green except too damn hot @green@awoo.space
---
pronouns: they/them
location: Seattle
phenotype: dracosaur
alignment: chaotic well-intentioned
...
aka Sprackraptor, Rasha, elynne, Yahvahzensil, & etc.
40-something ace/aro
an identity under construction in a badly-fitting human suit.
~follows welcome; followbacks not guaranteed~
Joined Jun 2017
it avoids the stiltedness that you get from "official Star Trek products" because it's willing to mess with the foundation, instead of creating more, well, procedurally generated Star Trek Product (TM).
AND Y'KNOW (talking about intertextuality in media) this is one of the reasons that "The Orville" *works*, despite being, well, what it is; because it takes the super-familiar Star Trek setting, extrapolates the worldbuilding in a way that *makes sense*, and then it *takes risks* with that premise. the risks don't always work out, but when they do it's phenomenal, just by virtue of having done something genuinely risky with such well-known source material.
anyway! tearing myself away from The Mastodon to Go Do Stuff. see y'all later! (no I will not be able to resist continuing to boop and reply to stuff, shut up)
green except too damn hot
boosted
Oh, it's #GoodFriday!
You know how I suggested putting together some kind of self care plan for Thanksgiving if you knew you were going to be dealing with difficult family/folks?
Do it again.
If you know you're going to be hip deep in barely tolerable folks through these next few weeks, plan ahead. Did your T-day plan work? Great! Did it not? Great, a chance to fine tune!
Hold yourself gently this #GoodFriday.
I read the short story that the movie "Arrival" was based on (it was REALLY REALLY GOOD and I still need to get that book back to the Station, arrgh), but I never saw the movie, and this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z18LY6NME1s is making me want to see it VERY VERY MUCH.
green except too damn hot
boosted
I will forgive today's pun lunch because it is #starwars themed.
They have Boba Fettuccine Alfredo, Queen Broccoli Almondala, Jar Jar Links (vegan sausage), and the ever popular Wookiee Cookiees.
there was also a preview for the next Jurassic Park movie which YES. I WILL SEE THAT. YES. all past sins can be forgiven if they do it right, and the preview was pretty fuckin fantastic (DESPITE THE CONTINUING LACK OF FEATHERS WTF THOSE POOR NAKED DINOS), so my hope is raised once again to stagger onward...
I am absolutely the target audience for pretty much anything with dinosaurs. ;______;
oh and there was a preview for Ready Player One, Spouse was all "ooh I wanna see that" and I was all "eeeennnnnhhhhhhh." I probably will be dragged along to see it. eeeeeennnnnnnnnnhhhhhhhhhh
green except too damn hot
boosted
Art historians were delighted with the sapience project. So many questions of object provenance and authenticity were cleared up as soon as one could ask a painting or a sculpture or a song where it had been and how it had moved and which parts of it were made by the master artist and which by the student or the assistant.
The delight faded as they learned objects were as prone to forgetfulness and confabulation and just plain creating fictions as anyone else.
green except too damn hot
boosted
*toughs it out so u won't feel sad*
green except too damn hot
boosted
my sweet chai will be here today... later. not now, though. *sad chai-free face*
green except too damn hot
boosted
It's bell ringing time!
USians, remember to save the money you were going to donate to the Salvation Army, and save it for your local LGBTQ organization or homeless outreach group.
and today the Figure Out What Needs To Get Done Before 2-Week Road Trip logistics commence!
fortunately I'm pretty used to this, having done so many 2-week convention trips over the last decade, so the checklist is fairly routine. still. WHOAAAHHHH
I have watched the Star War
in the theater
that you were probably saving
for something
forgive me
it was quite good
very movie
much star
so war
wow
green except too damn hot
boosted
sea witch takes (the disney little mermaid film)
from the birdsite, i have found now the best take on Ursula (https://twitter.com/pangmeli/status/941331629934510081) and went to back to watch/listen to Poor Unfortunate Souls and, wow, dang
sassy oceanic witch delivering fae-like deals that are ultimately intended to Help People Figure Their Shit Out? holy blap that was my jam before i knew what my jam was
maybe about 20% more seelie for me, personally but, like,
damb HOW DID I FORGET ABOUT THAT SONG
green except too damn hot
boosted
Ahhhhh yeah! I have connected with 100 human followers on this elephant ride. For my next feat, I will find another Black person on here somewhere 😂 Or, maybe a few of y’all could meet me halfway? 👊🏾👍🏽👌🏾✌🏽#BLM #M4BL #blacklivesmatter #POC
green except too damn hot
boosted
USpol, net neutrality, trash-talking birdsite
Reactions to net neutrality vote:
Twitter: "Keep fighting! Get Congress to act! Take it down in court!"
Mastodon: "Okay, let's get the co-op ISP ball rolling, y'all."
today's to-do list
+ shower
+ food self
+ dishes
+ put away laundry
+ Costco
* paint claws
+ overthink fic-writing project
* actually work on fic-writing project
green except too damn hot
boosted
Folks, I'm gonna redouble my efforts to *not* boost political and other commonly-CW'd content if it does not carry a CW.
I will not hurt the vulnerable people I love who use them to protect themselves. And, frankly, sometimes some of it burns me out, too.
I'm sorry to those of you I've forgotten about occasionally in my rush to punch that boost button.
---
pronouns: they/them
location: Seattle
phenotype: dracosaur
alignment: chaotic well-intentioned
...
aka Sprackraptor, Rasha, elynne, Yahvahzensil, & etc.
40-something ace/aro
an identity under construction in a badly-fitting human suit.
~follows welcome; followbacks not guaranteed~
Joined Jun 2017
