Empress of Mars: Undisputed @zebratron2084@awoo.space

@mmsword I REALLY need to see that film, don't I.

(Except that it's already started: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=msLtodrQdKE)

Cat deepfakes. Youtube channels devoted to inserting roaming cats into every single frame of classic film and TV. Tony Soprano with a kitty on his head. Darth Vader being constantly chased by kittens. John Wick with a little cat in a trenchcoat riding on the back of every dog. Videodrome: long live the mew flesh. Then finally, towards the end of the meme's lifespan, they'll start doing cat documentaries, but the goal will be to achieve $MAX_INT_KITTIES.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3RIHnK0_NE

Spoiler: At the end... I fuckin' saluted. Godspeed, peacekeeper.

@matoakit And I'm going to go ahead and wish you a happy NEXT birthday. *hug*

@matoakit

My plan was that if humanity didn't pull out something *amazing* to make it all worthwhile, I was finished.

I met my first boyfriend in late 1999. Very late 1999. He was there to drag me to Boston and restart my life, when I got kicked out of my apartment soon after. If he'd been just a few months late, I would have blown a life that, in retrospect, has been pretty damn enjoyable.

Whatever happens and whatever you choose, I wish you luck, safety, and joy.

@matoakit I... I can't tell you what to do or not do. My situation is not yours.

But I can tell you this: I had similar plans once. January 1, 2000. I had a roommate who treated me like a nuisance, a fatigue disorder that was pulling all the life out of me, a useless degree, and a social life that consisted of exactly one non-abusive person. I had gone home for the holidays and decided to just... linger there indefinitely.

@LexYeen@snouts.online (oops, accidental fave on mobile--the fires are definitely unfave, keep safe!)

@JulieSqveakaroo See my last boost. 😽 ❤️

@hummingrain @xyzzy Oh dear gods that is adorable.

@JulieSqveakaroo Worry not, a 100% original Amusing Kitten Video is on its way! Give me a while to motivate the dragoness to upload it...

From Reddit: a 10-year-old girl who insisted she wanted to dress as her D&D moon elf druid for Halloween. This was first and foremost her own idea.

This pic filled me with the oddest sense that things are going to be OK in 20 years. The kids are alright.

https://www.reddit.com/r/DnD/comments/dn5mi2/oc_for_halloween_my_daughter_insisted_on_dressing/

@hystericempress Also, the phrase "disaster lesbian" is such a concise summary of all the reasons I love you, sis. <3 <3 <3 <3 <3

@hystericempress It is a long-standing and sacred punk tradition that once you learn your fifth chord, you must retire and go New Wave. See also Heads comma Talking. *nod*

2005 me feels really called out here.

I got better. (I think?)

@mawr Pretty much any song with the lyrics "big $ADJECTIVE truck" is gonna be a winner. It's basic physics.

(e.g. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HTrWX1Lq2G8)

Ooh, neat. Autumn in NOLA is basically "Seattle, if Seattle hadn't only been pretending to like me." Wet, grey, and only a little brisk.

Not that I'm still bitter or anything.

@Balina 🙀

@Balina It also raises a FASCINATING question. The men in my family have a tendency to die young. The women in my family tend to linger on well past 90.

So it's like, OK, DIVINE MOTHERFUCKERS, HIT ME. WHICH ONE AM I REALLY.