https://www.kaprmedia.com/thoughts-1 daily 0.75 2025-09-21 https://www.kaprmedia.com/thoughts-1/acting-and-masking monthly 0.5 2025-09-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/680a4bbb130d7b749b8b42b4/702c8010-b901-4cf8-8681-a8b77aa0d3d1/IMG_1709.png Thoughts - Acting and Masking Blurry photo of me from the state theater competition https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/680a4bbb130d7b749b8b42b4/7e544317-c75d-4be2-a8b1-fa036acd3072/IMG_1710.jpeg Thoughts - Acting and Masking So, I developed an outgoing character. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/680a4bbb130d7b749b8b42b4/8913f5ef-fb1b-4a3e-8e49-3a1860f4215f/IMG_1507.jpeg Thoughts - Acting and Masking - Me and the dog a few weeks ago Finding your people really makes all the difference https://www.kaprmedia.com/thoughts-1/and-just-like-that monthly 0.5 2025-09-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/680a4bbb130d7b749b8b42b4/bb949010-7f82-4542-9ed4-2cda099533a2/Screenshot+2025-09-18+at+8.09.55%E2%80%AFAM.png Thoughts - And Just Like That… Later that night, the whole family is together for the eldest son’s birthday celebration, including Kathy’s boyfriend Bob and Carrie. At the beginning of the get together, Bob brings up Aiden not wanting Wyatt to take Adderall, despite Kathy’s request that Carrie bring some with her from New York. That was a different sort of troubling episode plot point (maybe for another post). Carrie then confronts Aiden because she feels bad for not knowing his wishes, but the tension and discussion is pushed aside because of the birthday celebration. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/680a4bbb130d7b749b8b42b4/e1ede619-ee39-45c3-98b9-92b6643253be/Screenshot+2025-09-18+at+8.19.30%E2%80%AFAM.png Thoughts - And Just Like That… - Make it stand out Aiden, Wyatt, and Homer https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/680a4bbb130d7b749b8b42b4/723f3a1f-103b-4e6a-8893-466fd8b75d4e/Screenshot+2025-09-18+at+8.20.54%E2%80%AFAM.png Thoughts - And Just Like That… A summary of the relationship, if you haven’t watched the show: Carrie and Aiden dated in the original show but went their separate ways (it was much more complicated but that is irrelevant for this commentary). Anyway, Carrie’s husband died at the beginning of the reboot. At some point Aiden and his wife divorced; after having three sons. Aiden returns at the end of the second season of And Just Like That after Carrie reaches out via email. https://www.kaprmedia.com/thoughts-1/onetreehill monthly 0.5 2025-09-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/680a4bbb130d7b749b8b42b4/e315e6ad-890f-4d9b-86fc-e29ea1058c3a/Screenshot+2025-08-13+at+7.35.35%E2%80%AFAM.png Thoughts - One Tree Hill Reboot - Trauma and the Need for Therapy The first point, if the women in this show return in their original roles, that ALL need therapy! The amount of trauma the original series put all of them through was immense. Sophia Bush’s Brooke Davis was all but abandoned by her parents as a teenager, witnessed her best friend get shot during a school shooting, and suffered an assault at her storefront. Hillarie Burton Morgan’s Peyton Sawyer went through so much; she was cheated on, shot, had a stalker who tried to kill her, then when she was finally settled and happy with Lucas, she had a pregnancy issue that threatened her life (pretty sure this was wildly inaccurate as well, but more on that later). If Bethany Joy Lenz’s Haley James Scott returns, it is rumored she will not be, she had a kid at 18, her son was kidnapped by his nanny and then rescued by her murderous father-in-law. Feels like the simple presence of Dan Scott would give them all a reason to need therapy without the litany of wild drama and traumatic storylines. This is not a comprehensive list merely an example of what the characters were put through and all between the ages of 16 and 26. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/680a4bbb130d7b749b8b42b4/bfbcacb2-7d75-4052-b834-4bdbf8b5a020/Screenshot+2025-08-13+at+7.32.13%E2%80%AFAM.png Thoughts - One Tree Hill Reboot - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/680a4bbb130d7b749b8b42b4/052c8d12-8086-4cb0-99a8-64f8198dea9c/Screenshot+2025-08-13+at+7.40.20%E2%80%AFAM.png Thoughts - One Tree Hill Reboot - Lucas and HCM Next up, is the storyline that was the most aligned with what the condition actually is and that is Lucas and HCM. HCM stands for Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, it is a heart condition that since I am not a doctor I don’t fully understand so I do not want to describe it in detail. However, from cursory research it seems like while overdramatized in the show the depiction was basically accurate. The odds of having HCM if your parent has it is fifty percent. The medications to treat it can cause differences in athletic performance and until a recent study participating in intense sports was not advised. Additionally, it can cause heart attack and sudden death in rare but not inconsequential numbers. 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