isfjmel-phleg
isfjmel-phleg
But sometimes there are secrets trying to understand people
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Rebekah. English major, history minor, MA in English. ILL/cataloging assistant at a Baptist university library. Hypothetically a writer but mostly just a ranter. Sometimes I post about my writing, but this blog is mostly personal stuff and random (usally literary) interests. About the Annotated Psmith Project: From approximately 2013-18, I very informally annotated P. G. Wodehouse's Psmith series, most of his school stories, and a few Blandings, Jeeves, and standalone stories or novels with the intention of providing context and analysis. For personal reasons, this project is suspended for now, and the outdated annotations have been taken down. I may revisit this someday but not in the near future, although I welcome questions and discussion of Psmith anytime. This is NOT an MBTI blog, though I may occasionally address the subject, usually as it pertains to certain literary characters. This is a clean blog; I want everyone to feel comfortable viewing it. If you have any comments or genuine questions, the askbox is always open. Thank you for stopping by!
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isfjmel-phleg · 5 hours ago
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The DNA test also proceeded to totally roast me. I am, apparently, likely to get motion sickness, less naturally athletic, unlikely to enjoy dancing, unlikely to be a goal setter, unlikely to be a high jumper, less likely to take the lead, unlikely to be an optimist, unlikely to be persistent, less agile, less flexible, less naturally strong, slower in my reflexes, an avoider of taking risks, less speedy when playing sports, and likely to find it more difficult to develop good technique in sports--among many other things.
Not everything on the list was the case, and of course I'm not bound by whatever it is my genes are doing, thank goodness, but I am very amused that they just...came for my entire existence like that.
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isfjmel-phleg · 5 hours ago
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In a shocking twist, the ancestry DNA test has confirmed that my father, whom I've been told my whole life that I resemble, is, in fact, my father.
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isfjmel-phleg · 8 hours ago
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A thing about the 1990s was that they believed that children's books should have tie-in paper doll sets. We should revive this.
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isfjmel-phleg · 2 days ago
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I accidentally made a situational friend when I was at convention three years ago (in Atlanta!) and had zero expectations of seeing her again, but as I was going through this year's official convention schedule, I saw her name! It will be nice not to be totally alone there. I hope she remembers me.
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isfjmel-phleg · 2 days ago
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"In the Watch Tower" by Norman Price, 1915, Saint Nicholas
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isfjmel-phleg · 2 days ago
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...just got an ad on my dash on mobile for the university I work for. Nothing wrong with that, I'll take it over a certain recent horrific one, but that's a little too close to home (literally) than I like this establishment to be 😅
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isfjmel-phleg · 2 days ago
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girls who are one emotional day away from walking into the forest and never being seen again are in your area. for now.
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isfjmel-phleg · 3 days ago
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Tagged by @valiantarcher and @fictionadventurer. Thank you!
Last song you sang out loud: Probably something at church on Sunday. I didn't recognize it and can't tell you the name.
What is your favorite chip flavor? Sour cream and onion or cheddar and sour cream.
Last book you opened: Technically one of the library books I was printing new labels for, but the last one I opened with the intent to actually engage was Man and Wife by Wilkie Collins.
Earbuds, headphones, or nothing? Nothing if I'm alone, but at work or the track or the airport or out walking etc., earbuds are essential. Headphones would be more comfortable, but I've got the kind of earbuds that hook over the back of the ear because my ear holes are ridiculously tiny and can't keep anything in place without help.
Last place you went to other than home: Work. Always work.
What is a color that looks good on you? I look pretty good in peach and should wear it more (it's a hard color to find). It really compliments my skin tone.
Last trailer you saw: I think it was the trailer for the new Superman movie, which is the only upcoming thing that I'm particularly eager for at the moment.
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isfjmel-phleg · 4 days ago
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I read all those pre-Waid The Flash 1987 comics recently and then snagged a copy of an omnibus collecting some of them because I like Messner-Loebs's run, and it turns out I completely missed a very significant story, so tonight I'm losing my mind over "The Unforgiving Minute," which addresses the roots of Wally’s power-inhibiting imposter syndrome in a therapy setting (not a typical place for a 1980s hero), and I'll probably analyze it more fully later because, oh my goodness, I have Thoughts.
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isfjmel-phleg · 4 days ago
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Finally decided to close an hour early. It was 59° in the main first floor area, and we're under an extreme cold warning until Thursday. I'm grateful to be home in my warm house with some hot chocolate.
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isfjmel-phleg · 4 days ago
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Me and the student worker huddling around a small heater in 60° temps because the library's heating isn't working properly and it's extremely cold outside: 🥶🥶
Everyone on the second floor, apparently: 😎☀️
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isfjmel-phleg · 4 days ago
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I actually finished a draft of a short story! I know that doesn't sound like much, but it's been forever since I've done that, and drafting is the worst stage of writing, so from here things should be doable. This story is going to make it to print! (provided, of course, that it is accepted to the journal)
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isfjmel-phleg · 4 days ago
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i respect those people who have sideblogs for all their different interests, if you follow me, you’ll just have to accept you’ll be submitted to whatever nonsense i’m into at the moment
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isfjmel-phleg · 4 days ago
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I'm not much of an artist, but I make up for it with my terrible jokes :P
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isfjmel-phleg · 4 days ago
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My counselor wants me to write a letter of everything I want to say to my mom but can't, and in my head I was like "oh yes, like Tim's 'To the Father I Never Knew' letter that he writes and then burns," and then she wants me to bring it in and read it to her as if she were my mom and release all those feelings, and I was like "yeah, like Grant does to Roy during their big conversation," and anyway my brain may be stuck on fiction but it is helping me make sense of these things.
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isfjmel-phleg · 5 days ago
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Am I just an old person, or is it rude to walk across a stranger's yard and driveway, not like on the edge by the street because there's no sidewalk, but like right up close to the house/carport?
Some kid or student just did this, right as I was coming back from the track. I was too out of breath and flabbergasted to do more than stare in confusion at him, and he coolly kept walking like he belonged there. But I thought it was intrusive for someone with no business here to get so far into my space and apparently think nothing of it.
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isfjmel-phleg · 7 days ago
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I wish this establishment would not automatically switch my dash to "For you" whenever I return to it from searching or drafts or wherever. You think you're going home and then it's a jumpscare of These Are Not My Beautiful Friends before you realize the trick played on you.
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