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Unlikely. My mom and aunt have a solid contract drawn up and notarized, they have a good relationship, and are both responsible people.

I don't think he ran a fake campaign, I think he had a stroke and it changed his personality. We don't realize how much our brains create who we are.

My aunt just loaned us the money to pay off our mortgage. Zero interest and we can keep paying her the rate we were giving to the bank. We didn't even ask, she offered it.

If by men you mean humans, yes, I say we give the Elephants a chance.

Eh, sounds all right to me.

Thank you for sharing, this does a great job of describing why the show didn't work for me. I'm not going to hide spoilers, because that doesn't work on lemmy across all platforms.

SPOILER

Maybe if I knew she was supposed to become a villain, I could have enjoyed it more. I kept expecting a hero. She's supposed to be brilliant but keeps making really bad choices. And the juxtaposition of her background vs Tony's and the divergent paths they took, doesn't sit well with me.

The side characters were all fantastic. I thought the CGI was fine. It's better at creating technology and magic, rather than biological organisms.

They should have spent more time developing the characters. The ending was so sudden and we have no reason, at this point, to expect a second season, so it becomes an incomplete story, with no character arc.

Only if you want to end up in a vampire orgy. So yes.

There are three kinds of people.

Love her eyeliner.

I was given budenoside to add to my nasal rinse. Later found they sell an otc budenoside nasal spray which is soooo much easier.

He refused to leave home without it and the army was like "oh well, what are you gonna do?"

Currently enjoying Hope for Cynics by Jamil Zaki

Cynicism is a perfectly understandable response to a world full of injustice and inequality. But in many cases, it is misplaced. Dozens of studies find that people fail to realize how kind, generous, and open-minded others really are. Cynical thinking worsens social problems, because our beliefs don’t just interpret the world—they change it. When we expect the worst in people, we often bring it out of them. Cynicism is a disease, with a history, symptoms—and a cure. Through science and storytelling, Jamil Zaki imparts the secret for beating back cynicism: hopeful skepticism. This approach doesn’t mean putting our faith in every politician or influencer. It means thinking critically about people and our problems, while simultaneously acknowledging and encouraging our strengths. Far from being naïve, hopeful skepticism is a more precise way of understanding others, and paying closer attention re-balances how you think about human nature. As more of us do this, we can take steps towards building the world we truly want.

I'm about to finish Toward Eternity by Anton Hur:

In a near-future world, a new technological therapy is quickly eradicating cancer. The body's cells are entirely replaced with nanites—robot or android cells which not only cure those afflicted but leaves them virtually immortal.

Literary researcher Yonghun teaches an AI how to understand poetry and creates a living, thinking machine he names Panit, meaning Beloved, in honor of his husband. When Yonghun—himself a recipient of nanotherapy—mysteriously vanishes into thin air and then just as suddenly reappears, the event raises disturbing questions. What happened to Yonghun, and though he's returned, is he really himself anymore?

When Dr. Beeko, the scientist who holds the patent to the nanotherapy technology, learns of Panit, he transfers its consciousness from the machine into an android body, giving it freedom and life. As Yonghun, Panit, and other nano humans thrive—and begin to replicate—their development will lead them to a crossroads and a choice with existential consequences.

Exploring the nature of intelligence and the unexpected consequences of progress, the meaning of personhood and life, and what we really have to fear from technology and the future, Toward Eternity is a gorgeous, thought-provoking novel that challenges the notion of what makes us human—and how love survives even the end of that humanity.

This is a generational story, that follows a concept rather than a person. It kind of reminds me of Sequoia Nagamatsu's How High We Go in the Dark.

Jessica Jones

I had already self-diagnosed, so it's good to have it confirmed in a way that can result in medication. I'm hoping to get something that can give me more energy. I know I feel better any time I've taken Sudafed or Phentermine.

Physically, no. I mean, I was a fat, unathletic child prone to infections. I was briefly a fat, semi-atheletic adult prone to infections. I am now a fat, unathletic adult who no longer gets infections but has chronic pain and fatigue.

Mentally, yes. In spite of the fact that I didn't really experience depression until adulthood, I wouldn't trade my legal autonomy for childhood under my circumstances. I always wanted to be grown. I no longer have to put up with peoples' bs and that is worth so so much.

I had two visits with a therapist recently to diagnose my adhd. She did, and is sending my results to my PCP, and I'm grateful I never have to see her again because she believes all kinds of nutty shit: nicotine is non-addictive and the great medicine of the future; Duke University has stated publicly that the covid vaccine causes breast cancer; the CDC is covering up evidence that vaccines cause fibromyaligia. It's funny how she always couches those comments in terms like "research" and "neuroscience." Also she has been taking ivermectin for years and is totes parasite-free.

My mom sees her too, and says she never says that wacky shit to her. Idk if I come off as someone more open to pseudo-science, but I am assuredly not.

She asked my mom if she thinks I might also be autistic. I wonder if it's because the best reaction I could give her was to stare, tight-lipped, and not confirm anything she said.

This looks like the kind of polyester I don't wear bc it'll cause BO. But I love the cut and higher collar. I could see this with a long, high-waisted skirt, and a pair of casual black boots to balance the femininity.

This is why I couldn't bring myself to read Hot Zone. If you haven't read David Quammen's Spillover, I recommend that one.

Mise en place. If you're not familiar, it's a practice in cooking to have everything you will need set up and ready before you begin. You can do it with other kinds of tasks, too. I find it way easier to prep for tasks than to just do them. And prepping makes it mentally easier to just transition into doing.

The Pitt