Amy Laurens's Blog, page 67
April 4, 2018
No One Ever Said
No one ever said:
You must love only perfect things.
So when I tell you,
“I love my body.”
I’m not claiming perfection,
or delusion,
or illusion.
It’s unfit, like a jellyfish with bones;
it’s neglected, a latch-key kid in its own skin;
it’s flabs-not-abs,
scars-not-spas,
pores-not-cores.
You are telekinetic.
Did you know that?
(Telekinesis is moving things
purely by the power of thought;
how else do you move your fingers
when you type?)
My body walks
my body runs
my body hugs and breathes and...
April 3, 2018
A-Hiking We Will Go
Weekend before Easter I got roped into hiking with school. I say ‘roped’; I mentioned at the start of the year to the coordinator that I was interested in doing some hiking this year, and then the female teacher for this hike had to pull out, and so I got about 10 days’ warning.
Wow am I unfit.
I mean, my lungs survived; I was never really puffed or out of breath, except for the half hour after breakfast when my stomach was busy taking up all my abdominal/chest space with its protest over the...
April 2, 2018
IT IS FINISHED: How Not To Take Over The World
YOU GUYS, I HAVE FINISHED MY BOOK.
Which one? Well. Not the one I was *supposed* to be working on, of course. The other one. How Not To Take Over The World, affectionately known as HNOT 
April 1, 2018
Made It Monday: Easy Vegetable Spaghetti – Kid Approved ;)
Welcome to #MadeItMonday, where I post something I’ve made in the previous week, and where you can join in and post something you made too! The rules are easy: post a pic somewhere of something you’ve made in the last week (ish; let’s say in the last month as the hard-and-fast) and tag it. Sit back and enjoy scrolling through all the beautiful things we’ve collectively created, and celebrate the fact that humans can be awesome!
March 29, 2018
The Greatest Showman: The Greatest Show + A Million Dreams
Another gorgeous clip from a gloriously gorgeous movie (if you missed it, I raved about it here).
What lovely things have you found online this week?
March 28, 2018
DELETED SCEEEEEENES!!
I was poking through the harddrives the other day, and found a real-life gen-u-ine deleted scene that isn’t just a bad version of a finished scene, or a set of a few lines that got cut, or something that makes no sense out of context. A deleted scene, you guys! What even is this?! 
March 27, 2018
2018 Is Amazing, You Guys
ETA: So many typos. So, so many.
At least as far as writing goes. I am SO excited about all the projects I have in the wings, and I’m even more excited about being eventually able to share them with you. I know it doesn’t look like much on the surface, but trust me: behind the scenes, super amazing things are happening, and there are so many plans for 2018/19 and beyond. Here’s a couple of highlights that I can share, some of which you know about already, some of which you don’t:
Sanctuary...March 26, 2018
How Not To Be Nervous About Anything
This runs almost directly counter to everything I said last Thursday, but on the other hand I use both techniques, so they’re clearly compatible in reality. Paradoxes. Fun stuff.
(I actually spoke about this to some students last week, and suggested today’s technique for low-moderate nerves/anxiety, and Thursday’s technique for moderate-high anxiety.)
So here’s the thing: nerves and excitement, physiologically, are quite similar in the body. And if you’re persistent, and stubborn, you can act...
March 25, 2018
Made It Monday: Also Not Cake – Baby Mat!
Welcome to #MadeItMonday, where I post something I’ve made in the previous week, and where you can join in and post something you made too! The rules are easy: post a pic somewhere of something you’ve made in the last week (ish; let’s say in the last month as the hard-and-fast) and tag it. Sit back and enjoy scrolling through all the beautiful things we’ve collectively created, and celebrate the fact that humans can be awesome!
March 22, 2018
10 Plants That Probably Won’t Eat You But Are Still Ridiculously Cool
So the title of this video is, somewhat melodramatically, ‘Top 10 Plants That Will Eat You’. Colour me sceptical. Nevertheless, they are still pretty cool plants, so worth the 8 minutes of your time :3
What have you found on the internet this week that’s cool?
