Sweet as peanut butter and just as nutty
The American flag The other day I saw a tattered flag hanging on a flag pole near the side of the road. The red and white stripes were shredded like strings of linguini, blowing in the wind. This struck me as disrespectful – which is extremely silly. There are so many bigger fish to fry. The United States is falling apart, any promise it still entailed thrown in the garbage, MAGA completely…
Pileated woodpecker Now that I have seen you what else is there, except waiting to see you again? A dead red leaf hangs from a shedding tree resembling you. I saw a pileated woodpecker today! I’ve been wanting to see one for a long time now. I don’t even remember how I spotted him. I heard some laughing in the distance, but this one was silent. I think I saw movement up in a tall tree, and I…
Now standing inside the dried up lake that held so many memories.
Societal collapse
My favorite music video Crows, guys in bondage, cute bodysuits, hot sci-fi shit, Cookiee Kawaii doodlin’ in her sketchbook. This shit’s like Whip It but a million times cooler. It’s like they threw out a couple ideas, and they were like, “Let’s do all of them. ”
Italian American, my ass I only learned recently that Columbus Day, an American holiday that gives us an excuse to have a long weekend in the middle of October honors colonizer Christopher Columbus, is apparently considered by some [1] to be “Italian American Day.” This was a surprise to say the least, as it was never a thing in my or my family’s life. We have never claimed Columbus, and the fact…
Nostalgia Sometimes, especially when I am sleep deprived, I get earworms – songs looping over and over in my head, like my brain is playing an mp3. It can be a blessing or a curse. The other night, it was a blessing. You can never go back to your childhood, but a song can make you feel like you are transported there. The other night, when I was having trouble sleeping, this song started to play in…
Good people have lived on less Lately I’ve been feeling nostalgic for my own website, even though it's never gone away. I sometimes feel self conscious about blogging – like, what is my website even about? But I’m suddenly realizing, blogging can be about spontaneity and just existing in space. Talking to some ghost I may never personally know. So I wanted to share a thought I just had: Good…
Book review: The Anthropocene Reviewed Title: The Anthropocene Reviewed Author: John Green ISBN: 9780525555216 Year published: 2021 Year I read: 2025 Rating: ♥︎ Love it Recommended for: Humans interested in humanity This is one of those books that I’m gonna miss once I’m finished reading it. The Anthropocene Reviewed is partly a highlight reel of human’s history on Earth, partly a…
Saving a Chromebook from eWaste Several years ago, heading into my freshman year of college, I bought a Chromebook, despite the salesman at Staples practically begging me to buy a better laptop. My HP Chromebook, 11 inches in width, and boasting 4GB of RAM and 16GB of storage, is a piece of shit. However, that is the reason I bought it. I was perfectly happy with the refurbished Thinkpad I had at…