Have you read the short story Arrival is based on ? It goes into great depth with how she deciphers the alien languages . It is pretty short around 38 pages , but perhaps more elegant than the movie . <| sep |> I ' m 25 . Every woman I meet who is my age or older is married , engaged , or in a serious longterm relationship . Women I meet who are a few years younger than me are sometimes interested in going on dates or hooking up with me , but are never looking for something serious . <| sep |> I also loved Borderlands 2 , but only for the gameplay and art design . The writing was plain embarrassing to listen to 90 % of the time . <| sep |> Salt is a stable commodity . Staples do well in tumultuous economies . If anything , salt is on the rise !