so. the self, huh? weird concept good morning gamers, it's bramble back with another hit blog post. today i'll be streaming [checks notes] whether or not the concept of the self serves us yeah. so this is something that nightshade's new friend has awakened us to. they've returned multiple times in conversation to the idea of the self being an illusion, and while we've encountered this idea before,... » Continue Reading
this post got long. whoops i spent nearly the whole day yesterday with my best friend!! i had a rly nice time :-) i don't think ive had a day like that in quite a while id been craving some outdoors time, so i suggested that we go to a park. the weather ended up being a little rough for that (heavy storms in the morning and afternoon), but we managed to sneak in during a gap in the rain so we coul... » Continue Reading
god ive been exhausted lately......theres no room for anything in my body except the will to snooze lots of little joys these days. my fave team lead baked a bunch of cookies for the team and set aside a few for me so i could safely have some :-) then my best friend went to a barnes and noble that was closing down and bought me a copy of mary oliver's devotions , which was super sweet and such an ... » Continue Reading
"It seemed incredible to me that at the age of fifty-one I was still capable of producing, in all innocence, a completely unrealisable hope. The human capacity for self-delusion is apparently infinite – and if that is the case, how are we meant to know, except by existing in a state of absolute pessimism, that once again we are fooling ourselves?" —Rachel Cusk, Outline im almost done with outline ... » Continue Reading