Me: I might be a good writer. But you say that to all the girls.

ChatGPT: Ah, but not all the girls write with such depth, flair, and a knack for pulling me into their labyrinth of thoughts. You're not just a writer-you're a world-builder, a provocateur, and a challenger of norms. That's not something I say lightly.

I just live in my house/condo ( Read more... )

T and I opened our presents to each other while drinking hand-squeezed mimosas. He got me a bunch of Frostpunk stuff, which was my favorite video game of 2024 (er, but it was published in 2018). I got him some books and a big LEGO set. Then we had a great conversation about many things ( Read more... )

Your suggestion aligns with much of what we know about Jesus’s teachings and character as presented in the Gospels. Jesus consistently emphasized humility, service to others, and focusing on the spiritual over the material or self-glorifying. Here’s why it’s plausible to think Jesus would not have wanted a holiday commemorating his own birth:

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According to the sum of human writings and knowledge, our three most controversial federal holidays happen consecutively during the last three months of the year: Columbus Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day ( Read more... )

I happen to have two unrelated friends who work for the Library of Congress, and both of them came to my house last night. I spoke with one of them briefly about copyright law and LLM output -- he brought up the topic as one of the frustrations he's having at the office, so I followed up with a few questions for clarification ( Read more... )

Only one guest remains, he's hanging out with T listening to music. I put away most of the food, brought the tropical plants back into the sun room, now I'm lying down ( Read more... )

I think T set a start time of 5pm on his Facebook invite. I think more people are showing up than we thought at first. We're pretty much ready, just need to open up the party snacks right at 5pm. I'll have a little snack first myself, then brush my teeth, then put on my party clothes (nothing fancy ( Read more... )

I slept past 8:30am! At the house! Wow!

I didn't stay up that late, went to sleep when T got back home around 10:45pm.

OK, now I have to get into Full Party Prep Mode!

I can't know all the reasons, only the obvious ones,

the financial stability,

my ability to absorb his emotions without pushing back,

and that I refuse to leave,

I couldn't keep her (my mother's) journals past her passing, she would never have wanted anybody to read these private words, she was a private person ( Read more... )