Yes, it’s my birthday. I’m 49. And yes, I’m giving myself a Birthday Cat. At 29, I had an existential crisis about how I’d done nothing with my life so far and was about to turn 30. Then, when I … Continue reading The Day Thread Celebrates Julia’s Birthday! (5/17)

Week Three of Underrated Songs from 80s Movies is Trouble by Lindsey Buckingham. The Movie – Just One of the Guys (1985) The Scene – The double date scene at The Cave. This one plays on the radio in a moment that you can hear it very … Continue reading The Day Thread is in Trouble (05/16)

Remember Fidget Spinners? The handheld toy claimed to be effective in the treatment of ADHD had a convoluted and contradictory history. Floridian Catherine Hettinger filed a patent in 1993 for a “spinning toy”, but let it lapse in 2005. Years … Continue reading The Fidget Spinner Day Thread (May 15th, 2022)

Native to north-eastern South America, these birds are known for their intresting look and distinctive calls Continue reading The May 14 Day Thread Loves the Capuchinbird

Today is the only Friday the 13th for calendar year 2022. Shocking, I Know! Today’s OT is dedicated to Friday the 13th Part IV The Final Chapter. Released in 1984, the slasher sequel stars Corey Feldman as Tommy Jarvis, Crispin … Continue reading Friday the 13th Part IV Day Thread (May 13)

Aayla Secura was not a member of a the Jedi High Council but she was a Twi’lek Jedi Master who didn’t get any lines. She was portrayed by Lucasfilm employee Amy Allen, a production assistant given the chance to play … Continue reading The Day Thread of Aayla Secura

Today is the birthday of author Caroline B. Cooney. She has written an absolutely bonkers number of books, most of them for Young Adults. She writes horror, suspense, and mystery. Fun fact: on her website, she states: “I went to … Continue reading Caroline B. Cooney Day Thread

Week Two of Underrated Songs from 80s Movies is Silhouette by David Palmer. The Movie – Teen Wolf (1985) The Scene – The party scene about a third of the way into the film where Styles selects male and female contestants to participate in … Continue reading The Day Thread Casts a Silhouette (05/09)

Endemic to parts of Central America, this bat makes little “tents” out of banana leaves. They’re also adorable, just look at those goobers Continue reading May 8 Day Thread Loves the Honduran White Bat

Get ready for some high-octane cereal commercial action! Continue reading Do NOT Fuck with the Super Bear Day Thread

In the not too distant future, tonight at eight ET And I was going to do more but I’m feeling very ill equipped for filking. Anywho tonight is the grand premiere of season 13 as Jonah and the Bots suffer … Continue reading Day Thread of the MST3K Series Premier

everyone look at them have a good day Continue reading the day thread includes blurry images of graham

British band Wet Leg dropped their debut album last month and it’s my favourite album of 2022 so far. You should check them out! Some NSFW language in the music video below, so be careful, y’all: “Amidst a night of … Continue reading The Wet Leg Day Thread (May 4th, 2022)

And we finish our run of the on-screen Prequel Jedi Masters with the greatest one of them all, Yaddle! A member of the same species as Yoda, Yaddle was known for wisdom and being strong with the Force blah blah … Continue reading The Day Thread of Yaddle

This month’s Open Thread theme is Underrated Songs from 80s Movies. First up is I’m Falling by The Comsat Angels from their album 7 Day Weekend released in 1985. The Movie – Real Genius (1985) The Scene – The montage … Continue reading The Day Thread is Falling, Falling

It’s the month dedicated to the greatest Fünke of them all, Maeby! She was played by the awesome Alia Shawcat, who also pursues a career as an artist as well as actor. You can view her work over at her … Continue reading The Maeby Fünke Day Thread (Mae 1, 2022)

Because I saw nobody had signed up while looking to see if the signups had gotten to May. Have fun for the last day of April Showers. A pram to tide you over: One day Leads to the next One … Continue reading April 30 Day Thread

I have no idea what to write. Have a random Tim photo! Tim hopes you took off work today to laze like a cat, and also requests you share more cat photos and okay I guess dog photos are okay … Continue reading The Day Thread of Tim Again (4/29/22)

Jocasta Nu was another member of the Jedi Council, specifically her role was chief librarian of the Jedi Archives. Her chief role in the films was to insist to Obi-Wan that the planet Kamino did not exist because it wasn’t … Continue reading The Day Thread of Jocasta Nu