Chris Bailey

@thislivetest.com

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I’m just a guy who does some things.

Screenshot taken from the video game Satisfactory. Image depicts the top of a large stony spiral that looks the fossilized bones of a huge creature. In the center of the spire is a plateau that normally contains a pure node of Strange Alien Matter (SAM) but, in this playthrough, only contains a mound of dry Limestone.
A purple coffee cup with an energized cartoon cat on one side — the caption reads “catffeinated”.
A simple garden gnome on an old wooden bench, sitting across from a little birdhouse.
A stone garden gnome sitting on a white bench outside my house.
A game of iOS Quartiles in play. Four tiles are selected: SH, GI, BB and ONS.
A weather report for South Bend on January 20, 2026 that shows 0° temperature.
A person wearing slippers sits in a recliner with a Kodak photo scanner in his lap — the screen shows a similar view of a pair of slippered feet in a photo taken over 20 years ago.
A screenshot from Apple Health app showing average number of exercise minutes over a 4-week period — for the first three weeks, the average is 33 minutes but for the most recent week, the average is only 6 minutes.
Rob Reiner portraying a congressman in an episode of "30 Rock" — closed captions read "Peas and carrots, rhubarb, rhubarb" which are words that actors will say when they are in the background of a shot because it makes it look like they are having actual conversations.
Three yard knickknacks: a quaint birdhouse, an eroded stone gnome and a classic Buddha bust.
A three-picture series — I pick up a shrimp, I eat a shrimp, and you can tell by the look on my face that I definitely paid for that shrimp. Word of advice: when eating shrimp cocktail, avoid inhaling. Airflow only makes it hurt more.
Colorful Duolingo owl saying that I’ve completed 2,000 days of Spanish lessons.
A scene in a comfortable den. Foreground: a new iPhone 17 alongside its owner, who has kicked back to relax for the afternoon. Background: chairs, table and an image of Mortal Kombat’s Frost on TV.
Screenshot of comments to this post: Me: We live in troubled times. Jeff: The shooping is still tolerable.
Adorable stone gnome sits in a flowerbed next to a solar walkway light.
Screenshot of NBC News report on helicopter crash which reads "No reason is given in the report for why the penguin was on board, only that a specialist conducting the survey asked that it be brought back and the pilot agreed."
Duolingo award for 1,825 contiguous days of practicing Spanish.
A solved sudoku puzzle showing a completion time of 2 hours 40 minutes 34 seconds.
Senator Cory Booker at 24 hours, 19 minutes into his speech, breaking Strom Thurmond’s filibuster record.
A picture of the east entrance to the Hesburgh Library at the University of Notre Dame, taken on a chilly morning ten years ago today.
Screenshot of a news article titled “The biggest takeaways from Trump’s address to Congress”.
Screenshot from a tax preparation program that asks this question: “Did you receive a distribution of an excess accumulation from any qualified plan during the correction window? Note: You can answer both Yes and No.”
The "domino effect" meme shows a man about to knock over a small rectangle that will lead to knocking down a series of ever-larger rectangles — in this use, we start with Maura's observation today that "more people used to like that dickweed" as a small improvement, and we end with "Musk goes to prison" as the final, largest domino. The intervening steps are not labeled.
Cover art for Aretha Franklin’s 1985 album “Who’s Zoomin’ Who?” — track being played is “Sisters are Doin’ It for Themselves”.
A picture of my dad opening a Christmas gift about 19 years ago — it's an action shot taken with a 5 megapixel camera so much of the image is a swirl of color that makes it look more like an art piece than a regular family photo.
A deer slowly walks through packed snow, making evenly spaced crunchy sounds.
Three bridges over the Firth of Forth — a bit northwest of Edinburgh — as seen from the window of our flight out of the city in 2024.
Just a guy who shaved his head and likes how starting over feels.
Our cat, Shrimpie, crouched down on the vet’s table, eyes wide open, looking all around.
This is a fine tuxedo cat named Mr. Guppy.