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Post by Sue on Sept 17, 2010 15:24:33 GMT -5
Grandson is having his heart procedure done right now. Didn't know until daughter called to tell me. S'cubie vibes appreciated. Vibing. Thinking good thoughts really hard and praying.
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Post by beccaelizabeth on Sept 17, 2010 15:40:33 GMT -5
Grandson is having his heart procedure done right now. Didn't know until daughter called to tell me. S'cubie vibes appreciated. #xfingers# *good thoughts*
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Post by Sara on Sept 17, 2010 15:50:27 GMT -5
Grandson is having his heart procedure done right now. Didn't know until daughter called to tell me. S'cubie vibes appreciated. You got 'em.
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Post by Spaced Out Looney on Sept 17, 2010 16:45:22 GMT -5
Star Trek for me was about the exploring of the great beyond (appealing to my wanderlust), beyond the familiar world as we know it. The exploration of isolation and confinement (another passion of mine), of worst case scenarios and the strategy and creativity required to get out of these situations, also appealed to me, as well as how people are affected by living in such an environment. There was also the constant challenging and better understanding of ourselves as individuals and as people and the world we live in by telling stories about individuals and people and worlds different from our own. Asking the"what ifs:" What if I wasn't me, what would I be like? What if life was different than we know it? What would the world be like if it was different than earth? The shows also told of stories familiar to us from our own history or contemporary experience, but told through allegory and metaphor (of aliens and alien worlds), so that we are able to step outside ourselves a little bit get a fresh perspective. Personally for me, as I've said before, ST:TNG turned me on to sci-fi in general, the best of which tells stories that address these concepts as well. And Dr. Crusher was what made me want to be a doctor, so there's also that. DS9 was my favorite. I liked that nobody was black/white but all of them had shades of gray. The most heroic heroes had darkness to them and the skuzziest villians had something redeeming. It was gritty and interesting and still very Star Trek with all the positives. Plus: Odo. After that I liked Next Gen. A little too clean and tidy for my tastes, but well plotted and acted. After that I liked OS. Just because. And besides, Nimoy looked better than Shatner with his shirt off back then. Enterprise and Voyager never really happened. They were just bad dreams. All the series had their ups and downs. TOS was kind of a mix of cheesy and brilliant. TNG was really good after the first 2 years DSN was well crafted. I really liked Enterprise for the most part, except for some of the things they did to try to increase their ratings or whatever. Though even that stuff didn't turn out as bad as I was afraid it would. And it was going some where really interesting, so I'm disappointed it never got a chance to go there. When I finally saw Voyager in its entirety, it actually wasn't as bad as I had thought. Though I suspect that some of the parts I found most interesting were not at all intended by the writers. But ultimately, what I had been hoping to find in Voyager I found in Farscape and Firefly.
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Post by Spaced Out Looney on Sept 17, 2010 17:05:59 GMT -5
Grandson is having his heart procedure done right now. Didn't know until daughter called to tell me. S'cubie vibes appreciated. Good vibes!
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Post by Onjel on Sept 17, 2010 17:20:05 GMT -5
Grandson is having his heart procedure done right now. Didn't know until daughter called to tell me. S'cubie vibes appreciated. Absolutely, hon.
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Post by Onjel on Sept 17, 2010 17:20:58 GMT -5
Happy Birthday, Vlad!!!!!
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Post by Onjel on Sept 17, 2010 17:21:48 GMT -5
Congratulations on reaching 38k Miz Lola!!!! No time for pretties, alas. . .
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Post by Julia, wrought iron-y on Sept 17, 2010 19:26:23 GMT -5
*H*O*M*E*
Franklin will be in Seattle for at least another five days.
Julia, X-arsted
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Post by Sara on Sept 17, 2010 20:36:42 GMT -5
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Post by SpringSummers on Sept 17, 2010 20:50:03 GMT -5
OK. Well, the area got creamed by tornados, including damage to the area High School, and more. Shelter for the suddenly homeless was set up at the University, and our students got involved in helping out. Truly amazing. It included the leveling of the Autotech Service Center at the edge of town. This film was taken near my house; I can tell from looking at it. Michelle, Liz, Monnie - you might be able to recognize the Convo at the beginning: Anyhow - my house survived untouched, but it is quite a disaster for the area.
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Post by SpringSummers on Sept 17, 2010 21:01:36 GMT -5
Dude. My old housemate is going to be pissed. He used to watch Star Trek reruns on that channel. He tried to get me into it, but, at the risk of having my S'cubie membership revoked, I've just never gotten the appeal of any of the Star Treks. That being said, I'd be interested in why other S'cubies like them. A lot of the reading on cult tv that I've been doing for my thesis talks about Star Trek, but it's one thing to hear academic analysis and another for viewer-on-the-ground reasons. Star Trek for me was about the exploring of the great beyond (appealing to my wanderlust), beyond the familiar world as we know it. The exploration of isolation and confinement (another passion of mine), of worst case scenarios and the strategy and creativity required to get out of these situations, also appealed to me, as well as how people are affected by living in such an environment. There was also the constant challenging and better understanding of ourselves as individuals and as people and the world we live in by telling stories about individuals and people and worlds different from our own. Asking the"what ifs:" What if I wasn't me, what would I be like? What if life was different than we know it? What would the world be like if it was different than earth? The shows also told of stories familiar to us from our own history or contemporary experience, but told through allegory and metaphor (of aliens and alien worlds), so that we are able to step outside ourselves a little bit get a fresh perspective. Personally for me, as I've said before, ST:TNG turned me on to sci-fi in general, the best of which tells stories that address these concepts as well. And Dr. Crusher was what made me want to be a doctor, so there's also that. I like TNG and Voyager. I did not like DS9, or Enterprise. The orginal one, I like for its groundbreaking and campy value, though it is not really so great. It can get away with the cheesy in a way that Enterprise (which was heavy on cheesy, IMO) could not. All of them had their plusses and minuses. With DS9, I really disliked the "not being on a starship," for some reason - just wasn't as engaging. And the characters didn't grab me either, especially the Capitan/Commander (or whatever they called him). I liked the Voyager characters, and really liked Janeway (most of the time). And I liked the "lost in space" premise.
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Post by SpringSummers on Sept 17, 2010 21:02:00 GMT -5
Grandson is having his heart procedure done right now. Didn't know until daughter called to tell me. S'cubie vibes appreciated. Vibing. Thinking good thoughts really hard and praying. Ditto! Let us know how it goes, Diane.
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Post by SpringSummers on Sept 17, 2010 21:03:00 GMT -5
*H*O*M*E* Franklin will be in Seattle for at least another five days. Julia, X-arsted Rest. And then rest some more. And then get some rest.
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Post by Anne, Old S'cubie Cat on Sept 17, 2010 22:01:54 GMT -5
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