The Baby Carriage in Speed

I’ve watched Speed countless times in the last 25 years, and it took until NOW to realize Annie doesn’t actually say she’s a psychology researcher.

“…relationships that start under intense circumstances never last … I’ve done extensive study on this.”

My head canon is better.

This is the second time Speed has illustrated the gulf between my emotional reactions and those expected from neurotypical people for me.  The first involves the bus running into the baby carriage full of cans.
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The Paladin Who Wanted Loot

Back when I did regular World of Warcraft raids, there was this one guy in the guild who said after beating the big boss, “I hope he drops paladin gear!” He was a paladin.  I think about this a lot. See, everyone got mad at him. But… I mean… it’s what we were all thinking?

If you weren’t hoping the boss would drop gear you wanted… what were you doing? This was back when raids took HOURS of sitting around and waiting, because you had to coordinate FORTY people, most of whom could barely play.  You didn’t do it if you didn’t want the loot. Continue reading “The Paladin Who Wanted Loot”