Empress of Mars: Undisputed @zebratron2084@awoo.space

@LeDiva oh god valerian was such a waste of a good world D:

@mawr I love it. Reminds me of the discourse about "I got hung up, man" from https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5BFEE776011A4689 There is a HUGE sociolinguistic value in terms for "I don't have a specific answer for you and please do not ask for one."

@LeDiva For a split second I read that as "spawn squirrels." I just... thought it was important that you know that.

@mawr Also I don't know if "account of because of" was intentional or pure typo serendipity, but it's perfect. :D

@mawr https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BfOmkqz06SY

So yeah. I'm okay. Mom's okayish. Memorial service is coming up soonish, plans start today.

If you were thinking of doing something unkind to yourself today, don't do it-- as a favor to me. Life is really short and we* all deserve joy.

* OFFER DOES NOT APPLY TO CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO JEFF BEZOS, MARK ZUCKERBERG, ELON MUSK, D***** T****, AND RICHARD SPENCER.

I've mentioned it elsewhere so I suspect most of you know, but I feel like I should announce it here, too.

My stepdad died today.

He was a really good guy. I am so grateful for everything he did for me and my mom. I will miss him horribly and I will not be particularly sane until I' reassured that my mom will be OK in the short, medium, and long run.

That's all I really have to say. Please don't reply. I'm full up on social niceties and wouldn't even know how to process them right now, though I really appreciate the ones I've gotten, and I don't have the mental energy to respond.

@hystericempress that was what ultimately put me off of batman beyond... *sigh* it's so true, you're mercilessly right

@Soreth @zx3 @JulieSqveakaroo @anthracite I... um... have fond memories of Robot Queen Rugosa and the Mind-Control Doodad (even if the nitwit artist spelled it "DODAD" on the helmet itself *sigh*).

Aw, hell, you know... I'd probably do Nik the Fodunk too.

I've never had my preden7ine mass biffled. At least not by anyone who knew what they were doing, sorry @anthracite!

@JulieSqveakaroo @zx3 @Soreth @anthracite I can kinda understand it in cultural context since there was such a huge backlash going against card speculators and people who obsessed over keeping their cards pristine.

I recall there was one in On The Edge that required you to draw a mustache on the card's illo of Mona Lisa in order to activate it. :D

Above all, I just think it's hilarious how fast WOTC realized MTG ante had unintended consequences that DID NOT WORK OUT WELL AT ALL. :)

@Phorm You should do the exact opposite. Do NOT make us hold you down and inject you with tiger DNA* until you're loud and overconfident. (*Er, with a syringe. 😳​)

@JulieSqveakaroo @anthracite

🎵​ I know, I know, it's really serious...

@Phorm Oh gods, sweetie, shutting that off was such a long and hard process for me. It's agonizing to break the reflex to give every damn person a referendum on your self-image, especially when it's about things you're afraid are true.

I wish I could give you better advice for how to snap out of it besides "spend 40+ years watching opinionated assholes shoot themselves in the foot, because being perfect is a lot harder than running your mouth off."

*HUG*

@balinares Christ.

Yeah.

Yeah. *hug*

I'm really glad I toughed it out and unapologetically got an education in "what are you going to do with THAT?!?"

@Austin_Dern (although I've known some very nippy scratchy "Safety" Cats in my time, so maybe not all that safe... 🔫​🐇​)

@Austin_Dern This further reinforces my impression that bunnies are basically just Safety Cats. :D

That's two consecutive days now that I've gotten an eyelash caught under my eyelid and successfully flushed it out within 10 minutes.

I feel like this might be the Big Adulting Success I'd desperately been needing. 😅​

It just dawned on me that a good chunk of what's wrong with MST3K Seasons 11+ could be fixed with one simple change:

Replace Rebecca Hanson with Leslie Hall, the absolute goddess who sang "Tight Pants/Body Rolls."

GPC needs to be FABULOUS, gosh dang it.

I feel like Rebecca Hanson doesn't sing showtunes on a regular basis. If she's not going to babble about Richard Basehart dummies, GPC needs to at least be the kind of gal who'd break out into showtunes.

It's great that they've taken away her mental blocks. But now she needs to be played by someone passionate -- someone you could believe might, at any given moment and despite her massive intellect, accidentally eat her microphone.

Hanson's GPC is just too damn sane.