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Today is a work holiday, and I'm using the time to take care of normal chores such as laundry, grocery shopping, etc, but also to do a couple of things that are part of longer-term projects, such as re-caulking a shower stall. I'm not talented at that, but my goal was "functional and better than the last hack who caulked this thing," which is a very low bar. Anyway, that bar has been cleared and something that kept bugging me is off my to-do list.

I'm also using the time to catch up on some TV - right now I'm on the latest episode of Star Trek: Discovery. I sometimes think this show needs a little more humor, a few more filler episodes. I miss filler episodes, or maybe I should say "breather" episodes. I remember loving when shows started doing season arcs, but now I miss the one-offs where you get two characters interacting not because of plot reasons but because it was fun.

After Disco, I'm going to catch up on Legends of Tomorrow. Now there's a show that knows how to have fun.

And yes, I put both of these things on my to-do list. Fun things are part of productivity, too.

Later, I want to do some reading: I have three Sulpadnen Ajah-assigned New Spring chapters to finish as well as some other reading I want to do. Finally, I have some Wheel of Time fic-writing on the list.

No more

Jun. 4th, 2014 12:16 pm
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I just finished Deep Space Nine.

I don’t think I know how to deal with the emptiness.

The emptiness.
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You know how shows like to do that thing where the day gets totally saved and then something happens to ruin everything and set up the next conflict? DS9 likes to ALMOST totally save the day but leave the conflict waiting in the background. I like this approach. It feels more natural.
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It’s not often I get sucked into massive and complete re-watches… Okay, that’s a lie. But I have not watched most of DS9 since it was on the air. On the air. In the 90s. (Mostly).

My friends, I am far, far down the rabbit hole. I’m near the end of season five, and it is glorious. Bajorans, Cardassians, and Klingons. Changelings and Vorta and Ferengi. Trill and humans and Morn.

I keep trying to figure out who my favorite character is, but they are all my favorites. And there are so many of them to love!

My question is this: how do I become a Klingon? Like, seriously. They sing while they work. They drink on the job. They throw people out of their chairs. They have amazing hair. They are tall.
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That's the $10 question, isn't it? I keep hearing how people really liked it, and then read reviews that pretty much tell me that I'm not going to enjoy it all that much.

(If you're wondering, I didn't much care for the first one for various reasons, the smallest and pettiest of which was the plethora of miniskirts for no logical reason. Honestly, at this point, I'm not sure I really remember most of the specifics of the other reasons.)

(The pettiest reason I am not too thrilled about this movie? THE LACK OF THE COLON IN THE TITLE.)

Maybe instead of Star Trek, I should go see Iron Man 3 again.

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