A patreon subscription to a Star Trek podcast. I've always been a huge Trekkie and podcasts didn't exist when I was a kid. I love getting to hear all the behind-the-scenes info - young me would've gone nuts for it!
Well I suppose the British pronunciation would be Eee-oar as well, but the 'oar' would probably sound more like 'aww' instead of the American R at the end. So Eee-aww sounds sort of like the 'hee-haw' sound a donkey might make.
The biggest problem is that kids are reciting it without understanding the words they're saying or the concepts they convey. When I was a little kid I was just repeating the syllables I was given, with no real idea about what it all meant. Nobody should take any pledge until they can clearly explain what it means and what it means to them. And obviously a pledge should always be voluntary.
Same as forcing a kid to go through the sacraments but I digress.
I'm proud of myself because I've started adding cardio to my fitness regime. I really hate doing cardio on purpose but I know it's important so I bought a rebounder (like a little trampoline) and found some free workouts on YouTube. I'm surprised to learn it's kind of fun? And low impact on your knees!
I'd much rather get cardio incidentally during some activity for pleasure like a hike or bike ride or swim, but it's too fucking hot outside! >:(
And when it gets real heavy, and you start getting stroppy
They'll deal you out some mighty fine dope
Librium, Mogodon, Thorazine, Valium
They haven't got a pill called Hope
Thousands of us women have been cut down by lobotomy
Terrorized by ECT
Bullied into passivity, seduced into servility
I'm talking about you and me
I don't have a problem with it in general - your body, your choice! Surgery that's well done is often undetectable. And also, surgery can be gender-affirming. I do think sometimes people use it to fix perceived flaws and end up unhappy with the results because they either had unrealistic expectations or there's something deeper going on in their self-image.
I'd always hated my nose and swore I would get a nose job as soon as I could afford it. But I've been able to afford it for a while now and never followed through. I guess in the intervening years I stopped hating it so much. I still don't love it but I just don't care so much anymore. ¯(ツ)_/¯
Forever Ensign Harry Kim