Kereminde
@kereminde.bsky.social
"Temet nosce"
This is the only warning: I'm into a variety of games and writing. I post weird stuff here as an amateur, mature stuff elsewhere. BattleTech, tabletop roleplaying, Pokémon, and similar hobbies are fair game to be represented/discussed here.
This is the only warning: I'm into a variety of games and writing. I post weird stuff here as an amateur, mature stuff elsewhere. BattleTech, tabletop roleplaying, Pokémon, and similar hobbies are fair game to be represented/discussed here.
I dunno, you'd think not being seen is an amazing superpower until that one time...
February 19, 2026 at 2:26 AM
I dunno, you'd think not being seen is an amazing superpower until that one time...
And because of that, I was almost arrested for waiting on public transit outside a federal building.
Real ID was *never* about security or preventing fraud, because like so many other things it's just more layers of "if you don't play by our rules, you're not allowed to be part of society".
Real ID was *never* about security or preventing fraud, because like so many other things it's just more layers of "if you don't play by our rules, you're not allowed to be part of society".
February 19, 2026 at 2:01 AM
And because of that, I was almost arrested for waiting on public transit outside a federal building.
Real ID was *never* about security or preventing fraud, because like so many other things it's just more layers of "if you don't play by our rules, you're not allowed to be part of society".
Real ID was *never* about security or preventing fraud, because like so many other things it's just more layers of "if you don't play by our rules, you're not allowed to be part of society".
I do not have one because they said, when I called ahead, "you need to prove your residence with three pieces of mail".
... they refused to accept a mailed receipt from my union I asked for so I'd HAVE three pieces after I moved. (All my bills are paperless.) Because it was handwritten."
... they refused to accept a mailed receipt from my union I asked for so I'd HAVE three pieces after I moved. (All my bills are paperless.) Because it was handwritten."
February 19, 2026 at 2:01 AM
I do not have one because they said, when I called ahead, "you need to prove your residence with three pieces of mail".
... they refused to accept a mailed receipt from my union I asked for so I'd HAVE three pieces after I moved. (All my bills are paperless.) Because it was handwritten."
... they refused to accept a mailed receipt from my union I asked for so I'd HAVE three pieces after I moved. (All my bills are paperless.) Because it was handwritten."
Also me doing a fresh rewatch and taking notes, along with an established understanding: I may understand what a film was trying to do, but my belief it actually "got there" is another story.
(... and the two of us being in a close enough vicinity to make it viable. I do not travel all that often.)
(... and the two of us being in a close enough vicinity to make it viable. I do not travel all that often.)
February 19, 2026 at 12:54 AM
Also me doing a fresh rewatch and taking notes, along with an established understanding: I may understand what a film was trying to do, but my belief it actually "got there" is another story.
(... and the two of us being in a close enough vicinity to make it viable. I do not travel all that often.)
(... and the two of us being in a close enough vicinity to make it viable. I do not travel all that often.)
A quick question confirmed for me exactly what they were thinking: "It felt too close to just a remake." And they're not keen on remakes unless it was taking a 'botched adaptation' and doing it again.
... they still remember the Bakshi LOTR.
... they still remember the Bakshi LOTR.
February 19, 2026 at 12:48 AM
A quick question confirmed for me exactly what they were thinking: "It felt too close to just a remake." And they're not keen on remakes unless it was taking a 'botched adaptation' and doing it again.
... they still remember the Bakshi LOTR.
... they still remember the Bakshi LOTR.
I love my parents, always will, but I stopped arguing with them about movies a while before that.
(I feel THAT was sort of rhyming "bear" with "bare", as much as it works on paper and when you start dissecting things? Much like when you catch that happening on a song, *feels* a bit off to me.)
(I feel THAT was sort of rhyming "bear" with "bare", as much as it works on paper and when you start dissecting things? Much like when you catch that happening on a song, *feels* a bit off to me.)
