Watch Star Trek.
I’m sorry anon. I realized belatedly that I basically just told you “turn to Jesus!” and walked away without explanation. I’m absolutely not kidding, though: Star Trek. Especially in times of difficulty and change: watch Star Trek.
I was sixteen in the 90s, which was a much more hopeful time than now in most ways, but was also a far more isolating time for anyone atypical. I had no idea where to go to get information about what was wrong with me, or reassurance that I wasn’t alone. Without the internet, alone is pretty damn lonely.
So I found myself turning to Star Trek captains to hear the messages I knew I needed to hear from an authority figure, but couldn’t find around me. Anon, I don’t know your situation or whether you’re among my Trek followers, so let me offer you a variety of options:
*bursts into tears reading a Star Trek recommendation post*
I wish this wasn’t under a “keep reading”, because it’s beautiful and true. Well done, @mylittleredgirl. I am so glad to know you.
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BREAKING: Today, President Obama designated new national monuments that preserve critical chapters of our country’s history, from the vibrant history of the Reconstruction Era and its role in redefining freedom, to the important stories of the citizens who helped launch the civil rights movement in Birmingham, and the Freedom Riders whose bravery raised national awareness of segregation and violence: go.wh.gov/svwWua
Shakespearean insults, with cats.
7 more here.
I did not realize how very perfect cats were at delivering Shakespeare’s insults until now.
This island is using sheep to map the landscape because Google won’t give them Street View
Google Street View has yet to map the Faroe Islands, an 18-island archipelago in the north Atlantic, part of the Kingdom of Denmark. To promote tourism and to convince Google to map its picturesque streets, the tourism organization Visit Faroe Islands launched Sheep View 360, an unconventional method for documenting its landscape.
YES ❤
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