I'm not sure where I was going with this... but since China is in the news again, please stop treating it like the Switzerland of Asia. That's the wrong mental approach to China.

Korea is fairly unified. The majority of the population are survivors (or descendants of) the last major invasion that ended in 1945(-ish). There's two major dialects of Korean and a general unity of heritage because it's a small country and defended itself well.

China is not like Korea.

The USA is a natural 53-part scuffle that regularly fractures along political stress points into an all out brawl. The USA has over 350 languages, over 574 native nations plus the immigrants, and the average American understands that. But we tend to view other countries as unified.

They are not.

Before moving to Asia, I didn't think about this much. But the US tends to treat China like we treat Belgium. It's a country over there where they do things, and the news usually defaults to talking about just the capital.

That's because China is less unified than the USA and that takes TALENT.

In terms of politics, it's better to think of China and India (and, omigosh, Africa!) not as countries in the European sense (Africa is a continent with 54 countries), but more like the USA. They have lots native cultures hidden or destroyed by colonialism, lots of languages, and a divided people.

#TheDouble has so many familiar faces from some of my fave dramas. #Cdrama

The bi princess from #StoryOfKunningPalace decided to enter her villain era in #TheDouble.

#Cdrama

Okay, I'm game. Let's play!

(keep it safe for work though because I will have kids reading over my shoulder all summer and there are things they don't need to know about me)

My friend group is almost perfectly divided between the people who think "jump off a cliff" is something you say in anger and the people who think jumping off a cliff sounds like a grand 'ol time and want to know if you're free next Thursday for cliff jumping.

"Sir! That is an OSHA violation!"

- my teen yelling at the screen

Watching #TheDouble and by the end of E1 all my thoughts are about how effective poisoned wells are as a way of removing problematic families from your life.

#Cdrama

Once again recommending authors take 45 minutes and watch Mary Robinette Kowal talk about MICE and writing.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=blehVIDyuXk

#LianaEdits #AmWriting

Sitting here waiting for my brain it kick into gear isn't working so let's try some music and rolling the dice on the To Do list.

#ChristmasCryptid is off with my beta readers. We've successfully navigated most of the bus situation. I think today's plans are centered on scheduling ads and editing for clients. Edits should probably come first. Ads are brainless copy/paste work.

"But you're married! You can't be Bisexual!"

They married someone they love spending time with. That doesn't mean they've stopped looking at every pretty adult on the TV going, "Mmmm... hot."

People do not become magically Asexual if they are not actively having sex with someone.

A bisexual or pansexual does not magical become straight or gay because they have one sex partner. They are still bi/pan, they are simply choosing to only pick one person right now.

Really quick review for those who missed this in kindy:

Sexuality -> inherent attraction to other people that makes you want sex with them (No is a valid option here). This is who you are, no thought required.

Sexual Partner(s) -> the person or people you are having sex with. This is a choice.

Through the miracle of tech Youngest is chatting with her bestie from South Carolina while living in a different country, on a different continent, on a different day. And she thinks it's normal. Pure magic.

#ChristmasCryptid is off with my beta readers.

I'm going to bed. <3