It’s speculative fiction for sure. People say similar things about Butler’s Kindred because there’s only the one really speculative element. It’s all in the same bucket but at different degrees.

Me too! I was reading up on this a couple months ago right before O’Connor’s ruling (primarily because he is so crazy). And I was fascinated at all the implications and angles to this issue. I can’t say I fully understand all the nuances, so this seemed like a pretty surprising development for sure.

I honestly had no idea porn was so prevalent on tumblr. I use it for such a specific purpose (writing communities and some fandom) that I just never ran across. Ignorance is definitely bliss. 

Maryland was an interesting example to reference too since they had an additional way of addressing money bail—modifying court rules and getting the AG on board. The difficult part is figuring out how to get it done in states with vastly different rules (along with the bail bonds lobby). But yeah, the DC pretrial…

There’s no value add for me to listen to music while running so I never got in the habit. I’d say about half the time I ran, I’d do so without music (I liked the comfort of not having to manage headphones). The other half of the time, I listen to podcasts if I needed the focus to actually finish my run.

This is my experience too. Podcasts dramatically changed my relationship with running. And at times, it actually got me to extend my runs a bit if I wanted to get to a good stopping point.

One of the weirdest things about this narrative is that I imagine she’s much more effective not running for office. Besides, she was doing pretty worthy public sector work before the White House and if she went back to any kind of regular job, it would be that. You don’t need to be president to have an incredible…

I have to say, one of the most interesting parts of Tia & Tamera’s reality show was showing their experience with pregnancy and parenthood. The format of the show made it really useful for posing questions and then figuring out what felt like the right answer. My friends with kids would laugh at me for citing that…

For sure, ugh. My impression is only that it’s indeed a reflection of how that moment was used in the public narrative and less an intentional choice from Roddenberry & Co. I think the discussion around it would be different if it had been presented as conceived and written.

And wasn’t it written as a kiss between Spock and Uhura but then Shatner got all salty and insisted it be him? I think that complicates the dynamic a bit too given Spock’s (half) alien status.

But it’s not bad or even unhealthy. I like a good rant, but this one seems like wasted energy.

On the outside, I’m fun-loving Sotomayor lulling people into a false sense of security. But on the inside I’m every level of RBG saltiness.

I fully support all of these words.

Thank you for the suggestions!

I really like the last item about finding the grain of truth. It’s the hardest part of processing criticism. Even when people’s tone or words are inappropriate, I try to ask myself if they have a point. Tackle it on your own terms is right!

It’s irritating for sure. A lot of times I ignore those because the ridiculousness of it speaks for itself. But I’ve sometimes told people “x may or may not be the case, but it’s not the point I was making. You’re free to argue that with someone else,” and leave it at that. 

I also live in an expensive city with a small apartment. The library is the best. I can reserve big or small rooms—some of which have little kitchens where you can bring food. Some allow you to use their AV items like projectors to watch media. So groups that I’ve been a part of have done movie watches, board game…

My friends and I do this too, but we lose most of the time, haha.

We did a zombie one that I can’t remember the name of and Bronzeville, and people loved both. I have a hard time with audio stories and I’m still more likely to listen to standalone short stories via podcast, but it’s nice to mix it up.

Yep. This happened with Ryan Bounds too. I’m glad he did the right thing, but I don’t know what he’s talking about here.