Galaxy Quest (1999) Dir. Dean Parisot

Galaxy Quest (1999) dir. Dean Parisot

The X-Files on Gossamer

Oh! And Highlander in my college dorm room.

Do you ever want to go back to a time in your fandom life? Like it’s midnight at high summer, the air in your bedroom is a physical hot weight that makes the room smell kinda funky but it’s home, there’s a box fan blowing. You’re halfway through reading a big bang for a fandom that is flush with possibilities. The stories make you feel. By the time you finish it there will be a cool night breeze tossing your curtains. Tomorrow you’ll do it again.

Fandom hiraeth.

I'm not in this fandom at all, but I'm thoroughly on board for this take.

"I feel very proud to be a black Creole vampire, in the show. I mean, I hope that all it does is opens the gates for more. Let's tell more stories. Let's be monsters! And enjoy it! Yeah, let's be problematic. Give us the space to be a problem." - Jacob Anderson

one of the best ways i’ve found to combat that inherent depressive pessimism without veering into toxic positivity territory is simply the phrase “i’m open to the possibility”

this particularly works with anything negative i’ve forecasted. “i woke up feeling like shit today, so my day is gonna suck” isn’t a particularly helpful thought, but “it’s a great day to be alive!!!!!” feels hollow and insincere when i have a pounding headache & am running on three hours of sleep

instead i’ll tell myself, “i really don’t feel good right now, but i’m open to the possibility that coffee and breakfast might perk me up a bit.” or “i’m in a lot of pain today, but i’m open to the possibility that my workday might still have fun parts despite that”

sometimes, when your impulse is to slam the door on anything good, but you’re not exactly up to going out & hunting it down yourself, leaving the door open just a crack makes all the difference