Carmen M.

Shower thought time. 🧵 The phrase "You shouldn't have." It can mean so many freaking things. 1. That action was harmful, don't do it again. 2. That action gave you very little gain for your exertion. 3. That thing you did was a conventionally thoughtful gesture.

6. I'm not saying to be cruelly blunt, mind you. Social convention and manners sure as hell have their place. I suppose, all in all, the moral of the story, is I'm a great personal shopper! 😉

Shower thought time. 🧵 The phrase "You shouldn't have." It can mean so many freaking things. 1. That action was harmful, don't do it again. 2. That action gave you very little gain for your exertion. 3. That thing you did was a conventionally thoughtful gesture.

4/? The point is, it's not even a language thing, because we have different words to clearly express all those concepts. It takes an absurd amount of brainpower to parse what people mean, because people aren't taught to say what they mean, or why they should in the first place.

Shower thought time. 🧵 The phrase "You shouldn't have." It can mean so many freaking things. 1. That action was harmful, don't do it again. 2. That action gave you very little gain for your exertion. 3. That thing you did was a conventionally thoughtful gesture.

2/? 4. Your action is incredibly pleasing to me, thank you so much! 5. The thing you have done benefits me to the point where I don't know the best way to reciprocate.

I've been into paint by numbers for a while, though I'm slow at it. It's a good way to move my hands while turning my brain off. This one is from Winnie's Picks. Several of the paints were gummy or pale and needed to be doctored up with flow aid and a few drops from my Golden brand paint stash.

The Schipper brand is the gold standard for Paint by numbers. Their designs have a "Thomas Kinkade tours Europe" vibe, but they're fun.

I've been into paint by numbers for a while, though I'm slow at it. It's a good way to move my hands while turning my brain off. This one is from Winnie's Picks. Several of the paints were gummy or pale and needed to be doctored up with flow aid and a few drops from my Golden brand paint stash.

A good example of why we shouldn't always get what we want. I had the good fortune of meeting Terry Pratchett in 2005 for a very pleasant split second. I always dreamed of getting the dual signature and damn, am I glad I didn't.

There's also the minor problem that his work is still as good as before these horrific allegations came out. I'll make sure he never gets another damn dime from me, but yeah.

A good example of why we shouldn't always get what we want. I had the good fortune of meeting Terry Pratchett in 2005 for a very pleasant split second. I always dreamed of getting the dual signature and damn, am I glad I didn't.

And that's my bone to pick. That S.O.B. understood goodness and still chose evil. Had he even a marginal level of ethics, he could have had his pick of willing lovers, and we'd all have praised him, or at absolute least, shrugged philosophically.

A good example of why we shouldn't always get what we want. I had the good fortune of meeting Terry Pratchett in 2005 for a very pleasant split second. I always dreamed of getting the dual signature and damn, am I glad I didn't.

Sometimes a red flag is random. Before J.K. Rowling doubled down on her anti-trans stance, Daniel Hemmens wrote his excellent essay 'Harry Potter and the Doctrine of the Calvinists' pointing out that whether a character in the series is good or evil depends on their nature and not their actions.

A good example of why we shouldn't always get what we want. I had the good fortune of meeting Terry Pratchett in 2005 for a very pleasant split second. I always dreamed of getting the dual signature and damn, am I glad I didn't.

People say it's easy to tell someone's character by their writing. Maybe? Sometimes?