Monthly Archives: April 2022

In Honor of the Alia-Ranbir Wedding Festivities, Reposted Ranbir Posts!

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This is a happy place, and a generally nice place, so obviously we all wish Ranbir well as a human person on earth, we want him to successfully defeat whatever internal demons he has, we want him to be at peace, and we aren’t going to troll him or stalk him or torment him on social media or any of that. But, I think we are allowed to say bad things about his acting, his films, and the way he presents himself to the world, right? That doesn’t make us bad people?

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Thinky Post/Discussion Post: Character Strengths and Virtues! Which Movie Worker, and Which Movie Character Do You Think Most Embodies Each One?

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So I’m sitting here in COVID boredom (today, I loaded the dishwasher, got dressed, and drove over to pick up lunch. OH THE EXCITEMENT!), and I ran across an article on a new psychological concept of 6 Character Strengths and Virtues. Let’s talk about that, while I sit on the couch resting.

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For Ramadan! Pathani Suit Brackets!

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Every Ramadan, I get a burst of activity on my “Pathani suits” post. I don’t know if it’s because people are looking for fashion ideas, or if there is some annual tradition for people of visiting DCIB to drool over celebrities in Pathani suits while waiting for Iftar. Anyway, this seems like another fun bracket thing for us to do! Also, since I’ve gotten scolded before for fashion posts, I am aware that some of my picks may not fit the full definition of “Pathani” because it’s kind of hard to pin that down. But this is as close as I can come!

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COVID Convo Post: To Entertain Myself, I Am Setting Myself a Series of Questions and Then Answering Them

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Ugh, this is so BORING!!!! I feel totally fine and symptom free, but if I do anything more strenuous than walking across the apartment, I get all worn out. I’ve finished 30 coloring pages, 2 puzzles, and my first crossword puzzle EVER. Also, so many many podcasts (based on podcasts, the Australian police is generally useless) and many shows in which British people kill each other in pretty settings. And now that I am sick of all those things, I’m going to randomly write a bunch of things that I want to talk about.

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