videos of things getting made
i've never been so amazed by an old man holding fake lettuce
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hi, i'm matthew r.f. baloušek (buh-LOW-shek). i make and teach about games. i live more or less in new york city. i look like this: IMG_0680 n.b.: ravio...
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a july 2026 mixtape
31 songs i liked in july, some assembly required.
an incredible combo in magic the gathering
T2 infinite mana, legal in every format
birds, baskets, blocks
some bits and bobs from the feeds.
words on stuff
sometimes it feels like everything leads into everything else.
tada! every どん in ch. 1 of viz's one piece
"matthew's blogging more lately, huh?" it's because i have a lot of grading to do
Days of Open Hand (1990) by Suzanne Vega
@youtube — @spotify — @itunes I think Suzanne Vega is one of those names I've heard a lot, maybe have heard some songs of, but haven't ever actually listened to an album. Many such cases. Anyway, this is my first album by Suzanne Vega, so I can't really pick apart how this fits into her larger body of work, but there's something about this that clicks in my brain in the right way. The album has a…
Days of Youth (1929) by Yazujirō Ozu
Some notes and clippings from a silent film.
care and feeding (ii)
as is often the case, you go to feed one cat and suddenly you’re feeding more.
care and feeding
a while ago an internet friend posted that they got a bird feeder to add some enrichment to their cat’s enclosure, to help with food anxiety. i thought that might help ravioli, since he’s often stressed around mealtime. so i got a window-mounted feeder, got some birdseed, and loaded it up. they did not take to the feeder at all. i ended up taking it down. before i did, though, i started putting…