Earlier this week, someone created a blocklist targeting all those fake, AI-heavy film festivals. And I said, "I haven't seen those, I don't need to remember what this list is called." Anyway, can someone link me to the list so I can block them?
Liz
@lizbarr.bsky.social
Aspiring middle-grade novelist, Trekkie, podcaster. Find me at antimatterpod.com, squiddishly.net and all the cool places: https://linktr.ee/lizbarr
Strongly feel that I need to be sent to the seaside for a rest cure. Specifically the Whitsunday Islands, if I get to choose. I don't feel capable of much more than limping down to the beach, floating in a warm sea for a while, and then taking to the fainting couch for the rest of the day.
Liz@lizbarr.bsky.social · 3h agoFor gastritis reasons, I haven't had Celebrex since last Tuesday, and LET ME TELL YOU, without my daily NSAID, my body is finding new and exciting places to hurt.
For gastritis reasons, I haven't had Celebrex since last Tuesday, and LET ME TELL YOU, without my daily NSAID, my body is finding new and exciting places to hurt.
SAME, there is a Doctor Who DVD cover I want to share as foreshadowing, but ALSO I don't want to spoil the best bit.
Anika Dane @pixiedane.bsky.social · 6h agoI am absurdly excited for the reactions to and discourse about tomorrow’s episode of #StrangeNewWorlds. I have seen it FOUR times and I’m writing a whole absurd fic inspired by it. It’s not “good” but might be “terrible (affectionate)”. TBD…mostly by the reactions/discourse!
Clothing websites should let you filter out skirts and pants that don't have pockets.
It is BONKERS to me that this episode gets further into horrible tragic mulatto tropes with Spock, while ALSO getting into anti-Chinese stereotypes (untrustworthy! dangerous!) with La'an - when Christina Chong has talked about the racism she faced when schoolmates realised she had a Chinese parent.
Antimatter Pod@antimatterpod.bsky.social · yesterdayOur new ep is up! We're talking eugenics, racist stereotypes, being Team T'Pring, and how Carol Marcus Did Nothing Wrong as we discuss #StarTrekStrangeNewWorlds' "The Griffin Incident". antimatterpod.com/238-evil-gen...
Having decided to embrace Jetstar for work travel where Virgin is inconvenient, I have now changed my mind and will be embracing Qantas.
ABC News Australia@news.abc.net.au · yesterdayJetstar to charge new fees for overhead carry-on baggage
Beyond delighted by the bit in The Count of Monte Cristo where Dumas describes Italian food as "the worst in the world". I thought you had to be English to hate the Italians that much!
I've been in fandom for a long time, and it's fascinating that TikTok comments include a level of sexist gatekeeping I haven't seen since Usenet. Like, I didn't get that on Twitter.
I'm definitely under the weather, because the piercing I got in my ear cartilage 13 months ago is REALLY painful. And I do not care for that.
I've halved my daily caffeine intake, and it has made only a fractional difference to my sleep (average 7.5 hours a night), but I'm achieving new levels of pissfarting around. Can I concentrate on my job? No. Hobbies? Also no.
It's Sunday, so that means it's time for Escapist Routes! It's our 69th edition, and this week I watched Ride or Die, House of the Dragon, and The Killings at Parrish Station - which gave unexpected True Detective season 4 vibes.
Escapist Routes #69
nice
escapistroutes.beehiiv.com
Fascinated by this ratings analysis, which suggests that SFA outrated season 3 of SNW by a considerable margin and season 3 of PIC by even more.
"How Are They Doing?": Stuart Fails To Save The Universe, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, Hot Ones: Extra Heat, The Hawk
Big Bang IP continues to resonate but Star Trek needs rejuvenation. Netflix chases YouTube and copies Stick; missing on both.
tedontv.substack.com
Extremely fascinated by this SFX interview with Henry Alonso Myers (excepted in Collider: collider.com/star-trek-st...), because I'm curious to know how Kirk ISN'T a lousy father in "The Griffin Incident".
Honestly this explains why taking the minutes of a two-hour meeting always leaves me exhausted.
Tressie McMillan Cottom@tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 4d agoAnyway, your problem isn‘t finding the time to take notes. The problem is that taking notes is thinking and thinking has to be done by someone. women have been doing a lot of metacognition that looks like a task when it’s really thinking.
For gastritis reasons, I spent today slow cooking the world’s mildest chilli. It sat next to a dried chilli, that’s as close as it gets to heat.
The Count of Monte Cristo just came to a screeching halt while Edmond delivers a monologue about how much he loves cannabis, and honestly, extremely accurate depiction of a Pot Bro.
I never understood why they didn't come to an arrangement with the Baku where, like, the Federation gets to access one continent of the Planet That Heals Everything And Is Only Inhabited By A Few Hundred People, and in exchange protect it from the many bad guys in space.
Mark Paglia@markpaglia.bsky.social · 5d agoThe Starfleet admiral in "Star Trek: Insurrection" who thinks that the smug aliens who get to live forever because their planet heals everything should maybe share a little of that.
I've been dealing with a caterer for work. It's a side hustle for her, and she just sent me an org chart for an architectural firm instead of a quote. Followed quickly by apologies, but GIRL, WE ARE ALL IN THE TRENCHES RIGHT NOW.
My actual Division 12 pitch is a series of comics where a bunch of original characters investigate mysterious space stuff, but also the lead character quietly investigates their Director, Gabriel Lorca, whose record is almost entirely redacted.
So, „Division 12“ is a lie from Starfleet to take missions away from the dilettantes on the Enterprise who haven’t been interested in investigating or sciencing for years, right? A ruse to safe face and material. Because that ship isn’t exploring anything but toxic love triangles and pseudoscience.
Reposting cos I have a pair, and I recommend them to EVERYONE.
Ian Coldwater 🧊🚫@lookitup.baby · 5d agoSo uhh I have multiple pairs of these USB rechargeable hand warmers that just got recalled for fire and burn hazards that killed someone and some of you might too
Good news, everyone! Audible says they've got the new Alexandre Dumas novel in!
“A candy corn dressed as a ghost! What a cute idea for Halloween decor!” And you would be right … unless the ghostie’s top is pointy. Then you’ve gone and invented Klandy Korn, and no one needs that.
I'm currently reading An Academic Affair by @jodimca.bsky.social and it's the very first time I've read a romance novel and thought, "Oh, I want THAT." Not the romance. Postgraduate study. (The romance is good too! Just not something I personally need in my life.)
Last week, Strange New Worlds did Jurassic Park and this week it did Event Horizon, and I'm not saying that Akiva Goldsman murdered Sam Neill as part of a viral marketing project, but this isn't the season's final nod to the work of a beloved performer who recently passed away.
My grandparents were born in the 1930s, so, not much…
Revan@revan.eurosky.social · last wk.Enough “what would you do on the commune questions” If you got sent back 100 years and were given your grandparent’s job, what are you doing?