Data's poem "A sunset bloom" might just be my favourite poem. A lot of it probably has to do with being neurodivergent and seeing myself, both in Data, but also in how he is treated... Yet, I cannot help but feel that there is something sublime about this poem. Something truly beautiful.

Then we sat on the sand for some time and observed How the oceans that cover the world were perturbed By the tides from the orbiting moon overhead "How relaxing the sound of the waves is," you said.

Already, we see a beautiful moment, shared, yet not. Whereas Data watched the movement of the tide, and contemplated the moon up above, his companion listened to the sounds of the waves. A shared experience, but different perceptions.

I began to expound upon tidal effects When you asked me to stop, looking somewhat perplexed So I did not explain why the sunset turns red And we watched the occurrence in silence instead.

Not only is this a relatable event, but there is both pain and love in this. The pain of not being understood, of being dismissed, where one would desire an avid listener, someone to share the passion and interest... and the love of sharing the moment, nonetheless, of companionable silence, of comfort in each other's presence... And there's more to it still, there's learning, in finding when a silence is desired, in navigating the social game. An ode to Spot is also truly lovely. So much love, shown so clearly and cleverly. Such devoted attention to detail. Beauty. But this? A sunset bloom? It speaks to me. It sells the moment in its entirety, it is at once both sorrowfully and joyfully, hopeless and hopefully, a moment shared, yet not. Pain and love. Beauty.

apologies sir i detected a 0.00031 percent increase in the length of the breath pause at the end of your last sentence and thought it was an invitation for elaboration

Q- "I think I just hurt my back...I'm feeling pain... I don't like it. What's the right thing to say? Ow?"

Geordi and Data- *looks at eachother* "ow"

Q- "OW!! i CANT STRAIGHTEN UP"

No shit motherfucker is this yOU?!

YOU'VE NEVER STRAIGHTEN UP IN YOUR ENTIRE LIFE WHY START NOW!!!

Thinking about how fucked up my sleep schedule would be with Data.

I’m already an insomniac and fear/hate sleep. I think I’d quickly become extremely sleep deprived because I’d want to stay up and do things with him.

I also think he’d notice this and force me to sleep. He’d be really good at creating healthy sleep routines and encouraging me to adhere to them.

He’d probably use my need for sleep as an excuse to use his dream program too, and stay with me until I was in a deep sleep.

Eventually, though, I think I’d just start sleeping during his duty shift. Day/night cycles are an illusion in space.

The Dynamics of U.S. Credit Card Debt since 2000

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im normal about them btw

Data

you cant be posting this shit

Love the slight dutch angle here.

The comment on levar burton’s unprompted daforge posting………

I've been having such a good time with my TNG rewatch! fellow Data fans where are you

lil feets

from here

i think this mp4 has been missing from the sitecosystem too long

Annual & Per Capita CO2 Emissions

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