Stephen Monteith, World's Greatest Secret Author

What's between "confused" and "surprised"? (This is not a riddle. I'm looking for an adjective.)

I mean, that's why most men get married.

Has she forgotten that we already admitted targeting plenty of civilians in the Caribbean last fall? Or is this simply another case of hoping that *we've* forgotten it?

And for the lady, perhaps audiobooks that support indie bookstores instead of mega corporations doing questionable things.

Skittles | Television Commercial | 1990 YouTube video by Analog Memories

Ah, the 90s, when your candy commercial could, for absolutely no reason, start off with the Bride of Frankenstein. Not even Halloween when this commercial came out, I'll bet.

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That's the correct order.

“Well, be off, then!” said the Pigeon in a sulky tone, as it settled down again into its nest. Alice crouched down among the trees as well as she could, for her neck kept getting entangled among the branches, and every now and then she had to stop and untwist it.

ai translation is garbage for so many reasons!

This is why bombings lile these are *usually* carried out at night, so even if you miss, your "collateral damage" is limited to buildings, not people. Not children.

The fact that things haven't noticeably improved and that people are worried about the same things we were 80 years ago should be a sign that the way we've set this world up is wrong. Are we just going to wait *another* 80 years for things to improve, or will we change things?

In fact, have one *any* day except Monday!

So have an *unbirthday* party on Sunday!

Do whatever you think is right for the story.

The thing is, you *are* genuinely kind. You don't need to do anything to prove it.

"New Tart and Tangy, new Wild Berry, new Tropical." I can hear it now.

Here's a problem with TV that the new series #StarfleetAcademy is highlighting for me: If you're going to insist that each season only be ten episodes long, and that even the *best* series never get ten seasons, then the "hundredth episode" milestone is simply going to disappear from television.

"Western civilization" is a contradiction in terms.

I feel like I saw something like this on an episode of Avatar TLA.

the cast of Star Trek Voyager in street clothes awkwardly posing with late-90s computer hardware and consumer electronics

this is what it feels like to post on bluesky

All I can say is, it's gonna take some *fast* talking to keep Caleb from getting kicked out of the Academy. Maybe SAM, too.

Memphis Belle (8/10) Movie CLIP - Bombs Away (1990) HD YouTube video by Movieclips

Reminds me of this scene from "Memphis Belle". Imagine a military that takes such great care to bomb their target and *not* the nearby school.

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Reminds me of this scene from "Memphis Belle". Imagine a military that takes such great care to bomb their target and *not* the nearby school.

I don't see this planet as a "wretched hive" stereotype. The "bad guys" haven't even taken it over yet. I see it more as a "desperate locale for refugees" type of place. Maybe that doesn't make it any better.

Characters are always more important than plot, anyway. Most plots are pretty basic, not to mention repetitive. Doesn't matter, so long as the characters are interesting.

Another possibility is they saw it coming and figured they had no other choice. It's not uncommon in warfare for one side to figure out what the other side will do and then let them do it. Think about it: This attack didn't harm any Federation planets or ships; it just isolated them. Could be worse.

I swear, if that doesn't become a meme, then I totally don't understand people.

It's no different than any other series or movie. What you have and the characters lack is *genre* savvyness.

And I'm still wondering about *her*.

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I think it retroactively makes that episode better. I hate when really important stuff (not characters, necessarily, but *stuff*) is introduced into a series and then never brought up again. I kinda want them to make a fully-functioning Genesis Device, to be honest.

I was wondering about him the entire episode, starting with the scene in Jay-Den's quarters.