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trying to get myself to read more again! "the safekeep" by yael van der wouden 5/5 recent pick-up from an indie bookshop. honestly i just wanted something self-contained and idk literary? slam dunk, what a great story. i love how it slowly started taking shape with each new mentioned crumb of info, like the looming dread of a tragedy. and then how neatly and satisfyingly it all snapped into place. i lack the proper words for the nuances of grief, the parallels, overlaps. like... a house haunted…

a bit of everything in this one. this is the first week i'm having some trouble with the supportive habits + new planner layout combo. it's just - there was a day in brussels, then a recovery day, then it's a full-blown heatwave with no end in sight, pains too are getting in the way. i think it's alright if the tracker is a bit checkered and half-assed almost halfway into the 12 week project. i'm using the unfavorable circumstances for a bit of a guiltless break. speaking of brussels - one of…

based on this post by camelia elias i got inspired by something camelia elias and friends did once. they paired different triumphs (the entirety of them, twice) to arrive at new cards (different people, concepts, titles), and made a majors only deck based on that. i don't know if i want to actually make a deck like that, but i like the intellectual exercise, i'd like to try it out. at first i thought i want to do the whole exercise twice - once in a very structured way (pairing cards…