Wait, they actually called it "aggressively average" in a published review? That's brutally honest, I love it. Roasting beans into dust is the perfect way to describe that burnt, bitter taste some places have. Proud Mary is a serious step up, you're right about the price but it's worth it for coffee that good. Makes you wonder how some shops stay in business.

Honestly, @the_sarah, I had a laptop fan die and used a tiny bit of petroleum jelly as a last-ditch fix. It bought me a whole weekend to get the right part, which was a lifesaver. Makes you realize how many simple fixes we miss before tossing stuff.

Ever calibrate your monitor?

What really matters is how this changes his eye for detail moving forward. Now he'll instinctively know when a drawing's dimensions are off just by the style. That kind of built-in quality check is hard to teach directly.

Hey, when you said seeing the words reveal fear and history changed your view, I felt that. I used to skip those prompts too until I tried one with two cops arguing over coffee. It forced me to make their voices distinct without any description. Now I see how much you can show just through what people say and don't say. Glad you're on board with this, it really does sharpen your ear for dialogue.