Essays, Lectures, and Rants : The Thoughts Of Elaine Barlow
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I have been thinking a great deal about my priorities. The world as we knew it is over and I have to decide how I want to spend my remaining time on and offline especially as my health gets worse. I will be putting more focus on finishing the novel I have always wanted to write because I want to have fulfilled that one dream of mine before it is too late to do so.
No one is much interested in my other content and it was always just for fun and to keep my writing skills up. I will finish my Jekyll and Hyde podcast but will not be starting any new video projects or finishing current ones except for Media Psykhe. If I have time to do (or feel like doing) a Jem video here and there or write reviews of audiobooks or other media, I will absolutely post them here as usual, but right now I have higher personal priorities.
I will also be getting off of most social media except for Bluesky and CounterSocial.
Take care of yourselves and those you love. Stay safe and stay strong. ❤️
Latest Writing
Read The Room
The more lived experiences you have "in the room", the more likely all those experiences, knowledge, mistakes, successes, etc can lead to beneficial solutions for EVERYONE.
Hemlock & Silver by T. Kingfisher
I. LOVE. THIS. BOOK. I. LOVE. THIS. CHARACTER. I. LOVE. THIS. NARRATOR.
Event Horizon: Dark Descent #1
Of course I want to know how Christian is going to handle that infamous scene, but I'm interested in his take on the psychological horror more.
Audio Podcast
Elaine Is Reading: Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde > Chapter 8 – Part 2
As far as I'm concerned, Chapter 8 is the absolute best chapter in the entire book. This is also where the story pretty much comes to a very abrupt end.
Elaine Is Reading: Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde > Chapter 8 – Part 1
It is a shame that the two people who have the most interesting perspectives in the entire book are the only two people to never have their stories told.
Elaine Is Reading: Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde > Chapters 6&7 – Part 2
This video goes into depth about how the story mirrors so much of the reality of addiction spirals and dealing with the breakdown of friendships.
Elaine Is Reading: Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde > Chapters 6&7 – Part 1
I decided to do these two chapters together because they are two of my favorite chapters and because the are very similar in feeling and foundation.
Elaine Is Reading: Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde > Chapter 5 – Part 2
Most people who make movies and adaptations focus solely on the final chapter of the book. The story of Jekyll and Hyde is not just the final chapter.
Elaine Is Reading: Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde > Chapter 5 – Part 1
This is one of the chapters that I kind of wish Stevenson’s wife had permanently destroyed. It’s the most contrived, forced, lazy chapter of the whole book.
How (Not) To Survive
Just because you CAN'T handle something, doesn't mean there is something wrong with those who can. Stop being the problem and become part of the solution.
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Fan(atic)s All Need Therapy
Actors are people. Singers are people. They never stop being people. They have dreams, desires, and feelings. Fans, however, are sick AF and need therapy.
Jekyll and Hyde – Chapter 1 (Part 2)
So far this absolutely bonkers level of foolishness is only making me like Hyde and hate the "upstanding" members of British society.
Anger Isn’t A Flex
Anger doesn't exist to remind you of a solid foundation you stand upon, it's a state that weakens you. Anger isn't you, it's who you are not.
Understanding AS Avoidance
The more you accept other people's terrible and unhealthy treatment of you, the more scars you're willingly accepting that don't even BELONG to you.
With Great Power …
Preaching intolerance with rage (under the guise of "strength") to your followers is anger and hate and has nothing to do with peace.
Life is for the living
Banishers protect the living from the dead and to me that includes living people who are dead inside.