Freek Van Ostrand

@sullenfish.com

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The guy you think you know. Lead software engineer. Poodle lover. Sometime standup comedian, host, and producer. __seize the means of computation__

The Anakin/Padmé meme: Anakin: . Padmé: ? Anakin: Padmé: ‽
Actor Dan Stevens peers through the window of a steel mental institution door in a promo for The Terror, Season 3, "Devil in Silver" on AMC+.
James T. Kirk and Harry Mudd cause an android to malfunction, possibly by saying, "Jodhpurs!"
Tuxedo Mask's cape flourish from the "My Job Here Is Done / But You Didn't Do Anything" meme.
A recursive grouping, all of Commander Data from Star Trek: The Next Generation.
Book cover with sad Ultron below 70s style title, "Are you there God? It's me, Ultron."
That’s the equivalent of who left dishes in the sink in the break room. This will not be tolerated.
Ad text: TACO BELL CRUNCHWRAP SUPREME CRAVINGS KIT ADD YOUR PROTEIN & TOPPINGS OF CHOICE 4 servings
Interior car view of a frozen windshield and The Replacements on the radio.
Aloy attempts to make sense of the mournful developer notes of the distant past
CBS Evening New post on X.com: 4. We love America. And we make no apologies for saying so. Our foundational values of liberty, equality and the rule of law make us the last best hope on Earth. We also believe in Franklin's famous line about America as a republic—if we can keep it. We aim to do our part every night: One way to think about our show is as a daily conversation about exactly where we are as a country and where we are going.
The Guardian: I've racked up £3,000 in PCNs on the school run despite my blue badge
Nicole Blessing and Fred Ostrander on the Silicon Beach Film Festival 2025 red carpet at the TCL Chinese Theatres
A partial list of Silicon Beach Film Festivals winners, including my wife and my short at the top: BEST COMEDY SHORT - Temple Of The Money Changers 2.0 BEST ABSURD COMEDY SHORT - BUYER BEWARE BEST DRAMEDY SHORT WHY DOGS HOWEL BEST ACTION FEATUBE THE HANDYMAN BEST COMEDY/HORROR SHORT - DOOR TO DOOR BEST COMEDY FEATURE - "MY HIGH SCHOOL GIRLFRIEND, YOUR WIFE"
From left to right: Samuel Blenkin as Boy Kavalier, preening. Adrian Edmondson as Atom Eins, haughty. Timothy Olyphant as Kirsh, insouciant.
Woody Guthrie, holding a guitar crudely labeled "THIS TROLLEY KILLS BILLIONAIRES"
A black cat with a very short tail. It’s sitting in the middle of an aisle in a home improvement store.
The iconic Voight-Kampff test from Blade Runner, only the proctor's prompt is "A/S/L"
Herry Monster from Sesame Street, with those soulful eyes and a brow full of yearning
Anthony Ainley as The Master, a nigh-immortal villain with a grisly penchant for reducing people to the size of figurines
Samwise Gamgee saying, "Proutic Hari PO-TA-TOR."
Geordi (Drake) meme, shunning "Our generative AI cited imaginary case law," endorsing "The US is prepping for a nuclear exchange with Russia"
Sign bunny holding a sign that says TEST YOUR MIGHT
Sunshine Canyon Landfill in the Watch Duty app
Box art for “Sneak King” showing the silhouette of a sneaking king. Somehow rated E?!?
Bluesky "muted" eye with a diagonal backslash icon, followed by the explanation: Muted by "Weird Bouie reply guys"
Bop magazine cover from February 1994, featuring Jonathan Brandis, Elijah Wood, Matthew and Joey Lawrence, and Edward Furlong
merritt's original post, masked so the letters spelling out "seek help" are highlighted
Notification from Credit Karma: Keep it up! We know you've been working hard, Frederick. Tap to check in with your credit factors and make your hard work show even more...
Post from James Gunn News account @jamesgunnnews.bsky.social: SUPERMAN Is Downed By Kryptonite And Fights Ultraman In Epic New TV Spots For First DCU Movie
Ncuti Gatwa as the Doctor
Email from AMC Theatres with the subject, "From the World of JOHN WICK, Here Comes BALLERINA"
Frank Lloyd Wright conceptual personal helicopter, like an upside-down top with spinning blades overhead
Syril and Dedra from Andor
28 Days Later in 480p, unscaled, in the center of a Sony Bravia 3 4K television
Soldier from Starship Troopers proudly saying, "I'm doing my part!"
Roddy Piper pulls his sunglasses off in surprise in John Carpenter's They Live.
BALLISTIC MISSILE THREAT INBOUND TO HAWAII. SEEK IMMEDIATE SHELTER. THIS IS NOT A DRILL.
Search form presented by The Atlantic titled "Search for an author in LibGen." A search for author Bruce Sterling yields 200 results, including English versions of Dori Bangs, Distraction, Deep Eddy, and Island in the Net (which is incorrect, it should be "Islands," plural).
Keanu Reeves as Johnny Mnemonic, wearing a giant chrome VR headset, contemplates his next move
The Maria robot from Fritz Lang’s Metropolis.
A sweeping beachfront vista sunset. Text overhead reads, “no one is coming to save you. people are only coming to kill you and take all of your stuff,” attributed to “merritt k.”
April 14, 2020 Twitter post (from me): "When my wife and I were dating, we were flipping channels and one of the early Mothra films was on. She started singing the lyrics and that’s how I knew she was the one."
Group photo from the final West Coast Dat Phan & Friends show. From left to right: Katie Sullivan @sullikat.bsky.social, Dat Phan @datphancomedian.bsky.social, Nicole Blessing @nicoleblessing.com, Lynn Dilmani, "Fred W. Mustard" aka Superman's Pal Freek Van Ostrand @sullenfish.com
Unread email from Vivek RE: Web Design Hi Frederick, I have not heard anything back from you on my previous e-mail.
Politico owner Mathias Döpfner with a word bubble
Agent 47 wearing a peanut costume
Long distance shot of an electric pole and a small, furry creature.
Placard that says, “Fred B.”
Tim Kaine shouting, “You’re out of your jurisdiction, McClane!”
The alley from Mulholland Drive, right before the most unsettling jump scare ever filmed.
My black standard poodle, Éclipse-Marie Chanel
Watch Duty screenshot of “Fire Spy 2”.
Watch Duty app screenshot of the Palisades fire with at least 9 visible aircraft
White silhouette of a person standing next to the Nihilists from The Big Lebowski. A car is burning behind them.
Coach McGuirk saying, “Have you heard of Arabica?”
Supposed 2016 picture of the legendary Mothman with the caption, “My god, what have I done?”
Title: How to Eat Soup with a Fork Four Icons: soup, fork, refrigerator, timer
Painting of two majestic Viking ships, filled with Vikings, presumably ready to pillage and plunder
A dramatic picture of Tifa, Barret, and Cloud from Final Fantasy VII