MrVoodoo used to ask why I got motivated to clean around 11:45 pm
October 26, 2025 at 4:49 AM
MrVoodoo used to ask why I got motivated to clean around 11:45 pm
MrVoodoo, who came from an actual similar background as the one JD claimed, sniffed him from the get-go and said "faker"
the liberal elites absolutely adored Vance. His book sales were powered by obsessive media coverage and mass purchases from universities which assigned it as a required text. 1
here’s the thing. JD Vance is obsessed obsessed with the idea that those “liberal elites” he wanted to like him when he arrived at Yale are hung up on status and money and mean to people with lower status but it’s because *those assholes are the people he wanted to hang out with.*
April 12, 2026 at 11:54 PM
MrVoodoo, who came from an actual similar background as the one JD claimed, sniffed him from the get-go and said "faker"
@eschatonblog.com "scratch a libertarian, find a fascist ."everybody is free to be just like me"
They're so rampant in TX. MrVoodoo & I used to bemoan when we'd encounter one. Always so happy to want laws only on other people.
They're so rampant in TX. MrVoodoo & I used to bemoan when we'd encounter one. Always so happy to want laws only on other people.
September 17, 2026 at 6:52 AM
@eschatonblog.com "scratch a libertarian, find a fascist ."everybody is free to be just like me"
They're so rampant in TX. MrVoodoo & I used to bemoan when we'd encounter one. Always so happy to want laws only on other people.
They're so rampant in TX. MrVoodoo & I used to bemoan when we'd encounter one. Always so happy to want laws only on other people.
It's 1999, I'm living in Austin with MrVoodoo. In 348 days I'll go to a Prince-themed 1999 party.
I have a dachshund (of course), I'm moderating a Sopranos forum.
Can we go back?
I have a dachshund (of course), I'm moderating a Sopranos forum.
Can we go back?
Whoa whoa whoa. Girl, you hit your head pretty hard there. You good? What? 2026? What are you talking about?
It's 1999, hon. Now get up off the ground. I've got a 12-pack of Surge, ordered Pizza Hut, and set up the LAN connection so we can run this new mod called Counterstrike. Let's go.
It's 1999, hon. Now get up off the ground. I've got a 12-pack of Surge, ordered Pizza Hut, and set up the LAN connection so we can run this new mod called Counterstrike. Let's go.
January 17, 2026 at 7:17 AM
It's 1999, I'm living in Austin with MrVoodoo. In 348 days I'll go to a Prince-themed 1999 party.
I have a dachshund (of course), I'm moderating a Sopranos forum.
Can we go back?
I have a dachshund (of course), I'm moderating a Sopranos forum.
Can we go back?
This is so true and omg I have, in my lifetime, owned over 10000 books. I DO NOT EXAGGERATE. At one point, MrVoodoo & I scanned them into a database.
Like I understand why people have such reverence for books in general as physical artifacts but two things are true
1) there are a LOT of books out there
2) a lot of those books are worthy of the trash, it really is okay to dispose of them, it is not Sin
1) there are a LOT of books out there
2) a lot of those books are worthy of the trash, it really is okay to dispose of them, it is not Sin
Gentle reminder for all that if you have books that are water damaged, crawling with bugs, physically broken, or giving you travel advice for a country that hasn’t existed since the 90s, you can safely throw them away, you don’t need to make them your local thrift store’s problem.
August 3, 2026 at 12:46 AM
This is so true and omg I have, in my lifetime, owned over 10000 books. I DO NOT EXAGGERATE. At one point, MrVoodoo & I scanned them into a database.
Thread.
Also MrVoodoo used to do this. Always had water, snacks, some toiletries in small bags to hand out.
Also MrVoodoo used to do this. Always had water, snacks, some toiletries in small bags to hand out.
Timely heat wave reminder that if you have a car, is not expensive to get a 24 pack of supermarket brand bottled water and keep it in your trunk and pull over to offer it to people who look like they are having a hard fucking time.
Helping also makes you feel a little less helpless
Helping also makes you feel a little less helpless
July 2, 2026 at 1:08 AM
Thread.
Also MrVoodoo used to do this. Always had water, snacks, some toiletries in small bags to hand out.
Also MrVoodoo used to do this. Always had water, snacks, some toiletries in small bags to hand out.
As the late MrVoodoo used to say, looking at our chiweenies, "what have we done to wolves?"
“That’s right, take the picture. Take the picture, take the picture, take the goddam picture. Take my soul too while you’re at it.” Carol needed a cigarette. “I give and I give and what’s left of me at the end of the night isn’t worth the nylon fibers of a bargain basement chew toy.”
February 21, 2026 at 4:59 PM
As the late MrVoodoo used to say, looking at our chiweenies, "what have we done to wolves?"
The egg & potato breakfast taco is not vegan. It's not health food. It's for someone who likes carbs and eggs.
