Larry Niven, sci-fi writer. He wrote about an alien species whose females were only as intelligent as animals. Then, in a different story, a second species. Then a third. By that stage I didn’t think it was entirely about the worldbuilding anymore.
I try to remember the little things I like about going to work. Drinking the good coffee I keep there. Chatting with people in the office. Driving home through the summer weather at the end of the day.
Read a history book.
Younger me’s anxieties were unrealistic. I was a nervous child.
If that happens, I think the economy will suddenly always have been the least of our problems.
Marmite crumpets shouldn’t exist!
You’re right. Not without cheese.
“None of the things you’re worried about will happen, so relax a little.”
He’s practically got ‘clueless middle-manager’ stamped on his forehead. He has he confidence to fake it through an interview and the animal cunning to blame others for his mistakes.
Since dinosaurs are somewhat related to birds and birds sing, there is a non 0 chance that you could have a karaoke party with dinosaurs (before being eaten).
I remember a game where you played as R2-D2 and the goal was to beat as many people with a hammer as you could before the timer ran out. :)
Zardoz. Say what you will about Sean Connery running around in a bright red romper, it was original.
Lots of people have written fan-fiction worse than that!
If you wouldn’t let anyone say it about your friend, don’t say it about yourself. Don’t even think it about yourself.
We absolutely do rely on the US having the biggest stick to keep other aggressive global powers in check.
Another thing you may not be ready to hear is that the world holds you collectively responsible for the actions of your democratically-elected government even if you supported the other guy.
Assuming you remove your bones and skin for a good soak as part of your bathing process, sure.
I think it means appreciating other people’s jokes, even if they’re not the sort you’d make yourself. Being open to humour that’s at a tangent to yours.
Better add a question to keep your post from getting locked.
I don’t think many of us are that subtle. Certainly not me.