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Spencer

@spencerjohnson.xyz
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Musician, actuary, liberal, vegan. Opinions are mine, not my employer's

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Spencer @spencerjohnson.xyz · 3h
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Booker T. & The MG's - Green Onions (Official Audio)
YouTube video by RHINO
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Spencer @spencerjohnson.xyz · 30/09/2026
Should I have used a larger pot? Will this boil over and make a mess? Do I have any regrets about my choices? Yes, maybe, no. Hoping for fall weather soon, even if it was in the 90s here today!
Pumpkin shaped Dutch oven on the stove, almost completely full of lentil soup
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Spencer @spencerjohnson.xyz · 29/09/2026
Why have we been arguing about Choosin' Texas for days instead of discussing the fact that Taco Bell for some reason currently has an Olivia Rodrigo branded Baja Blast flavor?
Picture of Olivia Rodrigo drinking a bright pink drink and sitting on a Taco Bell counter
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Spencer @spencerjohnson.xyz · 28/09/2026
Gender-neutralize a band name: Monarch
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Spencer @spencerjohnson.xyz · 26/09/2026
Local public radio station has been playing an ad that starts with a clip of Barbie asking "Do you ever think about dying?", followed by a suggestion that listeners create a will and name the station as a beneficiary. Can't decide if it's creative or tasteless!
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Spencer @spencerjohnson.xyz · 12/09/2026
I'd mostly forgotten about this band, but I'm revisiting them since their namesake is unfortunately in the news, and really enjoying it! Might have to pick up their new-ish album
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Dengue Fever - Full Performance (Live on KEXP)
YouTube video by KEXP
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Spencer @spencerjohnson.xyz · 23/08/2026
Think WOTC can slide this guy into one of the upcoming Marvel sets? If they can print Spiderman UK, they can print Spiderman MN
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Spencer @spencerjohnson.xyz · 15/08/2026
For extra fun, I present a version that doubles as engagement bait, for the other prompt going around today
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Spencer @spencerjohnson.xyz · 05/08/2026
Introducing my new product: toupees for cats
Calico cat with a clump of orange cat hair on her headOrange cat with a clump of his own hair on his head
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Spencer @spencerjohnson.xyz · 05/08/2026
I've never been to a Culver's or eaten a cheese curd, but decent road food that should be eaten alone in your car when depressed perfectly describes my relationship with Taco Bell
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Spencer @spencerjohnson.xyz · 09/07/2026
Tempeh! The Lightlife brand one you can get at most grocery stores is aggressively mediocre, but smaller brands often are more flavorful and less dry. In Austin you can find Wiwas at 99 Ranch and Flying Tempeh Bros at Wheatsville, both in the freezer section
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Spencer @spencerjohnson.xyz · 07/06/2026
I don't mean to be dramatic, but dealing with LXC permissions makes me wish I was doing something more pleasant, such as being run over by a bus
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Spencer @spencerjohnson.xyz · 02/06/2026
The face of someone who wants a bite of yogurt (which he would hate)
An orange cat mid-meow on a desk behind a neon colored keyboard and below a monitor
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Spencer @spencerjohnson.xyz · 02/06/2026
The student run *what* club? Tbh I can't say I wouldn't have joined when I was an undergrad, so I shouldn't poke too much fun at it, but it's still quite a funny thing to see in an email from LinkedIn
Preview of an email from LinkedIn with title "Pomona College recently posted" and preview text "The student-run Luddite Club promote..."
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Spencer @spencerjohnson.xyz · 29/05/2026
Looks like she's on Wheatsville's board here in Austin--anyone who wants to hate on vegan food should try their popcorn tofu and then get back to me!
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Spencer @spencerjohnson.xyz · 26/05/2026
Rest in Peace, Sonny Rollins. One of the greats. Putting this one on next
Picture of the vinyl record Sonny Rollins plus 4, the four being Clifford Brown, Max Roach, Richie Powell and George Morrow
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Spencer @spencerjohnson.xyz · 24/05/2026
New song from my band, Continental Drift! Featuring vocals by Jaime Ospina of Superfonicos. Part of a record featuring immigrant musicians who live in Austin, release show will be next Sunday, the 31st
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Mi Voz (feat. Jaime Ospina)
YouTube video by Continental Drift - Topic
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Spencer @spencerjohnson.xyz · 24/05/2026
When the cat insists on being sort of nearby, but not *that* close
An orange cat on a pink couch, looking mildly perturbed
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Spencer @spencerjohnson.xyz · 22/05/2026
Please forgive the Instagram link, I cannot figure out how to post video to Bluesky! But I'm proud of the small part I played in this project
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David Dalton on Instagram: "*TICKETS IN BIO* @driftworksound PRESENTS: VOICES OF AUSTIN — Vinyl LP release 5/31 at @sagebrushtexas The album features Sari Andoni (Palestine), Jaime Ospina (Colombia),...
146 likes, 10 comments - driftworksound on May 6, 2026: "*TICKETS IN BIO* @driftworksound PRESENTS: VOICES OF AUSTIN — Vinyl LP release 5/31 at @sagebrushtexas The album features Sari Andoni (Palesti...
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Spencer @spencerjohnson.xyz · 21/05/2026
Introduce yourself with 10 bands / musicians you've seen live: Fiona Apple Herbie Hancock Wayne Shorter Ebo Taylor Brownout Sturgill Simpson Sleater Kinney Tune-Yards George Clinton Vulfpeck
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Spencer @spencerjohnson.xyz · 16/05/2026
If we must do fertility rate discourse again, here's my only contribution
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FRIED OR FERTILIZED- Yung Humma, Flynt Flossy & Whatchyamacallit (@RealFlyntFloss)
YouTube video by Flynt Flossy & Turquoise Jeep
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Spencer @spencerjohnson.xyz · 16/05/2026
Got a free sample of a second type of coffee last time I bought beans, so I'm taking the opportunity to use my cute set of mugs and brewers that change color when exposed to heat!
Picture of two coffee mugs, one with a pourover coffee brewer on top. One has a branch with pink flowers on it, the other has a small bird
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Spencer @spencerjohnson.xyz · 16/05/2026
Bad news for this website's demographic: KAZI Austin has an "Oldies" show playing music from the 50s through the 90s
Text reading "Oldies (50s, 60s, 70s, 80s & 90s)
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Spencer @spencerjohnson.xyz · 16/05/2026
This little monster is lucky she's so cute, because she just woke me up at 2am by licking me on the nose!
A white bunny with black spots lays flopped on her side on a grey rug
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Spencer @spencerjohnson.xyz · 15/05/2026
On today's Taskmaster, we learn that @kumail.bsky.social is embarrassed to disclose the presence of Bluesky (among other things) in his browser history. Celebrities, they're just like the rest of us!
Picture of Alex Horne looking at a laptop and saying "Kumail, Ghostbusters, watched porn, Bluesky", while Kumail Nanjiani covers his face with his hand
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Spencer @spencerjohnson.xyz · 11/05/2026
Slightly increase a band: Medium Wayne
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Spencer @spencerjohnson.xyz · 08/05/2026
Listening to some country covers of pop songs just to spite this guy (and because it's a great album!)
Picture of a record sleeve with a man wearing a white cowboy hat and a pink furry stole.