MrVoodoo used to love it. The only way he'd enhance it is with some bacon, when his cholesterol wasn't doing badly.
Me, I need the low carb version.
But potatoes & eggs ARE breakfast.
MrVoodoo used to love it. The only way he'd enhance it is with some bacon, when his cholesterol wasn't doing badly.
Me, I need the low carb version.
But potatoes & eggs ARE breakfast.
Loathe as I am to defend Austin, I am offended by the idea an egg and potato breakfast taco is somehow gay and vegan.
May 30, 2026 at 7:34 AM
The egg & potato breakfast taco is not vegan. It's not health food. It's for someone who likes carbs and eggs.
MrVoodoo used to love it. The only way he'd enhance it is with some bacon, when his cholesterol wasn't doing badly.
Me, I need the low carb version.
But potatoes & eggs ARE breakfast.
MrVoodoo used to love it. The only way he'd enhance it is with some bacon, when his cholesterol wasn't doing badly.
Me, I need the low carb version.
But potatoes & eggs ARE breakfast.
When BBC America first started airing (& had actual UK content) I'd watch for days and end up with the most blended tinge of UK accents. MrVoodoo would tease me so much.
I have a very visceral memory of bingeing Derry Girls intensely enough that my internal monologue started sounded quite distinctly northern Irish, and I remember having to work Very Hard to not let it seep into my usual speech, as can you imagine the confusion for all involved
People are making fun of AOC for having a slight southern accent while speaking in Memphis but they clearly don’t know the pain of habitually and unconsciously imitating the speaking style of the people around you
July 24, 2026 at 12:01 AM
When BBC America first started airing (& had actual UK content) I'd watch for days and end up with the most blended tinge of UK accents. MrVoodoo would tease me so much.
This is exactly the kind of thing MrVoodoo used to do. I'm not saying he was on the spectrum but ... Lol
September 24, 2025 at 10:27 PM
This is exactly the kind of thing MrVoodoo used to do. I'm not saying he was on the spectrum but ... Lol
I'm still amazed that I wrote a book.#horrorbooks #blackauthors #campfire #mrvoodoo #upandcoming #books #reading #writer #booklover #bookworm #read #bookish #booknerd #bookaddict #author #horror #fiction #authorlife #authorssupportingauthors #writerssupportingwriters #writerslife #writerscommunity
November 18, 2024 at 3:33 PM
I'm still amazed that I wrote a book.#horrorbooks #blackauthors #campfire #mrvoodoo #upandcoming #books #reading #writer #booklover #bookworm #read #bookish #booknerd #bookaddict #author #horror #fiction #authorlife #authorssupportingauthors #writerssupportingwriters #writerslife #writerscommunity
IRC, such memories. I was on efnet and undernet. It's where I met MrVoodoo in 1994
December 12, 2024 at 2:01 AM
IRC, such memories. I was on efnet and undernet. It's where I met MrVoodoo in 1994
OMG. I FEEL SO INCREDIBLY SEEN. MrVoodoo & I bought this house & it has 2 living areas & 5 bdrms. We were so excited! I have a craft room, an office, he had an office + fun room+ a room to store wood & take photos. And a run for fish tanks.
May 8, 2026 at 11:26 AM
OMG. I FEEL SO INCREDIBLY SEEN. MrVoodoo & I bought this house & it has 2 living areas & 5 bdrms. We were so excited! I have a craft room, an office, he had an office + fun room+ a room to store wood & take photos. And a run for fish tanks.
I love the analogy of "all the cables becoming useful."
I think the late MrVoodoo was sure that would happen. Turns out, I had a flood inside & had 4 huge boxes of soggy cables.
I think the late MrVoodoo was sure that would happen. Turns out, I had a flood inside & had 4 huge boxes of soggy cables.
February 4, 2026 at 10:25 AM
I love the analogy of "all the cables becoming useful."
I think the late MrVoodoo was sure that would happen. Turns out, I had a flood inside & had 4 huge boxes of soggy cables.
I think the late MrVoodoo was sure that would happen. Turns out, I had a flood inside & had 4 huge boxes of soggy cables.
MrVoodoo took me camping there on our honeymoon. (we got rained out. it was hilarious and fun and great)
October 23, 2025 at 3:35 AM
MrVoodoo took me camping there on our honeymoon. (we got rained out. it was hilarious and fun and great)
Honestly this reminds me of how MrVoodoo & I would end up getting romantic over the GEEKIEST stuff. His brains were totally the best aphrodisiacs EVER.
July 30, 2025 at 3:50 AM
Honestly this reminds me of how MrVoodoo & I would end up getting romantic over the GEEKIEST stuff. His brains were totally the best aphrodisiacs EVER.
