Matthew Glidden

@matthewglidden.bsky.social

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He/him and that profile banner pic is my cat informing me the bed is occupied. Baseball hobby stuff under @number5typecard.

A grey and white house with a white slatted fence along its front sidewalk. There are two pumpkins and one trash container outside. Several windows covered by plastic wrap and pink tape, indicating its status as an asbestos removal site.
Pale man with beard and glasses holding the book "Cat's Cradle" by Kurt Vonnegut. A brown tabby cat looks on from its perch above.
A beautiful landscape view of downtown Amsterdam along a canal on a sunny day
Nutella jar that shows a countryside in Northumberland UK
Black dog relaxing next to a high ocean cliff
The band Wet Leg performing on stage as thousands of soap bubbles float through the air above the teeming crowd
Pale man wearing glasses who's standing next to a small mounted photo of the character Laura Palmer from Twin Peaks.
Slanted house roof with two areas that need repair circled in white
A pale hand holding the end of a coaxial cable
Cardboard box labeled "shoe shine sponge" that shows a pale man getting sprayed in the face by a jet of water, sharply contradicting what you might expect from a shoe shine product
Hand holding the cover of the DVD for The Princess Bride
A black cat with a bright light above its head
Two pale men wearing gamer-related shirts with text on them. Read together, they say "I went to the AbleGamers Charity booth and all I got was Jeff Goldblum."
An apple tree laden with green apples
A pale woman in a black bikini poses with crossed legs against a railing with a large, mirrored skyscraper in the background
Blonde hair being whipped up and over
A tall, frosty glass of Schooner’s sarsaparilla
A wedding couple singing together. The groom holds a bright pastel flower bouquet.
A pale man wearing glasses holds a beer that has a far too large head. He seems nonplussed by this.
Blonde woman wearing a green top and race medal standing next to a fundraising banner reading "Upper Valley Haven" and pale man in black jacket and sunglasses.
Grey tabby cat with medium hair lying in the sun on a wooden deck.
Two beer cans and sunglasses sitting on a bar top
Cover for the book "A Fiancee's Guide to First Wives and Murder" by Dianne Freeman
Rain dappled red tulips planted in a row garden, next to one yellow bloom
voice mail transcription of a family message that mentions my nephew's ability to play harmonica as if he were Bob Dylan several times
March 29, 1930 headline titled "Two embezzlers given terms in federal jail" which describes two members of the Toledo Shore Line railroad who were sentenced to federal prison for two years. One of them is Bryan Thomas, my great grandfather's brother.
News article summarizing the career and passing of Francesco Rivella, an important contributor to the development of the Nutella spread.
Live band playing at Hard Rock Cafe in boston. Keyboardists play at left and right, a singer performs at middle, and a drummer's visible at the back under the Hard Rock logo.
Band playing a live concert, with three members visible. A pale man with sunglasses stands a keyboard, a singer dances at middle, and the midsection of a keytar player in a black shirt stands at right.
Live band in mid-concert wearing a mix of black jackets, coats, and leather. Two women are singing into mics, with a guitar player and keyboardist at left. It's suffused in green and red stage lighting.
A live stage playlist for the band Freezepop from February 15, 2025. It contains 19 songs, starting with Stroke of Midnight and ending with Less Talk More Rock.
A live band suffused in red stage lighting. Members include a keytar player dressed in black goth gear and holding a rose in their teeth, a singer dressed in a short red dress with large black belt, and two members standing in front of standing keyboards. Another member stands behind them in an unbuttoned casual shirt, playing a synth drum pad.
Screen capture of a text message that’s garbled and contains an unreadable mix of letters and emoji. I replied to that message with the meme phrase, “big, if true.”
Two pale women and a pale man stand outside in their winter coats and boots next to a sandwich board restaurant sign that reads, "Happy World Nutella Day."
Small bottle of rum with a bright gold label that reads "Ron Viejo San Carlos" in a scripted style and "produce of Cuba, alcohol 43%, contents 2onz" in block letters.
A pale bearded man stands in front a table of cocktail mixing bottles in an ornate green patterned shirt, wearing dark-rimmed glasses and a captain's sailing hat. Behind him is a TV screen that shows a cartoon volcano backdrop through window slats. The man's smiling and gesturing broadly with his palms up.
