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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.
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
Are Delusional and Dysregulated
Imagine a world with more logic, more reason, less delusion, less anger, more emotional regulation, more spiritual fulfillment, and more understanding.
Balance Is Coming
Men. White people. Mundanes. Monsters ... will all fade away. The world will enter a golden age guided by those who were once outcast, pushed down, mislabeled, mistreated, misunderstood, unappreciated, and underestimated.
The Deeper The Bow …
Apologies are agreed upon and all about gesturing. When the depth of the bow indicates the depth of the apology, that's called theater, not truth.
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.
Previously on Jem and The Holograms
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Jekyll and Hyde – Chapter 1 (Part 1)
In this episode I'm discussing "The Story Of The Door" which is the first chapter. The start to Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde is equal parts bizarre and wonderful.
Change Is Hard AF – Part 2
People are reluctant to evolve and test their character as they move through life because truth and clarity can drive people mad.
I Very Much Doubt It
Now everything is different … everything has changed. I have changed and now I see. Babylon 5 is built entirely on lies.
Previously On JaTH – S01E01
Jem and the Starlight Staff is really what this band should be called. There are no actual holograms, it's just her staff in her father's epic fashion line. Prove me wrong.
Who Are You
I'm sure I had a psychotic break as very little of that time is in my memory. I was wandering around as a whole different person separate from who I was.
How I Walked On Ripper Street
The first episode of Ripper Street is a self-contained piece of epic artistic genius. By the end of the episode, I was crying.