I used to live it when MrVoodoo took Peggy, our tiny long haired chiweenie, in for her grooming. He was Her Person so she was more at ease when he did it. Never failed that there were a bunch of big guys there with tiny dogs. Precious.
back when i worked at petco i would always say "goodbye [dog name]!" in a sweet voice and one day i did this for a big biker lookin guy walking away with his pomeranian and he turned around and walked back very serious and stopped and (gently) grabbed that dogs paw and made her wave goodbye to me
guy who wears a lot of button down shirts: listen snowflake that's just how tough guys talk! sorry you're such an HRcel!
actual tough guy: this is my shih tzu Princess Fluffy she has a different sweater for every day of the week and if you look at her wrong i will beat you to death with your own leg
actual tough guy: this is my shih tzu Princess Fluffy she has a different sweater for every day of the week and if you look at her wrong i will beat you to death with your own leg
July 8, 2026 at 6:41 AM
I used to live it when MrVoodoo took Peggy, our tiny long haired chiweenie, in for her grooming. He was Her Person so she was more at ease when he did it. Never failed that there were a bunch of big guys there with tiny dogs. Precious.
This was me & MrVoodoo. 💜
April 24, 2026 at 6:10 PM
This was me & MrVoodoo. 💜
btw, my types. If you knew MrVoodoo you'd know that 3 is almost a dead ringer (no pun intended!) His last work badge pic is attached :D
But yeah, middle-aged to young-elderly woman is a good bet.
But yeah, middle-aged to young-elderly woman is a good bet.
August 10, 2026 at 5:55 AM
btw, my types. If you knew MrVoodoo you'd know that 3 is almost a dead ringer (no pun intended!) His last work badge pic is attached :D
But yeah, middle-aged to young-elderly woman is a good bet.
But yeah, middle-aged to young-elderly woman is a good bet.
took mrvoodoo a long time to undertaand that
October 30, 2025 at 5:10 AM
took mrvoodoo a long time to undertaand that
and then I fled to the bedroom & made MrVoodoo ...be undertaker to the family.
My Anna has brought 2 mice in through the dog door, and being brutally honest, thankfully not alive. She also obeyed "drop it!"
My Anna has brought 2 mice in through the dog door, and being brutally honest, thankfully not alive. She also obeyed "drop it!"
July 30, 2025 at 3:38 AM
and then I fled to the bedroom & made MrVoodoo ...be undertaker to the family.
My Anna has brought 2 mice in through the dog door, and being brutally honest, thankfully not alive. She also obeyed "drop it!"
My Anna has brought 2 mice in through the dog door, and being brutally honest, thankfully not alive. She also obeyed "drop it!"
I just saw a pic from when MrVoodoo moved in with me & realized it was 30 yrs ago. HOW.
March 8, 2026 at 2:20 AM
I just saw a pic from when MrVoodoo moved in with me & realized it was 30 yrs ago. HOW.
when dachshunds get obsessed it's a whole THING.
The late MrVoodoo used to have RC trucks, & our then-dachshund was NUTS about them. MrV would have to sneak them out of the house so Jasper couldn't see. If he ran them in the back yard, Jasper would chase for HOURS.
The late MrVoodoo used to have RC trucks, & our then-dachshund was NUTS about them. MrV would have to sneak them out of the house so Jasper couldn't see. If he ran them in the back yard, Jasper would chase for HOURS.
March 2, 2026 at 4:20 PM
when dachshunds get obsessed it's a whole THING.
The late MrVoodoo used to have RC trucks, & our then-dachshund was NUTS about them. MrV would have to sneak them out of the house so Jasper couldn't see. If he ran them in the back yard, Jasper would chase for HOURS.
The late MrVoodoo used to have RC trucks, & our then-dachshund was NUTS about them. MrV would have to sneak them out of the house so Jasper couldn't see. If he ran them in the back yard, Jasper would chase for HOURS.
Oh man.
If MrVoodoo were still with us, he'd be going through the same thing. And cursing a blue streak.
If MrVoodoo were still with us, he'd be going through the same thing. And cursing a blue streak.
September 25, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Oh man.
If MrVoodoo were still with us, he'd be going through the same thing. And cursing a blue streak.
If MrVoodoo were still with us, he'd be going through the same thing. And cursing a blue streak.
My Jasper had an elephant he loved & dismembered. Eventually I made a toy from indestructable upholstery fabric, & added the leftover elephant ears. MrVoodoo called it The Frankentoy. IT LASTED!
Video is Carrie playing fetch & Jasper w/ The Frankentoy.
Video is Carrie playing fetch & Jasper w/ The Frankentoy.
May 30, 2025 at 3:00 AM
My Jasper had an elephant he loved & dismembered. Eventually I made a toy from indestructable upholstery fabric, & added the leftover elephant ears. MrVoodoo called it The Frankentoy. IT LASTED!
Video is Carrie playing fetch & Jasper w/ The Frankentoy.
Video is Carrie playing fetch & Jasper w/ The Frankentoy.