He’s an ugly bag of mostly water

French and Spanish only at my first high school (NJ), and French, Spanish, and German at my second high school (PA so the inclusion of German makes sense).

Yep, after breakfast I make the bed. I really need things to be tidy. Plus when it’s time to go to bed, I think it’s nicer to get into a bed that has been made because the sheets are nice and neat and the pillows are fluffed, rather than bunched up sheets or deflated pillows.

Started rewatching Xena this week because I had a lot of time to kill on flights. I really loved that show when it was originally airing but I haven’t watched it since, and I’m really glad I decided to rewatch!

I’m so tired of your posts. Every single one is so formulaic. ‘I’m a single mom of a 13-year-old boy (yes I had him at 15), he sleeps in the same bed as me, should I tell him I’m dating someone, should I tell him I’m a stripper’… yadda yadda yadda. And sometimes you repost your past posts. To what end? I’m not sure what your deal is and why you insist on inappropriate interactions with your son, but it’s sick. I really hope this is a troll account because otherwise you have a seriously messed-up dynamic in which you treat your son more like a husband than your child, and I guarantee he will need counseling. If this is real you need to get your shit together. Jesus fucking christ.

I am a staunch second-wave feminist. I believe in equal rights and equal respect for men and women and everyone else who doesn’t fit into that binary, and that all should be able to work toward the life that suits them best without worrying about traditional gender roles.

It makes me sad to see women who are quick to say they’re not a feminist, because they certainly benefit from feminism and I think they’d be rightly enraged if that went away. If they lost the right to vote, to have a bank account or own a home, to pursue whatever education interests them and work in that field, to choose whether/when/how to have children (RIP Roe v Wade), etc. I think a lot of women take a lot of these things for granted, but they exist because of feminism.

Sadly, I think the term ‘feminism’ has been successfully demonized in online spaces, to the point that many think it’s the same as feminazi. In part this is because the most awful and vocal part of any movement draws a lot of negative attention, and subsequently those who are against equality for women can use feminazis as a boogeyman to denigrate the feminist movement.

The bag is meant to be purchased as a unit. If you open the bag, the lemon inside won’t be labeled for individual purchase (no sticker with a code to ring it up at the register), plus now you’ve ruined the bag so nobody else can purchase it.

Rubberized coating does that eventually, especially if the ambient humidity is high.

Respectfully, representation absolutely does matter. Having Uhura on the bridge was representation. Sisko and Janeway were representation. Culber and Stamets were representation. People need to be able to watch characters who are like themselves and are heroic, important, respected, admired. It doesn’t mean there’s a song and dance. And I don’t know what you mean with “we call in the business Narcissism”.

I agree they mishandled the stuff with Adira - actually I hated that character and their entire arc because the writing was lousy and super inconsistent, and the writers squandered what could’ve been an interesting character in favor of angsty awkward teenager stuff. The specific scene you’re talking about was well-intentioned but very clumsily handled and I agree, correcting someone on your pronouns should be no big deal in the 30th century.

They showed us 4 Rooms at summer camp when it had just come out on VHS. I was 13 but pretty sheltered and that movie was kind of nuts.

Castaway

Yes, only I really hated that she was named Jet Reno because I kept thinking of Janet Reno!

Discovery was legitimately awful in many ways, but not because it was progressive. It was awful because the writing was trash, it over-used CGI in many ways, including breaking canon with holographic interfaces, ruined the fucking Klingons, had a constant melodramatic after-school special vibe in which characters were constantly stopping in the middle of an emergency to talk about their feelings and kumbaya-cry it out…I could go on.

But one thing I thought Discovery got right was the relationship between Stamets and Culber. It felt natural and lived-in, and I was really happy to see that. Because representation matters!

Solvable problem. You just need a turkey baster.

Growing summer squash. I bought one tiny plant and stuck it in the garden bed, then absolutely neglected it for weeks. And now I have more squash than I know what to do with!

Thanks, I’ll have to check that out next time I’m in the PA Wilds!

Have you been to Cherry Springs? The stargazing there is really amazing.

Is this a serious question?

Look if you don’t care about your health, you can crash diet, sure, but you’ll lose water weight first, and then will lose muscle alongside the fat, especially if you don’t exercise. You will also feel miserable and will make others feel miserable being around you. And you’ll most likely pack it back on when you quit the diet.

OP said no exercise.

I don’t generally drink soda but when i do, birch beer is my favorite; second favorites are Dr. Pepper, cream soda, and cranberry ginger ale.