The Mountain Goats

me: the problem is I don't really like boys except for you

my boyfriend: that's not true. you like john darnielle!

Today's small joy: my Mountain Goats t-shirt folded in just the right place

ough the security grill indeed

"i'm gay" "i'm straight" ok? well i am drowning, there is no sign of land. you are coming down with me, hand in unlovable hand and i hope you die, i hope we both die

Poob has it for you

i'm going to become the joker

My good friend El Chupacabra got tickets to a Mountain Goats concert and I don’t think she knows and I don’t have the nerve to break her heart

new year new mountain goats

everyone's always making dramatic posts about mountain goats lyrics like "I am gonna make it through this year if it kills me" and "hand in unlovable hand" why does nobody care about "someone's gonna wrap us up in styrofoam and paper and mail us flat-rate right down to hell"

2025:

DO EVERY STUPID THING TO TRY TO DRIVE THE DARK AWAY

NO MATTER WHAT THEY SAY, WE'RE GOING TO BE OKAY

HANG ON TO YOUR GOODNESS WHEN YOU CAN

BRING BACK SOME BLURRY PICTURES TO REMEMBER ALL YOUR DARKER MOMENTS BY

BE READY AND BE BRAVE

MAKE YOUR OWN FRIENDS WHEN THE WORLD'S GONE COLD

PLAY REALLY LOUD MUSIC ALL HOURS OF THE NIGHT

IN A WORLD OF HEAVY FOOTPRINTS, BE UNTRACEABLE

DON'T LET ANYONE SEE THAT YOU'RE BLEEDING

REST UNTIL YOU'RE RESTED

JUST STAY ALIVE

[ID: a photo of a blue hat with white text on it that reads “Let the fish who thinks he knows no fear look well upon my face” in all caps.]

I don’t use twitter anymore or any of the Twitter knock offs, did John darnielle post anything for new years this year?

he said on bluesky something to the effect of "I'm letting that tradition die with twitter", so no, no new years benediction :(

Aw okay :(

This Year by The Mountain Goats // Dishes in the Sink by David Showalter

[ID: painting of a sink overflowing with dishes with the words "i am gonna make it through this year if it kills me" overlaid in bold white capital letters]

"i never see you at the club" well i never see you in the repair bay casting spells

i am going to make it through this year if it kills me

There will be a lot of posts soon from people sharing how much they achieved in 2024. But in case someone needs to hear this, it's okay if the only thing you did this year was just get through it.... It's ok.

Remember the beginning of January when we were all reblogging "I'm gonna make it through this year if it kills me?"

We made it. We get to celebrate that.