John Colton

@johncolton

Physicist, Latter-day Saint, Swiftie, Nerdfighter DFTBA. Fan of Brandon Sanderson, F1, ultimate frisbee, pickleball, singing, ukulele, hiking with friends. ADHD, anxiety. #NeverTrump #AbolishICE #StandWithUkraine. Be the light of the world.

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John Colton@johncolton· 26d

Wow, what a headline by the NY times.

New York Times headline, "Trump's asserts outlandish claims about election results in address"

John Colton@johncolton· May 30

Oh wow. I chose this.

John Colton@johncolton· May 29

My favorites on it, from my "very best of Taylor Swift" playlist 🙂🙂

A list for my Taylor Swift Dash the very best playlist. The 1989 songs are blank space, style, out of the woods, all you had to do is stay, I wish you would, wildest dreams, how you get the girl, this love, and you are in love

John Colton@johncolton· May 28

Because you didn't go hiking here. 😂 (this was me and a few friends last weekend)

Me with four friends standing in front of a snow and ice covered lake. There are pine trees and snow covered mountains in the background. This is Lake mary, near Brighton Ski Resort in utah.

This is Lake catherine, near Brighton Ski Resort in utah. It's a completely frozen lake, elevation 9,950 ft, with some additional snow covered mountains, and trees in the background.

John Colton@johncolton· May 26

This was me on Saturday, at 9950 ft elevation in Utah. 🙂 If you ever come here I can take you hiking! :)

Lake Catherine, frozen with snow all around.

John Colton@johncolton· May 24

Hike with friends yesterday!

Four friends and I standing in front of a frozen lake with snow covered mountains in the background

John Colton@johncolton· May 19

profile lock screen last song pinterest home screen (man I haven't looked at Pinterest in AGES)

My lock screen, which has three pictures of Taylor Swift stacked vertically. The middle one is from the cover of the 1989 album, I'm not sure where the other two are from. At the top is a butterfly and a star, and the whole image has some colorful clouds in the background

My last played song, which is Best to you by Blood Orange

John Colton@johncolton· May 18

If you see this, post a tree

Photo of a cool tree in Hawaii, with lots of crazy branches spreading over two mountain bikers.

John Colton@johncolton· May 14

Here's my top 10, got 6 Taylor Swift 💖

Screenshot from Spotify your all-time top songs. They are: light of a clear blue morning, everything has changed, don't give up on me, this love, peace, exile, I'm going to be (500 miles), you're on your own kid, break my heart again, and daylight

John Colton@johncolton· May 4

Here you go 😊

A picture of me in my office wearing a Star Wars t-shirt. The t-shirt is bluish gray, and in the background you can see a whiteboard with various random physics stuff on it and a messy desk

John Colton@johncolton· Apr 29

Do you have ADHD? If so it's actually your brain chemistry doing this to you. I was always made to feel guilty about it, like it was a moral failing, but a few years ago I discovered it's not related to laziness at all. See for example this blurb from Google

Google blurb about ADHD which starts out: "ADHD procrastination is a chronic, physiological struggle with task initiation, not laziness. Driven by dopamine deficiency and executive dysfunction, the ADHD brain struggles to prioritize, regulate emotions, and perceive time accurately, leading to paralysis, "now vs. not now" thinking, and intense avoidance of overwhelming tasks."

John Colton@johncolton· Apr 28

That feeling when you're looking out the window in a city bus and a light post comes closer and closer... and then hits the bus right outside your window. Fortunately it was slow speed and no one was hurt. Pretty wild though...we were stuck in the bus for about 15 mins.

A light post rubbing up against the bus right next to my seat

The bus and light post as viewed after I got off the bus. Palm trees all around.

John Colton@johncolton· Apr 25

Happy perfect date day everyone!

Two stills from the movie Miss Congeniality, number one is William Shatner's character saying "describe your perfect date". Number two is Miss Rhode Island's reply " that's a tough one. I'd have to say April 25th because it's not too hot and not too cold. all you need is a life jacket"

John Colton@johncolton· Apr 25

Have to admit the two hour zipline tour was pretty amazing

Pauline and I ziplining *upside down* over a forest, with the north shore of Oahu and Pacific Ocean visible not too far away. I'm posed in an epic stance with legs spread into a V.

John Colton@johncolton· Apr 21

Hi from Hawaii!

A super interesting tree, no idea what variety. And pacific ocean in the background

John Colton@johncolton· Apr 14

I don't suppose pickleball court and Taylor Swift qualifies me?

Selfie of me wearing a gray sweatshirt and Taylor Swift 1989 T-Shirt with tennis and pickleball courts in the background

John Colton@johncolton· Apr 14

Cloudy skies and a full rainbow with its end at the Kimball tower at byu

John Colton@johncolton· Apr 13

If you see this, post something you saved because it’s funny.

What happens if someone slaps you at high frequency?

It Hertz

(with a photo of Hertz)

John Colton@johncolton· Apr 10

Here are my favorite albums 🫶

Album tiers with 1989, Folklore, Lover, Reputation and Speak Now at the top.

John Colton@johncolton· Apr 9

Here's mine

My taylor swift tier rating
S - 1989, Folklore, Love, Reputation, Soak Now
A - Red
B - Showgirl, Midnights
C - Fearless, Evermore, TTPD
D - Debut

John Colton@johncolton· Apr 6

From Jason Mraz, 93 million miles. This verse seems appropriate given the Artemis II flyby of the moon this afternoon!

240 thousand miles from the moon
We've come a long way to belong here
To share this view of the night, a glorious night
Over the horizon is another bright sky
Oh, my, my, how beautiful
Oh, my irrefutable father
He told me, son sometimes it may seem dark
But the absence of the light is a necessary part

Just know
You're never alone
You can always come back home

John Colton@johncolton· Apr 4

Not cool

A table of Trump science budget categories and huge cuts

John Colton@johncolton· Apr 1

Not in Utah 😭

Weather forecast for Utah including 40° today snow tomorrow and 38° on Friday

John Colton@johncolton· Mar 20

Looks like 4 is definitely my typical result. 🙂

My wordl statistics. 824 games played, 99% wins, 40 current streak, 103 Max streak.

Guess distribution
one: zero
two: 26
three: 180
four: 349
5: 212
6:46

John Colton@johncolton· Mar 12

Interesting test. I did better than expected. I found by staring at the colors for a while often the difference would abruptly snap into place and then it would be clear. But sometimes I simply couldn't tell. www.keithcirkel.co.uk/whats-my-jnd

John Colton@johncolton· Mar 8

Tfw you get an extra bag of Doritos to give to a friend because a week ago she said "I'm a huge fan of cool ranch Doritos. The first time I tried them, my life was forever changed!"... and she counters 2 seconds later with a freakin CHOCOLATE BICYCLE that she brought back from FREAKIN FRANCE.

A guy wearing a green outfit on a bicycle, the whole thing made out of chocolate. In a plastic container which says "Lamielle Artisan Chocolatier."

John Colton@johncolton· Mar 7

Ok, I'll play. Stolen from @iluveduinsecret.swifties.social 🙂

Get to know my music taste: for every like I'll put my playlist on shuffle and post the first song that comes up.

John Colton@johncolton· Feb 27

Post a pic you took, no context, to bring some zen to the feed.

Steam rising from some hot springs in the mountains surrounded by snow

John Colton@johncolton· Feb 23

Here's my last picture of a celebrity/occasional therapist.

Picture of my beautiful friend who sometimes comes over to do music together.

John Colton@johncolton· Feb 22

Dang, sorry about the migraine 😢. I went on a snow hike yesterday to some hot springs! 8 miles round trip. Very pretty.