Jeevani Charika

@JeevAuthor
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AKA Rhoda Baxter. Novelist, creative writing tutor and short person. Likes cake.
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Jeevani CharikaSep 7, 2023
Drew ScanlonSep 6, 2023

Hi Internet! I'm Drew and THIS IS MY FACE.

If this GIF has ever brought you joy in the past, I humbly ask you to consider making a donation to the National MS Society. It would mean a lot to me and to those I know affected by the disease!

Donate at http://BlinkingGuy.com

blinkingguy.com is coming soon

Show threadJeevani CharikaSep 6, 2023

@janjonesauthor or laser eyes. I always feel that laser eye surgery could be some super surgeon performing surgery by shooting lasers from their eyes.

...

.. just me?
Okay.

Show threadJeevani CharikaSep 6, 2023
@janjonesauthor I don't know about now, but that's not how they did it in the 90s or the early 2000s.
Nowadays ... who knows!
Show threadJeevani CharikaSep 6, 2023
@janjonesauthor
Okay, they just identified a piece of foreign DNA by magnifying a photograph.
I feel betrayed now.
Show threadJeevani CharikaSep 6, 2023
@janjonesauthor It's got Parker Stevenson in it. I had a massive crush on him when I was 13. (from watching The Hardy Boys)
Jeevani CharikaSep 6, 2023
I found episodes of a crime show called Probe , which I loved as a teenager, on YouTube and started watching the terrible quality videos. I've just seen an episode where there's a dead body in a room with a radiation leak where they can't properly confirm the identity of the body because the room is sealed. I don't regret my blurry viewing at all.
The series was cowritten by Isaac Asimov. It is a special kind of geeky joy.
Jeevani CharikaApr 9, 2023
mmitchell_aiMar 31, 2023

As I was privately babbling out my own diatribe on the FLI letter yesterday, I was honored to be pinged by @emilymbender and @timnitGebru about joining forces to put out coherent thoughts. Excited to be able to share it today.

There are clearly foreseeable long-term AI harms. To address them, regulatory efforts should focus on transparency, accountability and preventing exploitative labor practices.

https://www.dair-institute.org/blog/letter-statement-March2023

Jeevani CharikaApr 1, 2023

"Just because something is positive or uplifting doesn’t mean that it doesn’t have depth or seriousness," says Marian Keyes.

Yes! I've always subscribed to the notion that 'funny is not the opposite of serious' (Terry Pratchett). I completely agree.

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/apr/01/curtis-sittenfeld-and-marian-keyes-on-the-romcom-revival

‘We want to read about people falling in love’: Curtis Sittenfeld and Marian Keyes on the romcom revival

The American and Irish novelists discuss the joys of writing romantic comedy, standing up to the critics and why we’re in a ‘golden age’ for the menopause

The Guardian
Jeevani CharikaFeb 27, 2023
My phone has done an update and the display is all the wrong size and moved about and it's making me cross. I don't need this on a Monday.
Show threadJeevani CharikaJan 6, 2023
@Julianna_author Still. Has to be done, I guess.
I'm at the stage of putting chapter breaks in. I have to do that.