Single-shaming is real. It’s particularly nasty because it can often come from family, friends, and strangers alike. And the media does it constantly.

Most governments are set up to support and value married folks with tax breaks and incentives, fuck everybody else.

Guess who’s less likely to be able to buy even a small house because you need at least two huge incomes these days to even qualify? That’s right, single people.

I’ve been single for about a decade, and I’m overall pretty happy. Every once in a while I do find myself in a self-inflicted shame spiral, but I always tell myself “Bertram, this is your life, live it however you want to live it.”

That said, I’m not opposed to finding a partner, somehow, but I’ve built a nice little life for myself so it’s just not a priority. Especially because I wouldn’t even know where to start…

Michael indignant, Michael throw tantrum, Michael get what she wants.

Also Mutiny, Klingons, Mirror Universe, Time Signals. Think that about covers it.

Honestly, I love the show despite its issues. Think I might do a rewatch before I watch the finale too…

After lighting the candles we used to bang on the table and chant suf-ga-niyot! suf-ga-niyot! like the little animals we were…

Needless to say, it took weeks to get the smell of oil out of our clothes with all the latkes and donuts we devoured….

Hell yeah, thanks! I’ll definitely give that a try.

Hah! Funny you bring up chopped liver. That was one of the only things my parents could get me to eat on matzah until I found out what it was…then I was piiiissed at them for withholding that vital information. What a dumb kid I must have been. Your veggie version sounds excellent!

Wait, do you actually like matzah?! I’m totally on your daughter’s side lol. It was always a groan in my household. Ugh, time for a week of cardboard sandwiches.

The only thing to look forward to was sweet matzah-brie: matzah soaked in water to soften it up, then soaked in eggs with cinnamon, sautéed, then covered with maple syrup or sugar. Basically matzah French toast.

Yeah, I wouldn’t bother making her try gefilte fish, unless you make it yourself in your bathtub!

This Miles O’Brien is actually a solid science reporter for PBS. I’ve watched him on and off for years. A while back he lost his arm in some kind of freak accident, and ended up using the experience to explore prosthetics and bionics.

Solid dude, but what else would you expect with a name like that?

Just let me recalibrate the deflector to emit an anti-matter pulse on a rotating frequency and…….found it! It’s 100 meters off the port bow.

This is such a great description, and captures why I love DS9 so much. I think the fact that it doesn’t really take place in the Federation, and that the overarching plot is moved along by external forces from an entirely different quadrant, gives it the space to thoughtfully explore the depths of a well-intentioned yet exclusionary post-scarcity utopia from a darker perspective. Especially how the Federation’s ideals interact with the aftermath of a very familiar military occupation on Bajor at the same time as it stokes an external threat from an unfamiliar ‘other’ through the Dominion/Founders. And all of that is accomplished through some of the best character development of any show I’ve seen.

I just always imagined an awkward conversation between Janeway and some new species she had just beamed on board: “so uh, Captain, why do some of your crew have different rank pins?”

“Oh, you mean the terrorists? Don’t worry about it, they’re fine.”

At least Harry gets a pip! The former Maquis are forever stuck with their provisional ranks. These always bugged me…

She once balanced a phaser between two random shuttle components to rig up an ad-hoc force field that saved her and the shuttle crew from being blown out into space. And she managed to save the shuttle, a shuttle she had just finished to help design and build in a matter of weeks. The best chief engineer in starfleet.

I’m deep into a long overdue Voyager rewatch, and forgot how awesome she was.

“No, Captain. When I say tomorrow, I mean tomorrow. I don’t exaggerate.” - B’Elanna Torres, such a fucking badass.

Can’t forget the Thomas Riker!

Atlantis is top notch! Hits its stride early and stays pretty strong throughout. Lots of very familiar faces come and go. So much fun.

Yes!! This cut away made me crack a huge grin. Love this guy.

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