February 19, 2026 at 12:45 AM
I love my parents, always will, but I stopped arguing with them about movies a while before that.
(I feel THAT was sort of rhyming "bear" with "bare", as much as it works on paper and when you start dissecting things? Much like when you catch that happening on a song, *feels* a bit off to me.)
(I feel THAT was sort of rhyming "bear" with "bare", as much as it works on paper and when you start dissecting things? Much like when you catch that happening on a song, *feels* a bit off to me.)
The maddest *leaving* though?
... probably about ninety seconds after watching "The Force Awakens" with the parents and they waited until the car to begin saying how disappointing the film was.
("They just did the Death Star. Again" "Yeah, don't ask what they did with the novels then.")
... probably about ninety seconds after watching "The Force Awakens" with the parents and they waited until the car to begin saying how disappointing the film was.
("They just did the Death Star. Again" "Yeah, don't ask what they did with the novels then.")
February 19, 2026 at 12:28 AM
The maddest *leaving* though?
... probably about ninety seconds after watching "The Force Awakens" with the parents and they waited until the car to begin saying how disappointing the film was.
("They just did the Death Star. Again" "Yeah, don't ask what they did with the novels then.")
... probably about ninety seconds after watching "The Force Awakens" with the parents and they waited until the car to begin saying how disappointing the film was.
("They just did the Death Star. Again" "Yeah, don't ask what they did with the novels then.")
The maddest I've ever been at a movie theater? No fault of the movie. Someone tried kicking me out of a film because they had chased someone who snuck in and I looked sorta-kinda like them in the dark.
("The Count of Monte Cristo", which I liked. Changed a lot from the source, though.)
("The Count of Monte Cristo", which I liked. Changed a lot from the source, though.)
February 19, 2026 at 12:27 AM
The maddest I've ever been at a movie theater? No fault of the movie. Someone tried kicking me out of a film because they had chased someone who snuck in and I looked sorta-kinda like them in the dark.
("The Count of Monte Cristo", which I liked. Changed a lot from the source, though.)
("The Count of Monte Cristo", which I liked. Changed a lot from the source, though.)
Yeah it was a sequel to the TV series rather than the movies, which was a choice. I didn't have as much of a problem with it, other than to go "MAN I wish I'd seen the series so this would make more sense". It is also literally the only other Highlander movie I've ever actually seen.
February 19, 2026 at 12:27 AM
Yeah it was a sequel to the TV series rather than the movies, which was a choice. I didn't have as much of a problem with it, other than to go "MAN I wish I'd seen the series so this would make more sense". It is also literally the only other Highlander movie I've ever actually seen.
TNG got there with seasons of roughly twenty episodes each, and sometimes a WHOLE episode being used to explore a character. (Sometimes not in the *best* way.) DS9 got there quicker, but I blame the tailor for stitching it together.
February 18, 2026 at 7:19 PM
TNG got there with seasons of roughly twenty episodes each, and sometimes a WHOLE episode being used to explore a character. (Sometimes not in the *best* way.) DS9 got there quicker, but I blame the tailor for stitching it together.
Even before Season Three it needed about... two more seasons to handle things. Like, Season One had two separate plotlines grafted together. Season Two had what felt like three.
On top of trying to add in character moments for the crew to get to know each other, or us to get to know the crew.
On top of trying to add in character moments for the crew to get to know each other, or us to get to know the crew.
February 18, 2026 at 7:17 PM
Even before Season Three it needed about... two more seasons to handle things. Like, Season One had two separate plotlines grafted together. Season Two had what felt like three.
On top of trying to add in character moments for the crew to get to know each other, or us to get to know the crew.
On top of trying to add in character moments for the crew to get to know each other, or us to get to know the crew.
The worst accusation of sin I can level at Discovery is that there were a lot of cool ideas, and they weren't giving those ideas time to work.
(Except, somehow, Pike who sauntered in and managed to steal things in about thirty minutes. I have NO idea how.)
