Valen
Atheist. Retired science teacher and union president. Liberal. Boardgames. Rats make awesome pets. He/Him.
Incompatible with lever-pulling.
For I was born upon the fathoms, Neither harbor nor port have I known. The great universe is the ocean I travel, And the Earth is my blue boat home.
I’ll give you two suggestions at opposite ends of the spectrum:
- Neon Genesis Evangelion is a wonderful show. It starts out as a giant robot series, but then moves in on examining how the characters are broken mentally (as in, they’re already broken, not let’s break stable people). Does have a tendency to depress people, but they generally feel it was a good experience.
- Just about any Studio Ghibli movie. Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind, Princess Mononoke, Castle in the Sky, My Neighbor Totoro, Kiki’s Delivery Service, Howl’s Moving Castle. Some of these are more kids movies, but adults love them. Others have more adult themes. Stick to the ones directed by Hayao Miazaki. Warning: Grave of the Fireflys will make you cry and leave you devastated.
It’s unusual to have pet rats. Most vets do cats and dogs, and anything else is an afterthought. While there are many vets within 5 miles of me (suburbia), we have to travel over 30 miles to get to a good rat vet. Vets for farmers know more animals, but I wouldn’t expect them to know rats very well.
One time when one of ours got an X-ray, the doctor was comparing to a photo in a large book of X-rays for various animals. I expect that’s an expensive book to buy.
This episode exists because of the stupid Starfleet rule of having traumatized veterans of the war have to interact positively with the supposedly bad-to-good turned war crime enemy. That’s a classic example of people acting stupid for “plot” (e.g. we couldn’t have this episode without the stupid bit).
Pet rats are awesome! They’re domesticated and used to interacting with people. They have distinct personalities and are very loving. Sadly, they only live about 2.5 to 3 years.
Looks like it’s strictly one server. Too bad I can’t connect to multiple servers and switch between them.
PC: Descent. Full 6 degrees of freedom movement. Fantastic.
The opening song to Neon Genesis Evangelion. A Cruel Angel’s Thesis.