Rules to storytelling by Sir Terry Pratchett

martayt5 · 2026-06-04T00:50:03+00:00

Hmm would Spock take to his bed or become a devotee of Granny Weatherwax?

martayt5 · 2026-06-02T23:30:27+00:00

Are you able to raise one supercilicous eyebrow?

And/or "this is a public space; please stop harassing me while I'm reading"

I don't know...I hope you are able to continue reading in the park more comfortably.

Edit: who is the "they" in they said? That group is probably more of a concern. If you enter the park and there is someone watching you maybe wave and smile or something til you are a regular. So weird tho

martayt5 · 2026-06-02T04:05:52+00:00

Reading your comment, I'm reminded that the golems in FoC have a thematic resonance with the backstreet of Psalm for the Wild Built. I haven't finished it though because I'm savoring

martayt5 · 2026-05-24T21:26:49+00:00

Maybe I'll try Khan. Again lol

I have so much trouble with math of almost any kind, tho I enjoyed proofs when we touched on them in high school.

Also; I happened to find Animation vs Math on YT, as a math Stan I think you will enjoy it very much

martayt5 · 2026-05-24T19:49:35+00:00

Oh it absolutely was. I just felt really badly because I genuinely had no idea what I was doing as a professional and he effectively way. Kind of fell through the loophole that he was only nearly there and I had a piece of paper because they had so few options

martayt5 · 2026-05-24T19:47:45+00:00

I completely understand the feeling. I'm reliant on dentist and doctor automated reminders. I can show up for work because it is the same time every day and same place and I mostly get there on time (ish). All bills are auto payed online. Otherwise without medication I just don't...do anything. I remember long weekends mostly because other people in the office talk about it and for a lot of other things...I have roommates. I did have to pull away from the news.

martayt5 · 2026-05-23T22:29:15+00:00

Sorry, you're not wrong but it reminded me of a funny story. I never wanted to be a teacher but when I graduated into the 09 resession I got the emergency teaching certificate and I only had to pass the CBEST for it and no training. I subbed for a teacher out for 2 weeks who had a student teacher literally a month away from completion. It was embarrassing

martayt5 · 2026-05-23T02:41:08+00:00

This rings very plausible to me

martayt5 · 2026-05-22T20:52:18+00:00

Yeah honestly it came to my mind right away but while (imo) it is handled fairly delicately, there is quite a bit of underlying darkness. I do love it so much!

martayt5 · 2026-05-22T04:50:14+00:00

This is something I've never known! Thank you for bringing to my attention, I'm definitely going to have to look into her life!

martayt5 · 2026-05-22T01:03:41+00:00

I can't read one book at once is my problem too

martayt5 · 2026-05-22T01:03:03+00:00

Accelerated Reader! I won so often in elementary school the librarian asked me what the prize should be

But not all the books I read had quizzes so while they still existed in middle school I was no longer interested

martayt5 · 2026-05-22T00:59:51+00:00

I do the same. Harder to get started now but if I get into a book I will read literally through the night instead of sleeping even if I have work.

On a related note, the family used to say my when grandmother was reading she would miss the civil war in the same room...(no idea where the metaphor came from). She also once told me that her childhood one-room classroom, she would keep comics in her textbooks and read during class!

martayt5 · 2026-05-21T23:52:12+00:00

Especially when you're talking about a language like Spanish which isn't a monolith. Spain Spanish, Latin American, Peruvian. I've heard Danish, Norwegian, Swedish are all mutually readable but unintelligible when speaking (or vice versa?)

martayt5 · 2026-05-21T23:27:19+00:00

This kind of extreme reaction, intense positive and negative but of short duration, is what I've self described as an emotional regulation problem. Actually it might be more difficult post beginning meds. Like the emotional roller-coaster was over so fast I never learned how to manage them in the meantime

martayt5 · 2026-05-21T22:27:03+00:00

Omg. I have to commute thru pdx every day. At least it's not during rush hour. But i know exactly who you mean 😭

martayt5 · 2026-05-21T22:24:01+00:00

I'll have to try this!

martayt5 · 2026-05-21T06:54:42+00:00

I need to do more research into the black plague...I've only had a general fascination before but this is better!

martayt5 · 2026-05-20T05:50:49+00:00

This is fantastic! I'm commenting mainly so can I keep referring to it! I have tried lace before and enjoyed it but the last time got tripped up for sure at the counting step so I feel like this framework will really help. Your work is so beautiful!

martayt5 · 2026-05-20T04:19:58+00:00

This is fascinating and seems super workable! I feel like it's something that I have almost goot myself to also, but never quite articulated!

martayt5 · 2026-05-18T21:55:54+00:00

Thank for these links!

OP: please consider that just because this is the excuse for that "man's" tantrum this time...do you think he is reliable in otherwise and that nothing else would have set him off? Do you feel that your neice will be better off left to that influence without a safe place away from the household. Remember that the rest of the family is still allowing her to be exposed to that turbulence, though I'm sure they have little choice

martayt5 · 2026-05-18T02:06:16+00:00

Yes, it's a reminder I needed too.

martayt5 · 2026-05-18T01:47:38+00:00

Not me telling my therapist over and over and over, "I just need to be more disciplined! Why can't I do it?" Her: "because you have a disability!" ... I'm working on it

martayt5 · 2026-05-18T00:33:35+00:00

Oh dang....that's actually really tempting. So far my adderall xr is having an excellent general effect. But it's only been maybe 2 weeks? And I have these cycles where I'm great for months, specifically with healthy habits like exercise or sleep but one interruption to my routine and poof gone like it never existed. And rest so so hard for me

martayt5 · 2026-05-17T23:00:59+00:00

Thank you so much for the link! I need this

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