it’s interesting to consider the role of gender in the character archetypes of Terry and Rosa. Terry is the big, tall muscular behemoth of a man who’s a total softie. Rosa is a murderous flower. Imagine gender-swapping the characters- it would be less compelling, too flat
A guy walking around the office with huge knives and axes with a grumpy-vengeful disposition becomes much more of a worrisome risk I think. I don’t think guys get to do this. You have to soften the edge somehow, the way Dr. House does at least. You can’t use as much venom IMO
I mean ok I mean statistically some people will like pimento

but broadly speaking people prefer Doug Judy (to be fair re: main cast vs supporting)
Wanna tag in @0x49fa98 for some thoughts here
Gina is a Rorschach test - some people see her as a representation of bold, confident femininity, others see her as a selfish Mean Girl. I’d bet her character won’t age well

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12 Nov
in order to get to the top of a (metaphorical) mountain,

1. a part of you must want to
1a, 1b, 1c, 1d. mountaineering training, bla bla, conditioning, fuel, the stuff people focus on

2. the part of you that *doesn't* want to, mustn't sabotage the part of you that wants to
most of the time when I have conversations with people who are trying to achieve something, or say they are, I find that both 1 and 2 are insufficiently discussed. they aren't made sufficiently precise, emphatic, clear

it's often a lot of rambling about logistics and planning
the part of you that doesn't want to do it is typically trying to keep you safe.

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I married the first person I dated, which either means I am extremely lucky or extremely successful at dating

I do think I have a habit of getting extremely lucky in quite a range of domains
"what else have you been lucky with?"

1. employment. I only ever had 1 serious job, and it was with a great boss who I admire, who sought me out bc he liked my blog. made good $$, learned a ton, he was like a therapist-coach who paid *me*, great relationships with ex-colleagues
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