Matthew Appleton
@thetalkingmoose.net
Neurosparkly, geeky, non-normative cis hetero husband, dad, and domesticated weirdo/misanthropic secular humanist. Also fanatical about music, MST3K, Star Trek, SF&F lit, Lego, and the Phillies.
I am simultaneously deeply exhausted and intensely furious over the fact, I am living in the stupidest, most asinine timeline.
January 21, 2026 at 5:56 PM
I am simultaneously deeply exhausted and intensely furious over the fact, I am living in the stupidest, most asinine timeline.
Just reshared this. So glad that I have the movie on Blu-ray so I can examine this for myself on my bigscreen TV tonight.
January 21, 2026 at 4:42 PM
Just reshared this. So glad that I have the movie on Blu-ray so I can examine this for myself on my bigscreen TV tonight.
I recall you stating at some point roughly 10 years ago that the 2008 Phillies might be an exceedingly rare World Series champion that had no future Hall of Famers. Now, Utley is starting to look like a lock, Hamels has an excellent chance, and Rollins has a non-trivial outside chance.
January 21, 2026 at 1:09 AM
I recall you stating at some point roughly 10 years ago that the 2008 Phillies might be an exceedingly rare World Series champion that had no future Hall of Famers. Now, Utley is starting to look like a lock, Hamels has an excellent chance, and Rollins has a non-trivial outside chance.
I'm really kind of onboard with the weird use of the Captain's chair and the lack of shoes. She was begged to come back and she's doing so on her terms.
That said, I'm guessing that if someone in the higher echelons of Starfleet ordered her to put shoes on for regulations sake, she would do so.
That said, I'm guessing that if someone in the higher echelons of Starfleet ordered her to put shoes on for regulations sake, she would do so.
January 20, 2026 at 9:25 PM
I'm really kind of onboard with the weird use of the Captain's chair and the lack of shoes. She was begged to come back and she's doing so on her terms.
That said, I'm guessing that if someone in the higher echelons of Starfleet ordered her to put shoes on for regulations sake, she would do so.
That said, I'm guessing that if someone in the higher echelons of Starfleet ordered her to put shoes on for regulations sake, she would do so.
I only co-own a house right now because of sheer damn luck. I married someone who had the down payment, but not the income needed, and I had those financial restraints reversed. We also bought at the bottom of the post-2008 crash. There is no way we could currently buy the home we now own.
January 20, 2026 at 4:24 PM
I only co-own a house right now because of sheer damn luck. I married someone who had the down payment, but not the income needed, and I had those financial restraints reversed. We also bought at the bottom of the post-2008 crash. There is no way we could currently buy the home we now own.
After way too much thought, I finally came up with an acceptable second place answer.
January 20, 2026 at 4:00 PM
After way too much thought, I finally came up with an acceptable second place answer.
We’re just getting ready to start the fourth episode, and she’s already in my all-time Top 5.
January 20, 2026 at 1:17 AM
We’re just getting ready to start the fourth episode, and she’s already in my all-time Top 5.
Seriously, as far as I’m concerned, you won. Can’t compete with this.
January 20, 2026 at 1:15 AM
Seriously, as far as I’m concerned, you won. Can’t compete with this.