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ramblingflan

@ramblingflan.bsky.social
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50, he/they/them, microblogging about my experiences as one of the USA's 700+ thousand unhoused persons as well as posting cool retrogaming / retromedia things i see. see ALT text for details of game screenshots.

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ramblingflan @ramblingflan.bsky.social · 8h
met my friend's gf's aunt, and she told friend's gf's mom, "he looks sickly" mom's a naturopath, and this triggered, "he needs my help" now mom has invited me to tea at her home life has been a lot of things during my struggles, including frustrating and depressing but always interesting
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ramblingflan @ramblingflan.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
every time i feel i've got nothing left in me to keep trying, somebody will show up to pull me back some of you have been those wonderful somebodies my endless thanks to everyone who's treated me like somebody worth having in this world 💜
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ramblingflan @ramblingflan.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
🎉 offered an entire house to stay in for two months while recovering my health, and healthful food for the duration of the stay 🫠 it's not near and i can't afford to get there but i will find a way i am determined to spite the universe by succeeding at something
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ramblingflan @ramblingflan.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
'tis but a flesh wound
very beat up blue lego guy torso with keychain attachment
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ramblingflan @ramblingflan.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
me: i wanna get better not worse doc: ok i'll prescribe you this supplement insurer: lol you can find that at a store so we're not paying for it me: but my moneys rn is $0.67 insurer: not our prob doc: talk to this social worker social worker: sorry bub that's u.s. healthcare for you
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ramblingflan @ramblingflan.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
ope anemia man vs iron man, who would win?
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ramblingflan @ramblingflan.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
asking the important questions
"Can Carmen Sandiego save Leisure Suit Larry's dive bar from Baby Jesus?", asks this ad for indie game, Slime in the Ice Machine
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Jemma @jemmasevolution.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Quick public announcement: Your ass will feel like it hasn’t been wiped only after you walk out the door. Stay safe out there.
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ramblingflan @ramblingflan.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
i escaped will have to find new sources of blood now 🧛‍♂️
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ramblingflan @ramblingflan.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
not good at this getting better thing 😖 about to start another transfusion if you have ever donated blood, thank you 💜
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ramblingflan @ramblingflan.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
corner turned. green, i'm coming for ya
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ramblingflan @ramblingflan.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
was about to be discharged, but then...
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ramblingflan @ramblingflan.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
cool store.steampowered.com/app/3453900/...
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Micromega on Steam
Micromega is a contemplative, pinball-inspired puzzle game set in an entirely hand-drawn world. Guide a fragile crystal sphere through forgotten machinery, where playful physics, delightful chaos, and...
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ramblingflan @ramblingflan.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
ope
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mcc @dryad.technology · 21/08/2026
I am extremely interested in this computer video game store.steampowered.com/app/3043580/...
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Keeper on Steam
From Lee Petty and Double Fine Productions, Keeper is an atmospheric puzzle adventure in which a long-forgotten lighthouse is awakened and, joined by a spirited seabird, it embarks upon a heartening t...
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ramblingflan @ramblingflan.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
still kicking
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ramblingflan @ramblingflan.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
headed into emergency surgery. the things i'll do to get more grippy socks...
feet wearing a pair of grippy hospital socks
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ramblingflan @ramblingflan.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
stickybear, is that you? 🤔 i had a feeling he was behind all this a.i. nonsense 😒
ad for a personalized a.i. assistant, featuring artwork very slightly evocative of that of children's author and artist richard hefter
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ramblingflan @ramblingflan.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
time of life had. bts army welcomed a new recruit last night 💜
august 11th, 2026 bts concert at m&t bank stadium in baltimore, maryland, usa. closeups of the members of bts filled giant screens above the stage where they performed. thousands of light sticks glow purple in the hands of thousands of bts army filling the seats.
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ramblingflan @ramblingflan.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
a young formerly homeless friend, now housed and employed, is treating me to a concert this week. i will look extremely out of place, and will also have the time of my life
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ramblingflan @ramblingflan.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
first day of participation in a medical study. early findings suggest i am part yak.
hairy shirtless bald bearded 50yo caucasian man
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ramblingflan @ramblingflan.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
mom's gone nearly a decade, but today would be her 77th bday if she weren't. nine years i've waited for time to make good on its promise to heal all wounds so i'd stop missing her. today i finally understood that missing someone special isn't a wound.
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ramblingflan @ramblingflan.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
a few days ago, a very measured and intentional human told me something i never expected: "you're my favorite person." it was then i realized the bucket list i've kept over the years had all the wrong things on it.
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Michael @michaelklamerus.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
tonight's volunteer shift at the library was reviewing the inventory of sci-fi books and lol, sure, I'll do that. I basically do that every time I go anyway, but this time in a way that's seen as helpful. You're welcome?
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ramblingflan @ramblingflan.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
well that was indeed a lot of fun, though i would've appreciated a voight-kampff test even more. q: did you practice for this test? a: was i supposed to? q: yes or no, please
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ramblingflan @ramblingflan.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
relatable. can't tell you how tired i am of falling in open manholes every time i go to an interview.
