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Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 3
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lizbeeSo I've been a SNW skeptic since it was first announced, and have never been impressed by the show. But I've gotta say, I've seen six episodes of the third season, thanks to screeners, and we are so far yet to hit a good episode. We have, however, hit several repetitive m/f relationships, multiple love triangles, weirdly a lot of antisemitic subtext, and the decidedly bad look of Pike trying to stop his girlfriend from consenting to life-saving medical treatment.
Mostly I think this is because Akiva Goldsman is a hack who doesn't understand Star Trek or subtext, but also I wonder how much is because the seasons are being filmed back-to-back, and so there's no opportunity to see and respond to criticism. Ironically I think part of Discovery's problem was that it was too responsive to fandom, but Goldsman can't be left alone to pursue his creative vision because he doesn't really have one.
Anyway, at this point I'm only watching because I have a podcast, and also out of a sick eagerness to see if Pike will have to murder his girlfriend and have manpain about it, or if she'll sacrifice her life to save him.
(I've seen people theorise that the problems this season are due to the show pivoting in a more conservative direction to appease Skydance, and I am sorry to say that these scripts predate the 2023 strikes. Like, there was time for the writers to go back and think, "Oh, there's some dodgy stuff here, we should fix that!")
Mostly I think this is because Akiva Goldsman is a hack who doesn't understand Star Trek or subtext, but also I wonder how much is because the seasons are being filmed back-to-back, and so there's no opportunity to see and respond to criticism. Ironically I think part of Discovery's problem was that it was too responsive to fandom, but Goldsman can't be left alone to pursue his creative vision because he doesn't really have one.
Anyway, at this point I'm only watching because I have a podcast, and also out of a sick eagerness to see if Pike will have to murder his girlfriend and have manpain about it, or if she'll sacrifice her life to save him.
(I've seen people theorise that the problems this season are due to the show pivoting in a more conservative direction to appease Skydance, and I am sorry to say that these scripts predate the 2023 strikes. Like, there was time for the writers to go back and think, "Oh, there's some dodgy stuff here, we should fix that!")
to be (or not to be???) a fan
Aug. 6th, 2025 11:47 pmjavertI spent all day going through the fanlistings on The Fanlisting Network (and The Anime/Manga Fanlisting Network) to make a list of the ones I wanted to join, because this is apparently a productive use of my time. (In reality, my brain just got activated and I basically did nothing except scroll through the list, open every page I thought I might be interested in, copypasting the link alongside what the subject is in a text document, rinse, repeat, from like 11:30am to 1pm. Then I had lunch. Then I kept going until like 4pm. Then I played Genshin Impact until dinner. Then we played Tales of Graces f (we're almost done with the Zhonecage!!!) and then I kept going until 10pm. Riveting.)
( Shielding you from the rambling with a cut. )
Take a load of these idiots. They're so small.
( Shielding you from the rambling with a cut. )
Take a load of these idiots. They're so small.
guns in the pokemon world
Aug. 7th, 2025 03:49 amunholyghosttoday I learned that episode 35 of the anime was never dubbed in english because a guy pulls a gun on Ash. how did I learn this? I wanted to know if they ever canonically showed guns in the pokémon universe.
why did I want to know this? my brain suddenly conjured the idea of drawing Corbeau and gunplay, and I wanted to know if my porn would be canon compliant. I'd still draw it even if it wasn't, but something something curiosity and cats.
this does make me wonder about how firearms would have (ha) evolved differently in such a world. like design, material, etc. would they be more advanced because the universe in general is more technologically advanced in some ways than ours, or would it be less so because why develop guns when you can train animals with superpowers? yes, this is also important to the porn. older model vs newer? French manufactured because Kalos? I'm not a gun expert or enthusiast so this is all for aesthetics lol but overthinking these details is part of what makes art fun for me.
why did I want to know this? my brain suddenly conjured the idea of drawing Corbeau and gunplay, and I wanted to know if my porn would be canon compliant. I'd still draw it even if it wasn't, but something something curiosity and cats.
this does make me wonder about how firearms would have (ha) evolved differently in such a world. like design, material, etc. would they be more advanced because the universe in general is more technologically advanced in some ways than ours, or would it be less so because why develop guns when you can train animals with superpowers? yes, this is also important to the porn. older model vs newer? French manufactured because Kalos? I'm not a gun expert or enthusiast so this is all for aesthetics lol but overthinking these details is part of what makes art fun for me.
toyhouse + complaining
Aug. 6th, 2025 12:17 pmpaperghostI'm trying to bite the bullet and be more active in artist spaces despite my low social energy, so I'm alerting more people to my Toyhouse to get over my fear of being public. I "cleared" my mental inventory of OCs, but my yumeship or whatever OC doesn't have a page yet because I'm embarrassed. But I need to just look around more and get over myself, at some point...
