reflecting on june: cosy games and sunshine healing the soul, missing art galleries, long hikes that make you ache, searching for a book that will reach the deepest parts of me
A I get a lot of joy from listening to music, especially playlists that I curated myself. Recently I listened to one called My 90s Childhood and it was like traveling back in time.
A little joy: I made my second collage logging a book I finished, a practice inspired by you, Candice! It wasn’t as good as the first one (not false modesty, just observation), but it was still supremely satisfying to make—I think because it forces me to remember what I read, find the salient points and the parts that really resonated with me, and then pushes me to find images that match. Soooo fun!!
ahhh angela i love this!!! yes it really makes you slow down and actually try to remember what you read! i think it's funny to be like "i can't remember anything about this book but i loved it" but also... i think that's probably not great lol i'm guilty of this thinking and actively trying to stop so i'm so glad this medium i inspired actually worked for you!😄
Finding images that match the ones on my head is actually really challenging, in a good way! Makes me rethink and be a little more resourceful. Bonus that it also slows down my reading pace, in the sense that I take the extra time with each book rather than seeing them as checkmarks
Your piece about your houseplant made me laugh - RIP to the houseplant who has gone to "the big tree in the sky." And loved "i am truly the pikachu shocked meme"!!
a little joy i’ve had currently is immersing myself in a lot of early 2000’s content. as a cancer sun, i am naturally very nostalgic and rewatching mary kate and ashley movies and listening to hilary duff cd’s on repeat has been extremely healing to my inner child.
a little sorrow for me is lately i have neglected my yard and garden for so long simply because of the lack of time i’ve had to tend to it all. i really need to find time because it is getting to a point of no return. 😅
ooh this is a good one! i'm also really loving 90s/00s stuff right now and i literally just bought a cd player yesterday so i'm going full nostalgia vibes too hehe. i hope that continues to bring you joy for a while :') and oh the garden, i'm sure it will be grateful no matter when you find the time to tend it to again💛 thank you for sharing!
I’d call that a little sorrow: when someone else’s negative opinion, unfortunately, colors your own positive one. I genuinely loved The Goldfinch for years and then we (as in humanity I guess, or maybe just us online) started dogpiling on it, and sad to say it did change my perception of the book ☹️
Short story long, continue not letting them (us?) ruin Donna Tartt for you!
true! i'm so happy i didn't let the negative reviews stop me from getting the game. also i have been putting off the goldfinch for ages bc i know it's not loved! still own it though and want to give it to try :')
Loved that intro with the cloudy apple juice. And I relate to having a youtube hiatus, your intentions with coming back to that rewired something for me too.
My joy: a hedgehog that visited the garden after the heatwave yesterday evening, and feeding him with special hedgehog kibble and water, while he took his sweet time, munching away.
My sorrow: not having a best friend I can celebrate birthdays with.
A I get a lot of joy from listening to music, especially playlists that I curated myself. Recently I listened to one called My 90s Childhood and it was like traveling back in time.
ooh you just reminded me that i found a similar playlist not too long ago! it was exactly how you said travelling back in time :') a wonderful joy!
A little joy: I made my second collage logging a book I finished, a practice inspired by you, Candice! It wasn’t as good as the first one (not false modesty, just observation), but it was still supremely satisfying to make—I think because it forces me to remember what I read, find the salient points and the parts that really resonated with me, and then pushes me to find images that match. Soooo fun!!
ahhh angela i love this!!! yes it really makes you slow down and actually try to remember what you read! i think it's funny to be like "i can't remember anything about this book but i loved it" but also... i think that's probably not great lol i'm guilty of this thinking and actively trying to stop so i'm so glad this medium i inspired actually worked for you!😄
Finding images that match the ones on my head is actually really challenging, in a good way! Makes me rethink and be a little more resourceful. Bonus that it also slows down my reading pace, in the sense that I take the extra time with each book rather than seeing them as checkmarks
that's exactly it! I've found myself reading slower too :’) I'd love to see one of the collages but absolutely fine if you'd rather not!
Your piece about your houseplant made me laugh - RIP to the houseplant who has gone to "the big tree in the sky." And loved "i am truly the pikachu shocked meme"!!
😂😂💛
a little joy i’ve had currently is immersing myself in a lot of early 2000’s content. as a cancer sun, i am naturally very nostalgic and rewatching mary kate and ashley movies and listening to hilary duff cd’s on repeat has been extremely healing to my inner child.
a little sorrow for me is lately i have neglected my yard and garden for so long simply because of the lack of time i’ve had to tend to it all. i really need to find time because it is getting to a point of no return. 😅
ooh this is a good one! i'm also really loving 90s/00s stuff right now and i literally just bought a cd player yesterday so i'm going full nostalgia vibes too hehe. i hope that continues to bring you joy for a while :') and oh the garden, i'm sure it will be grateful no matter when you find the time to tend it to again💛 thank you for sharing!
This cozy game looks great! And I absolutely loved The Secret History too!!
it's getting a lot of hate😭 but i don't think it's all that terrible! also tsh is literally perfection to me :') good! taste!
I’d call that a little sorrow: when someone else’s negative opinion, unfortunately, colors your own positive one. I genuinely loved The Goldfinch for years and then we (as in humanity I guess, or maybe just us online) started dogpiling on it, and sad to say it did change my perception of the book ☹️
Short story long, continue not letting them (us?) ruin Donna Tartt for you!
true! i'm so happy i didn't let the negative reviews stop me from getting the game. also i have been putting off the goldfinch for ages bc i know it's not loved! still own it though and want to give it to try :')
The Goldfinch reads like an epic to me. I’ve reread it probably half a dozen times!
Loved that intro with the cloudy apple juice. And I relate to having a youtube hiatus, your intentions with coming back to that rewired something for me too.
My joy: a hedgehog that visited the garden after the heatwave yesterday evening, and feeding him with special hedgehog kibble and water, while he took his sweet time, munching away.
My sorrow: not having a best friend I can celebrate birthdays with.