Related to my tendency to colorize my world in a pleasing way, I tend to be optimistic about the potential outcome of a situation. Even when I see it for what it is, I tend to think it can be optimized . . . a lot. But what if I was wrong? What if my beloved monster collection _cannot_ be hugged and kissed into no longer craving their monstery entertainments? Most of the time I feel it is possible. But my only evidence is that in person they were physically and verbally self-restrained, sometimes... read more
