This Is An Excerpt Of A Dutch Encyclopdia From 1955 (translated So A Bit Of Beauty Is Lost), That Strangely

This is an excerpt of a dutch encyclopdia from 1955 (translated so a bit of beauty is lost), that strangely sounded poetic in a so called objective book. And it spoke to me, because I also have an interest in architecture (thank you Annabeth Chase, strange how the world works and can influence you)

" Moreover, the past has its own meaning for every person, without falling into imitations, it is quite possible to make tradition resonate in the home. Every building: cinema or church, factory or electric power station, ministry or garage, has its own requirements for efficiency, but can also express its material and immaterial inner nature through its appearance. It is up to the architect to find the balance and shape the material and spiritual functions expected of a particular building. It will be the architect's personal vision that makes him focus more on one or the other. It is the old, but never consciously waged, battle between spirit and matter that makes the picture of modern buildings so complicated. But the reflection to which this struggle forces the architect, cannot help but benefit the building."

Happy birthday Percy Jackson and congrats to all of us who just heard we are recieving an early christmas present.

English is my second language and rn i'm reading the version of my first language because the book is way prettier but damn

i need to know every language immediately

HEAR ME OUT, Percy Jackson as a SITCOM.

The internal monlogue, akward zooms that catalyse the comedic effect, long seasons and being able to carry the sarcastic spirit of the books.

Same, I also HATE recpies that say this takes 10 min to make. While that is simply incorrect. What about collecting all the ingredients forn the store. Getting all the supplies on your kitching counter, cleaning etc.

But what i hate even more is when they don't count some things that are literally stated in the recipe, like it says it takes 10 min in total to make this, but it is only the cooking time. They somehow don't count the time that soup/water/thing actually needs to start cooking in the first place??? It makes no sense.

hate HATE recipes where they’re like “this costs $10 total” and what they mean is that it’s six ingredients each of which comes in a container that costs $5 but if for some reason you decide to measure cost by the fucking tablespoon yeah i guess it’s $10 total

So, I got a problem, does anyone have any advice?

It's not that I worry about what people think of me, no, I worry about how people percieve me.

I will inevitably be percieved as something I'm not (this stresses me out), which (sometimes) causes people not to like me. I still remember someone telling me their impression of me was not great, but with forced proximity they realise I actually am great.

I don't want there to be forced proximity for people to start liking me.

But I can't control their perceptions. Sometimes when I know I am percieved well, I am hesitant to (drastically) change my appearance, fearing their positive perception of me will go away/change. It's uncomfortable.

But for confidence or something like that, I shouldn't care and it is pointless to, but I don't know how. Also, I can control it for a bit. I know that when I look a certain way, people will percieve me as such. So the phrase you can't control it, let it go, doesn't add up here. Of course, I can't totally control it, but I can for a bit.

Does anyone have any tips/knows what I mean?