Time to stretch!

Responsibility is measured by what you can control.

my 5yo niece keeps saying "dapat andito si tita mariel eh" and it's true, if not for filipinos being forced to migrate, i would and should be there. it's imperialism that takes that from us. 😭

poetry prompt of the day: take a happy memory and haunt it a little.

not to get senti but i heart weddings. it was my first family one & first as a bridesmaid.

abandoning all reading plans to reread gideon the ninth? exactly what i need rn 🥰

all i wanted was to take a picture of fruits in a tree and one fell, bonking me in the head like some goofy ass cartoon. happy pride

i've been sa pilipinas

Miss Universe Philippines has a mythology theme going on this year, which is great for anyone whose interests contain both monster girls and mahou shoujo villains (like yours truly).

they don't teach you this in writing workshops but a neat writing trick is that you can lie

The acknowledgement of death can provide more divinatory clarity to what comes after it. What is dying? Why? What did it feed on to live? What is going to eat it now? My new short cartomancy essay, DEATH AND THE COFFIN:

I keep forgetting that CPTSD is considered neurodiversity

friday the thirteenth, feeling like

i found the philly tarot deck brand new not even shuffled in a philly goodwill, based

Your job in this life is to live like a punk, to die a punk, and to never give a single inch to the capitalists who attempt to profit from their denial of life.

i'm like a 6H stellium the way i've had three cats in my house

spent most of today in bed. Occasionally a cat stopped by to check on me.

learning about polyamory by getting a second cat

only houseplant is growing three new leaves after i repotted her start of taurus season 🌱

Coolest couple in the neighborhood. Photo from my collection, 1937.

Nearly a third of Black people who contracted COVID-19 have experienced long COVID symptoms, one study found, but are “not being taken as seriously,” said one patient.

Listening to a novel takes longer than reading it… but then my hands are free for mischief

I HEART WHITE RICE IN SOUP

that's another april in the books

Beware the soul who constantly criticizes but creates nothing.

"attunement to one's body, though, can be painful—just as attuning to one's thinking can be... it's part of why i insist this work is relational"

I'm at the library and I love it. You should go to the library.

The painted #bat, known for its vibrant and unique markings, is a nocturnal creature found in Southeast Asia. Its colorful appearance, especially around the face and wings, helps it stand out among other bat species. These bats play a vital role in controlling insect populations [amnuay47]

a regular of ours collects our coffee grinds for their garden and then gifts the flowers 💜💜

stop and fisk

fisk in daredevil declared martial law

@earthtokb.bsky.social inspired the title for one of this month's poems! 🪷 by lil ole me

6:25pm EDT: Moon in Scorpio conjunct Vesta in Scorpio. New 30-day cycle around home, hearth, health, habits, and routines, and the boundaries that have to we draw around them. Is your mask on? 16°Sc02' D 16°Sc02' R

You're not running out of time and no, not everything is urgent, and you don't have to reply to everyone who chats you right now

I genuinely feel like I know too much, all the time

the excerpt over the weekend in my planner felt especially resonant, on account of maria lorena barros

this is not the most insane message I’ve sent to an ex but it’s up there. I love venus retrograde

you don't hate cars, you hate needing a car and being beholden to a world that puts you in danger to serve them

Black folks, check on your disabled friends too.

what i call congee "gargoyleing" because he will sit really still there and just stare at you

i got my start writing poetry in april four years ago when a long distance friend, then stranger, made me realize i wasn't half bad. but if and when i am, that's just writing poetry

Scorpio not Libra is the biggest romantic of the zodiac as it is the only sign with a venusian 5H & 7H house. Followed by the rest of the water & earth signs since Venus is the trip lord of those houses. Leo, Sag, Aqua & Libra have the least need for romance, with Libra only having malefic influence

my lunch today cost $7.77 and i saw a crow!

Jupiter in Cancer as bodily wisdom — trusting the body’s messages, treating the intuition as sacred, believing in what makes your body feel at ease

saturn in aries lesson: nobody will respect your time unless you respect your time.

i'm here you fuckass bitch