“‘Really, sir,’ the arcanist said, appalled. ‘It is every man’s job to improve himself. A man without the benefits of education is hardly more than an animal.’”

— Patrick Rothfuss, The Wise Man's Fear

shilin typing...

foot reflexes: saving mugs, breaking toes

Does anybody else have this weird habit when you suddenly drop something but at the very last millisecond — before this something hits the floor — you try to catch it with your foot?

Many times it saved the thing from breaking, be it a mug or a phone, but nearly always it hurt me. Like today's kitchen knife, for example.

Pretty sure it comes from my parents, who clearly expected a child that doesn't make loud noises but got me instead. Not even talking about breaking things.

Oh, dear childhood trauma... You and I — we are in it together.