The thing that killed your spirit left your body intact.

- Cj the X - “Folgers Coffee Christmas Incest Commercial 2009”

Don’t negotiate with terrorists. Your ego is a terrorist.

- CJ the X, “The Dialectics of Rick & Morty”

“There’s no rushing this at this point it’s either perfect or it’s not worth it”

CJ the X

It feels like culturally, people are constantly fighting this idea of “labels” - the he vs she, aesthetic stereotypes, racial representation, … any kind of identification you can think of. But I think the real issue is grossly misunderstood. I don’t think labels in themselves are bad, and I don’t think categorization or labelling is inherently a bad thing.

I think the real problem arises when you treat others with a lack of respect — and that is the true thing we are fighting against. It’s not the words we use, it’s the context in which they’re used. Yet it feels like society has an obsession with policing language as a band-aid solution to treat the symptom, not the cause.

Am I wrong in thinking this?

I feel like everything on the internet is pining for my attention.

“Look at me. Perceive my value. Invest in me.” It’s so sad and desperate - and this realization makes it so much easier to be free from it all.

The word “just” is no longer welcome in my vocabulary.

“Just” as in, “I was just trying to…”

“Just”, as in, “It’s just that…”

I feel like it’s an attempt to minimize some truth or statement. It’s trying to say something, but feebly, and is failing to do so.

It’s apologetic. It’s an excuse. And honestly, it’s annoying.

I would like to let things exist as they are and respect them in their full reality.

LA Architecture

The Dingbat

Named after “dingbat” characters on a typewriter; characters that are symbols rather than letters and numbers.

Usually have a symbol on the building

Look for:

• Boxy structure
• “Soft Story” open area for parking that spans wide across lot
• “Dingbat” symbol branding the apartment
• Entrances on the side
• Space maximalist - takes up almost entire lot

Bungalow Court Apartments

Look for:

• Many inward-facing units to inspire community
• Units feature landscaping and a shared courtyard

Mission Revival

Built to be very practical in heat-protection

Look for:

• Clay tile roofs
• Entry Colonnade Archways: built to help block sunlight

Boardwalk Beach House

Often times privately commissioned, so lots of variety

Look for:

• Back of house opens up to beach boardwalk
• Front of the house opens to alley with garage
• Boardwalk-facing side usually elevated or walled for privacy

California Bungalow

Originally made so you can buy from a catalogue and building supplies would be shipped

Look for:

• Exposed Rafters
• Deep, open porch
• Gabled (triangular) roofs

Keep reading

Premack’s Principle: More probable behaviours will reinforce less probable behaviours.

The idea is pairing behaviours you want with things you already do, rather than trying to do them on their own.

“What is Truth but a survivor’s story?”

- Silco, Arcane

“Don’t show the audience ‘4'—show the audience '2+2’.”

- Pixar