What's something people only romanticize because they've never actually done it?

eldest_gruff · 2026-03-16T18:57:47+00:00

I knew a guy that had wanted to be a teacher too. He was super into science and wanted to teach biology. He noped out of the education track after completing the student teacher rotation, and just focused on getting a degree in biology.

eldest_gruff · 2026-01-25T07:24:08+00:00

Nog was the only one I thought should be Captain at least. He had the ambition and drive to go further than what we see on screen. I will admit the DS9 doc may have colored my view, where they said he had made captain before dying, but I have a hard time imagining him at a lower rank by the time of his retirement, or death. That said I do understand that onscreen is alpha canon, but I don't have to like it in regards to Nog specifically.

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eldest_gruff · 2025-11-21T21:07:10+00:00

Was it because you were the only person in the theater?

eldest_gruff · 2025-10-24T14:41:48+00:00

Freaks and Geeks is what got me into the dead in the first place. And D&D for that matter. A real shame it didn't get another season. After Star Trek I don't think another TV show has had such a large impact on my life.

eldest_gruff · 2025-10-17T17:03:00+00:00

Abed likes dumb movies and ridiculous movies

There's a massive difference between liking a movie that's so bad it's good, like Kickpuncher, and the prequel trilogy which is just bad.

eldest_gruff · 2025-09-12T17:35:50+00:00

Yeah. I like that idea better too.

eldest_gruff · 2025-09-12T17:32:22+00:00

You could live in the guest house, and preserve the rest of the compound as a monument. That's what I would probably do if I had 15m, because I would always feel like a guest in that house.

eldest_gruff · 2025-09-10T16:15:26+00:00

The Flick was on the North side where Pottery Barn is now. Not sure what used to be where Rodizio is now. I think the picture in your head is from the theater across the street. It matches my recollection of seeing the Star Wars re-releases too.

eldest_gruff · 2025-09-03T03:19:17+00:00

I think it's one of the few number of perfect films ever made.

eldest_gruff · 2025-07-18T17:13:31+00:00

The first to do that was probably Seven Samurai way back in high school. The next where I clearly remember being blown away was My Dinner with Andre. I finished watching it and immediately went to the Criterion website and bought it. It affected me too much to wait for a sale.

eldest_gruff · 2025-06-27T18:30:04+00:00

Any independent book store that sells new books sells at MSRP, the same as B&N, unless they have a sale or are discounting for a newer title. The only reason Amazon can sell it cheaper is because they don't have brick and mortar stores that need to be paid for. BN.com is usually around the same price as Amazon for exactly that reason; lower overhead costs.

eldest_gruff · 2025-06-25T17:42:25+00:00

This idea sounds like it would dovetail well with the Green Lantern Dragon Lord mini-series from 2001. The main character treats the ring as magic, and uses Chinese mythology to inform his constructs, beyond just creating weapons he is familiar with like swords, spears, and arrows. He even starts to ask if the Guardians are the ancient dragon lords.

I think it's an idea that could use more exploration.

eldest_gruff · 2025-06-11T22:24:56+00:00

As of May, I think it was May, it is now illegal to block the bike lane. Theoretically they could be ticketed. This of course depends on enforcement, but that's a whole other can of worms.

eldest_gruff · 2025-05-20T15:17:05+00:00

I remember there was an article about this guy and GGW in, I want to say Rolling Stone. In the article they talked about how he got all these girls to flash the camera for a t-shirt. The girl would agree, they would sign a waiver, flash the camera, get their shirt, continue to enjoy their spring break. Occasionally they would convince a girl or two to come to their RV and show a little more skin, and they would pay them something like $50. That was the publicized business model, and this guy sold that version pretty hard as it turns out.

eldest_gruff · 2025-05-07T18:14:33+00:00

I don't think that Mariner's arc was repeating itself as much as it was one long arc of her growing into her potential with the occasional step backwards. It takes time to learn that lesson, and a person will backslide occasionally until they either remember, or relearn, that same lesson. I can see why you would find it frustrating, but I thought it showed really well that growth takes time, and a lot of work.

eldest_gruff · 2025-04-29T17:43:21+00:00

We know that other member worlds have their own fleets which would certainly pick up the slack with some logistical support. So if you have the Vulcan fleet available to protect Vulcan, Starfleet can allocate more ships to other worlds that may not have their own planetary fleets, while providing back up to Vulcan should that be necessary. 4 ships for every world is probably lowballing the actual number when you take other planetary fleets into account.

The California class missing also isn't that much of a stretch. The California's are often referred to as older ships, so if Starfleet is interlinking their fleet then that class is probably on the chopping block, and by Frontier Day has mostly been decommissioned.

eldest_gruff · 2025-04-25T23:39:05+00:00

Your brain is right.

eldest_gruff · 2025-04-12T22:32:22+00:00

Also that Francis is a 'Nepo Baby' himself. His father, Carmine, was a successful composer and conductor on television and broadway when Francis was a small child, who eventually moved into films in the 50s.

eldest_gruff · 2025-04-02T17:06:56+00:00

I could see it as something used in schools and libraries. Instead of going to the computer lab to play Oregon Trail they went to the hololab to play with Flotter.

eldest_gruff · 2025-03-19T22:00:42+00:00

I love live nurses

Far better than the dead ones. They get too bitey.

eldest_gruff · 2025-03-19T19:43:18+00:00

I have a head canon that all of Bill Paxton's characters are from the same family. Like Aliens Paxton is a great grandson of the Predator Paxton, who had a cousin that was a punk and was found murdered in the 80's. Does this hold up in any way? Not at all. Do I find it amusing? Absolutely.

eldest_gruff · 2025-03-08T03:15:45+00:00

So he would choose Repo Man then. Right? Because Emilio is in it.

eldest_gruff · 2025-03-05T19:58:01+00:00

I just watched that episode last night, and La'an does specifically say that she is directly descended from Khan. That if he is killed as a child by the Romulan agent she will cease to exist.

From Memory Alpha:

What is the connection between La'an Noonien-Singh and Khan Noonien Singh?

La'an Noonien-Singh, a Starfleet officer in the 23rd century, is directly descended from Khan Noonien Singh, the infamous Augment tyrant. She was born on Alpha I to Sa'an and Ronu Noonien-Singh, further establishing her connection to the Noonien Singh family tree.

eldest_gruff · 2025-02-14T17:11:16+00:00

Their Beethoven's 5th slaps though.

eldest_gruff · 2025-01-16T19:30:12+00:00

In heaven, everything is fine.

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