That Nerd Dave

this scenes were done for @thatnerddave ''s pgsm fic

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Around the time I got to episode 30 I realized that was my favorite media I was experiencing that year. There wasn't an anime, game, sitcom or movie I was enjoying more than Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon (2003).

I had become very emotionally attracted to it. I knew I was going to be sad when I finished the show because there wasn't gonna be an adaptation for the rest of the manga, or any similar show. Once it was over, it was over.

So when I got to episode 40 decided to save the last 9 episodes for the end of the year. It was a very pleasant way to end 2025.

So now it's been two full months since I've finished PGSM and I still haven't figured how to describe why I like it so much.

One thing I can definitely say though...

PGSM is absolutely my favorite depiction of the Mamoru Chiba. Tuxedo Mask is ok but I love that he gets this upgrade and never looks back.

I also watched the 20th anniversary special with the main cast.

🌙💖 A Valentine’s Day Love Letter to Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon 💖🌙

More than twenty years ago, many of us stayed up late on dial up internet, waiting for fansubs to finish downloading so we could watch the next Act of Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon. That feeling never really went away.

Today, in celebration of PGSM’s re airing in Japan, Miss Dream is releasing the definitive Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon fansub collection.

✨ Every episode ✨ Rare specials, interviews, commercials, live events, and promotional material ✨ Video upscales by C’est La Vie Remasters ✨ Fully refreshed translations

We’re also very happy to welcome ThatNerdDave as the newest member of the Miss Dream staff. His passion for PGSM and fan preservation makes him a great fit for the team.

This release is a love letter to PGSM, to the fansub groups who inspired us, and to everyone who watched along during the original broadcast and kept the series close to their hearts.

On Valentine’s Day, we’re celebrating a love that’s lasted more than twenty years.

Read the full blog post here:

PGSM: Black Moon fanart!

I LOVE IT SO MUCH!

AHHHHHHHHHH!

Hey everyone~! It’s time to kick off our PGSM Watch Party! The live action Sailor Moon series full of drama, friendship, and sparkle!

📅 Date: October 11th, 2025 🕗 Time: 8:00 PM CST/CDT 📍 Where: Discord <----

We’ll be starting with Acts 1–2 this week, and plan to watch two episodes per week so everyone can follow along at a comfy pace. The Special Act and Act 0 will come later as our grand finale event!

What to expect: - Cozy group viewing via Discord stream - Hang out n text chat! - Feel free to bring your favorite snacks and wear your PJs! Sailor Moon sleepover vibes encouraged! - Respect spoilers, and keep chat kind and SFW as always.

Whether it’s your first time seeing PGSM or a nostalgic rewatch, come join the fun and watch the Moonlight bloom again. 🌕✨

HE HAS BEEN SOBER AND STILL WRITING FOR 30 FUCKING YEARS!!!

It's practice. Not just practicing writing in general, but intentionally practicing for speed. I have taught writing in formal settings, and the thing that seems to most frequently slow people down is the amount of time they spend tinkering with, worrying about, and sweating over every individual sentence as they write it -- and then they've written 800 words and they're fucking exhausted, because all of that worrying takes a LOT of cognitive energy. Turn your brain off. Practice not caring if it's a perfect sentence because you can fix it later. Just slap some bullshit on the page. Keep your fingers moving.

If you can type 60wpm, and you type without stopping, you'll have 3k in under an hour. Now, realistically, I'm a fast writer, and I do still pause to do a LITTLE tinkering now and then, so I compose at a rate of around 25wpm, even though my top typing speed is around 80wpm. At 25wpm, 3k would take me roughly two hours. Let's round it up to two and a half hours for a couple thinking breaks.

The point is, this is doable. 25wpm for two and a half hours, including some thinking breaks. It's not particularly superhuman, any more than being able to run a mile is superhuman. It just takes intentional training towards a specific goal and prioritizing what you're spending your day on.

When you first start practicing for speed, then yeah, a lot of what you produce is going to be garbage, and step one is to let that be perfectly fucking fine. Your mantra is "It doesn't have to be good, it just has to be done" -- it's a lot easier to edit a pile of raw material than to try to get it perfect on the first go. As you practice, you'll get more adept at the writing craft part of it too, so the product will not be garbage stream-of-consciousness anymore. The sentences will start to snap together one after the other like lego bricks.

But you don't get there if you say, "Well, it was just the cocaine" or "This isn't applicable to me because Stephen King is doing a completely different activity." Neither of those things are true. He's a regular human being, and I'm a regular human being, and so are you. Writing fast is a learnable skill, just like being able to run a mile or any equivalent feat of physical exertion. If you don't WANT to learn that sort of skill, you definitely don't have to. But there's a difference between deciding that you don't WANT to learn the skill and reflexively deciding that the skill must be impossible, and when I see people saying "That seems impossible, so there's no point to me even trying," it makes me sad.