Aspiring middle-grade novelist, Trekkie, podcaster. Find me at antimatterpod.com, squiddishly.net and all the cool places: https://linktr.ee/lizbarrhttps://bsky.app/profile/lizbarr.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/lizbarr.bsky.social/post/3mlp5h5c4is2jGiven my feelings about musicals (strongly opposed) I was never going to see Waitress, but this line in the Guardian's review is notable: "Mills most resembles Beaker the Muppet, electrocuted by lust, his voice squeaky and his gait convulsive."13 May 2026 01:25 +0000at://did:plc:aitjwn5mmfp6ucqxbdccccfb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlp5h5c4is2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/lizbarr.bsky.social/post/3mlow426scc2jI forgot to cover one captain in our game, so I just need to say that Carol Freeman wouldn't actually leave Mudd in Klingon prison, but she'd be sorely tempted because he and Beckett are a bad influence on each other. [contains quote post or other embedded content]12 May 2026 23:13 +0000at://did:plc:aitjwn5mmfp6ucqxbdccccfb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlow426scc2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/lizbarr.bsky.social/post/3mlousqx53c2jI'm a big believer in Little Treats, so today I returned a library book and then got a smoked hot chocolate from Mörk, and then I passed the Hector's Deli pop up and got an apple fritter.12 May 2026 22:50 +0000at://did:plc:aitjwn5mmfp6ucqxbdccccfb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlousqx53c2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/lizbarr.bsky.social/post/3mloplujxzk2dIt was a slow, careful drive to the station this morning…12 May 2026 21:17 +0000at://did:plc:aitjwn5mmfp6ucqxbdccccfb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mloplujxzk2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/lizbarr.bsky.social/post/3mlonperr6k2dThis makes the budget sound way more based than it is. [contains quote post or other embedded content]12 May 2026 20:43 +0000at://did:plc:aitjwn5mmfp6ucqxbdccccfb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlonperr6k2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/lizbarr.bsky.social/post/3mlm2ndoco223My number one Pike [contains quote post or other embedded content]11 May 2026 19:57 +0000at://did:plc:aitjwn5mmfp6ucqxbdccccfb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlm2ndoco223https://bsky.app/profile/lizbarr.bsky.social/post/3mlkf4gmr5c2jIt's possible I read too many books about dodgy London financial shenanigans, because a notorious fixer just came up in the new Patrick Radden Keefe, and I was like, "I know him from Wirecard!"11 May 2026 03:59 +0000at://did:plc:aitjwn5mmfp6ucqxbdccccfb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlkf4gmr5c2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/lizbarr.bsky.social/post/3mlk7nytsxc2jMe, 2000 words into a new project and I'm not entirely sure it's working yet: I should do Clarion.11 May 2026 02:21 +0000at://did:plc:aitjwn5mmfp6ucqxbdccccfb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlk7nytsxc2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/lizbarr.bsky.social/post/3mlk4xuplns2jI am begging the restaurant owners of Melbourne to pay their overdue Squarespace subscriptions so I can look at their menus.11 May 2026 01:33 +0000at://did:plc:aitjwn5mmfp6ucqxbdccccfb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlk4xuplns2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/lizbarr.bsky.social/post/3mljzxxkma22jThere is Turkey Discourse happening on my feed, and my only contribution is that I think turkey is underrated in Australia, and I wish it was easier to find turkey bacon. You can get pretty good beef rashers from halal butchers, but turkey just hits different.11 May 2026 00:39 +0000at://did:plc:aitjwn5mmfp6ucqxbdccccfb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mljzxxkma22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/lizbarr.bsky.social/post/3mlhygnfkrc2dFinished the book. TL;DR authoritarianism: it's bad! [contains quote post or other embedded content]10 May 2026 05:06 +0000at://did:plc:aitjwn5mmfp6ucqxbdccccfb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlhygnfkrc2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/lizbarr.bsky.social/post/3mlhvfkebfc2dBack hurts, so it's time to sit in a warm bath and read a nice book about authoritarianism.10 May 2026 04:12 +0000at://did:plc:aitjwn5mmfp6ucqxbdccccfb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlhvfkebfc2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/lizbarr.bsky.social/post/3mlhsrud5rk2dI woke up this morning with a bruise on my brow bone, and I have to ask: did I punch myself in the face in my sleep?10 May 2026 03:25 +0000at://did:plc:aitjwn5mmfp6ucqxbdccccfb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlhsrud5rk2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/lizbarr.bsky.social/post/3mlhl7zuk3k2dEscapist Routes is