Rachel Ann Bovier is a Pittsburgh legend who has been publishing her poems in city newspapers for decades. In more recent years, she started putting up these bill boards along major roads. For what reason? I have no clue. But I would often pass them on my way to Oakland for therapy. They never failed to cheer me up.

As a young trans writer, they gave me this precious little spark of joy. There was someone like me, a writer, a Pittsburgher, a trans person, who was confident enough to put their face on a bill board! I would always smile as we passed by and my mom took note.

Fast forward a few years and it’s my 21st birthday. My mom has been super excited about my gift and teased me about it over and over again. She said it was the best gift she’d ever gotten me and in many ways she was right. It was a custom poem she commissioned from Miss Bouvier! It congratulated me on my birthday, my academic success, lots of little stuff. It was simple and sweet and perfect.

I like Blorbo from My Shows. You like Blorbo that you Hallucinated from Wildly Misinterpreted Scenes.

I like Blorbo from My Shows that the Creator is crafting and telling their own story through and with. You like Blorbo that you forced into a box because you decided where Blorbo’s Character Arc and the My Show’s Narrative is going, with a complete disregard of what the Creator is actually doing with Blorbo’s Character Arc and My Show’s Narrative.

Found the cat magazine from Chicago, and I think I was able to crack this one

Page 77 contains a lengthy reference to "operant conditioning," which is a behavioral modification based on the addition or removal of reward or punishment (you can and should read more here). B.F. Skinner was the father of operant condition and invented "The Skinner Box," an experiment where animals (rats and pigeons mainly) were isolated and reconditioned through reward or punishment, enforcing simple, repeatable responses from test subjects.

The implication alone that each show is a Skinner Box has me frothing at the mouth

But

also

master chief: hm. glad you told me, soldier. knowing yourself is important when you’re fighting a complex enemy like the covenant.

cortana: interesting… yes, i see your brain chemistry is a bit… different. i’ll keep this in mind for the future. i can’t wait to explore this further with you!

sergeant johnson: heh, so you’re a girl? well, you won’t get any argument from me. long as you keep watching my back, i’ll watch yours.

dr halsey: you’re transsexual? how could you think of yourself at a time like this? we need to keep our attention on the only thing that matters: saving the human race. additionally, you should be aware that J.K. Rowling is a close personal friend of mine