Amy Laurens

Well THAT Was A Mistake, or, How To Conquer Perfectionism With 3-2-1

It’s not that I’m so perfect that I rarely make mistakes, it’s just that usually they’re tiny things I don’t notice, or instances where my ego can brush things off as being other people’s mistake instead, or whatever. You know. We’re human. Usually, with a healthy brain, we don’t spend too much time thinking about

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MEN ARE NOT BRAINLESS SHEEP (SHOCKING, I KNOW) (a repost)

It feels awkwardly risky posting this in the wake of #MeToo, but isn’t that the point? That something like this shouldn’t be controversial? And so: I randomly stumbled across this while searching my archives for something else, and it is salient, and it is relevant, and it is important. Men: you are not brainless sheep.

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Made It Monday

Welcome to #MadeItMonday, where I post something I’ve made in the previous week, and where you can join in and post something you made too! The rules are easy: post a pic somewhere of something you’ve made in the last week (ish; let’s say in the last month as the hard-and-fast) and tag it. Sit

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If Punctuation Made Sounds

Today’s video brought to you courtesy of punctuation. This is kind of hilarious, and I’m also wondering if you could train transcription software to recognise the sounds as punctuation marks so you could dictate more smoothly (assuming you learned the sounds :D)?   Read more:Restarting EditingSecret Reading StashHow To Plan A Pinterest-Worthy Party WITHOUT DYING

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Trees Think, Starfish See: The Most Fascinating Stuff From The Web

A random and fascinating assortment of internet reading today: Starfish actually have eyes (on the ends of their arms!!), and they can probably see better than you think. And speaking of ‘think’, it turns out plants can be anesthetised; does that mean they are conscious?? While we’re considering life forms, here are some animals that

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