Jess Wayde
@jaydestone.bsky.social
Or Jessica, if you're not into the whole brevity thing.
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Why did Wilma have dot eyes while Betty had whites? These are the questions that truly haunt mankind.
October 13, 2026 at 5:59 PM
Why did Wilma have dot eyes while Betty had whites? These are the questions that truly haunt mankind.
Where I am in my head on any given day.
October 13, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Where I am in my head on any given day.
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This is your occasional reminder that generative "AI" in particular could have been developed on public domain materials and/or licensed and compensated works but the major players intentionally, methodically and systemically chose to steal labor from working creative folks instead
October 5, 2026 at 4:33 PM
This is your occasional reminder that generative "AI" in particular could have been developed on public domain materials and/or licensed and compensated works but the major players intentionally, methodically and systemically chose to steal labor from working creative folks instead
1. Enter home with first load of groceries.
2. Greet cats.
3. Begin singing "Hello kittens" over and over to the tune of "Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh".
4. Exit home for second load of groceries.
5. Realize you are still singing and there are a number of people silently passing.
6. Panic.
2. Greet cats.
3. Begin singing "Hello kittens" over and over to the tune of "Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh".
4. Exit home for second load of groceries.
5. Realize you are still singing and there are a number of people silently passing.
6. Panic.
October 10, 2026 at 8:43 PM
1. Enter home with first load of groceries.
2. Greet cats.
3. Begin singing "Hello kittens" over and over to the tune of "Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh".
4. Exit home for second load of groceries.
5. Realize you are still singing and there are a number of people silently passing.
6. Panic.
2. Greet cats.
3. Begin singing "Hello kittens" over and over to the tune of "Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh".
4. Exit home for second load of groceries.
5. Realize you are still singing and there are a number of people silently passing.
6. Panic.
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New essay! "When the Book Wasn’t Better or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Adaptation" by Luke Elliott and James Bailey! buff.ly/u8Lh9hC
October 6, 2026 at 8:45 PM
New essay! "When the Book Wasn’t Better or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Adaptation" by Luke Elliott and James Bailey! buff.ly/u8Lh9hC
I don't really ever see the term "artistic license" come up very often anymore, and I feel like it would settle a lot of confusion regarding "plot holes" and "mistakes."
October 6, 2026 at 12:02 AM
I don't really ever see the term "artistic license" come up very often anymore, and I feel like it would settle a lot of confusion regarding "plot holes" and "mistakes."
Why the hell can't I manually adjust my phone's focus? Why isn't there just a slider?
October 3, 2026 at 11:02 PM
Why the hell can't I manually adjust my phone's focus? Why isn't there just a slider?
Some nights you watch a movie and it's fine but it wasn't the RIGHT movie and on those nights you follow it up with Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping.
October 3, 2026 at 3:32 AM
Some nights you watch a movie and it's fine but it wasn't the RIGHT movie and on those nights you follow it up with Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping.
I used to be really embarrassed to tell people that I first heard a band or song I really liked, or discovered a book I loved, when it was featured or adapted in something grossly commercial, like an ad or in a movie.
But the only people who judge for that are people whose opinions are dumb.
But the only people who judge for that are people whose opinions are dumb.
October 2, 2026 at 9:16 PM
I used to be really embarrassed to tell people that I first heard a band or song I really liked, or discovered a book I loved, when it was featured or adapted in something grossly commercial, like an ad or in a movie.
But the only people who judge for that are people whose opinions are dumb.
But the only people who judge for that are people whose opinions are dumb.
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"Boy am I glad that my opinion on this doesn't matter" is something I find myself saying more and more. Maybe everyone should be saying it. I just don't understand how people can get so riled up about situations where them being riled up will accomplish nothing other than a stomach ache.
September 29, 2026 at 4:00 PM
"Boy am I glad that my opinion on this doesn't matter" is something I find myself saying more and more. Maybe everyone should be saying it. I just don't understand how people can get so riled up about situations where them being riled up will accomplish nothing other than a stomach ache.
