Dan Sinker/notes

Most of the time my thoughts aren't long enough for a blog post. My shortform notes get posted on Mastodon and Bluesky, and also wind up here.

How about a little holiday Insomnia Club, as a treat.

posted at 4:27AM on December 25, 2024

Fists with your toes.

posted at 10:09PM on December 24, 2024

This Christmas Eve I thought I'd share this beautiful and haunting performance by David Pajo of The Pretenders' "2000 Miles," from this summer's Steve Albini memorial gathering. I've not stopped thinking about it. Read more & watch on my site: dansinker.com/posts/202...

posted at 6:44PM on December 24, 2024

If you're traveling this season, it's a great opportunity to catch up on Rebel Spirit, one of the best things I've ever done. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas...

posted at 12:28PM on December 24, 2024

My beard going gray from pandemic stress really pays off at the grocery store on senior discount day

posted at 11:38AM on December 24, 2024

Watching the only Christmas movie necessary.

posted at 8:37PM on December 23, 2024

Going to attempt to not work for the next few days, definitely not my strong suit.

posted at 6:33PM on December 23, 2024

Today's the last day I'll be shipping stickers & patches from my shop until the 26th, so get those last-minute orders in! shop.dansinker.com

posted at 9:54AM on December 23, 2024

So where's Matt Gaetz' large adult "son" Nestor in all this?

posted at 9:31AM on December 23, 2024

The death penalty is barbaric and this is an inarguably good thing. www.nytimes.com/2024/12/2...

posted at 8:25AM on December 23, 2024

We went Amazon-free this holiday and man one of the things you don't realize is how much they broke our brains on how long shipping things actually takes.

posted at 8:44AM on December 22, 2024

✊✊ Amazon ✊✊ Starbucks ✊✊ Let's ✊✊ Go ✊✊

posted at 3:48PM on December 21, 2024

The claw marks on the side of Pep's head are giving me life.

posted at 10:39AM on December 21, 2024

It's time once again to call Insomnia Club to order.

posted at 4:25AM on December 21, 2024

Emmet Otter time

posted at 8:03PM on December 20, 2024

I think about the ending of Roger Ebert's 2004 review of M Night Shyamalan's The Village on a regular basis. It is a perfect piece of writing. www.rogerebert.com/reviews/t...

posted at 9:25AM on December 20, 2024

Just remembered how last year I was approached by a big fancy podcast company to pitch ideas and they rejected every one before being like "yeah no what we really want is a white guy to talk about tech"

posted at 8:29PM on December 19, 2024

The day after September 11th, we got a threatening voicemail at the Punk Planet office. It propelled us to try and make an issue that could capture the moment. Read "Here Comes the Argument: Punk Planet, Year Eight" on my site: dansinker.com/posts/202...

posted at 6:33PM on December 19, 2024

Between the Amazon strikes, the CEO assassination, and Elon Musk robber-baroning his way to power, there's some real late-1800s energy in the air right now.

posted at 4:37PM on December 19, 2024

fuck the oligarchy

posted at 6:32PM on December 18, 2024

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