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DS9 Rewatch: Season 1, Episodes 5 and 6 2

Sep

25

2019

Captive Pursuit oh boy oh boy. Starting off the episode great with Quark apparently having a sexual harrassment clause in his contracts for the women that work at his bar. I think they’re trying to be funny, but hoo boy is it gross. It’s a relief when the alien ship comes through the wormhole and kicks ...

DS9 Rewatch: Season 1, Episode 3 & 4

Sep

24

2019

The rewatch continues! Past Prolog is episode 3 according to Netflix. It’s the first appearance of one of my favorite characters, Garak, the simple tailor. And it probably says a lot that when I saw him as a kid, I did not notice how totally fucking gay he is–but this time around, hoo boy. I’m ...

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, the rewatch 1

Sep

22

2019

Well, sort of a rewatch/first watch, because I don’t really remember watching Star Trek: Deep Space Nine beyond the first couple of seasons. I was barely twelve years old when it started airing and a dedicated Star Trek: The Next Generation fan, but for some reason DS9 just never grabbed me. Maybe it’s because they didn’t subject ...

I didn’t feel personally belittled until this moment: George’s Hugo Losers Party explanation 10

Sep

1

2019

Over my years of being on the internet, I’ve learned a thing or two about apologies. It’s mostly been incredibly hard-won knowledge, informed by me giving shitty apologies and then learning the how and why of their shittiness when someone explained why they still felt hurt. Or me giving a shitty non-apology on purpose because ...

The Importance of [Scary] Stories

Aug

24

2019

I grew up on Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark. I didn’t find the stories that scary (though some of them were very gross), but the pictures that went with the original editions absolutely haunted me. I ultimately decided that seeing this movie might not actually kill me because after watching the TV spots, the glimpses ...

[WorldCon] Quick Summary: WSFS Business Meetings 2 & 3

Aug

19

2019

Again, maximum mea culpa, yesterday was a garbage fire, and for more reasons than you might expect. Liveblog of the preliminary meeting here. Liveblog of business meeting 1 here. Summary of the preliminary and meeting 1 here. Liveblog of business meeting 2 here. Liveblog of business meeting 3 here. The agenda is available here. ...

[WorldCon] WSFS Business Meeting 3 Liveblog 5

Aug

19

2019

Liveblog of the preliminary meeting here. Liveblog of business meeting 1 here. Summary of the preliminary and meeting 1 here. Liveblog of business meeting 2 here. The agenda is available here. 1003: Due to a lack of coffee service at the Business Meeting, your liveblogger is slightly late from running to the local Centra ...

[WorldCon] WSFS Business Meeting 2 Liveblog 5

Aug

18

2019

Liveblog of the preliminary meeting here. Liveblog of business meeting 1 here. Summary of the meetings so far here. The agenda is available here. (Corina is still liveblogging!) 1011: Good morning all! The Site Selection results are in, and our 2021 Worldcon will be DisCon III in Washington, DC. Please see DisCon3.org for more details. ...

[WorldCon] Quick Summary: WSFS Preliminary Business Meeting and Business Meeting 1 2

Aug

17

2019

Liveblog of the preliminary meeting here. Liveblog of business meeting 1 here. Preliminary Business Meeting Summary Standing Committess gave their reports and were re-appointed for the following year. If you’re curious about the reports, find them here. Special committees also gave their reports. The subcommittee that was supposed to address fan artist/professional artists did not ...

[WorldCon] WSFS Business Meeting 1 Liveblog 7

Aug

17

2019

The agenda is available here. Alex: Sorry that I didn’t get a summary of the preliminary done for y’all yesterday. My schedule was kind of a garbage fire–thankfully today is a bit calmer. I’m hoping to catch up on things this evening and get you TWO whole summaries. Also, I appreciate your patience on spelling ...