01. watched
Dead Poets Society (1989)
i never watched this before and had a vague understanding of the plot but i was still devasted!!!
A brief history of ghosts and spirit photography | V&A
Victoria and Albert Museum
a fun watch on how people managed to create spooky ghost-like photos at a time where resources were very limited. can't help but find it pretty inspiring
The "Death" of the Celebrity Interview
Mina Le
how celebrity interviews have shifted greatly since the early 2000s for better or worse
庭を散歩する木彫りの熊
もんたの日常
obsessed with this gato
02. read
Drew M Dalton
essay on the meaning of life through the application of the three laws of thermodynamics. i've always had a hard time fully grasping what absurdists see in the philosophy as someone that grew up with a more existentialist view on life. this was the only article to make me understand it and feel a weight lifted off my shoulders. if i read this a few months earlier though, i'd be way more depressed.
Eli K P William
the romantic pursuit of learning to communicate; the human need to know we're not alone. i think the tenacity we have to find life on other planets by opening up pathways for communication is poetic, lonely, and heartwarming.
Tim Seyrek
this was a fun read because i love when the format is basically "ok so they say X but what abt Y? surely that means Z, no?" followed by "ok so to ans that, here are my arguments and i want to also address the counterarguments". it just makes it easier to understand and i'm able to establish trust in the author now that i know their thought process writing their piece.
Tim Seyrek
got in the mood to read about how language affects us. there was one time i tried reading up why some people find it easier to learn languages than others but alas, there are too many psychological, social, mental, and financial variables to consider. it was interesting this article packaged something as paradoxical as the boring and intriguing subject of neuroscience into an easy to digest accompaniment to breakfast.
Hua Hsu
i actually read this last month but decided to read it again given my Katabasis journey and need for motivation to understand jpn grammar. i've loved listening to Rebeccas interviews so this was a very calming, inspiring read. i could almost hear her while reading between the quotation marks hahahaha
Katabasis
RF Kuang
i was so pleased i found this in one corner of the bookstore since i wasn't expecting them to have stock yet. i've seen the mixed reviews and i, too, have mixed reviews but it was still an enjoyable read. i do think this might be my least favorite of her work but it comes down to preference, i suppose. though, i definitely have something to say about the weak worldbuilding and prose.
03. eaten
Ugoy Ugoy
my dad visited iloilo w his siblings and brought some back and i was obssessed with them. they're like layered, crunchy biscuits topped with granulated sugar(pic from here)
Samyo Sunrise from SaladStop!
my favorite from them this month. it's a delightful mix of roasted chicken, cabbage, lettuce, tofu, bell peppers, and crunchy garlic with a thick peanut butter dressing. i generally am not the biggest fan of bell peppers though so i had them swap it out for pickled radish. yum.
Strawberry Ice Cream Cone Kisses
this tastes exactly like what it's marketing itself to be. it's really refreshing and a good in between of what standard strawberry flavors taste like in the east and west. (pic from here)
04. played
Uma Musume: Pretty Derby
i was weak and bought carats to pull on one of the newbie banners and got silence suzuka! gemini cup was not as... terrible as i imagined it to be and it gave me motivation to work towards better parents and aces lol AND I MANAGED TO FINALLY GET MY FIRST A RANK UMA...... oguri cap, i never doubted you
i decided to look through what some 5th gen kpop groups came out with recently and i've been loving these. i have to admit, i've also been enjoying listening to my nostalgic 3rd gen kpop bangers and credit it to helping me power through my uma musume grind.
ifeye
the visual and musical equivalent of revisiting my memories before i'm about to be euthanised
RESCENE
same sentiments as Nerdy. surprised kpop grps arent tired of the nostalgic school girl aesthetic which im assuming newjeans popularized? but i eat it up every time so i'm not complaining
05. miscellaneous
- hobonichi is tempting me. specifically this one.
- my tita got me handcream from one of her trips and i'm not a handcream person but it smells so delectable i might just be a handcream convert
- downloaded bumble for shits and giggles and it's a WASTELAND!!!
- (also, no idea why the photos are so blurry. well, other than my sketch. whatever!)