You know that thing where someone says out loud "who would possibly want/do/believe such a thing?" and you try offering a hypothetical thought process and suddenly this person is arguing with you as if you're the root cause?
That's Reddit.
That's Reddit.
September 24, 2026 at 8:22 PM
You know that thing where someone says out loud "who would possibly want/do/believe such a thing?" and you try offering a hypothetical thought process and suddenly this person is arguing with you as if you're the root cause?
That's Reddit.
That's Reddit.
Bad habit: writing "we shall see" in my journal like I'm Arthur Morgan or something.
September 23, 2026 at 4:08 PM
Bad habit: writing "we shall see" in my journal like I'm Arthur Morgan or something.
"Mister Cellophane" should have been the song from Chicago up for all the awards.
There's my cold take.
There's my cold take.
September 22, 2026 at 10:36 PM
"Mister Cellophane" should have been the song from Chicago up for all the awards.
There's my cold take.
There's my cold take.
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Trying to use Google in 2026
September 19, 2026 at 1:14 AM
Trying to use Google in 2026
Well today I found out that the Great North was cancelled, just under one year ago. This is a very very great disappointment.
September 16, 2026 at 12:43 AM
Well today I found out that the Great North was cancelled, just under one year ago. This is a very very great disappointment.
Anyway Klyden made me cry big weepy tears last night. Stupid, sweet Klyden.
September 14, 2026 at 2:47 PM
Anyway Klyden made me cry big weepy tears last night. Stupid, sweet Klyden.
"You can't put the genie back into the bottle" is a phrase that tells me you've never actually heard any stories about genies?
September 10, 2026 at 11:54 PM
"You can't put the genie back into the bottle" is a phrase that tells me you've never actually heard any stories about genies?
I would watch a Jean-Ralphio and Mona Lisa spinoff. Damn we should do that right now.
September 10, 2026 at 10:12 PM
I would watch a Jean-Ralphio and Mona Lisa spinoff. Damn we should do that right now.
I am here to once more remind you that trans people just want to pee.
September 10, 2026 at 5:03 PM
I am here to once more remind you that trans people just want to pee.
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in other words TOM WAITS or BOB DYLAN singing their songs and connecting to the infinite are the most potent and powerful versions of that connection, not some 'dream' version with a 'perfect' singer. the antenna itself is a very important part of the transmission
September 8, 2026 at 10:16 PM
in other words TOM WAITS or BOB DYLAN singing their songs and connecting to the infinite are the most potent and powerful versions of that connection, not some 'dream' version with a 'perfect' singer. the antenna itself is a very important part of the transmission
I have to skip introductions for novels or comic collections, especially if it's by a famous author or something. They ALWAYS spoil the frickin' thing.
September 5, 2026 at 5:56 AM
I have to skip introductions for novels or comic collections, especially if it's by a famous author or something. They ALWAYS spoil the frickin' thing.
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September 3, 2026 at 4:18 AM
I simultaneously want to melt into my bed and just never emerge, ever, while constantly feeling the ticking of the clock that never, ever, ever pauses, always ticking down the available amount of time to me.
September 3, 2026 at 6:02 PM
I simultaneously want to melt into my bed and just never emerge, ever, while constantly feeling the ticking of the clock that never, ever, ever pauses, always ticking down the available amount of time to me.
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In today's featured Editor Pick: Barbara’s life is measured in polished floors and meals served on time. For the tri-county fair, she decides to make something no one will ever forget. It's Blue Ribbons for Barbara by Atara Blake. Read it for free at gavagai.com
September 2, 2026 at 1:11 PM
In today's featured Editor Pick: Barbara’s life is measured in polished floors and meals served on time. For the tri-county fair, she decides to make something no one will ever forget. It's Blue Ribbons for Barbara by Atara Blake. Read it for free at gavagai.com