i guess it's better than a glitter bomb?

insomniatic has some excellent holiday icons over here.

I don't have a lot to add to add of the 'Best of' lists everyone does around this time of year, but here's what I got!

BEST MOVIE: Love Lies Bleeding
Love Lies Bleeding is a 2024 romantic thriller film directed by Rose Glass from a screenplay she co-wrote with Weronika Tofilska, and starring Kristen Stewart, Katy O'Brian, Jena Malone, Anna Baryshnikov, Dave Franco, and Ed Harris. Set in 1989, the film's plot follows the lesbian relationship between a reclusive gym manager, who is part of a crime family, and an ambitious bodybuilder who gets wrapped up in organized crime.
And the last ten minutes gets real, real weird in the best way.

- honorable mention: Hit Man I probably would have liked it better in the theater, but the ending bummed me out. A++ until the last ten minutes.


BEST THING I DID: Stop ignoring the small irritants that didn't seem bad enough to do something about any of the hundreds times they annoyed me.
- Bought new athletic shorts for the first time in a decade. Guess what? Every trip to take the trash to the curb is no longer a roulette game of whether they'll fall down and flash my neighbors.
- I stuck a command hook on the wall next to my bathtub because I couldn't reach the towel hanging up top and if I left it on the toilet or ground a cat butt would inevitably arrive. But now it's right there!


The Sexiest Santas in Pop Culture, Ranked
Could not disagree harder. Gross. Kick him out of the number one spot and just slide JK Simmons from Red One into the #1 spot. The movie isn't good, but boy do I love that man.

50 States, 50 Weirdest Roadside Attractions
OK's is a cement mixer that was too heavy to move so the locals painted it like a space capsule and left it by the side of the road. These are way better photos of it.

Dick Van Dyke Sings and Dances Again at 98 Years Old in Emotional Coldplay Music Video: ‘Think How Lucky I Am. I Got to Play and Act Silly’
He's a spry 98 year old! This video filled me with that happy sad feeling of something enjoyed that's soon to be lost.