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I’m watching early Murphy Brown & it’s really enlightening seeing what passed for feminism back then — Murphy is isolated from all other women except one, set up as a foil; sniped at by the men; repeatedly pushed to be more feminine & motherly; and then there’s Eldon…‬ Continue reading “Progress Measured Through Feminism in TV Shows”

New game to play! Ask every person you meet, “Are you pro-choice?”

–If they say, “yes,” you both win! Yay!

–If they say, “no,” make sure they feel extremely judged. Sorry, there’s no win-state w/people who have such AWFUL beliefs & you may as well know right away.

The first Jodie Whittaker episode of Doctor Who is masterful. I loved the Doctor building a new sonic screwdriver from melted spoons, and I can’t wait for the second episode next Sunday!

Mom: Here’s your tea
My brain: tea schmea
Me: Why brain?
My brain: brain schmain
Me: touché

Inspired by recently watching the movie from ’02 and then listening to the Broadway soundtrack, I reread Tuck Everlasting today. And all three versions of that story — original book, movie, and musical — are solid.

I made a very careful plan for this afternoon — “I SHOULD edit my story, but instead I’ll probably play World of Warcraft.” Several hours later, somehow I’ve edited my story and played zero Warcraft…

I dreamed that the Tenth Doctor was ecstatic to meet me, because I’m his favorite author. So, thank you for that, sleeping brain.‬

My critique group seems to believe that if there’s a winged-otter in the first act, it will be explained in the third. (a.k.a. Chekov’s Winged Otter) Unfortunately, that’s apparently not necessarily how my stories work… Because winged otters?

The Horde alt I started a few months ago is now the same level as the Alliance main I’ve been playing for more than a decade. I’m not sure what to make of that.

5-yr-old: “Can we go to a toy store?”

Me, trying to redirect: “We were thinking of going to a restaurant for dinner.”

5-yr-old: “A… toy restaurant?”