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Alt: a gif of one of those guys from Britain's Got Talent pointing at the camera with the words "it 's you'' written below him. That's right. You. Especially you, if you're reading this alt text. I sometimes like to leave little Easter eggs in the alt texts just for cool kids like you. So let me tell you a story. I'm in the US, and like many US-ers, I was at my parents' this weekend for Thanksgiving. My mom told me she had a desk that my great-grandmother used to write letters, and she was hoping to give it to me eventually. Last night I took it for a test run. It's super uncomfortable and definitely NOT a writing desk. Come to find out it's a French provincial vanity from the mid-20th century, to sound fancy about it. This made me laugh because it says a lot about my great-grandmother and, in fact, many of the women in my family: we care way more about what we write than how we look. So I'm on the fence if I want to keep the desk or not. Maybe for a conversation piece more than an actual writing desk. Comment and let me know what you think. Or don't. As my daughter said when she was four, "You are your brain." And I'm glad you and your brain are here. Have a great day and keep being awesome.

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