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Remarkable Media Cafe @remarkablemedia.cafe · 11/07/2026
Your Trip to Disappointment City [ #foundmedia #pov #meme #weirdcore #wtf ]
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ramblingflan @ramblingflan.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Them: Let's do it, let's do it, let's do it, do it, do it! Me: We're all about to die 😭 Them: Like we said, tonight's gonna be a good, good night!
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ramblingflan @ramblingflan.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
polygraph soon. is it weird that i'm looking forward to that?? it's not an experience that applying to mcdonald's ever offered me. step up your game, mcdonald's!
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ramblingflan @ramblingflan.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
went to my first Amazing Art Expo on sunday. free admission was an irresistable lure. they were not lying: amazing art filled the expo. all human-generated, and the humans i met were amazing art themselves. next up: a free performance of the musical A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder.
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PacBilly @pacbilly.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
The serialization of my absurd Pythonesque fantasy novel Squawk begins today. First three chapters will be free for everyone. Today's quote: “Whipping your sibling into a creamy substance to spread over one’s toast is scarcely how you guard the treasury office.” open.substack.com/pub/sammcdav...
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Squawk, Chapter One
Dream, Seek Whence
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Remarkable Media Cafe @remarkablemedia.cafe · 19/06/2026
Somebody once pointed out when you put on a shirt, you go in one hole and come out three... And I think about that sometimes
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ramblingflan @ramblingflan.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
passed the exam with a "well-qualified" rating, then immediately went into an interview with a 3-member panel. they recommended me for hire, so now it's only a matter of passing the background check. from there, an offer and start date. training will take a year and will be paid.
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ramblingflan @ramblingflan.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
abandoned my west coast experiment and headed back east 😞 taking a physical job so soon after surgery and with nowhere to sleep and heal wasn't my best decision ever. deeply disappointed with myself but not giving up on me. maybe my 911 dispatcher ambitions will pan out this time. exam this friday 🙏
email invitation to test for the 911 dispatcher CritiCall test
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ramblingflan @ramblingflan.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
working may end me before it can save me but have to see things through and hope for the best
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ramblingflan @ramblingflan.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
1984 ad for the VOICE BOX II speech synthesizer for Atari. Shown is an NEC CRT monitor with a man's pixel art face, and underneath is the text, "INCORPORATE THE SINGING HUMAN FACE INTO YOUR PROGRAMS AND GAMES". From page 26 of Analog Computing Issue 16, Feb 1984.
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ramblingflan @ramblingflan.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
My belated resolution for 2026: to have one thing, anything, go smoothly this year.
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Jess Morrissette @decafjedi.com · 18/05/2026
My new hacker alias is KennyLogins.
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ramblingflan @ramblingflan.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
woman i had a crush on: i'm moving to town center this summer. looking forward to spending more time with you! me, now living nearly 3000 miles away: wow, good for you! about seeing me, there's a minor wrinkle...
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Sasha's Retrobytes 🏳️‍⚧️ @sharkabytes.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
The grooves can be found here in the intro, which is still one of my favourites for how stylish it is. Absolutely blew my socks off as an Amiga kid.
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Amiga 500 - No Second Prize Music Intro
YouTube video by Alex Menchi
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Remarkable Media Cafe @remarkablemedia.cafe · 12/05/2026
I found this bouncing cat(?) gif on a disc from the 90s
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ramblingflan @ramblingflan.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
i am now, somehow, employed. so are several of my formerly unemployed buddies. and some who were also unhoused are now housed. i met a bunch of cool new buddies too, who are all wildly neurodivergent and, somehow, want me to be part of all their things. feeling cautiously ok.
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ramblingflan @ramblingflan.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
job-offering company: sorry, we went with someone else [because you have too many organs] me: <has one and a half organs surgically removed> job-offering company: you're hired!
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ramblingflan @ramblingflan.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
the thrilling sequel to winter's surprise [s]hit, coming soon to a[n] [operating] theater [likely nowhere] near you
Surgery
Procedure date: Apr 21, 2026 | 3 days until procedure
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ramblingflan @ramblingflan.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
So tired of Everything. Except for you, the ones reading this. You're the only thing making the Everything bearable. Thank you all 💜 Hopefully good news and less tired to come soon.
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ramblingflan @ramblingflan.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
Turns out I suck at being surgered. Surgeries this week: 0 Heart freakouts: 1 Still pretty good at farting though 💪💨
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ramblingflan @ramblingflan.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
Two surgeries back to back tomorrow. One for better quality of life, and the other for life with which to appreciate better life quality. After that a period of recovery for some days, followed by relocation to a far off place in hope of greater quality in other life matters as well.
TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES
PLEASE STAND BY
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Foxdie @foxdie.bsky.social · 02/01/2026
gofund.me/b4a42aa47 We are now just £119 away from Bee getting electrolysis! If your New Years Resolution is to help do more for trans people, this is one way you can materially help. All shares and donations are so greatly appreciated 💖💖
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Donate to Bee afford gender affirming care (electrolysis), organized by Bee Bailey
Hi all, my name's Bee. I'm a 34 year old trans woman from the UK and I need… Bee Bailey needs your support for Bee afford gender affirming care (electrolysis)
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Jemma @jemmasevolution.bsky.social · 02/01/2026
Help my friends out if you can. Thank you!
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madmarcigan.bsky.social @madmarcigan.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
If you get a bill, you’re still alive.
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