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Ooh yeah I’ve heard people speak highly of The Orville, and I keep forgetting to check it out! If I’m not mistaken, it’s got Penny Johnson (Kasidy Yates) in it, right?

Ugh… I’ve been so reticent to watch modern Trek. I’ve heard such bad things about Discovery and have never been tempted to try it. But I really love the TNG era, so I gave in and watched Picard season 1…man, that was a mistake. Too modern, too snarky, too fucking meta. I swore off modern Trek. But then I read loads of threads saying that SNW was a return to form, and that it felt the most like Star Trek out of all the modern series. So even though I knew I might hate it, yesterday I watched the first three episodes. I’m already so annoyed with it. Super meta, the cast is for the most part way too young, and it’s loose or completely disregarding toward canon (yeah, Spock and T’Pring having sex without Pon Farr… give me a break!), and plotlines that make no sense at all. I’m so annoyed with it. I get that '80s/'90s TV was too earnest for today’s audiences, but SNW feels like a parody of Star Trek, not a worthy successor. So far, nothing feels like actual high stakes. There really isn’t serious drama that I actually care about. When shows are too snarky and meta, it makes it really hard for me to connect with them.

I do recognize that first seasons can be rocky, so I’ll at least stick with it through the end of the season. But I can’t lie, it’s off to a terrible start. I wish we could have shows more in keeping with the tone and themes of TNG and DS9 (or even Voyager!).

Do you not have a VPN?

*splat*

Ugh true :(

They didn’t even bother with a phase shift smh

Same here haha

They only have 4 toes total.

Girl get you some metrogel…

Dude I live in the Philly suburbs and there are so many Trump yard signs in my neighborhood, it’s really depressing. Loads of Harris signs too, but there are way more trump signs than in years past. I don’t get it.

Pepsi Kona for me please

Oh man I miss Kools.

What a cutie!

There are certain toasters I’d love to take a bath with…Number Three in particular.

One of my favorite depressing songs

I love Big Bend! Is this the Window Trail?

Have you done Mule Ears? That’s a really cool hike, the scenery changes so much. You should also check out Big Bend Ranch State Park, lots of great things to see there too. The Hoodoos trail is pretty cool, not because of the hiking (it’s fine) but the rock formations are super interesting, especially if you’re into photography.

Thanks, but my bloodwork is excellent - no deficiencies! My hair and eyes are doing fine too. I’m naturally very pale, and very pale people tend to be sun-sensitive. In fact, I’ve had to have a number of precancerous spots removed from my skin. Physical sunscreen (zinc & titanium) are a must for me according to my dermatologist. But thank you anyway for your feedback!

Yeah, you’re overreacting a little, but more importantly, you can’t control him, nor should you want to. His decision to use drugs is his alone. What you can control is your involvement in the situation.

Listen. You probably love this guy a lot, but he’s not giving you what you need at this point in your life:

1. He’s too depressed to interact in the ways you need and the result is that he’s neglecting you (also, is he even trying to tackle his depression in any meaningful way? Therapy, medication, etc?)
2. He’s making objectively poor decisions (fucking meth, ffs!)
3. He lives too far away for a viable day-to-day relationship
4. He’s not honest with you
5. He’s distant and pushing you away

And your reactions aren’t healthy. You’re upset that he’s doing things you don’t approve of, and you say:

I would never do things i know he doesnt like for fun

but this isn’t how healthy adult relationships work. You are too entangled and you’re blurring the lines between his preferences and yours.

You can’t fix him. Think of this relationship like a broken vending machine. You put your dollar in, but it doesn’t give you the snack you’re trying to buy. So you put another dollar in, but your snack still doesn’t come out. How many dollars do you feed the machine before you accept that it’s broken? The analogy here is that you can pour all the love and caring you want into this relationship, but it isn’t leading to the result you want. You’re in a relationship but still deeply lonely, and your partner is doing things that actively cross a line with you. Don’t keep wasting your emotional energy.

At this point, staying with him because you’ve been together for nearly 3 years is a sunk cost fallacy. It’s really unlikely that things will improve with him at this point, and staying together just keeps you stuck in a bad situation, preventing you from finding someone who actually meets your needs.

You know you ought to break up with him. You can still care about him from afar, but you need to disentangle from him. He is his own responsibility, not yours. And it’s OK to be single for a while! I would urge you not to jump into another relationship straight away. Right now, unhealthy relationship patterns are normal for you, so you should take time to process and recover, don’t just rebound. This will help you find a healthy, mature partner when you do start dating again. And you deserve a fulfilling, healthy relationship!

Good luck!

Oh man. In undergrad I had a Thermodynamics professor who used the DRAFT VERSION of his textbook to teach with. It was completely unedited and he expected us to catch any errors. He was also like 80 years old, doddering, hard of hearing, forgetful, didn’t give us a syllabus until halfway through the semester… It’s the only class in undergrad that I got less than a B in. Years later I still resent him lol