Thank you! :)

I do too, actually. It's bittersweet but so satisfying at the same time. For me it means the book left such an impression and informs a small part of myself from then on. Then it becomes a part of my permanent collection so I can continue to revisit it over the years or possibly share it with a friend with similar taste.

Omg that's so cool! So you totally get it! Ahhh, thanks for replying, that made my day.

The Dangerous Angels series by Francesca Lia Block. I grew up in San Diego and LA in the 90s and early 2000s with hippie surfer parents and their friends. The series felt so personal and magical and torturous as a kid and the memories of those feelings stayed with me for a long time.

Another was The Old Kingdom series by Garth Nix. The first one, Sabriel, caught my eye bc the name is similar to mine and the girl on the cover looked like me. This one was the escape from real life into fantasy. It inspired me to have more courage and confidence in myself as well.

Everything else I read was really not for kids, but I happened upon both those series in the cool looking YA section of the library.

Right?? Same! We'll all get together and CREATE. Put our hands in paint and wtvr else and just be. Ahhhh, the dream.

Not the most intellectual contribution but I saw a meme (lol) that said something along the lines of, "in the past they pictured a future wherein we implemented ai to do menial tasks so people could be free to explore their passion. Instead we'll implement ai to do artistic tasks to people can be free to do menial tasks." I'm sure I'm butchering that interpretation but it's a bleak interpretation of late stage capitalism, imo.