An e-zine about spaceships, aliens, science, memory, motherhood, magic, and cats.
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
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”