Yeah Riker has nothing on Captain Jack.

Re: item #1

But when I kissed the cop down at 34th and Vine

He broke my little bottle of

Love Potion No. 9

Right?! Picard could fucking get it.

I only know 3 of these shows and they’re all awesome

Oh shit latkes are like bringing a gun to a knife fight. None of the other options even come close.

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As is “keep your government hands off my Medicare”

This makes me think of the Ani DiFranco lyrics:

I am not an angry girl
But it seems like I’ve got everyone fooled
Every time I say something they find hard to hear
They chalk it up to my anger
And never to their own fear

Rather than take what we do or say at face value, there’s some kind of interpretation that is meant to diminish us. So assertive becomes bitchy, and honest becomes angry. 🙄

What an insecure little manbaby. I feel bad for his wife!

In my early twenties I worked in the main office for a company that staffed medical imaging personnel (e.g., x-ray techs and sonographers) to local facilities. It was an office full of ladies and only one guy, and this guy was a jerk. His job was to handle the scheduling for the techs. He had been a daytrader on Wall Street but couldn’t handle the stress, so I guess he was slumming it with us for a while. He was a very intense dude with no chill, and he clearly had a pretty low opinion of women in general.

Anyway. One of our ultrasound techs was heavily pregnant and feeling unwell, so she called out sick one morning. And this douchebag went on a huge angry rant about how being pregnant isn’t a sickness, it’s not an excuse to miss work, his wife never took a sick day during her pregnancy, and how the tech was creating more work for him to have to scramble to find someone to replace her at the last minute. And nobody said anything - all of the other ladies in the office were just silent. And I guess my New Jersey came out, because I told him the fuck off. Told him that he has no goddamn idea what it’s like to be pregnant, and no right to judge her for taking a sick day, and he’s in an office full of women, so he should be respectful and keep his sexist tirade to himself because nobody wanted to hear it.

I was so sure I was going to get reprimanded for that, but a bunch of the women in the office thanked me for saying something. I was really surprised! Even my boss said something like “yeah, you probably shouldn’t have done that, but I’m glad you did.”

Please tell Leonard he’s precious 🤍

Nice! My LCARS fitbit:

Ah it’s jeans season again

When I do this I use a curly line instead of a straight line, because it feels like cheating to use a straight line for a task I didn’t do. One of my more neurotic traits haha

Not to nitpick but I think chav is more like white trash for Americans. Redneck is more rural or Southern, and may or may not be white trash. Although I suppose there are chavs of color so it’s not a perfect analogy.

• Protect your time and your peace. You don’t always have to say yes to every request or invitation. Get comfortable with saying no and advocate for yourself.
• Prioritize your physical health. Drink a bunch of water, commit to a regular weightlifting regimen, learn about nutrition, count your calories and macros, watch out for saturated fat and limit your sugar, eat a fuckton of protein (1 gram per pound of ideal body weight), make sure you get at least 25 grams of fiber daily, and limit alcohol and caffeine. The goal is to age healthily!
• SUNSCREEN. For godsake use mineral sunscreen with both titanium and zinc. Not because it’ll help keep you looking young (although that is a nice side effect), but because you are pale as fuck and the dermatologist is gonna have to remove a bunch of things from you in your thirties, and you’ll hate the scars.
• Yes you need to floss. No it’s not optional.
• Learn to differentiate between need and want. I need a roof over my head. I want that new eyeshadow palette. Most of your spending should go toward needs, and set aside a small amount for wants. The rest goes in savings (consider that a need too).
• It’s OK to be imperfect, but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t strive for perfection.

And

• Be proud of yourself!

I wish someone had told me this when I was young. It’s such good advice 🤍

Sounds like the enclosure needed an airlock or something

If the dog gets sad or hurt in any way I will fucking bawl, it’s inevitable. :(