I don't want to be cunty, but I do find these art communities really frustrating on the surface and am trying to just block and find normal people. I'm aware my profile warning sounds rude, but so often I see "DNIs" laying out every opinion the user has, and I just think... You're not that important for people to know every thought in your head. Stop making your opinions so central to everything. Even as someone who has "un-PC" tendencies and dislikes a lot of stripes of "political people", I don't understand why people online act like this.
I used to be like that, until I dealt with someone who was a more extreme form of this. And I realized the way I felt seeing this person talk about nothing but their unpopular opinions was probably how other people feel with me. When I click on someone's page, I'm not looking for their opinion on abortion or gender politics or whatever. I'd go on someone's blog if I wanted to see that. And at this point, I really don't. I've been avoiding a lot of acquaintances more due to politics in the last year than I have in the last decade. I'm tired of walking on eggshells and being paranoid of everyone.
I don't want to be cunty, but I do find these art communities really frustrating on the surface and am trying to just block and find normal people. I'm aware my profile warning sounds rude, but so often I see "DNIs" laying out every opinion the user has, and I just think... You're not that important for people to know every thought in your head. Stop making your opinions so central to everything. Even as someone who has "un-PC" tendencies and dislikes a lot of stripes of "political people", I don't understand why people online act like this.
I used to be like that, until I dealt with someone who was a more extreme form of this. And I realized the way I felt seeing this person talk about nothing but their unpopular opinions was probably how other people feel with me. When I click on someone's page, I'm not looking for their opinion on abortion or gender politics or whatever. I'd go on someone's blog if I wanted to see that. And at this point, I really don't. I've been avoiding a lot of acquaintances more due to politics in the last year than I have in the last decade. I'm tired of walking on eggshells and being paranoid of everyone.
oh ho ho i love to consoom
Aug. 5th, 2025 08:02 pmpaperghostI know I've got nothing
Except plastic
Now I'm running
Going straight to the cashport
Slip it in
Get it, grive
Pressin' on bucks now
Feelin' with it, gonna win
First world competition
I even get a guarantee
Oh ho ho
I love to consume
All these buyings
Got me stayin' in tune
We got a French's cops
Wavy old paletot
See me wreck it
Brown anthrax mountain slicker
One for the money
Two for the show
Betta bend over
You'll go go go
Buy buy a new obsession
Buy buy your own cremation
Buy buy a new complexion
Buy buy a permanent erection
I want more
I want it all
I want to get what I'm looking for
I want a pound of lead
A pound of flesh
A pound of hate
A pound of diffident
Cry now, we fry later
Gonna buy now, pay later
Put the pedal to the metal
The metal to the floor
The floor to the people
Cause the people want more
Buy buy a little fixation
Buy buy a little sensation
Buy buy a new complexion
Buy buy a permanent erection
Buy buy a good luck charm
You can buy buy a plastic arm
Buy buy a new obsession
Buy buy your own cremation
Buy buy a new fixation
Buy buy a permanent erection
Buy buy a mind expansion
On peace, love, and destruction
I'll get a new dog
A many-mix
A Harley made
Vacuum cleaner
Rubber doll
Header sofa
Motorbike
Swedish sauna
Smartline polaroid
Drugs that make you paranoid
Facelift
Silicone goatee
Motor phone
Buy now, pay later
Gonna cry now, fry later
Oh ho ho
I love to consume
All these buyings
Get in like a high noon
Buy buy
Buy buy
Buy buy
Buy buy
This song aged like fine wine...
i can't believe it's not webdev (that i was hyperfocused on today)
Aug. 5th, 2025 11:39 pmjavertI swear I meant to also write this one earlier and then you know. Time. It expands.
