Empress of Mars: Undisputed @zebratron2084@awoo.space

After one episode, Lodge 49 is far better than I'd expected, and every bit as meandering. I'm enjoying how efficiently they're getting their character and story bits in-- so they can basically spend the rest of the episode "just kinda hangin' out." It really does feel very... Californian. Nothing happens, but it brings great ambition to that nothing.

psych

but you are a good citizen for keeping up an interest in all this (though anyone who has to nope out for personal reasons is also good and valid)

so here is a ludicrous number of corgis as your reward <3

<3

This seems like a good day to get really stoned, turn the heat up until I'm disgustingly comfortable, put some good media on the background, pick a thing, and do the hell out of that thing until it's done, so I don't have to think about anything else.

The urge is about half hedonism and half "oh god blot everything else out so I don't have to sit here fretting over it." Pretty good for these days, honestly.

Also note that this is NOT the first time, by a long shot, that the Republicans have made an assault on Title IX... that previous attacks have FAILED and been withdrawn... and that even Republicans in charge have basically said "Um... ignore that guy and do what you were doing" in response to these efforts. See:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gender_identity_under_Title_IX#Texas_v._United_States

I can't promise for certain we're gonna be OK, my darling kittens, but we sure as hell haven't lost yet.

Still embarrassed over my facial recognition failure earlier! Peg will basically vouch for me: my brain doesn't actually have a graphics card installed. It's strict VT100 in here. n_____n;;

#basicallyintrovertthings

super-obscure MLP trivia!

So who did I see at Morsel in the UD a few minutes ago, and can you ever forgive me for my pitiful inability to remember faces? ^__^;;

Fuuuuuck, that documentary went to some places. Hope I got the content warnings up in time for everyone! Still glad I watched it, but as the host says: it's definitely a history show, not a nostalgia show. That was a lot heavier than I expected.

The whole thread about the child exploitation aspect of the whole production really unnerved me... because years ago I watched a Tomorrow People DVD by the same producer, Roger Price... and Rik, Peg, and I were making jokes all the way through about how much he liked putting young boys in their skivvies. We honestly thought we were just being snarky about an old Brit's naivete. It's not nearly as funny after watching this documentary. -__-

Surprisingly deep and insightful documentary about You Can't Do That On Television:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cl44gvb8b9E

[Major content warnings. The host goes into some very dark aspects of the show's production. The first half is a lot of fun, though.]

So, yeah. Knowing him, he'd probably had chest pains all fucking day and was just too much of a Big Manly Paisan to tell anybody.

We also found stray french fries in his car, and a bunch of sub shop wrappers in the trunk after he died. Son of a bitch was sneaking food, blatantly against his cardio diet. :p

Love you, Dad, but I'm not half as fucking cavalier as you were. I'll probably get a warning shot from the Reaper, too-- and I'll actually listen.

On the other hand, the fear of dying on the people I love is still there in the background. It's okay, it's been there since I was 12 and lost my dad.

Sometimes I still really worry I'm gonna follow the same path. Tonight, I wondered if he went suddenly without warning, or had some inkling something was wrong.

Then I remembered he was the same stubborn dipshit who wouldn't TELL US that he was peeing blood during a vacation until we were halfway back home...

Okay, dancing to the entire Funkentelechy vs The Placebo Syndrome album, then petting Peggy for 20 minutes, was SUPER life-affirming.

So is thinking of how many of my political enemies didn't get petted today, haven't gotten petted before, and never will get properly petted. :D

(The above song, incidentally, is the official Martian Tiger War Anthem. We're so endangered, we won't even exist for another 158 years. =^___^;= )

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNzIA1FZsyQ&list=PL6RfHnUA3FwVx77-jloOK6h7iP3Nogjfh

#moodsnapshot #psychicwarfare
#ArmTheTigress #WhatCouldGoWrong

Why do I bother engaging at all? I dunno. Maybe it's a way to keep my inner Devil's Advocate quiet.

I do think it helps a bit, though. I never get a good debate from them, but I do often have the pleasure of shutting them up.

I guess I do it for the peanut gallery. People do fall for blatant lies, if there's nobody to challenge them, especially if they're backed up with bully tactics.

It just also happens to be really fun to pop these losers' arguments.🐯​