up! This week I watched Widow's Bay, Hacks and For All Mankind, a series in dire need of a protagonist. https://escapistroutes.beehiiv.com/p/escapist-routes-5710 May 2026 01:10 +0000at://did:plc:aitjwn5mmfp6ucqxbdccccfb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlhl7zuk3k2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/lizbarr.bsky.social/post/3mlexbd63ec2dEvery season of For All Mankind ends with a flashforward to the next decade and a song to embody that era. "Everybody Wants To Rule The World" for the '80s. "Come As You Are" for the '90s. The final season will be set in the 2020s, and I want to predict that a track from Brat will be The Song.09 May 2026 00:08 +0000at://did:plc:aitjwn5mmfp6ucqxbdccccfb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlexbd63ec2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/lizbarr.bsky.social/post/3mlcu7carwk2jDescript's editing gets pretty janky after about the 90 minute mark on a podcast recording. This is foreshadowing for our conversation about "Choose Your Pain".08 May 2026 04:07 +0000at://did:plc:aitjwn5mmfp6ucqxbdccccfb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlcu7carwk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/lizbarr.bsky.social/post/3mlctxllixs2jThis is Tumblr-levels of boggling, which I guess is fair because Bsky moderation has reached Tumblr-levels of transphobia. But still. [contains quote post or other embedded content]08 May 2026 04:03 +0000at://did:plc:aitjwn5mmfp6ucqxbdccccfb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlctxllixs2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/lizbarr.bsky.social/post/3mlcf6kpcxc2pI didn't realise how many university and college professors I followed until this Canvas thing happened. Last time I was a student, we submitted papers by printing them out, putting them in a folder and stapling a cover page to the front, then dropping them in a box outside the department office.07 May 2026 23:39 +0000at://did:plc:aitjwn5mmfp6ucqxbdccccfb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlcf6kpcxc2phttps://bsky.app/profile/lizbarr.bsky.social/post/3mlcdxp2mss2jI have two work computers at the office, and the one I use for pissfarting around needs its mouse recharged. So I guess I will be doing work today.07 May 2026 23:17 +0000at://did:plc:aitjwn5mmfp6ucqxbdccccfb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlcdxp2mss2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/lizbarr.bsky.social/post/3mlbythprxk2qI got to block a weird amount of reply guys arising from this silly post. [contains quote post or other embedded content]07 May 2026 19:58 +0000at://did:plc:aitjwn5mmfp6ucqxbdccccfb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlbythprxk2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/lizbarr.bsky.social/post/3ml7zabpjqc2dIt's the first really cold day of the season here in Melbourne, and if you suffer from cold hands in general, or if you are personally victimised by Reynauds disease, I recommend USB hand warmers. I paid $40 for the Ocoopa brand on Amazon last year, but Kmart also has them now. https://www.kmart.com.au/product/hand-warmers-43624997/?sku=43624997&offer_id=1&region_id=300001&ds_eid=3962755682&ds_e=GOOGLE&gclsrc=aw.ds&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=2003849993107 May 2026 00:59 +0000at://did:plc:aitjwn5mmfp6ucqxbdccccfb/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml7zabpjqc2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/lizbarr.bsky.social/post/3ml7w6zleh22dStarfleet Academy and everything's the same except the tea-obsessed chancellor of the War Academy is General Iroh.07 May 2026 00:05 +0000at://did:plc:aitjwn5mmfp6ucqxbdccccfb/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml7w6zleh22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/lizbarr.bsky.social/post/3ml65aedwej2xToday I learned that our local LDS temple has a service in Te Reo Māori, and I guess I'm surprised there are enough Māori Mormons to justify it, but also I'm not surprised that the poster has the same White Jesus as the English service.06 May 2026 07:06 +0000at://did:plc:aitjwn5mmfp6ucqxbdccccfb/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml65aedwej2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/lizbarr.bsky.social/post/3ml5s6nhp7j2xToday's recession indicator: brand new Mercedes with a personalised number plate at Aldi.06 May 2026 03:48 +0000at://did:plc:aitjwn5mmfp6ucqxbdccccfb/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml5s6nhp7j2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/lizbarr.bsky.social/post/3ml5kkultfs2xRating Star Trek series premieres: "The Cage" - 7/10. Can totally see why it didn't get picked up, but it has interesting ideas and tremendous promise. It's a shame we never see the Number One character ever again.06 May 2026 01:32 +0000at://did:plc:aitjwn5mmfp6ucqxbdccccfb/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml5kkultfs2x