The artist is Joshua Ray Walker and the title is What Is It Even?
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Spencer @spencerjohnson.xyz · 05/05/2026
Staryu looks kinda like he's standing on his bottom two "legs" here, maybe Mega Starmie shouldn't have been completely unexpected!
Picture of Mega Starmie, a blue starfish pokemon standing on two legs, which are longer than the others
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Spencer @spencerjohnson.xyz · 29/04/2026
Related to this, I hope telematics for auto insurance continues to become more widely adopted. As someone who works in insurance and is a pretty cautious driver, I think they're great, but it seems like many people have reservations about them
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Spencer @spencerjohnson.xyz · 29/04/2026
Media representation for my profession! Granted he's a drug seeking patient, but still probably less embarrassing than that Ben Stiller character
Picture of a doctor slightly smirking and looking at a man in the foreground who's saying "I'm an actuary. It's risk management, stats."
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Spencer @spencerjohnson.xyz · 28/04/2026
The joys of trying to buy concert tickets on the internet
Screenshot of a website showing the user is in line to buy Kacey Musgraves tickets, with an estimated wait time of more than an hour
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Spencer @spencerjohnson.xyz · 22/03/2026
Common Ann Arbor L, sadly
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Spencer @spencerjohnson.xyz · 21/03/2026
Gotta get this one, with the fried peanuts in the mix
Large jar of Lao Gan Ma Fried Chili In Oil
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Spencer @spencerjohnson.xyz · 18/03/2026
How long until I can go back to not thinking about IL-09?
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Spencer @spencerjohnson.xyz · 10/03/2026
@koopradio.bsky.social Love your music programming but your news is embarrassingly bad. Look up Graham Platner's grandfather and tell me he's working class with a straight face. I don't love Schumer or think Mills is a good candidate but there's no reason to talk up the Totenkopf failson either
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Spencer @spencerjohnson.xyz · 18/02/2026
For a private business, a driver with that many accidents would be a major liability, and possibly prohibitively expensive to insure. Maybe if it wasn't so hard to sue the cops, and/or if damages came from police budgets instead of city funds, they'd also fire people for this kind of thing...
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Spencer @spencerjohnson.xyz · 18/02/2026
Imagine if the Obama administration had put out an official video with a cabinet member next to a rapper flipping off the camera! A decade later, they'd still be whining about how he desecrated the sacred office of the presidency...
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Spencer @spencerjohnson.xyz · 10/01/2026
Googled a record I'm considering picking up and got something called "Grokipedia" on the first page of results. Doesn't seem great, given Grok's recent activities!
Screenshot of a website reading:

