I understand the read on Maximus as naive or dumb, but like everyone around him is trying to manipulate him and he's just quietly letting them run in circles while he's always like "nah I'm gonna do what i think is The Right Thing To Do"

My life is almost unrecognizable as compared to a year ago and I'm exhausted just thinking about it, so instead I'm gonna enjoy some edibles and play video games

NEW FALLOUT YAY

3 tablespoons does not seem like enough tablespoons of butter for rice krispie treats

Boys being boys

Got curious about how international treasure Hayley Mills is doing these days, the answer seems to be happily semi-retired with a cute much younger bf (59 to her 79) and good for her!

The popsicles I like have been out of stock every time I've tried to order them, so in a frustrated rage i added 2 boxes to this week's grocery order and whoops they're in stock this week, I'm gonna have SO MANY popsicles hell yeah

Absolutely astonished by how on Friday i was completely losing it feeling like i had made zero progress in healing, and today (6 weeks in) i *know* I'm on the mend and that this will be over soon

I know we talk a lot about how wonderful the Bob's Burgers holiday episodes are, but goddamn can they do a heist episode

Every time i drill down regarding my discomfort with AI to make sure it's not just fear of new things (it absolutely is not btw), it comes down to "Star Trek taught me better than to engage with things like this across a LOT of series and episodes"

I was able to exercise today and i feel amazing now! Definitely weird to be a person who legitimately misses exercise when I can't do it tho, but it's nice to have this kind of relationship with it after forever of hating it

Finally got around to changing the filter in my showerhead this morning just like a month or so late and, uh, yeah, still a very necessary device if my before and after hair is any indication

To *nobody's* surprise

Love having an absolute meltdown over how healing isn't linear and I'm having good days and very rough days and i can't keep up with how i like to keep my space, then waking up and feeling great and power cleaning my bathroom

Raspberry frosted S'more Brown sugar frosted - BUT you need to butter the back with SALTED butter, trust me

Aw yeah getting cozy for the impending snowstorm with only the best supplies

Put on that Taylor Swift documentary and absolutely lost it laughing when they showed the reaction to a new bodysuit, "SHE'S GOT A NEW HAT" slamming into my brain at how they edited that

Is everyone featured on Monster a trash human now? Is Bon Iver gonna go all incel red pill next?

you've been visited by the crimcram crime ram

Fallout is a Christmas show because Lucy relays the entirety of A Christmas Carol to the Ghoul while they're walking

Extremely into my plan to make a nice dinner for myself on xmas eve then do nothing all day tomorrow then order a lot of Chinese food tomorrow night

Heading into 2026 like Veronica at the end of Heathers

I NEED TO TALK TO SOMEONE ABOUT WHY THEY NAMED THE COMMONWEALTH BROTHERHOOD GUY WHAT THEY NAMED HIM, WE KNOW THAT NAME, WHY THAT NAME, I AM LOSING MY MIND

FALLOUT S2E2 IS UP AND ALREADY INCREDIBLE

"if I'm not allowed to bite the baby then you need to stop talking about how tender and mild he is"

Back on my jello jigglers bullshit and my apartment smells so nice from all the artificial flavors

Put on the Fallout Ghoul Log and set my tv backlighting to candle flickers and it's feeling very festive up in here

I remember listening to his and Tom Paris/Nick Locarno's podcast and learning that Garret was considered by the Voy writers to be "the best at conveying suffering" which explains SO much about poor Harry Kim

Not gonna be hard on myself for having a high electric bill for cranking my heat over a month where I've had an ice pack on my torso more often than not

When i was a kid me and all my cousins would get scratch tickets from one uncle or another every Xmas. After we scratched them all we added up the total winnings, which would then be compared to how much was spent on the tickets themselves, turning it into a boring lesson about how gambling is dumb

Looking at LL Bean for a new winter hat and gloves and every time i see something i get excited about it's for toddlers

Hold on i know that guy from a different show based in New Jersey

2 actually kinda funny things about having a fractured rib from swordfighting: 1. It overrides the Protestant Work Ethic in everyone's brains, immediate recognition there is no powering through this one 2. NOBODY has suggested that maybe i should stop fencing, we all know that's not happening

Still kinda stunned by that Uber situation but still managed to accomplish my goal of saying hi and letting my fencing people know I'll be back in 2 to 4 weeks. The guy who runs the place will be getting more rib safety gear for me too, yay!

Traffic was really bad and my Uber driver decided it was a good idea to throw it in park and get out to yell at another driver, so i bailed out and walked the rest of the way why do i even leave the house

Going to go to the holiday party at my fencing gym tonight bc while i haven't been there in a month I will be back in a month, also I'm still paying for the damn membership and i want free food

Always cracks me up how many people claim to have family that came over on the Mayflower. I've seen that boat, it is TINY, all y'all dead grandparents did not fit on there

Very excited for my tea kettle to get here tomorrow so i can stop heating up water in a pan like a degenerate

Walked by a sporting goods store entirely dedicated to badminton and why does so much White Nonsense involve paddles

At least there's always Fridays and sandwiches

He's so open-minded about art!

I've been feeling so much better these past few days, actually being able to sleep really makes such a difference in not feeling like garbage that's been hit by a truck

Getting real mixed messages from @nocontexttrek1.bsky.social about whether or not they want a hug

MINE NOW, YOU SNOOZE YOU LOSE

Me, years ago, watching The Americans: oh poor Martha exiled to Russia, having a potato for dinner Me, tonight: i am so fucking excited for the potato I'm having for dinner

There's a billboard outside my window and while I'm happy it's finally not that jerk who lost the mayoral race, i am bummed that i somehow missed watching them changeover the billboard AGAIN

Cannot believe I'm looking forward to being able to wear any kind of bra again in 2 weeks, this is a WILD injury

TIS THE FUCKING SEASON

Already on my 4th Fallout S2E1 rewatch, and as obsessed as I am seeing the Fallout wiki update in real time for Vault 24 and Flea Soup was a good reminder there are even more obsessed people in the trenches and bless their work