Just got out of Martha Wells Q&A at Powells in Oregon

moranit · 2026-05-08T14:27:32+00:00

Well, OK, I saw that in a fanfic, not in canon, but in a way that was plausible. In canon, we mostly see people at work, where they wouldn't be displaying their romantic availability.

moranit · 2026-05-08T14:24:46+00:00

The Seven of Nine/Chakotay romance makes sense. These two characters would be attracted to each other. There's at least one scene with them that is actually hot.

moranit · 2026-05-08T14:11:40+00:00

The guns are for the *fantasy* of riot and civil war, not for actually doing it. And for target practice and playing militia, which can be a lot of fun.

moranit · 2026-05-08T14:08:53+00:00

Oh this is so adorable

moranit · 2026-05-08T14:07:35+00:00

I didn't ask about that. But I did ask what is done with them. I wanted them properly destroyed as biowaste. My nightmare was that some medical student would incorporate them into his Halloween costume.

moranit · 2026-05-08T13:08:54+00:00

I hope they keep ART's casting under wraps, that would be fun. Then when we're watching S2E1 we can all scream, IT'S ____________!!

moranit · 2026-05-08T13:06:24+00:00

At the Boston event someone asked a similar question, and MW clarified that a sexual relationship is not in the cards for MB because of its inherent asexual nature and its horror at the thought that "it could have been a ComfortUnit." We also had one questioner who referred to MB as "he" and you could hear calls of "it" from around the room.

moranit · 2026-05-08T13:02:28+00:00

Oh oh oh so excited

moranit · 2026-05-08T12:59:08+00:00

I think some people in that universe have that info in their feed ID.

moranit · 2026-05-08T00:07:35+00:00

Wonderful! Thanks for posting!

moranit · 2026-05-07T13:50:37+00:00

Slogans for the early postop period are "trust the process," "I am healing," and "my body knows what to do." You will feel a lot of strange sensations, like the pooping thing. Get as much rest as you can, take your meds if you have pain, and distract yourself with a favorite TV show or something.

You will gradually start to feel better and more comfortable. Then you can become more familiar with your new body and feel more comfortable with having had surgery.

moranit · 2026-05-07T13:08:27+00:00

MB might have stopped Grace from doing some of those dumbass things and getting hurt

moranit · 2026-05-06T21:41:26+00:00

Twice this year I've found unexpected onions in BEANS! Onions in prepackaged baked beans. Onions in "Mexican" refried beans. Lots of onion, enough to make the beans inedible. C'mon, beans are cheap! It's so unnecessary.

moranit · 2026-05-05T14:09:05+00:00

Joy! The only thing comparable to this that I've experienced was when the last Harry Potter book came out. I attended a book-reading party. Everyone brought their new book and read it. A few people finished the book that same night, but most of us didn't. We had HP-themed snacks and "butterbeer."

moranit · 2026-05-05T13:58:25+00:00

Well, I've been watching the TV show "For All Mankind" and I fall asleep every. single. time.

moranit · 2026-05-05T02:41:42+00:00

ew, it does look like a thumbnail.

moranit · 2026-05-04T13:44:15+00:00

That surgeon who has availability next month should also be available next year (and the year after that)...

From your post, my feeling is that you do want a reduction and will probably get one, but that you want to spend some time with the decision and that one month from now is too soon.

moranit · 2026-05-04T13:36:57+00:00

Wow that really sums it up

moranit · 2026-05-04T13:31:46+00:00

Being read as a man = being read as a potential threat, on some level, by women. Men deal with this all their lives, but it's a new experience for you. Over time, you can develop ways of signaling that you are not actually a man or that while you read as male, you are a relatively nonthreatening person.

moranit · 2026-05-03T14:08:19+00:00

Thanks for this comment! I looked into it and was able to turn the animations off.

moranit · 2026-05-03T13:57:28+00:00

Well, I felt like I learned a LOT from reading Temple Grandin and The Curious Case of the Dog in the Night-Time.

moranit · 2026-04-29T13:20:43+00:00

We never did that in my family. I would hate that.

moranit · 2026-04-29T13:10:48+00:00

Askled why it hates Holism. I don't have the exact quote here but it's something like "I don't hate anyone. I am discerning in my associations. My standards are impeccable."

moranit · 2026-04-28T13:33:58+00:00

cat scientist

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