Two Truths
It could have been worse.
It will be.
It will be.
(TV/streaming video) New & Leftover Items, a Touch of 2024, and some Nostalgic Forensics
So much else calling out for attention, and with watchables already piled up, finding even more things to watch doesn't seem like much of a sane prospect. I'm not even fishing around for new things at the moment, as I need to get some other things done and make some attempt to round out my life a little. This week on Paramount+, the fourth season of the animated Star Trek: Lower Decks came to a satisfying end. A manic pace of in-universe nods continues to give it the Star Trekiest of Trek feels with the casual, plot-essential trivia drawn from decades of Star Trek shows, woven throughout. Also there, the contemporary Frasier series' first season hits its halfway point with episode five. I'm enjoying it, but it continues to walk a wobbly line as some of it works smoothly while other moments reek of formula, with some of each overlapping. I'd be very interested in seeing how well or not this new series works on its own for someone who'd never wat
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My point was first that almost anything that happens is open to being eclipsed by something worse.
The second one's more subjective (though, ultimately, subjectivity's at the heart of all of this), I'll admit, as it's possible that one might have already had the worst day of his life. One ultimate test of that will be how one regards one's own death. On some days I'm not so fearful of death itself - it'll either be oblivion or a passage into some other state of being - as I am about becoming completely powerless to aid loved ones I'll be leaving behind.
Thanks for coming by and poking around. I'd actually forgotten this entry despite it only being from back in August.