Sounds like at least not-work is pretty interesting. I think a foodie tour of Vegas would be pretty nice, though I would fear for my waistline... And driving construction equipment sounds like fun. Also, I can't remember the last time I went to a theme park, since there basically aren't any in Hawaii.
As for diversity and writing, well, can a woman know what a man feels? Or vice versa? Is that really something that should stop someone from writing opposite sex characters? Certainly writing about things of which you don't know can lead to issues, but I think people tie themselves in knots over stuff in a silly way. I think humans are fundamentally more similar than different, that what we search for in good writing is something about the human experience whether it is African writing or American writing or Japanese writing. Striving to accurately depict that is good but being afraid to try due to fear of accidentally offending someone is probably not helpful. So I say, charge on!
BTW, I sent you a message so you can send me a card, make sure to get me your address so I can send you one too!
As for diversity and writing, well, can a woman know what a man feels? Or vice versa? Is that really something that should stop someone from writing opposite sex characters? Certainly writing about things of which you don't know can lead to issues, but I think people tie themselves in knots over stuff in a silly way. I think humans are fundamentally more similar than different, that what we search for in good writing is something about the human experience whether it is African writing or American writing or Japanese writing. Striving to accurately depict that is good but being afraid to try due to fear of accidentally offending someone is probably not helpful. So I say, charge on!
BTW, I sent you a message so you can send me a card, make sure to get me your address so I can send you one too!
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