I'm listening to an audio book in which a brain transplant has happened (due to advances in technology). The brain portion of the union now finds himself in the position of adjusting to a new life in a younger, and unexpectedly female body. Summarizing the book in two sentences doesn't do it justice, as it is a very intriguing story, but it's enough for this post here.
There are television shows and movies in which someone has to pretend to be or assume the life of another person. It might be for a period of time (princess swapping) or as a body double for the president or in the case where you're one of many clones (Orphan Black). It's a theme that's had many spins put on it.
So I'm putting up laundry and I got to thinking, "how much information would someone need to know to take over another person's life, even for a short period?" The amount of individual-specific things that we do as habits, say and speak, daily routine, etc., is tremendous. I can't imagine trying to pretend to be another person, knowing that one hundred little things could give you away each day. Talk about stress.
The Big Boy Update: My son was at the pool, floating around on a borrowed inner tube. He looked up and said, "ah, this is the life." We're pretty sure his Nana taught him that phrase.
The Tiny Girl Chronicles: We went to a superhero birthday party today for twins. One of the twins is in each of my children's classes and they all four know each other. My daughter put on her skirted version of the Superman outfit and ran around happily for two hours as "Super Reese".
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