"Grokipedia v0.2

Fact-checked by Grok 6 days ago

The Girl from Chickasaw County: The Complete Capitol Masters"
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Spencer @spencerjohnson.xyz · 03/01/2026
Cable management is my passion
Picture of the underside of a desk, covered in a rats nest of cables
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Spencer @spencerjohnson.xyz · 02/01/2026
Werner and Modlin's Basic Ratemaking for me, please
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Spencer @spencerjohnson.xyz · 01/01/2026
Bought my child his first cell phone
Picture of an orange cat playing with a pink cellphone shaped toy and meowing indignantly
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Spencer @spencerjohnson.xyz · 07/12/2025
Fun fact: a molting bunny can contain up to a full bunny's worth of hair, but they get very offended if you point that out
Picture of a black and white bunny next to a very large pile of fur
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Spencer @spencerjohnson.xyz · 29/11/2025
My grandparents are watching CNN and they've got Katie Miller on a panel, getting very worked up and comparing the Venezuelan boat victims to Al Qaeda and ISIS
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Spencer @spencerjohnson.xyz · 28/11/2025
Got to use my new pumpkin dutch oven at thanksgiving this year!
Stuffing, topped with herbs, in a pumpkin shaped dutch ovenDinner table with a pumpkin shaped dutch ovenBuffet of thanksgiving dishes
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Spencer @spencerjohnson.xyz · 08/11/2025
Wyatt contemplates a crime
An orange cat looking up at a record player, thinking of jumping
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Spencer @spencerjohnson.xyz · 08/11/2025
Man in a hot dog suit gesturing and saying "We're all trying to find the guy who did this"
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Spencer @spencerjohnson.xyz · 03/11/2025
Looking for some heat resistant silicone feet for a project but omitted the heat resistant part from my google search and discovered a very different product. In retrospect, I kind of walked right into this one
Google search for "silicone feet", with the results being mostly realistic female feet made of silicone
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Spencer @spencerjohnson.xyz · 05/09/2025
Picked up a new miniature cake pan! Used a bundt cake recipe and decreased the baking time and they came out quite well
Small glazed floral shapes cakes on a white cake standSmall glazed floral shapes cakes on a white cake stand
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Spencer @spencerjohnson.xyz · 02/09/2025
Not the point of the video at all, but I unironically love the cover of Careless Whisper playing behind it, even though the processing on the sax is kind of weird
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Simone Morena | Na Maldade - Clipe Oficial
YouTube video by Simone Morena
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Spencer @spencerjohnson.xyz · 13/08/2025
My neighbor told me natural disasters keep destroying his houses so I asked how many houses he has and he said he just hires a contractor and builds a new house afterwards so I said it sounds like he’s just feeding houses to natural disasters and then his daughter started crying.
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