Swiping from Sunday

I haven’t done a Sunday Stealing in a bit, so here we go. This one is a fill-in-the-blank thing, so here are the prompts first:

1. _____ is not the end of the world.

2. _____ tastes so good!

3. Sometimes, putting others first is _____.

4. _____ is breathtaking, really.

5. Well, maybe there is _____.

6.  This week, my plans include _____ .

OK, here are my versions!

1. Noise in a photo is not the end of the world. (Noise is a kind of pixelation effect that occurs in photos taken at high ISO settings, because the sensor is dialed up to a high level of sensitivity so random photons end up being a part of the final image. Camera sensors are getting really good at managing noise, and most editing software can make short work of noise, but even so, noise in a photo just doesn’t bother me.
2. Indian food tastes so good! I really wish we had discovered Indian food a lot earlier in life. The problem is, I guess, that you need someone to help guide you a little when you first enter a new culinary world, and we didn’t have that until my brother-in-law dropped in for a visit a while back. (I’m also regretful that Indian food was, for years, the pop-culture stand-in for “gross”.)
3. Sometimes, putting others first is not smart. There’s a reason the flight attendants always tell you during the safety lecture: “Attach your own oxygen mask first before assisting others.” But also, sometimes people don’t need help or they would actually benefit more from being allowed to crash and burn.
4. A well-made Manhattan is breathtaking, really. It’s easy to knock the classics, be it a cocktail or a sandwich or a burger or a pizza or whatever. One should always try to remind oneself why certain things are classics in the first place!
5. Well, maybe there is hope for us all. I mean, the alternative is kind of depressing to consider, isn’t it? I’ve been saying for a while now that I remain bullish on humanity, but pessimistic about my country. I see little reason to waver from that conviction.
6. This week, my plans include editing photos. After not being able to shoot much for the first few months of the year, suddenly I’ve been on a binge and I am now way behind on my photo editing! I also plan to do a content-creation reset as I’ve been thinking a bit more about my strategies for this kind of thing moving forward. More on that to come….

That’s all! How would you all fill in these blanks?