A Dream That's Worth Keeping

In the original book version of the Wizard of Oz, the Lion calls himself a coward because he is always frightened. However, when push comes to shove, he always stands and defends his friends, even though he’s trembling with fear as he does so, even in cases where he’s convinced it would cost him his life. Reading Project Hail Mary, I can’t help but be struck by the similarities between Grace and the Cowardly Lion. The patron saints of doing it scared. (Except in that one flashback, but hey we all have our moments of weakness)

Treat it like salt, not a spread. You don't want a pile of salt. Just a little salt.

help I’m having ideas beyond my available free time

unfortunately my story needs a middle. i personally think this is excessive

reading a historical romance novel and reflecting on the way these stories often present woke nobility for the contemporary reader. a big thing is servants. you can’t not have servants in those times but many modern readers think “but I would never have servants. it would be so weird to have servants” and in order to make the protagonists of the story more relatable they are actually friends with the servants. but flip your perspective and think of it from the side of the servants. wouldn’t it be so awful if your boss was always trying to be friends with you. a really common thing you’ll see is the woke baronet having tea in the kitchen with the servants bc he’s not like other baronets. but what if your boss wanted to hang out and talk during your lunch break every day. not so charming when you think about it that way

one of my favorite parts of anna karenina addressed this. as i remember it, a landowner (levin?) basically had a midlife crisis and started working the fields. the farmhands were pretty confused and annoyed at this relatively weak, ineffective guy playacting as a farmhand. he was in the way, had no idea what he was doing, didn't understand their micro culture (esp. things like what they liked to talk about and what they found funny) and most of all, he was...THEIR BOSS.

why is there an upgrade button on gmail. why does twitter want me to scan my palm to get into my account. why is google a chatbot. why does the transit app make a transit app wrapped for me. why does youtube keep shoving its infinitely scrollable shortform content down my throat. why do my doctor and psychiatrist and therapist want to use an ai notetaker during our appointments. why do free trials want my credit card number. why are most scholarship websites just data brokers. how do i make capitalone stop sending me mail. why is my school making its own special chat gpt powered chatbot. why is every third video on instagram an undisclosed ad. why is nothing online real anymore. why is everything so FUCKING STUPID

I'm so old i remember when people liked using Windows

You can begin this process at any time, regardless of how old you have become.

don't be mean to yourself that's you

you live there