Author: marylowd

Out of context quote: “The best colleges will have the best knives. And the best enemies.”

I can see the gibbous moon through the bare branches of a red maple tree in my window. Squirrels run along the top of the fence behind it. The sky is a pale blue.

And the page on my computer screen in front of me, bright and white, is filled with words about a dark cave on a faraway alien world.

I’d love to see Tig Notaro & Stephanie Allyne’s “One Missippi” picked up for a third season somewhere. It’s an excellently real, off-beat little show, and it made me really care about all of the characters during the span of its two short seasons.

For now, I guess I’ll settle for checking out Notaro’s stand-up and looking forward to seeing more of her dry humor in Star Trek: Discovery season four. It is so fantastic that they’ve added her to the cast. Continue reading “Tidbits About Various Star Treks”

I love Beach Boys music so much & listen to it so little… I thought, hey, I’ll put an album on…

In that lush, complicated, 5-part harmony w/ soaring falsetto in the background, they sing “Hey, little tomboy, it’s time to turn into a girl.”

FLAMES FROM THE SIDE OF MY HEAD Continue reading “Hey Little Tomboy”

I was worrying that maybe Avery (a name I picked years ago) wasn’t the right name for the new puppy, so Daniel played a video of five minutes of Captain Sisko shouting to reassure me.‬

I grew up w/ enough privilege & predilection for disliking people that I used to be one of those “politics don’t matter, keep politics away from me” types.

But with even the slightest amount of caring about & listening to others, I’ve ended up forced into staying informed. Continue reading “Path to Being Informed”

Huh. A love interest for Jar Jar Binks. I did not see that coming. #StarWars #TheCloneWars

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The Clone Wars looks like a kid show, but the more I watch, the more it seems like Star Wars’ version of The Silmarillion — supplemental materials & backstory for True Fans willing to wade through something long & dense. Continue reading “Watching Clone Wars”

I woke up shortly before the inauguration and realized I wouldn’t be able to get back to sleep, knowing I was missing the swearing in of the first woman Vice President. So I watched on my phone, curled up in bed.

Now I’ve been awake since hours earlier than I usually get up… Continue reading “Madame Vice President”

Tonight I rewatched Star Trek: TNG’s “Coming of Age” and “The Dauphin.” I’ve been trying to choose episodes that (1) I haven’t seen recently and (2) seem likely to appeal to my kids. And I remembered both of those episodes being compelling when I was young. Continue reading “Episodes of TNG with Kids”

I’m not sure I’ve ever seen a show pull a punch less than the series finale of Dinosaurs (1991-94).

Also, we accidentally watched the series finale while there are still seven episodes left, so I really didn’t see the… uh… finality of that episode coming. Continue reading “Tidbits of a Random Day”