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Feb 24Liked by What IS a name, really?

I am in the most extravagant and worth-it restaurant I ever frequent, here in my impoverished hometown. I'm having $45 duck breast, cooked to perfection with a savory berry sauce. I'm closing my eyes to experience it more fully. And I have nothing to do but enjoy your art with it, at a leisurely and luxurious pace. I'm also on my third glass of wine (mine since they don't have a liquor license) and that doesn't hurt either.

I only had to start a third row of pics on my desktop because these were more 'one-and-done', which is no slight. I'm so touched that you included Palestine in your magic web. My heart is wrenched for Palestine. Your images are a meaningful 'omage. It's not like there's anything any of us can do.

LOLs. 'I feel so good in these pants.' Mr PP and the Scooby Do run. Mousie-Honey making s'mores! "I would run to the store to get that guy a new mustache brush any day.'

And just in case you wanted to see that guy in motion, here he is: https://youtu.be/v2dkp2jMWRU?si=KCaJVtJkbW1WY1RC. He's totally my new crush. No textured narcissist. OMG I'm watching with the sound off in my fancy restaurant while eating chocolate mousse and espresso beans. I may self-immolate.

In the meantime, inane conversations are going on around me. Somewhere they're talking about the Gaza strip and bribing Egypt to get through. It's not a kind conversation. There's a lawyer at another table, regaling them with cases. But it doesn't matter, because I have you. I have the best of both worlds. I have you and breathtaking beauty with humor and insight. I have my astonishingly astute and prescient readers. I have people who get it. And duck breast and chocolate mousse with Pinot Noir from the Russian River, where I'm going with my daughters for my birthday. Could life be better?

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Feb 24·edited Feb 24Author

I took a snip of this comment because I need to keep it forever. I feel like I am sitting there with you. I am so glad you are enjoying such a lovely meal and that I could be a part of what makes you happy here. I never saw that coming when I joined up and started doing things. I just knew I needed to be here for some unknown reason. Moments like these make it very clear. I liked your crush. He's beautiful. Happy birthday! I am so glad you get to spend it with your daughters. You are right, there is nothing better. *here's to you, Tereza Coraggio. You are a classy and fun person and I really appreciate knowing you are out there. May all people have peace. Enjoy a beautiful evening. I loved your pink flowers in your last video. You inspire me to buy myself flowers. Thank you :)

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Feb 24Liked by What IS a name, really?

I get it. I save those comments for a rainy day too. Or more, a bereft 'does anyone love me?' day, because now it's raining and I feel totally loved. I had to reread my comment to see if I'd said anything embarrassing but I was already okay with that if I did.

My birthday is not for another two months so I'll give warning to rake in more wishes. Yes, you are a very genuine and real person, Amy. I'm so happy that the magnetism of the youniverse has put us in each others' orbit.

'Classy and fun.' I'm going to do a mental snip of that and file it away. I showed your AI art to another AI aficionado tonight. He writes deranged songs with bad puns and trippy psychedelic art. My desktop is obsidian woman with the crystal lightning eyes. He was as enthusiastic as an aging Beatnik artist can muster.

Buy yourself flowers from your mustachio'd friend in the revealing boxer shorts!

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Isn't rain that way? In my family we say after you hit 40 you get a birth week. So, make sure you take a whole week when it arrives. Or a month is the "new week", so that works too. Deranged songs with bad puns? Hahhaha. That is so funny. I am so glad he cared. Haha. Seriously, that's nice to know. I'll take it! I was VERY happy with my mustachioed friend. Everything leading up to this moment was worth THAT output. *WINK I looked around behind me after that one popped up on my screen , as if to say "would you look at that?" But there was no one in the room but my cat. She did not care.

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Feb 24Liked by What IS a name, really?

I like that you can get visitations. Sexy ones. This takes tapping into the collective unconscious to a whole new level.

And yes! After my birthday at the end of April, I might have a whole month lined up of travel and daughters. Thanks for the suggestion!

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Mar 6Liked by What IS a name, really?

Thank you 🙏💜🙏

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wow

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Hey there, William :) Thanks for commenting.

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Hey there, What...really. Most of what I have seen from AI is propaganda and otherwise garbage. This was something other. Sensual. More like art. I thought for a moment, if we could all be so...but then as i scrolled on...when does the novelty wear off?

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Feb 29·edited Feb 29Author

I have no idea, my friend. I am just "rolling" with many things. I found it a handy way to express myself while I am doing about 4 different side jobs. I want to get back into painting and I am a pianist. I just find it very convenient and I have learned a lot learning how to prompt these. You have to know things about things in order to be able to describe them. I have found it really enriching in that way. I have learned about camera angles, filtering styles, tile types, different countries architectural styles, famous ruins, famous buildings, fashion design terminology, physics terminology, materials terms and many other things. I didn't want to share at first because some people are VERY negative about it, and with good reason. But when I decided to just have fun and let it happen, I really started having a great time. I save word dox of things that interest me and try them out. My word dox beget new word dox with subcategories. My name is Amy, by the way. I don't expect you to remember that :) Nice to meetcha.

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Feb 20Liked by What IS a name, really?

oh my goooooooodness....the windy fox!!!!! He's so lovable!!

Ok I have to get back to work and narrate chapter 15. I'll be back to finish looking at your AMAZING art later...xo

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He is a wispy little friend :)

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Absolutely unreal! You have an amazing talent my friend! I especially love the first ones with all the textures. Adding textural words to the prompts make these so unique!

LOL@Boxers 🙈🤣

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