even still that’s beyond cheap for crown heights and only two roomies. how’s he do thaf

this is so true but as someone on the other side of things/someone who both reads and writes, there’s a lot of that pretentiousness/focus on “”“"craft”“”“ that still pervades adult trade fiction in the way that it’s talked about overall. so from a fandom/appreciation perspective, regardless of whether an adult trade book is like, not a jonathan franzen book? it’s still not talked about the same way that a YA book is. enthusiasm like that is still very much taboo/meant for books of "lesser” value

like this was something I ran into SO MUCH in college working w profs who were very anti-YA and also those who were more lenient about it. there’s not an appreciation for how much/the kind of work that goes into making plots seem simple or easily consumptible

absolutely great points & i should have caveated that i’ve never been on the writing end of it at all! 

i guess it’s just sad to me that like it seems from what you said and what i’ve seen that - maybe we as a society? idk who to point the finger at - has made it seem like ya and adult trade fiction* are these diametrically opposed Kinds Of Reading when there’s plenty of overlap & like maybe bridging that gap and seeing ya as just another genre which takes just as much work, and on the flip side that maybe it’s cool to get fannish over non-ya books too, would idk be Better For Everyone. 

but like obv i don’t know how to do that so i’m talking out my ass instead!

robots

i hate that one day robots and robotic tech will replace human workers and that we’re all gonna be cool w it (hello! drones from amazon! the fuck!)

i love that robots will enable us to discover more than ever before & i can’t wait to be friends with one

long island (lmao)

honestly i hate everyone from long island and how they seem incapable of driving like normal human beings, and i know the cross bronx is technically more congested but the long island expressway is HORRIBLE and personally victimizes me since i believe it is the ENTIRE reason that when my bolt buses take the queens-midtown it takes like an extra hour for no good reason

i like that they invented the most efficient alcoholic drink on earth

coffee

i hate that it makes me poop

i love that it tastes delicious and allows me to survive on too little sleep

eos lip balm

i hATE that by the time you can’t use it anymore there’s still fuckin half the balm left and meanwhile you’re wreaking havoc on your lips and skin by dragging fucking pLASTIC all over your mouth trying to get the balm that’s left like every time i buy one i regret paying so much when a chapstick would not cause me so much literal pain

I wanna say 4/23??????? I feel like i saw that somewhere recently

Raspberry: Favorite flower?

Lilies even though they’re poisonous to cats

Star Fruit: Favorite sea creature

Stingray!

Lychee: Satin or lace?

????