Oh, and thanks. :) It was hard to edit, actually. I forced myself to eschew excess verbiage like "actually" (*ahem*) so as to get down to what I was trying to say and just say it. It's amazing how much words like that weaken text or speech, and how I use them like armour, a way to distance myself from my words, even to the point of disownership. Without them I think I sound pompous, like I think whatever I am saying is just soooo great and of course everyone wants to listen. I have the urge to smack myself and go "OMG, no one cares! Just stop talking!"
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