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One day I'll get back to reading these! I've only read the first volume

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Working from home.

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This movie reminded me of all the moments in my past when something was right on the verge of being said or done but no one did or said anything. That silence at that moment is perfectly captured in this film. That deep grief for futures that did not happen, relationships that did not blossom, foundations that remained empty with nothing built on top...  Also, the tension/chemistry/electricity between these actors was immaculate and palpable.  I’m going to go weep again, can’t wait to see what dreams I have tonight.

There's a word in Korean: 인연 [in yun] ⁠— it means "providence" or "fate". If two strangers walk by each other in the street, and their clothes accidentally brush, that means there have been eight thousand layers of 인연 between them.

PAST LIVES (2023) dir. Celine Song

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The makes me so happy. It's never to late to come out or express your identity.

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Okay, I'm halfway through the first book in the Mistborn trilogy by Brandon Sanderson, and I have questions.

1. Where are the queer and nonbinary people? Will they show up later?

2. Is Kelsier Skaa or Nobility? I ask because it seems like those are the only two options, but he keeps referring to everyone as "they"

3. Is this a "white" savior book but not really cause no one's skin color is ever described?

4. Okay, everyone is "equal," but we are still following the binary and a patriarchal system... why?

5. The only main female character went from being a cool thief to a noble in disguise, and she's made to go to balls and apparently is now falling for a noble... why?

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Watch "Can games question colonial lies about the Aztecs? Dream of Darkness interviews a Tlaxcalteca expert" on YouTube

A game that one of my friends is developing will feature Mexican pre-hispanic storylines!

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Got some sad news today. But it might also be a big opportunity for growth? Why is change so hard! 😫

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So I started painting to let out some frustration, anxiety, anger, stress, even some good feelings in all the mess that's 2020.

The following are some of the things I've done the past two weeks. I've gone from acrylics to watercolor, using collages, glitter, etc. Somehow watercolors help the feelings flow a bit better...

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Letting go of the things that don't serve joy to my soul.... Why is it so difficult? 🥺

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left turn : (idiomatic) An unexpected change from the way things seemed to be going. left turn interj (chiefly military) A command to a soldier or other person who is marching: turn ninety degrees to your left! left turn v (intransitive, chiefly military) To turn ninety degrees to one's left, especially in response to a military command while marching.

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/left_turn#English

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incarnadine : (originally) Of the pale pink or pale red colour of flesh; carnation. Of the blood-red colour of raw flesh; crimson. (figurative) Bloodstained, bloody. (generally) Of a red colour. incarnadine n The pale pink or pale red colour of flesh; carnation. incarnadine:     The blood-red colour of raw flesh; crimson. incarnadine:   (generally) A red colour. incarnadine v (transitive, originally) To make flesh-coloured. (transitive, also figurative) To make red, especially blood-coloured or crimson; to redden.

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/incarnadine#English

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cave painting : (uncountable) The activity of applying pigments to the interior surfaces of caves to create images, especially when carried out in prehistoric times. (uncountable) The paintings resulting from this activity regarded collectively, especially if prehistoric; cave art; (countable) a individual painting of this type. Today, the third Saturday of October in 2020, was established by the Archaeological Institute of America as International Archaeology Day to celebrate archaeology and its contributions to society.

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/cave_painting#English

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saveloy : (chiefly Australia, Britain, New Zealand) A seasoned and smoked pork sausage, normally purchased ready-cooked. Today is recognized by the United Nations as World Food Day to highlight the importance of food security and good nutrition, and the need for action against hunger.

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/saveloy#English

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make a clean breast : (idiomatic) Often followed by of: to be honest about something; to confess.

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/make_a_clean_breast#English

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in-joke : Synonym of inside joke (“a joke that is understood or meant to be understood only by certain people who are aware of the details”)

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/in-joke#English

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thrapple : (chiefly Northern England, Northern Ireland, Scotland) The throat, especially the gullet or windpipe. thrapple v (transitive, chiefly Northern England, Northern Ireland, Scotland) To strangle, to throttle.

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/thrapple#English

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vagrant : Wandering from place to place, particularly when without any settled employment or habitation. Of or pertaining to a vagabond or vagrant, or a person fond of wandering. (figurative) Moving without a certain direction; roving, wandering; also, erratic, unsettled.

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/vagrant#English