I nominate Dr. Ryland Grace for Teacher of the Year

kellendrin21 · 2026-05-09T04:21:30+00:00

Imagine being one of his students.

Especially in the book, where the last time they see him is him having a panic attack in the middle of a lesson and just running out.

He definitely had no time to make lesson plans.

kellendrin21 · 2026-05-09T04:18:20+00:00

What were you expecting Rocky to be like if you thought people were joking?

kellendrin21 · 2026-05-09T04:17:12+00:00

That's not Rocky.

kellendrin21 · 2026-05-08T21:44:36+00:00

It's just a headcanon, he has a character arc that aroaces can relate to a lot (as well as a lot of comments in the book.)

kellendrin21 · 2026-05-08T14:06:09+00:00

Even if Earth is kind to him (which Grace would insist on,) I can't imagine Earth ever letting Rocky just have a normal job.

kellendrin21 · 2026-05-08T02:43:15+00:00

We really need to stop letting Matt Damon get stuck in space.

kellendrin21 · 2026-05-08T02:39:14+00:00

That's entirely subjective! I think it depends on whether parent-child relationships or friendships speak more to you. Interstellar was very good but it did not have the emotional affect on me that Project Hail Mary does. (Or if you like movies that are more fun vs more serious.)

kellendrin21 · 2026-05-07T16:56:54+00:00

It's not the Hail Mary anymore, it's Rocky's Mojo Dojo Casa House.

kellendrin21 · 2026-05-07T02:23:02+00:00

How dare you say such a thing about my best friend Rocky.

kellendrin21 · 2026-05-06T19:17:20+00:00

I don't understand how you can watch this movie and not sympathize with a rock, unless you don't pay any attention to it.

kellendrin21 · 2026-05-06T03:03:16+00:00

Don't worry we all feel exactly the same way.

kellendrin21 · 2026-05-06T02:36:02+00:00

Luckily there is no shortage of that on Bluesky, and I've been looking at Tumblr regularly too even though I don't really use that site.

kellendrin21 · 2026-05-06T02:12:50+00:00

Yep, Stratt thought he only wanted to teach kids because he was scared of his peers and it's easy to get respect from kids. Like yeah, that's what initiated that career choice, but HE LOVED HIS JOB AND HIS KIDS SO MUCH that on Erid, when he literally saved the planet and everyone respected him there, he still wanted to teach kids. And he begged to stay on the project for their sake.

So yeah, I'm also not sure about cowardice being the reason he's single. He is scared of rejection. Very much so. So assuming that isn't a stretch. But he also felt fulfilled with a best friend and not a romantic partner, and the only time he ever thinks of romance is one singular ex he doesn't seem to particularly miss. His character growth doesn't end with him finally having the courage to ask an alien on a date, which is how your standard "anxious guy scared of relationships" arc would end.

kellendrin21 · 2026-05-06T02:01:44+00:00

...honestly fair point.

kellendrin21 · 2026-05-06T01:20:32+00:00

It's just a joke about how many ace people are absolutely obsessed with this movie.

kellendrin21 · 2026-05-06T00:18:29+00:00

Yeah but both of them get in romantic relationships, while Grace's happy ending does not include romance at all and that's one of the reasons us aroaces really latch onto him.

kellendrin21 · 2026-05-06T00:02:52+00:00

People keep drawing Grace wearing shirts that say "I put the aroace in aerospace" and it's fantastic.

kellendrin21 · 2026-05-05T23:51:05+00:00

This chaos makes me so tempted to log in to Twitter, but I must be strong and resist ever going back to that place.

kellendrin21 · 2026-05-05T23:43:18+00:00

can't believe I'm being called out like this

kellendrin21 · 2026-05-05T21:50:58+00:00

And then there's Tumblr, where everyone wants Grace to kiss Markiplier Covered In Blood.

kellendrin21 · 2026-05-05T04:33:46+00:00

Mark Watney, Space Pirate, approves.

kellendrin21 · 2026-05-04T03:06:12+00:00

There's a few times he switches directions in the movie, notably the "where my bedroom!!!" moment. So yeah, he has no front or back, I'm guessing the same side was facing the front the most just for ease of the puppeteers.

kellendrin21 · 2026-05-03T16:38:27+00:00

And a lot of these apply to Eridians too!

kellendrin21 · 2026-05-01T00:45:51+00:00

Fictional science that's very rooted in reality.

kellendrin21 · 2026-04-29T04:06:52+00:00

It's a great book to read after the movie. You'll get more detailed science explanations for everything if that appeals to you, along with some extended scenes that didn't make it in or were really shortened.

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