There's stuff I think I want to blog about, but I'm kind of percolating it all for now... Expect some extreme yapping at some point. For now, I finished making myself a new Meet the Artist in pixel art!! It was so fun to work on, so much fun in fact that I didn't even do any webdev today LMAO. It's okay... The week is still young...
Posting art counts as blogging, right... Actually, it's my blog, so I can choose to say that it is. So there.
This is the actual size (250x200 pixels) but if you click on it, you can see the x4 version, which should be easier to read haha. Anyway, apart from adding my cats and some jokes, it's not really a huge departure from my usual Meet the Artist... It's not like my tastes vary hugely from year to year, nor does the general information I can give about me. I guess my location is different, at least!!!
I want to draw more pixel art...
There's stuff I think I want to blog about, but I'm kind of percolating it all for now... Expect some extreme yapping at some point. For now, I finished making myself a new Meet the Artist in pixel art!! It was so fun to work on, so much fun in fact that I didn't even do any webdev today LMAO. It's okay... The week is still young...
Posting art counts as blogging, right... Actually, it's my blog, so I can choose to say that it is. So there.
This is the actual size (250x200 pixels) but if you click on it, you can see the x4 version, which should be easier to read haha. Anyway, apart from adding my cats and some jokes, it's not really a huge departure from my usual Meet the Artist... It's not like my tastes vary hugely from year to year, nor does the general information I can give about me. I guess my location is different, at least!!!
I want to draw more pixel art...
the four pillars of kink
Aug. 6th, 2025 04:49 amunholyghost@silveralethia.puppygirls.online‬ on bsky:
note to future!me rereading this: write those exploration notes about your characters' kinks you've been meaning to.
i stg every kink can be subtextually boiled down to:
-i am powerful/in control
-i am seen as desirable
-i am safe and can now be vulnerable
-i can explore taboo in a safe + controlled environment
once you realize that you realize that no kink can hurt you
note to future!me rereading this: write those exploration notes about your characters' kinks you've been meaning to.
genuinely the funniest fake "literary agent" scammer phishing attempt...
Aug. 5th, 2025 12:43 pmyhlee...that I've ever seen.
Lollllllllll.
Hi Yoon Ha Lee,
Good day!
We are pleased to inform you that we will be endorsing your book Rick Riordan Presents: Dragon Pearl-A Thousand Worlds Novel Book 1 to Barnes & Noble.
I noticed that your book has been published, but it hasn’t yet been picked up by Barnes & Noble. and one of the main reasons is that there wasn’t a literary agent or professional representative presenting it on your behalf. Unfortunately, this is quite common because many large retailers like Barnes & Noble have specific submission standards, and a formal representation is often required just to get your book on the door.
That said, please don’t be discouraged. This isn’t about the quality of your work, it’s about making sure your book is being championed in the right places, by the right people. Your voice matters, and your story deserves the chance to reach a wider audience.
That’s why I strongly recommend you take the next step and consider professional literary representation. With the right partner guiding and presenting your book, you’ll open the door to opportunities like national retail placement, in-store exposure, and even media features.
This could be a turning point in your publishing journey, and I truly believe it’s worth exploring. As your Executive Book & Film Literary Agent, I will guide your book down the right path and help you create the perfect plan. Let’s talk, I will call you once I hear back from you. Thank you.
Note: Your work has real potential, and I’d love to see it get the visibility it deserves.
Thank you for your time and consideration. I look forward to the possibility of collaborating with you to share your remarkable work with a larger audience.
Best regards,
Peter White
peter.white@readersquillagency.com [alleged]
Lollllllllll.
Making more watercolor because it's fun.
Aug. 5th, 2025 05:51 pmellerMy newest watercolor-making experiment! Producing this stuff at home is a lot of work, but hey, it gets me some colors not commercially available, so... XD
I wanted a supergranulating multi-pigment color that unmixes when you use it very wet, and I think it worked just fine! On rough (Torchon) paper, it creates these interesting effects. I think I'm going to use it a lot in landscape sketches!
I wanted a supergranulating multi-pigment color that unmixes when you use it very wet, and I think it worked just fine! On rough (Torchon) paper, it creates these interesting effects. I think I'm going to use it a lot in landscape sketches!
