“Just Sayin’”; The Coward’s Commas

10/07/2024 — self aware, triggered
Surreal collage of a sweating black comma on the witness stand as a judge points and speech bubbles saying ‘No Offense,’ ‘Just Sayin’,’ and ‘Not Trying to Be Rude…’ are crossed out above them.

“Your honor, the defendant pleads passive-aggressive.” 💬 Just Sayin’: The Coward’s Comma There is no phrase more cowardly than “just sayin’.” It’s the linguistic equivalent of a nervous giggle after a punch to the face — an attempt to retreat into innocence after launching something cruel, stupid, or both. “Just sayin’” isn’t communication. It’s a …

🧠 The Trigger Vault

10/07/2024 — triggered
Surreal collage of a man with a butterfly net trying to catch glowing words escaping from a massive steel vault made of typewriter keys labeled ‘Trigger Word.’

🔪 The Trigger Vault — Words That Shouldn’t Need to Be Said ❓ Why the F*ck Am I Here? Congratulations, you’ve stepped on a landmine. You clicked a word or phrase that shouldn’t have set anyone off — but it did. That’s what we call a Trigger Word around here: a word or phrase so …

I BURN VILLAGES, NOT BRIDGES

10/07/2024 — essays, self aware
Surreal collage of a smiling man with a halo lighting a match in front of a burning cardboard village, as smoke spelling ‘Comfort,’ ‘Denial,’ and ‘Mediocrity’ rises into the night sky.

Boundary enforcement as urban planning. 🔥 I Burn Villages, Not Bridges Let’s get something straight: I don’t burn bridges. Bridges are for people who hope to come back and apologize. Bridges are concessions, limp excuses, little insurance policies wrapped in brownie points. I BURN VILLAGES. When I decide you’re done, I don’t leave a polite …

“Insofar As,” “Henceforth,” and “Vis-à-Vis”

02/19/1983 — triggered
Surreal collage of a scholar performing an exorcism on a glowing levitating thesaurus with a dinosaur on the cover as words like ‘Henceforth,’ ‘Vis-à-Vis,’ and ‘Ontological’ swirl around him.

🤓 Pretentious for No Reason Truffle oil. Hotdog. Pretension in its purest form. Every generation breeds a new species of person who thinks English isn’t complete until they’ve dressed it for the opera. They can’t say “also”; it’s “insofar as.” They can’t say “from now on”; it’s “henceforth.” They can’t say “about”; it’s “vis-à-vis.” It’s …

THE FUCK IS VOCABULARY?

02/19/1983 — essays
Surreal collage of a cartoon boy holding a giant green thesaurus with a dinosaur labeled ‘Thesaluaurus,’ surrounded by floating speech bubbles asking ‘What the fuck is vocabulary?

“Language: humanity’s most overcomplicated hammer.” 💬 The F*** Is Vocabulary? Like what do you mean you have a “good vocabulary”? So you can spell the words you know? Good for you. Want a f***ing sticker? People act like “vocabulary” is some rare gemstone you mined out of a cave. No. You just learned some words. …

The Object

Surreal collage of philosophers and saints worshipping a glowing rock with googly eyes on a velvet pedestal under a banner reading ‘The Object.’

(currently unavailable) It’s not new.It’s not improved.It’s not even particularly interested in being owned. Still, people keep asking about it.What it does.What it’s for.When it’s coming. The answer is always the same:It already has. Description Grounded. Smooth. Unresponsive.Made from a single, naturally occurring material formed over time under conditions we neither created nor fully understand. …