This one reminds me a little of Baba Yaga's house, except it was on chicken feet. I would love to have a house like this one, with its roots buried deep in the world.
This one reminds me of how I often felt when I was working full time. I only had the "life force sucked out of me" -- it never made me "stronger;" just weary in my soul.
Mr. Spock was my hero from the first Star Trek episode!! He gave my nerdiness a focus: science, science, and more science! And math of course. Long live algebra!!