OH! So Joost was literally being harassed and filmed illegally, and didn’t even touch the camera woman? Good to know, I have no problems taking sides now
This is genuinely the worst Eurovision ever. Sweden broke the natural passage of time by stealing the win from Finland last year and now the contest is cursed.
I wonder if there's any practical reason for Harrow's family to only tell secrets while immersed in salt water, or if it's something they've just always done without remembering it's because thousands of years ago, Anastasia figured out it was the best way to talk with Alecto
Effeminate dentist: You need to brush more on your gums-- hold on why am I "effeminate?" What? I'm literally just a normal dentist. A masculine one, even.
Me: (struggling to speak through the dentist's fingers) youw weren't shupposhed to shee that
If you're lamenting the fact that you used to be able to shoot through a 500-page novel in like a day when you were in middle school and now you can't, it's worth bearing in mind that a big part of that is because when you were in middle school, your reading comprehension sucked. Yes, mental health and the stresses of adult life can definitely be factors, but it's also the case that reading is typically more effortful as an adult because you've learned to Ponder The Implications. The material isn't just skimming over the surface of your brain anymore, and some of the spoons you used to spend on maximising your daily page count are now spent on actually thinking about what you're reading!