come on. how south philly can we get?
HAPPY 2026! celebrating the burning of christmas as one does in south philly
happy new year!
a 2026 “revolution” (bigger than a resolution, h/t sara) is to find my way back into art.
i enjoy creating. it’s time to make space for all things that give me energy.
#create
cleaning out the fridge (and some thanksgiving leftovers!): added some ground beef to crescent rolls, (frozen) mashed potatoes, (frozen) peas and carrots … for a warming bone-sticking meal on this icy night. #cook
feet dangling off the side of a helicopter… pretty awesome rush!
that’s surprising! good riddance to all that social media
1. i am stronger and more capable than i was a year ago.
2. i successfully cooked thanksgiving for 43 people this year, and every dish turned out great.
3. i still have full agency. i can choose differently today if i want to.
i can definitely see that — i was fascinated with the idea of co-living. bought some books on it (very popular in europe it seems?). we are lacking community in so many contexts, co-living seems like it would definitely help. but one house with 6 people type co-living only works until a certain point/age. i think more college dorm-style living (first floor shared with community kitchen and living room) with each bedroom having little living spaces too maybe. but that kind of exists in those mammoth new apartment complexes (in the states). they have common areas that residents hardly ever use. so it’s more a societal issue perhaps? covid made us retreat more into ourselves … i think i want to start a monthly hangout / discussion group / something in my first floor. see how that evolves.
to be honest it was holding back my dating life and most importantly my goal of having a family. when i brought a woman home after a date for a night cap, a roommates had just smoked weed out on the back deck. she walks in and said “ew it stinks like weed in here.” i said “sorry that’s my roommate”. she asked bluntly: “why do you have roommates?” and i thought about it a lot —and felt she was right. (it didnt work out with her but not for this reason haha) but it was time to move on. now i am going to take a few months to decide if it’s too big a house for just me. sorry, wordy answer. it was a lot of fun but i guess neverland is no more!
my house has 6 bedrooms, and for the last 20 years, friends and family (and randos from the internet) have lived with me. this year, i asked them all to move out. so when i asked some friends for their new mailing addresses for christmas cards, woody's response cracked me up:
_this is what i expect to see for your card this year_
damn, that's good.
hahaha make a better one ant! or help me improve this one
when amazon gives you 6 hands of bananas instead of 6 bananas… you make pistachio banana bread. #cook
you get over the weirdness pretty quickly! everyone is feeling the same thing. so that helps
sometimes you just take a photo that ends up being accidentally perfect. here my softball teammates are arguing who is the fastest … (it’s actually me). #accidentalrenaissance
very cool. that’s on my project roadmap so that i maintain a copy of my own posts too.
i have been vibe coding it. hence it being a little buggy still haha. hosted on cloudflare free pages. code > github > cloudflare.
bookmarking this! i was interested in the idea too., and have started fleshing long-from (and short!) syndicated at brianflounders.com using this npub. it's github and cloudflare (so i did have to use email). i was just looking for other unhosted options. still just learning and exploring (so its buggy). love the contact form.
can always find them on sale too. my aunt gifted this to me for hosting her at thanksgiving a few years ago — because she found a 2 for 1 deal at kohls. it’s been clutch!
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