Ryan Michaels

I’d love to see a Prowl or Jazz, maybe a Sunstreak? I had many of the original ones and I kick myself that I got rid of them.

I was mostly being silly, but always a good thing to read about it and actually know what’s up 😊

I’d love to see Starscream. It would be rare for Lego to make something so very much a gun, MT might be out for that reason. Although they have muskets with the pirate sets so I don’t know where their line is for that.

Honestly that sounds marginally better. The name has always seemed pretty racist to me.

Me as well. One a year would be pretty great. Who would you want to see next?

Total Lego nerd here and proud of it. That’s a great build and a lot of fun to see how things come together. Was definitely a huge nostalgia buy for me, plus I had to keep my Transformer Lego collection complete.

I was the same way but managed to get to the point where I can actually get something out of an audiobook experience. For me it’s like a muscle. Took practice and repetition before I could take in a whole audiobook. Part of the fun of ADHD.

Definitely! Audiobooks are great for commutes, I always have at least one book to listen to at the ready.

I’ve found that recommending books to the chronically aliterate to be tough. One thing I’ve found that tends to work is to get them reading a book in a genre they like that a movie they’ve seen is based on. Gives them an in to the story right away and can be a good starting point.

A walk or people watching can really make a difference.

I’ve never seen him play anyone so vulnerable and downright goofy at times. It’s even better to know that he is loving playing the role and appreciates it. He has said that if this is his last role as an actor he will quite happy for it to cap off his long career.

I have almost as many that I haven’t had the time to build. But it’s reassuring to have them at the ready when the time and the mood strikes 😊

Disagree about the embarrassingly part, more like awesomely.

I fear that the only way that thing will be stopped is to have it’s brains go for a short adventure outside it’s body.

If there’s anything that requires too much work for him he just resorts to the worst possible option. Diplomacy not working fast enough, bomb. This girl not immediately giving me what I want…

I sense a “Board of Supremer Court” forming in a matter of days. No money needed to join, just need to be supremely morally bankrupt.

Thankfully it’s possible to hold these two differing views at the same time. Saddened at the loss of a once great mind and also repulsed at the views that mind held later in life. Such is the nature of too many people in this world.

“You either die a hero or live long enough to become the villain”

Just learned of Dan Simmons’ death. Some of his works had a profound effect on me as a reader & writer. I’ll always love Hyperion & consider it one of the best books I’ve read.

His politics on the other hand make me wonder how damaged a person he was to hold those views.

“Well you see, when a lady gets a man excited…”

The latest episode of Starfleet Academy was one of the most beautiful of any Star Trek I’ve seen. If you don’t feel something watching it you may just be dead inside. To have an episode this good in the first season is a rare thing. Bravo to the cast, writers and crew of this show.

I’ve enjoyed 3 books by Becky Chambers and have 4 more by her in my TBR pile. But to your point, she is the only one with so many that I know of. Certainly have read some amazing books by women authors and actively seek out more, a few of which have been mentioned in other comments.

He only wants to eliminate fraud that he can’t get anything out of. All the fraud for him and none for anyone else. He’s like a black hole of fraud, needs to be in the center of it all drawing all of it to him.

The world over is going to celebrate when he’s gone, he’ll get so many parades but not for the reason he wants.

Getting set for my State of the Union Drinking Game.

RULES: Take a drink when he tells the truth.

(Not much fun, but the reality of his vision is sobering...)

So a recovering alcoholic’s drinking game then…

Yes, because victims of theft always get their money back. They will have to take it from his cold dead hands.

The answer is always yes (unless you don’t have the money).

Stories can be a powerful way to form bonds and common understanding between people, some are a touchstone for a generation and some are quite niche. Love cinema, but stories well told in any format can be life altering.

Same, part of why I’m practically addicted to watching reaction channels on YouTube. But watching with a friend or family member is the best.

Brokeback President? Another remake I don’t want to see.