If you see this, quote post with your favorite Pokemon (wrong answers only) I love meowth

I hope that you aren't reading this herman.bearblog.dev/being-present/

Religious professor about the hollowness of Klein and his secular Buddhism. Meditation for self actualization; ignoring ethics and service to others. She has a full essay as well.

The vibe I’m bringing into October:

Wrapped up “Nothing but Blackened Teeth” by Cassandra Khaw. Fun book to read after watching “Blue Eye Samurai.” As always, I learned some fun new words reading Khaw’s work. On to “The Blacktongue Thief” by Christopher Buehlman. Very excited to start this author.

Andor would want you to cancel your Disney+ subscription. It's the least you can do for the Rebellion.

Major yn Englisshe: • focused readinge & writinge prepare you for anythinge • research, communicacioun, creativitye, and interpretacioun will be needed for careers not even invented yet • meaningful engagement wyth big ideas and textes that will staye wyth you forevir • it ys awesome • books!

A normal daye for Jeff VanderMeer (Ich saye thys wyth love)

My wife and I have been going through the process of getting our first house and I NEVER want to do this again lol

these worthless assholes

Reskeet with your mental state

The ideal male living space

red state highway #haiku: billboards for burgers billboards for christ and babies billboards for lawyers

I don’t know why this hits such a nerve but my dad would get soooo pissed when we got sunburnt. Surely there won’t be any lasting effects. Anyways I wear SPF every day.

Wrapped up “One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This” Omar El Akkad. Truly a fantastic book. On to “Red Rabbit” by Alex Grecian. 📚💙

Went and saw Joe Hisaishi conduct the CLE orchestra last night, and it was really transcendent for me.

Nobody who voted to confirm RFK is fit to hold public office

What is the anime the unexpectedly blew to away? Frieren. Like I knew that it was going to be good, but I figured it would be a fun fantasy anime. I did not expect the depth of themes throughout and the overall quality of the show.

What is the anime that unexpectedly blew you away? Chihayafuru. I started it because I thought the character design was cute. I did not imagine I’d become obsessed with competitive card poetry.

I’m sorry, this might be the funniest CW list I’ve seen in a hot minute

Without downloading any new images, where are you mentally?

At the Zoo for the Asian lantern 🏮 festival, and they had a huge section with huge animatronic dragons from different cultures, and then the last “dragon” was just a huge dragonfly. And I thats just good clean fun.

Wrapped up “The salt grows heavy” by Cassandra Khaw. What an awesome book. It captures a certain essence of Bloodborne (the best game ever made). 💙📚🪐📚🩸

Finished “Shark Heart” by Emily Habeck On to “One day, Everyone will always have been against this” by Omar El Akkad” 💙📚

If you see this, post a sword

That I don’t believe in rating books. 📚💙

*chatting with one of our friends* Them: “I’m going to do this cleanse. It’s all juices and raw vegan food.” Me: “Why are you doing that?” Them: “To get healthy!” Me: “Oh, are you gonna quit vaping too?” Them “Fuck no” ??????

everything i have learned about the new taylor swift album has been against my will

Every 17 years I awaken and crawl from the earth thanks to my cicadian rhythm #bluesky

Okay but “Shark Heart” is incredible and Emily Habeck is a genius 💙📚

Wrapped up “White Noise” by Don DeLillo (finally). On to “Shark Heart” by Emily Habeck (which I am very excited to read). #booksky

Some links I liked this month: literallythevoid.com/links-from-j...

This is the latest poetry exercise that I created, and it's really difficult. It's an extension of the last Babel exercise with more challenging constraint. #booksky #writingcommunity #poetry literallythevoid.com/autopoetic-b...

Always read @petridishes.bsky.social

For a very long time, the Washington Post was called a white paper in a Black city, and it appears they’re no longer concerned with avoiding that perception.

I’m messing around with the idea of “Autopoetics”. Basically, they will be a series of exercises that introduce randomness and constraint to practice writing poetry. You can read the first exercise here: literallythevoid.com/autopoetic-b... #booksky #writingcommunity #poetry

Did some writing about outlining: literallythevoid.com/why-i-outlin... #writing #writingcommunity #booksky

The black pill is a great read. Beyond the main story, I’m struck by how the men (and yes it’s mostly men) warped reality from their own fantasies. Your words, even the jokes, shape the world. #booksky

Pickles!

Finished Shauna’s Journey in one sitting! Stunning little graphic novel. It feels similar to Shadow of the colossus in the sense we are dropped into such a stunning and rich—but decaying—world. #booksky

It’s a terrible bill. It will literally kill people. The most vulnerable among us will suffer as the wealthiest benefit. It’s perverse. I wish there were something I could do. But alas, I am only a U.S. Senator from Alaska whose “no” vote would kill the bill. So I voted yes. You get it.

Wrapped up “Columbine” by Dave Cullen. This book has some issues, but it’s a harrowing read. The worst part about it is that you can tell Columbine was entirely preventable, and law enforcement still fails in the same ways. #booksky

Super fun, quick read. I got a little lost at the ending, but looking back it all makes sense. 💙📚

Wrapped up “Stone Yard Devotional” by Charlotte Wood. This was a particularly excellent novel. As someone generally spiritual, I found a lot of depth in this work. I’d recommend it. 💙📚

Brb crashing out over fresh fennel