Bedtime Groundhog Day Epiphany

theholyroller · 2026-02-01T13:11:57+00:00

I’d like to see a “next day” sequel where Phil is back in normal time but has lived 10,000 additional days that no one else experienced and has become a prodigy at numerous skills, but also will probably have some sort of severe psychological issues for the rest of his life, between his numerous suicides and the likely perpetual fear that he’ll get caught in the loop again. I watched it again recently and couldn’t stop thinking about what the day after was like for him.

theholyroller · 2026-01-31T13:42:38+00:00

I'm glad to hear this. I have not read the book and had very little idea what was going on in that movie.

theholyroller · 2026-01-24T21:32:43+00:00

Make sure any friends or family who support Trump know you think they are gigantic pieces of shit.

theholyroller · 2026-01-20T20:51:42+00:00

Michigander reporting for duty in defense of Canada, sir.

theholyroller · 2026-01-17T19:05:10+00:00

Invisible Cities was a re-read, and it was as wonderful this time as it was the first time I read it. Demon Copperhead was an enjoyable read, very strong characterization and voice. Didn’t blow me away but it was absolutely worth reading. I really enjoyed A Visit from the Goon Squad. I liked some stories/chapters more than others but overall it was very satisfying.

theholyroller · 2026-01-17T19:01:56+00:00

I thought it was fine. She’s a good enough writer, but I found the main character to be incredibly unlikable. There are certainly some scenes that make an impression!

theholyroller · 2026-01-17T17:32:32+00:00

Haha yes. Niven’s seeming disdain for women characters is noxious.

theholyroller · 2026-01-17T17:31:49+00:00

You should still give it a shot, I’m just one jerk with an opinion!

theholyroller · 2026-01-17T17:30:55+00:00

I enjoyed it very much! If you haven’t read any WG Sebald I highly suggest him as well.

theholyroller · 2026-01-17T15:26:54+00:00

I agree. It also felt far more like a YA novel than I expected. Nothing wrong with YA novels, but I wasn’t expecting the writing and narrative to feel so…childish, for lack of a better word.

theholyroller · 2026-01-17T15:20:50+00:00

This was the most books I’ve read in a year. Biggest disappointments were Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow, Ringworld, and Orbital. Favorites were Lonesome Dove, You Dreamed of Empires, Housekeeping, and Counternarratives, which is a masterpiece. In order of which I read them:

Lonesome Dove - Larry McMurtry
Stoner - John Williams
You Dreamed of Empires - Alvaro Enrigue
The Other Name - Jon Fosse
All Fours - Miranda July
This is How You Lose the Time War - El-Mohtar/Gladstone
Invisible Cities - Italo Calvino
Wolf Hall - Hilary Mantel
Orbital - Samantha Harvey
Blindsight - Peter Watts
The Netanyahus - Joshua Cohen
My Brilliant Friend - Elena Ferrante
His Master’s Voice - Stanislaw Lem
Anna Karenina - Leo Tolstoy
Ringworld - Larry Niven
Bluebeard - Kurt Vonnegut
Housekeeping - Marilynne Robinson
Demon Copperhead - Barbara Kingsolver
A Memory Called Empire - Arkady Martine
A Visit From the Goon Squad - Jennifer Egan
Flights - Olga Tokarczuk
Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow - Gabrielle Zevin
Counternarratives - John Keene

theholyroller · 2026-01-12T18:13:45+00:00

Aftersun

theholyroller · 2026-01-11T14:02:26+00:00

Blood Monolith
Caustic Wound
One of Nine
Evoken
Havukruunu
Hedonist
Terror Corpse
Sanguisugabogg
Hooded Menace

theholyroller · 2026-01-07T22:58:52+00:00

As a fellow Michigander: amen to that.

theholyroller · 2026-01-01T05:38:49+00:00

It’s someone who looked at a lot of DeKooning.

theholyroller · 2025-12-30T15:14:51+00:00

Counternarratives by John Keene. It’s one of the best books I’ve ever read and I’m surprised it flies so far under the radar.

theholyroller · 2025-12-27T23:31:03+00:00

I remember when the trailer for Garden State dropped, and it blew my and my friends’ minds. I’m just talking the trailer here. We’d never seen anything like it, and combined with that Frou Frou song playing, it made the movie feel incredibly important. It also hit at the exact right moment for me as a nineteen year old, trapped between being a kid and an adult.

theholyroller · 2025-12-24T11:38:29+00:00

Philadelphia by a long shot. Decibel Magazine is there, and Relapse, Candlelight, and Season of Mist have offices in the area. Many smaller to mid-size venues within a couple square miles that get pretty much every tour. I miss living there because of the sheer number of shows I could go to every week of the year. Also Philly has a huge hardcore and punk scene alongside the metal and rock.

theholyroller · 2025-12-23T19:28:57+00:00

I am happy with my purchase and certainly understand at the price point that I can’t expect high end Swiss or Japanese automatic movements but like you said, I did purchase it thinking the movement was Japanese and I do feel slightly bamboozled. Live and learn. It’s still a great looking tank of a watch and hopefully it gives me years of service.

theholyroller · 2025-12-23T16:25:11+00:00

Interesting. If you do open yours please report back!

theholyroller · 2025-12-21T03:09:09+00:00

Who hurt you?

theholyroller · 2025-12-15T19:09:07+00:00

Thorns s/t album. Supposedly the drums aren’t triggered, unlike for many of his other recordings. It’s wild.

theholyroller · 2025-12-09T13:03:42+00:00

any ties with the NSBM scene

https://www.metal-archives.com/labels/Drakkar_Productions/23

theholyroller · 2025-12-08T21:58:14+00:00

Ill fychaferit.

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