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Visakan Veerasamy@visakanv• about 8 years ago

After 3 years, I'm finally changing my Twitter header photo. I had a very specific reason for the previous one; will write about it tomorrow https://t.co/kfx7SX75Tg

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9/8/2017

Visakan Veerasamy@visakanv• about 8 years ago

Replying to @visakanv

Or I could tweet about it now :-P The picture was a scene from Iron Man 3 that moved me deeply: Tony Stark dragging the suit thru the snow

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9/8/2017

Visakan Veerasamy@visakanv• about 8 years ago

Replying to @visakanv

Here's a video of that scene. Tony blanks out, is flown by Jarvis, and then Jarvis crashes. "Don't leave me buddy." https://t.co/xx8xvGSm9W

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9/8/2017

Visakan Veerasamy@visakanv• about 8 years ago

Replying to @visakanv

In Iron Man 2, when asked to describe the suit, Tony defines it as a prosthetic. It seems funny, but it's also actually true.

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9/8/2017

Visakan Veerasamy@visakanv• about 8 years ago

Replying to @visakanv

I think of the suit (and accompanying AI) as an extension of Tony's mind. He built it to help him survive. It's a protective exoskeleton

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9/8/2017

Visakan Veerasamy@visakanv• about 8 years ago

Replying to @visakanv

A trope that moves me: "you got my back, now I got yours". In this scene, Tony's gift becomes his burden. I feel that way about my own mind

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9/8/2017

Visakan Veerasamy@visakanv• about 8 years ago

Replying to @visakanv

I picked this scene as a header pic to remind myself to drag my own mind to a safe space + do the necessary repairs, so that we can flourish

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9/8/2017

Visakan Veerasamy@visakanv• about 8 years ago

Replying to @visakanv

3 years on, I feel like I've done a lot of that work. My new pic is from 10 years ago, rocking out the biggest stage I've ever played

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9/8/2017

Visakan Veerasamy@visakanv• about 8 years ago

Replying to @visakanv

I'm not in a band right now, but I want to remind myself to focus on expression, output. To let Visa be Visa. To have fun and make things

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9/8/2017

Visakan Veerasamy@visakanv• almost 8 years ago

Replying to @visakanv

I just realized that this is a perfect example of why I'm switching. 10 years ago, nobody would've picked Earth: https://t.co/erjsT5Hv1R

Visakan Veerasamy@visakanv• almost 8 years ago

Based on your impression of me (if you know me IRL, or from my tweets if you don't), which element do you think BEST represents me?

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9/22/2017

Visakan Veerasamy@visakanv• almost 8 years ago

Replying to @visakanv

And the fact that nobody picked fire; I'm going to interpret that as a sign that I've been playing it too safe. I was a firey kid for sure

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9/22/2017