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Definitely not mine. Your existence has contributed to my joy for decades.

It pleases me greatly that this joke has already been made, I was standing by to deliver if not.

you're the main reason to keep on going

Frustrated little dude gripping a pencil saying “how do I pack this down into something I can actually share?” While swirling rainbows labeled “INFINITE POTENTIAL” float around them. Little dude frowns at a tiny grey box, exclaiming “all that work for THIS?!” Little dude shoves the grey box into another little guy’s hands; Frowning, stomping off, and saying “Here you go, I made this, it sucks.” Second little dude cracks open the box, swirling rainbows project out onto their face. Second little dude stares in awe at all the swirling rainbows now floating around them.

Sometimes we’re unsatisfied with a thing we made because when it only existed in our head, we saw all the things it could have been and when it’s done we know all the things that it isn’t, but we can’t see the way it expands into a million new things when someone else unpacks it in their head. 🖊️🦑

I am possessed of a hearty laugh, and when others tell me they like it, it brings me an extra helping of joy.

New Crow Time update [1/3]

One of these days I'm going to make some sprawling metal wall art with attachment points for all my bird pins from Fox and others, but what's that, there's more coming? Welp. Guess the roost will be bigger.

Also earthy and bitter, but nutritious.

Tired: Machine learning is money laundering for bias.

Wired: Machine learning is the v̴̝̠̉͆o̷͇͇̎̒͜i̸̛̱͙͊c̵̢͓͎̍̒́̕e̵̦͂̉ ̵̱͈̮̈͝o̷̦̅f̸̩͝ ̵͚͍͗̋͋͜N̸͚̝͑͗̉̚y̶̙͔͙̪͐̓̕ǎ̶̢̢̫̑̈r̴̼̓̈́l̴͙̘͇͇͒͆̕ȧ̴̺͋̑t̸̨͛̔̑̕h̵̛̩̑̃̓ǫ̶͚̱̗́t̸̡͈̅̿ê̸̜̼p̶͔̠͖̽

I appreciate your work and your empathy. Thank you for sharing your brain and heart with the world, you've made mine better.

This is such a charming and kindly framed reference that I immediately downloaded and emailed to beloved family who might find it useful for themselves or to share.

"This here's my punchin' ring," she explained as she slid a sturdy arc of patinated silver and spiky cactus quartz over the knuckles of two fingers. "I call it Piss an' Vinegar."

Text you can hear, in full horror movie surround sound.

*random stranger on the internet cheerleading intensifies*

Change is hard! You belong to a tool-using species, do the needful. 😆 (Plus we're just getting old.)

Vehemently concur. Every moment feeling better in your own skin is worth it. If one feels ready to do it, do it, don't weep for lost time. "The best time to plant a tree was twenty years ago. The second best is now."

My gremlin of a brain immediately threw up a grainy vignette of you grappling with the vicious Talenti lid to the tune of Johnny Cash's cover of Hurt.

Fully agree on both counts.

As short and punchy statements go, this is high quality.

This is a good opening line for a story.

If it helps it go down easier for the people-pleasing tendencies, happiness can beget happiness in the people around you, so by fostering your own happiness, you are bolstering the happiness of your friends as well.

Stoke dat ambient joy.

I'm more of a shawarma magpie myself, but I support my brethren in their power play.

This made me feel things.

Yeah, you did. Again. Thanks.

10 Responses to the Phrase “Man Up” (Spoken Word) - Not a Lot of Reasons to Sing, but Enough UPDATE (2022): Check out this link for a "classroom-friendly" version of this poem (with high-quality video/audio), plus reflections on its ten-year anniversary, plus more resources! UPDATE: This is t...

This made me smile (and feel, I always welcome that) and reminded me of this bit of spoken word poetry, which I promptly had to hear again. guante.info/2012/02/07/1...

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That is an impressive creation. I approve. :D

When I was writing longform prose more regularly, Scrivener was worth every penny and then some. It was magic for organizing related ideas and keeping all the bits and bobs circling the narrative in order. Do recommend, and they have a free trial.

A square alcohol ink painting, with overlapping bands of purple angling diagonally, bracketed by bands of black, white, and blue, not entirely unlike a slice of agate.

I lurk, therefore I am, but I should probably do some kind of first post business.

Sometimes I play games like BG3 or FFXIV or GemStoneIV, sometimes I paint or do metal arts, sometimes I write.

Always I am watching nifty humans do wonderful things. Quietly, so quietly, I am cheering you on.