Just wanted to thank this community for helping me have the best birthday I've had in years
Going to lie down because it's hot as balls in my apartment and also because I'm just exhausted from not sleeping great. Thus why this is being posted randomly in the middle of the day. I was going to post this tonight but god knows if I'll even be awake.
I've always had really awful birthdays. Either it was outright ignored or I was punished for even having one. My parents were... unpleasant. Star Trek became my escape. Could see amazing people make amazing choices and be the best they wanted to be instead of lying and saying they were good people. Actions speak louder than words, after all, and the actions of the crew of the Enterprise-D (specifically) were what helped me sort of override a lot of the disgusting hateful stuff I was taught as a child. Also made me feel like a person instead of a burden.
I've not really been able to delve in deep to a lot of Trek communities sometimes because, well, it's the internet. People can get a bit toxic behind a computer screen. This place has been anything but. Pure kindness and love from everyone here. Top to the bottom. Honestly it seems pretty worth it to me to forego birthday gifts throughout my life to be able to find y'all.
You are all awesome. I don't want birthday wishes and stuff, I get enough of those from Starbucks and other companies trying to get me to buy their shit that I cannot afford, but I want y'all to appreciate yourself for a couple minutes. You're a great person, you've helped make an amazing community, and I am eternally grateful.
You are AWESOME. Love y'all.
Live so very motherfucking long and prosper more than you could ever dream.
Lol, I only made the mistake of cutting out images manually once, and it took forever. Then someone here in Risa pointed me toward remove.bg, which works so much better.
Happy birthday! 🎂 And don’t worry to much, I think having blah parents is part of realizing what’s truly important in this turd burger we live on lol. Enjoying the small things, because existence is fleeting.
Hi Stamets, since you didn't want birthday wishes let me thank you for your posts and your open-hearted comments instead. They really brighten my day, here and on 196 (didn't even realize that many of the good ones there were posted by you, too. Sokath, his eyes uncovered).
I'm a bit late to the party, but rest assured, it always brightens my day seeing your memes and even more your comments. You are a lovely person and if you weren't living on another continent / I wasn't terrified of flying, I'd hunt you down right now to have a birthday pint with you and listen to your most fun stories about life, the universe, star trek, and everything.
Well, 2.5 weeks off work today. Finally some me and gf time. Also visiting loads of friends during my holidays, so yeah. Let the good times roll!
Also, thanks to you, I'm still on a Star Trek binge of all episodes including Troy's mom. Gosh, it makes me happy. Same with you, apparently. The older you get, the more you love those episodes. :)
Watching TNG with my mom is one of the few good memories I have with her. Somehow she managed to go full blown religious nut, while I took those early messages of curiosity and compassion to heart.
Happy birthday, friend. Let's continue to work on making the world, humanity, better together!
I've never even watched an episode of star trek before, but the memes here are still funnier than 99% of the stuff on Lemmy, and I'm glad you had a great birthday 🎂🥳