ㅤㅤ '' 𝘪 𝘥𝘰 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘪'𝘮 𝘨𝘰𝘯𝘯𝘢 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳... 𝘶𝘮.. 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵'𝘴 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘣𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘺 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘨𝘰𝘯𝘯𝘢 𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘯 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘪𝘵'𝘴 𝘢 𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘪 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘬. '' ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ— jerry gretzinger ㅤ ㅤㅤin today's age of constantly moving to the next big thing, scrolling past idea after idea and never sitting with anything longer than a few moments, i've had a growing fascination with people who have a "life's work". something they choose for passion or other reasons to spend majority of their lives dedicated to. most recently, this curiosity has led me to discovering jerry and his cool ass map that he has been creating for over 6 decades. ㅤㅤevery single part of this map as well as the process in which it's made and changed is so interesting to me, the living card deck that dictates how the map is changed, the different dimensions overtaking the map with time. it was also mentioned in the documentary i watched (i have linked it below if you're curious) he mentioned that among the scrap paper used in the map were old receipts, photos, and even handwritten notes he recieved from friends and family. his literal life being weaved into his masterpiece that he can look back on is so incredible. ㅤㅤ learning about this made me want to make my own living deck. i don't have a need for one or any idea of what i could use it for but it's too cool looking to not want one for myself. i wonder if it would work in the context of writing a story or something. sources to revisit: excellent documentary — https://youtu.be/Is8N7B9b0GQ?si=f05_-NSghPM-tH__ another short documentary — https://share.google/J94wtN4KB1GQ9IfcO jerry's website — https://share.google/TCXzIQ8zAvSFXdR6f jerry's blog — https://share.google/lda593xHBVRyAq9V7 making a jerry deck — https://youtu.be/CUxIRnHvkxs?si=F4XARS5fp4uf117P