Scrabble app complains that my attempted use of “ass faced” is an invalid word
Two containers of homemade chicken soup. One has a post-it note that says “for the soul” and the other has a note reading “for dinner.”
Pale woman lying on a gym floor, holding a large yellow workout ball over her head with her legs up and straight, at the midpoint of passing the ball between them
Animated gif of a pale woman wearing athletic wear and lying on a gym floor. She's passing a large yellow workout ball from her feet to her hands and back again.
A paper sign informing you that the Mail Drop slot now directs everything to the Sarlacc pit instead of being received for actual mailing.
Green and yellow movie poster for "The Love Wanga." It shows a hand-drawn man in suit and fancy shoes holding a woman wearing a green dress. They're clasped in an embrace while dipping at a dramatically deep angle. The surrounding text describes this movie as "More risque tha stage version of White Cargo" and proclaims it as "dramatic dynamite for Adults Only."
Happy pale blonde woman smiling and holding a pillow that read, "my housekeeping style is best described as, 'there appear to have been a struggle.'"
A black and white shorthair cat lying on a brown patterned rug. It has one paw placed protectively on a grey sock that I filled with catnip on Christmas Day. The overall message is not to mess with the capnip sock.
The actor Buster Keaton, wearing a mustache, holding a magnifying glass, and reading a book titled "How to be a detective." He is clearly trying too hard at something and perhaps at many things.
News summary of the National Film Registry adding Star Trek II, Dirty Dancing, and some other films this week.
Excerpt of MacOS screen under "Desktop & Dock" where I have disabled the "Drag windows to screen edges to tile" setting. This defaulted to enabled for Apple's latest major update and it made me crazy.
Crude painting of Santa Claus in his red suit, carrying a sack toward a decorated Christmas tree. He's holding a candle and taking an exaggerated large step that's goofy when frozen in time by this painting.
Excerpt of the WIRED magazine interview with Brian Eno in 1995, where Eno proposes the future existence of a product called the "Eno Box" that creates music and art that he might've written, given his tastes and preferences. It's similar to what people think generative AI could do in the near future, if it doesn't turn all of all creative culture into a homogenous bland paste first.
A pale blonde woman seated in a restaurant booth, wearing glasses and smiling at the camera. She has a red flower in her hair. On the wall above her is a painted image titled, "La Dama," and it shows a well-dressed woman in a green suit jacket and skirt, holding a purse in one hand and flowers in the other. It appears to be an image that you'd use to teach an introductory Spanish class how to say the word for woman.
A large blue street recepticle for recycling for bottles, cans, and paper. It has handwritten notes reading, "no food or drinks, etc." and "no dog poop! come on!"
Pale blonde lady holding a novelty bottle of tequila shaped like a gin. She’s smiling in an over the top way.
Liza Minnelli from the movie Cabaret, looking devastating in black sleeveless top, jewled collar, and bowler hat.
Screenshot of the Equifax data breach settlement payment stemming from their 2020 lawsuit. My total is $7.44.
Handwritten sign that reads, “Please post mindfully. Otherwise will come down.”
The disaster girl meme face superimposed over the body of a squirrel who is cleaning their paws after helping devour about half of a pumpkin left outside. It's a dreadful scene and text at the bottom reads "No Regerts" in large white letters.
black and white photo of a street-facing window that reads "Welcome" in several languages. Someone scrawled "Love ya mother" in marker under them.
The reimagined Simpsons intro when they enter witness protection as the Thompsons. It shows the new family name over a familiar blue sky and clouds.
Screenshot of an email informing me that an additional payment will be coming my way as part of "The Equifax Data Breach Settlement Agreement." It will arrive by electronic pre-paid card sometime during the week starting the 18th of November. I personally expect it will contain about $5, so am trying to imagine the best things to buy on Black Friday that will cost $5.
Halloween costumes worn by a pale couple that show them as protesters wearing clothing that critiques waffles and other breakfast food as if they were corporations and oligarchs.