cw warning: academic anxiety and blather

So I was really, really struck by that article about "burning down the classics" to confront white supremacy which I shared yesterday. Last night I had a dream that was probably related, where I was at a  Problematic Conference and gritting my teeth around Problematic Colleagues. (Thanks, subconscious.) The ( Read more... )

So last night I dreamed that I made a career switch to bookselling, and my area of specialization was vintage porn. (Prolly because Trekkie Monster famously noted in avenue Q that, in volatile markets, porn is the only stable investment.) Anyhow so I did this and hired Chris Pine, who was simultaneously Chris Pine and Steve Trevor from Wonder Woman ( Read more... )

So I just got up from a nap and had the BEST dream I have ever and may ever have. I dreamed that there was new breed of dog called the mini pug, and as puppies they were the size of hamsters and they maxed out at the size of guinea pigs. It's not clear what happened to cause this in the dream only I do remember a scene of counting them all and we ( Read more... )

 ... and I keep reminding myself I DO NOT GET TO WATCH MORE NEXT WEEK.

In case you're wondering: Prime!Lorca was back but acting strangely Mirrory, Burnham and Saru got a message from Tyler BUT NO IDEA WHAT IT WAS ABOUT EXCEPT IT SEEMED BAD, and the cliffy was Stamets pulling Culber out of the mycelial network.

I've been rereading Finn/Poe for comfort recently (an excess of real life), so last night I dreamed I was Finn. I was pinned down by enemy fire and Poe flew in for some dramatic dispersal and rescuing, followed by comfort. It was great. Good job, brain! 

Last night I dreamed about Jim Kirk on the Enterprise, except Kirk has most of Chris Pine's characteristics, which meant that often he saved the day through sheer weirdness. In this case the ship was beign attacked by Klingons, but as it turned out, all of the cats and dogs aboard had emergency suits with anti-grav boots, plus tool kits provided by ( Read more... )