(Except, somehow, Pike who sauntered in and managed to steal things in about thirty minutes. I have NO idea how.)
February 18, 2026 at 7:10 PM
The worst accusation of sin I can level at Discovery is that there were a lot of cool ideas, and they weren't giving those ideas time to work.
(Except, somehow, Pike who sauntered in and managed to steal things in about thirty minutes. I have NO idea how.)
(Except, somehow, Pike who sauntered in and managed to steal things in about thirty minutes. I have NO idea how.)
I originally checked out of Star Trek around... mid season one of "Enterprise" because I was getting irritated at it. I did come back for "Discovery"-
-and got irritated at THAT. (It needed way more episodes in a season so things had time to develop and we got to actually care about characters.)
-and got irritated at THAT. (It needed way more episodes in a season so things had time to develop and we got to actually care about characters.)
February 18, 2026 at 7:08 PM
I originally checked out of Star Trek around... mid season one of "Enterprise" because I was getting irritated at it. I did come back for "Discovery"-
-and got irritated at THAT. (It needed way more episodes in a season so things had time to develop and we got to actually care about characters.)
-and got irritated at THAT. (It needed way more episodes in a season so things had time to develop and we got to actually care about characters.)
To quote Jet from the Bebop: "I don't know and I have no opinion."
(I haven't watched Starfleet Academy. Not because I hate it or anything, but I don't have access AND time any longer.)
(I haven't watched Starfleet Academy. Not because I hate it or anything, but I don't have access AND time any longer.)
February 18, 2026 at 7:07 PM
To quote Jet from the Bebop: "I don't know and I have no opinion."
(I haven't watched Starfleet Academy. Not because I hate it or anything, but I don't have access AND time any longer.)
(I haven't watched Starfleet Academy. Not because I hate it or anything, but I don't have access AND time any longer.)
Most people place it as the second worst out of those six with the TOS crew. (If you include ALL the movies, that proposition shifts it a bit.)
The worst one is generally accepted to be the fifth movie, which also had its good moments.
The worst one is generally accepted to be the fifth movie, which also had its good moments.
February 18, 2026 at 7:05 PM
Most people place it as the second worst out of those six with the TOS crew. (If you include ALL the movies, that proposition shifts it a bit.)
The worst one is generally accepted to be the fifth movie, which also had its good moments.
The worst one is generally accepted to be the fifth movie, which also had its good moments.
They did the reverse instead:
"Hey, the Borg can now fight back against the only species which proved unbeatable to them. They will now never leave us the fuck alone."
"Hey, the Borg can now fight back against the only species which proved unbeatable to them. They will now never leave us the fuck alone."
February 18, 2026 at 7:04 PM
They did the reverse instead:
"Hey, the Borg can now fight back against the only species which proved unbeatable to them. They will now never leave us the fuck alone."
"Hey, the Borg can now fight back against the only species which proved unbeatable to them. They will now never leave us the fuck alone."
*ear-WORMS.
Damn autocorrect.
Damn autocorrect.
February 18, 2026 at 7:00 PM
*ear-WORMS.
Damn autocorrect.
Damn autocorrect.
Everyone remembers the ear-works in the next movie. Everyone.
... I casually queue this scene up to go: "The second-worst Star Trek TOS movie had something worse in it."
... I casually queue this scene up to go: "The second-worst Star Trek TOS movie had something worse in it."
February 18, 2026 at 6:59 PM
Everyone remembers the ear-works in the next movie. Everyone.
... I casually queue this scene up to go: "The second-worst Star Trek TOS movie had something worse in it."
... I casually queue this scene up to go: "The second-worst Star Trek TOS movie had something worse in it."
"Where does it get the energy to do this?"
"Uh... ohmygodlookoverthere!"
"Uh... ohmygodlookoverthere!"
February 18, 2026 at 6:39 PM
"Where does it get the energy to do this?"
