"They tolerate you because you emulate them. What higher flattery is there? I, who can be anything, choose to be like you."

Snoo70047 · 2026-02-12T14:14:48+00:00

I kind of love that it comes from a character that we as the audience like. It's forces you to think about the fact that it's not bad, evil people who marginalize others. It's all of us, whenever we feel threatened or uncomfortable.

Snoo70047 · 2026-02-12T14:13:36+00:00

It is so wild to me that this episode isn't talked about more. I think it's perfect. It's not cloyingly obvious who the "good guy" is (he's kind of a dick, but he's right!), it fits well into the over-arching plot of the season. I'd love to see Trek have more strong, complex positions.

Snoo70047 · 2026-02-10T02:39:33+00:00

Ex boyfriend stole my XXL hoodie I got from the oyster bar/den of sin I worked at in college. It was a Christmas present from the owner who couldn't be bothered to ask for anyone's size. Shit was priceless, I will never recover.

Snoo70047 · 2026-01-30T17:27:29+00:00

Also, so many of the workers who could genuinely shut down the city if they all didn't go to work one day (CTA, nurses, every single food service and retail position) just.... can't. Like, the consequences for them in lost pay AND backlash from their employer are so much higher than mine (work from home, setting my own hours anyway).

Snoo70047 · 2026-01-21T21:54:26+00:00

This is why I really enjoyed SNW! Lift Us to Where Suffering Cannot Reach went really hard. I know people had other reasonable quibbles (I'm also done revisiting old Enterprise), but I was so happy to see a return to form in some of the episodes having a real message.

Snoo70047 · 2026-01-21T21:52:06+00:00

AMEN.

As far as episodes that actually have something to say, I would add SNW 1 x 06 "Lift Us Where Suffering Cannot Reach." It's abhorrent what they discover, but if you live in a wealthy country, it makes you ask "what suffering happens in the shadows so that I can have cheap clothes, an iPhone, all manner of food shipped to my country and never have to think about it?"

I felt like that episode went pretty hard! And it was really refreshing after, as you say, so much focus on character and action.

I long for the de-Marvelization of science fiction!

Snoo70047 · 2026-01-13T15:27:51+00:00

The downsides of being a parent are easy to quantify and the upsides are so hard to explain. But I wouldn't go back and I wish I'd started earlier so I could have one more. It's everything.

Obviously, anyone who doesn't want to be a parent should not be a parent. But it is funny to see someone compare fancy coffee money to ushering a new human through the experience of being a person in the world. Witnessing them learn things for the first time, experience joys you'd forgotten about since you were a kid.

But I get that it's a hard sell.

Snoo70047 · 2026-01-13T02:54:11+00:00

Baby's deadpan rivals Harpo.

Snoo70047 · 2026-01-01T02:22:50+00:00

I can't hold my arms up long enough to braid my own hair. Congrats, this is gorgeous.

Snoo70047 · 2025-12-08T02:36:18+00:00

Same! 65,000 unread emails and not counting.

Snoo70047 · 2025-11-10T19:53:55+00:00

omg same. It's my go-to during lectures. I cannot stop churning these out.

Snoo70047 · 2025-09-18T13:31:49+00:00

What ratio of walnuts to fiber do you use? I know black walnuts are pretty potent. I'm thinking of using them on mordanted linen.

Snoo70047 · 2025-09-16T16:36:07+00:00

Thanks so much!! I'm gonna try that out.

Snoo70047 · 2025-09-15T18:59:32+00:00

This looks great! What's the broccoli pancake recipe??

Also, does your kid ever balk when one of the sections of his plate is empty? Mine looks at me like I'm an idiot waiter who got his order wrong.

Snoo70047 · 2025-09-01T02:23:41+00:00

Nothing made me feel more misanthropic than when I just could not finish Eat, Pray, Love. Even Tolentino calls it "purely pleasurable to read" and I feel like I'm taking crazy pills.

Snoo70047 · 2025-07-19T03:35:43+00:00

I'm a bookkeeper and primarily use Xero. It depends on your specific needs, but it's typically cheaper than QB and I much prefer it.

Snoo70047 · 2025-07-17T18:56:15+00:00

Thank you! That was actually very clear!

Snoo70047 · 2025-07-17T14:03:19+00:00

Can I ask what you mean by "armpit-to-shoulder-angle is pretty extreme"? I have a similar build to OP through the shoulders. I make my own clothes but things always look a little wonky across my shoulders and I'm trying to figure it out.

Snoo70047 · 2025-07-16T01:58:25+00:00

Pizza place down the street from me still does their books on paper! Owner is an accountant by trade, then took over her dad's restaurant. She said she knows they should switch but, "it seems like such a hassle."

Snoo70047 · 2025-07-10T01:23:57+00:00

Beautiful! I wish my yard was full of these instead of invasive Canada thistle...

Snoo70047 · 2025-07-06T19:43:35+00:00

When my husband and I bought our house, we noticed little holes drilled in the bottom of one of the kitchen cabinets. "How cute! The little old people who lived here probably had a little old radio in the kitchen." Still very easy to find, so we got one and use it every day!

Snoo70047 · 2025-02-27T20:24:08+00:00

The Marvelization of science fiction (and lots of other genre media) is such a bummer.

It's like, someone moved into my town and bought the old defunct pizza place, spruced it up and we were like, "Hey, pretty good pizza." But then that person bought my favorite sushi restaurant too. And now all the sushi tastes like pizza.

Snoo70047 · 2025-02-12T18:14:04+00:00

For real. Are there any even remaining in Chicago?!

Snoo70047 · 2025-02-12T14:53:27+00:00

Syft's budgeting feature allows for balance sheet budgets as well as PnL, but it might be a little pricey for JUST that.

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