Douglas Moran

@dougom.bsky.social

506 Followers 87 Following

Unpublished author; technical writer; web site finagler; auto-didact: computer nerd; Lindy Hopper; D&D player. Full-on progressive. Jewish (despite surname). Pop culture references for all occasions.

Screen shot from a Salon.com article saying, "Unlike many of his contemporaries working in the big-budget space, Nolan has no affection for the slow build. His films are designed to be all-consuming experiences, opening in media res, grabbing the viewer by the ankle and dragging them into action already in progress. This technique also makes them difficult to refute based on feeling alone. When you’re swept up into the story immediately and held there for 180 minutes, it’s harder to pinpoint exactly where the film ends and your own impression of it begins. With its exhaustive narrative breadth and action set pieces that only a budget of a cool $250 million could afford, the fact that “The Odyssey” exists at all is intended to feel like a miracle. But that’s precisely why I couldn’t seem to shake that one nagging question: What’s the point of all this?"
Linus Van Pelt holding his blanket and sucking his thumb.
Screenshot of an email from Miriam Anzovin where she relays that her fundraising campaign for Daf Reactions was successful.
Firefly: Mal telling Kaylee “I’d like to be the king of all Londonium and wear a shiny hat.”
Image of Doug’s torso while he’s sprawled on his bed.
My cat Alfred laying on my legs in bed.
An image of a page of Subconscious Comics that shows our hero suffering from severe insomnia due to incessant worrying.
My cat Alfred draped over my shoulder.
Screenshot of Google search telling me to log into my profile on the Netflix careers portal to find out the status of my job application.
All images are screenshots an endlessly-long social media post by Trump whining about the fact that a judge recognized the obvious, that Trump doesn’t have unilateral power to name of the Kennedy Center after himself. The rest is just the usual Trump bullshit: A combination of him whining about Obama and talking about how great he is. I read it all so you don’t have to.
Screen shot of an email exchange between Doug and one of his healthcare providers with the dates circled to emphasize it took them two fucking weeks to respond.
A AAA chart showing the average prices for regular, mid-grade, premium, diesel, and E-85 gas for the country, with today’s regular price at 4.511.
Image of a post by TyGrey agreeing with a profoundly ableist post that got removed.
Peanuts comic strip showing Peppermint Patty in a classroom taking a history test. The question, “Explain World War II.”
Futurama Nixon head on robot body.
Image still from the film The Menu showing the guests covered in chocolate and graham crackers wearing giant marshmallows on their heads.
Image of poda with humans from The Matrix.