"Uh... ohmygodlookoverthere!"
"Uh... ohmygodlookoverthere!"
One thing about "The Motion Picture" I did like, in retrospect is it showing damn well what happens when the transporter doesn't work properly.
It's not some goofy cloning, or mirror universe bullshit. It's two people getting made into life-scarring body horrors.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ro_Q...
It's not some goofy cloning, or mirror universe bullshit. It's two people getting made into life-scarring body horrors.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ro_Q...
Star Trek: The Motion Picture - Transporter Accident
YouTube video by coke
www.youtube.com
February 18, 2026 at 6:38 PM
One thing about "The Motion Picture" I did like, in retrospect is it showing damn well what happens when the transporter doesn't work properly.
It's not some goofy cloning, or mirror universe bullshit. It's two people getting made into life-scarring body horrors.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ro_Q...
It's not some goofy cloning, or mirror universe bullshit. It's two people getting made into life-scarring body horrors.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ro_Q...
*stands up*
Writers don't understand the transporter because TNG managed to dilute what it should be able to do into "it can do anything" over the course of several seasons. This was *AFTER* TOS had it able to do weird shit.
So writers just shrug and stop trying to make sense of the nonsense.
Writers don't understand the transporter because TNG managed to dilute what it should be able to do into "it can do anything" over the course of several seasons. This was *AFTER* TOS had it able to do weird shit.
So writers just shrug and stop trying to make sense of the nonsense.
February 18, 2026 at 6:35 PM
*stands up*
Writers don't understand the transporter because TNG managed to dilute what it should be able to do into "it can do anything" over the course of several seasons. This was *AFTER* TOS had it able to do weird shit.
So writers just shrug and stop trying to make sense of the nonsense.
Writers don't understand the transporter because TNG managed to dilute what it should be able to do into "it can do anything" over the course of several seasons. This was *AFTER* TOS had it able to do weird shit.
So writers just shrug and stop trying to make sense of the nonsense.
I got a hunch overhead was too much for them, on top of malls suddenly hating "loitering" (even though they were built with the amenities for it!) and it was strongly discouraged to have anyone under 25 hanging around.
(I'm cutting it off because this leads into "why don't kids play outside" rants.)
(I'm cutting it off because this leads into "why don't kids play outside" rants.)
February 18, 2026 at 5:59 PM
I got a hunch overhead was too much for them, on top of malls suddenly hating "loitering" (even though they were built with the amenities for it!) and it was strongly discouraged to have anyone under 25 hanging around.
(I'm cutting it off because this leads into "why don't kids play outside" rants.)
(I'm cutting it off because this leads into "why don't kids play outside" rants.)
By the time I got around to them, they were all "use our special tokens" arcades instead. You exchange $20 for a set amount of play tokens (and under no circumstances try to use a quarter) and that was your time.
... wasted an afternoon rotating with my friend group to beat that Simpsons game.
... wasted an afternoon rotating with my friend group to beat that Simpsons game.
February 18, 2026 at 5:57 PM
By the time I got around to them, they were all "use our special tokens" arcades instead. You exchange $20 for a set amount of play tokens (and under no circumstances try to use a quarter) and that was your time.
... wasted an afternoon rotating with my friend group to beat that Simpsons game.
... wasted an afternoon rotating with my friend group to beat that Simpsons game.
(Obligatory Disclaimer: It's not that I think Minecraft is dumb, or those who play it are dumb. It's that I think for ME... with whole-ass notebooks full of idea seeds which I wrote three pages of summaries for and left them off... or easily hundreds of index cards of setting notes? It's dumb.)
February 17, 2026 at 11:55 PM
(Obligatory Disclaimer: It's not that I think Minecraft is dumb, or those who play it are dumb. It's that I think for ME... with whole-ass notebooks full of idea seeds which I wrote three pages of summaries for and left them off... or easily hundreds of index cards of setting notes? It's dumb.)