Kind of amazing that we have recent popular literature which mentions a star and assumes it is a permanent fixture in the sky, when that star might explode within our lifetime. 🤯
Of course we also have star charts from the middle ages that show stars that can't be found in the sky today. 🤷🤔
From 2010 to 2017, there was a thing called #AseanCitizen that we Aseans started as a grassroots movement. We were all bloggers from across, well, #ASEAN or South-East Asia.
Some of us joined together to produce one of the best multi-authored regional blogs. We talked about our cultures, write about what makes the region awesome. As well as, try to address the oftentimes silly and sometimes heated debates.
It's all gone now. Forgotten. The blogs dead or offline. We all grew up, got busy with our personal lives, and moved on separately. And the important reason? We lost interest in it as we started to see ASEAN was, is, and will never be for the grassroots.
That was the end of what was once a vibrant grassroot ASEAN Citizens effort. We did it all voluntarily. Without a single recognition from the top-down organisation that is ASEAN.
But today? ASEAN is still a top-down organisation. They kept trying to get the grassroots involved, but they are always failing. Why? Because it is a top-down organisation, as simple as that. They will never understand until they shift their mindset and approach to bottom-up.
(P.S I want to restart this grassroots movement, but I just no longer have the spark. Give me a very good reason why I should give it another chance. Or, at least, guide the new generation.)
I know you know this book. Sweet classic. Funny..I was reading it to my gd today,and became so choked up when I was reading the last page shown here.I didn’t see that coming. 🤷♀️😅😭 My gd asked what was wrong with my voice. 🤦♀️ 😂 Be patient with yourself and with others. ❤️🥹❤️😘 #feelingsilly#feelings#patience#selflove#randomthoughts 🤦♀️🤦♀️😅 G’nite. Keep well.
Am I mad as a box of frogs? Absoluitely!
Am I grumpy?
Without a doubt!
Do I have a sense of humour?
You better believe it!
Will I cut off poeple without second thought?
Yep!
I was going somewhere with this, but my brain has just shit itself, so I'm going to go splash in puddles.....
World is falling apart, most of the shit you love is too problematic to be cool anymore, your country is held hostage by fascists, you're not sure you made many good decisions in life, you're getting old, and now they're remaking The Crow and Road House.
But also, you're not living on the edge of poverty, in an abusive relationship, hated for your gender, or being bombed and murdered. So what the fuck are you complaining about? Am I right? This guy gets it. #randomthoughts
Is it weird that I love Mastodon and yet I feel more disengaged from social media and I have no FOMO.
I just open it up one day, don't bother with it for days when I'm too busy and when I come back it's there and I read posts from people I'm following. Or just read posts from my instance's local timeline.
It's like living in a wonderful quiet meadow and every couple of days I go for a walk in the village and see everyone.
When I was in my 20s I didn't know what to say. When I hit 30s, I thought I had a lot to say. And I said a lot. But by the time I was well into my 40s I wasn't sure I had much to say at all.
At 54 tender years of age, I believe I am less confident in my own opinions than I've been since I was a kid. On one hand, it's good to be humble and admit you don't know things. But also age does bring wisdom, sometimes. You should trust yourself a little bit more often, dumbass. #randomthoughts
Do these guys on Ancient Aliens actually believe what they're saying?
Wikipedia tells me that Giorgio Tsoukalos is a former professional fight promoter. That sort of explains the hair too—a la Don King? Makes me think it's all just entertainment for ratings.
Either way… I love the absurdity of it all. It's not really hate watching, but I don't quite have another word for it. It's one of my favorite genres of fiction. 🤪
Is there a name for the entire class of nonsensical debates like "is a thumb a finger?" or "is [x] a sandwich?", and if so what do we call those? (besides pointless and annoying) #RandomThoughts
Why do sci-fi artists design aerodynamic spaceships like mother ships that are never going to land? Aerodynamics really doesn't matter a whole lot in space.
Also, why would these ships need a discernable top and bottom? There is no real up or down for most of your interstellar travel.
#RandomThoughts
Best television theme songs ever:
• MASH (the movie had lyrics)
• Welcome Back Cotter
• Greatest American Hero
• Where Everybody Knows Your Name (Cheers)
• Not A Lot Goin' On (Corner Gas)
• WKRP In Cincinnati
• Golden Girls
• Laverne & Shirley
• Facts Of Life
• Scrubs
• Sesame Street
• The Electric Company
• Happy Days
• The Great Space Coaster
I hate when I feel like watching an episode of TNG but I can't decide which one. So, I end up stuck in my head so long that I don't end up watching any. #RandomThoughts