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This essay is pretty different from my normal kind of posting, but I’m proud of the writing and thought it’d be nice to have it archived here. It was originally written as a class assignment, reproduced here with a slightly less formal citation style. I hope you enjoy it as much as I enjoyed writing it! – Lindsey We follow the wind, on a sort of early to mid-December morning in New York City, a city where so many people dream of coming and making a life for themselves. And it’s always felt a…

Weather: much needed post-hot-day drizzle Mood: energized Listening to: Kiss All The Time. Disco, Occasionally., Harry Styles Things have been h e c t i c this spring hoo boy. Ever since finishing midterms I’ve been sprinting through each week trying to balance school, mental health, and some upcoming big life changes. One thing that didn’t fit that schedule was keeping up with weeknotes, but I’ve realized I miss it so—here I am I guess. A few cool things happening in my life recently: Quite…

Weather: gloomy Mood: anxious Listening to: Mia Gargaret, Gia Margaret (on bandcamp) The highlight of last week was, of course, spending a few nights tucked away in the woods. Much of the rest of the week was spent oscillating between being very focused on school work and being anxious about not getting enough school work done. There’s a lot to be anxious about right now, really, and being a person with an anxiety disorder means I’m always pretty aware of the full list. Despite a deeply…

a large downed tree across the Sandy River It’s our third anniversary next week so Tim and I absconded this weekend up towards Mt. Hood, to smell the crisp tree air and do as little as possible. It was a cozy lil trip, spent reading, puzzling, and hiking. I finally finished reading The Salvage! (It was fine, 3/5 stars.) Our cabin was just a short walk away from the Sandy river, so we spent some time wandering the shores there, looking for migrating ducks and geese and hunting for good rocks. My…

Weather: bright Mood: grateful Listening to: Niwamori Piano Some things that brought me joy this week, in no particular order: Sewing! I picked up a project I started like, two months ago and while I’m still not excited about the fabric I selected, it’ll be good to get this off my sewing table. I’m already considering what project I might do next… probably something for renn faire in a few months? Or something light and flowy for the warmer weather? Far less mindless screentime has, I’m sorry…

Weather: drizzly 🌧️Mood: resolved 😤Listening to: office chatter It’s been a slow and aching few weeks for me but heading into the third week of this term I’m trying a classic ~mindset shift~ to get motivated again. As I predicted, taking online classes has been an adjustment… it’s been a bit disappointing to get so little actual instruction. Feels a bit like learning in a void so far and that’s dampening my enthusiasm for the term. Luckily one class ended up actually being on campus, so I’m n...

Weather: gloomy ☁️Mood: drained 🫥Listening to: Mithril, Frogknight (bandcamp) Well, okay. I got to check out for a few weeks after losing Parker. It’s been hard, but I’m grateful anyway that I got to pause real life for a bit and sit with my grief. It will be a long time before that fades, I think, but I’m ready to get back into some routines finally. Spring term of classes starts tomorrow. It just sort of worked out that all three courses are online this quarter, so that will be an interesti...

A few weeks ago, Friday, March 13th, I said goodbye to my dear cat Parker. She was my familiar and guide through life’s ups and downs, but after 17 years it was time to let her go. Her kidney disease was easy to manage until it wasn’t, and it was clear she was starting to feel pain more often than not. Parker had classic tortietude; she was independent, opinionated, and taught me everything I know about boundaries. She was always a discerning presence in my life, offering help to see the trut...

Weather: crisp ☁️Mood: exhausted 🙃Listening to: office soundsReading: The Salvage by Anbara Salam spent the weekend working on assignments and getting ready for finals… until i crashed yesterday evening and only had the brainpower for stardew valley. i don’t have much else to report this week. have a cat photo:Read more at incorporeal bard