An e-zine about spaceships, aliens, science, memory, motherhood, magic, and cats.
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
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”
Game concept: side-scroller where Daphne Bridgerton punches out all the unfavorable suitors who get in her way while navigating a series of ballrooms and garden parties.
When Trillian takes up with Zaphod Beeblebrox, she’s basically doing the equivalent of running off with the Doctor in the blue box…
Except she gets stuck with Zaphod. Continue reading “Bridgerton, Hitchhikers, Writing, and Singing”
If we weren’t watching Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist altogether as a family, I’d absolutely be watching it at 2am every Tuesday when it first becomes available.
Girlfriends (2000-‘08) is a strong sitcom that comes a long way during its eight seasons. And it deserved a much better end than it got — an actual series finale instead of simply stopping. Continue reading “Stray Thoughts on Zoey’s, Girlfriends, and WandaVision”
In Star Trek: TNG, they fix most problems by carefully tuning some techno-babble device:
“The frequency is 7.5”
“Almost there! Can we go lower?” Continue reading “Counting to Fix Things”