Something Weird and Strange

I just got a car and started driving again so I was thinking about some safety things for D/deaf/HoH drivers. One huge concern is the possibility of being pulled over and encountering the police.

I also have a Deaf Driver card

“You will always be fond of me. I represent to you all the sins you never had the courage to commit.”

the thing is if I give a writing prompt–even a detailed story outline–to 10 different writers, I’m gonna end up with 10 different stories, and be excited to read each and every one.

tags: #also um…there ARE plenty of original ideas? there’s like a bunch of them. including a ton of mediocre and outright terrible ideas bc Original doesn’t automatically equal Good. Also…please write mediocre stories. write mediocre stories bc that is how you LEARN. write mediocre stories bc every good story was written by someone who practiced and practiced by writing mediocre and lousy stories. mediocre is a stepping stone to good. lousy is a stepping stone to mediocre. worse is the precursor to better.

and as someone pointed out in the notes, you don’t have to get better. creating art just for the sake of creating art is so fundamental to the human experience, and everyone should have access to that regardless of ability. creating things is FUN, and we should do more of it without pressuring ourselves to reach milestones just bc we feel like we *should*

“You don’t gain anything from stressing. Remember that.”

“It’s like everyone tells a story about themselves inside their own head. Always. All the time. That story makes you what you are. We build ourselves out of that story.”

“Be strong, but not rude. Be kind, but not weak. Be humble, but not timid. Be proud, but not arrogant.”

Oh I thought this was a screenshot