone is doing their side hustle on the job. The feeling is, “you’re gonna lay me off anyway, sooo"

Denzel Washington's face when he says "I'm leaving here with something."

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Jordan Calhoun @jordanmcalhoun.com · 10/07/2025

Bobby gonna have an Akira Yoshida arc by mid season

A headline that reads, “A white Marvel employee has admitted he used an Asian pseudonym to write comics”

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Jordan Calhoun @jordanmcalhoun.com · 09/07/2025

New mural, bringing the total to three. I love my apartment, I love my friends, I love art made by humans

Progress of an artist painting a scene from Princess Mononoke, part 1 of 4

Progress of an artist painting a scene from Princess Mononoke, part 2 of 4

Progress of an artist painting a scene from Princess Mononoke, part 3 of 4

Progress of an artist painting a scene from Princess Mononoke, part 4 of 4

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Jordan Calhoun @jordanmcalhoun.com · 01/07/2025

There’s a lot to say about the lack of subtlety back then… I was too young to remember the final scene was an American flag with “unlearn” typed over it. But I love thinking about its characters and what they represent

The final scene in Higher Learning, an American flag with the word “unlearn” tipped over it

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Jordan Calhoun @jordanmcalhoun.com · 01/07/2025

Last night I watched Higher Learning for its 30-year anniversary, and storytelling from the 90s is so different in some really interesting ways Also Michael Rapaport was there and I still remember him being a jerk and a woman telling him “you look like you wake up and die every day”

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Jordan Calhoun @jordanmcalhoun.com · 28/06/2025

I’m one away from having seen every movie at my theater and three movies away from reaching their top rewards status halfway through the year

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Jordan Calhoun @jordanmcalhoun.com · 25/05/2025

Lately I’ve been trying to embrace a stoic “your choice” approach to teen naïveté/foolishness. I’ll offer advice once, and if they push back with naïveté/foolishness, I say “your choice” and not try to convince them

Keanu Reeves as John Wick, saying, “your choice.”

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Jordan Calhoun @jordanmcalhoun.com · 25/05/2025

Me being a supportive father while simultaneously struggling to understand my kids and express love

Meme of South Korean director Bong Joon-ho saying “To me, that’s cinema,” but edited to say “To me, that’s parenthood.”

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Jordan Calhoun @jordanmcalhoun.com · 05/03/2025

Remember your training, Shanelle… no politics spirals on social. We must preserve our strength for the efforts that truly matter…

Master Splinter from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles meditating

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Jordan Calhoun @jordanmcalhoun.com · 01/02/2025

PLAYOFFS, BABY, LET’S GOOOOO!

Volleyball players warming up before a game

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Jordan Calhoun @jordanmcalhoun.com · 31/01/2025

On Monday, February 3rd at 6pm, I’ll sit with a few authors at the Starvos Niarchos Foundation Library to talk about writing, publishing, and building a career. I can’t wait to hang out at the library and look forward to seeing some of you there

Event flyer for “Becoming an Author: Insights on Publishing & Building a Writing Career” at the New York Public Library

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Jordan Calhoun @jordanmcalhoun.com · 31/01/2025

TL;DR summary: I’ll be with some great people at the New York Public Library on Monday to talk about writing, publishing, and building a career. It’s free(!), but it might be at capacity, so DM or text me if you’re interested and I’ll smuggle you in

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Jordan Calhoun @jordanmcalhoun.com · 21/01/2025

It’s my birthday! My birthday wish is for you to take a moment to share a warm thought or wish me a happy birthday. You can also just do it in your head, I trust you. Here’s me in an astronaut suit.

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Jordan Calhoun @jordanmcalhoun.com · 03/01/2025

Please, consider ignoring these Meta AI profiles rather than trolling them. The tech bros are not listening to our lamentations as much as our engagement

Bart Simpson repeatedly writing on a chalkboard, "Dunking makes it more popular."

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Jordan Calhoun @jordanmcalhoun.com · 20/12/2024

Once a month I log into LinkedIn to see the most unreal things I'll read on the internet

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Jordan Calhoun @jordanmcalhoun.com · 18/12/2024

Great news for my game budget: Both The Witcher and Mass Effect trilogies are on sale right now... I spent $11 for The Witcher Trilogy and $5 for Mass Effect Legendary Edition

My Steam shopping cart with Mass Effect Legendary Edition for $4.79 and The Witcher Trilogy for $11.22

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Jordan Calhoun @jordanmcalhoun.com · 18/12/2024

I’m having a lot of fun with this game

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Jordan Calhoun @jordanmcalhoun.com · 14/12/2024

Okay this last set is just for exhibition, and it’s a good thing too because they beating our ass 😅

Two players (Kageyama and Hinata) from the anime Haikyuu sweating during a game

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Jordan Calhoun @jordanmcalhoun.com · 14/12/2024

Won the first set; second set is tied 15-15 against a 1-0 team

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Jordan Calhoun @jordanmcalhoun.com · 14/12/2024

It’s VOLLEYBALL DAY and my girl’s serve receives are ON

A character (Nishinoya) from the anime Haikyuu receiving a serve

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Jordan Calhoun @jordanmcalhoun.com · 08/12/2024

Hosted Book Club Friendsgiving last night and realized I’ve been in the same book club for well over 10 years now. They’re a great part of what makes NYC home

Friends at my apartment serving a lot of Thanksgiving / Friendsgiving dinner food

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Jordan Calhoun @jordanmcalhoun.com · 07/12/2024

Won two straight, plus a third for exhibition. This will be a volleyball stan account all winter

GIF of Korra breathing fire from The Legend of Korra

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Jordan Calhoun @jordanmcalhoun.com · 07/12/2024

Daughter is playing her first league volleyball game and I am losing my mind

Characters from the volleyball anime Haikyuu cheering for their team from the bench

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Jordan Calhoun @jordanmcalhoun.com · 01/12/2024

The kids are such big Moana fans that I slept through Moana 2 last night without them noticing, and it’s been all “lol yeah that scene was crazy” ever since

Scene from The Wire where Slim Charles says to Avon Barksdale, “If it’s a lie, we fight on that lie.”

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Jordan Calhoun @jordanmcalhoun.com · 01/12/2024

Two years of tracking has taught me that my average mood is good, I don’t lift weights enough anymore, and I’m happiest when I make time for friends

Screenshot of 700-day streak notification on Daylio app

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Jordan Calhoun @jordanmcalhoun.com · 24/11/2024

It’s free right now if you happen to have PlayStation Plus

PlayStation store page for Ghostwire Tokyo, which currently costs $14.99 but is free for a PlayStation Plus subscribers

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Jordan Calhoun @jordanmcalhoun.com · 24/11/2024

Having fun with Ghostwire Tokyo and love that the game isn’t too long. Really enjoy 30- to 40-hour games Really enjoyed this jump scare too

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Jordan Calhoun @jordanmcalhoun.com · 23/11/2024

Crisp 45 degrees, partly cloudy…it’s perfection

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Jordan Calhoun @jordanmcalhoun.com · 22/11/2024

In 2007 I was living in Tokyo and latched on to several short-lived lawyer dramas I’d watch whenever I felt homesick or lonely, and I’ve never known a single other person who has seen them

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Jordan Calhoun @jordanmcalhoun.com · 19/11/2024

Which new game should I spend a stupid amount of money on?

Cover art for Life Is Strange: Double Exposure

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Jordan Calhoun @jordanmcalhoun.com · 19/11/2024

I haven’t played Life Is Strange: Double Exposure yet because because I don’t want to spend $60 right now but these Life Is Strange soundtracks don’t miss

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