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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. 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 CounterSocial.
Take care of yourselves and those you love. Stay safe and stay strong. ❤️
Latest Writing
TLDR; stop complaining …
Passions do not solve or evolve anything. Passions only maintain and imprison.
Finally Out Of Energy …
It has been difficult and absolutely nightmarish trying to navigate the world while 99% of the population exists in their own small, self contained and limited simulations.
Control Is Key
No matter how strong you are in your logic, your reason, your regulation, you are ALONE in it. No one around you has what you have. Not 99% of the world.
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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I Am Different From You
I think one of the fundamental differences with people who are considered neurodivergent is foreground processing and hyper-awareness of that processing.
The Ovarian Lottery
I have NO patience for people who hate on those who experience luck and opportunity or benefit from privilege, or variance.
The Last Hour Between Worlds by Melissa Caruso
A whip-smart adventure fantasy packed with reality-bending magic, and sapphic romance, The Last Hour Between Worlds is a brilliant new series.
Times Haven’t Really Changed
Being on social media is not unlike the abusive, gaslighting, negative environment that I grew up in. My life hasn't really changed at all in that regard.
Anger Is Such A Waste
You can choose who you want to be despite what other people have tried to make you or tell you that you are.
Jekyll and Hyde – Chapter 2 (Part 1)
How everyone reacts to Hyde is a reflection of who THEY are, not who he is. It’s all projection and transference.