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“To Whom it May Concern, In case you are not aware, something caused a sticky note in my office to duplicate. My office is unusable now.” — Control

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a summer on film.

(please do not repost images.)

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I hope future me will thank the current me. And me of the past two years.

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We went to the beach, a beautiful November evening, and studied in a café.

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if anyone has a favorite way to write cursive/semi-cursive capital Q’s let me know. the method I use results in 2’a plaguing my handwriting instead

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10.08.2024 | Control

Captured using ReShade.

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Control Scenery

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19.11.24.

I've grown to love noticing my things developing a patina. In my younger years I tried very hard to keep things pristine, to maintain the natural sterility of a new item for as long as I could. Every mark made through improper handling was a mistake, something I perceived as a devaluation of the object in question. Indicative of my mindset, perhaps; that constant desire for perfection.

Somewhere along the road, however, things shifted. I find myself now admiring the little nicks and scratches my everyday companions accumulate. A once black travel mug has scuffed to reveal the aluminum beneath, a matte pen has gained a luster. Rocks stick in the lug sole of leather boots, grooves marking where I wrap the laces around my ankles. A patina is unique to the individual, irreplicable. An indication of time, use, of enjoyment and familiarity. A reflection of myself and the life I've thus far led.

🎶 Truth Lies Low - Andrew Bird

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Enjoy your stay at the Oceanview Motel

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10/11/24 || Sunday

Posting a day late but I decided to take a whole rest day. I had hoped to clean up my room and probably crochet or draw, but as you can see, I ended up reading a novel on top of my piling laundry. Met with a junior who wanted advice on the degree, and wow, I have come a long way from first year.

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me, a responsible being, working on the coding project as I should vs. me, a dysfunctional shithead, getting distracted by reading about brains (once aGAIN damnit (it's my favorite "I need to study my field but bc I should do that it's an impossible unthinkable feat now, so I'm reading about something else to fool my brain I'm still being productive"-topic))

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reminder that it’s okay to not use every last bit of energy you have in a day. you don’t have to push yourself to your absolute limit.

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November 14th, 2024

Throwback to when nature was a bit greener than now. Only three weeks between the right picture and today and the world feels different. The green is gone and it's getting cold.

I'm quite busy at work but that's normal for this time of the year. Still feeling a bit off but working on it.

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It's Autumn, which means if I make a Big Pot of Soup it will Fix Everything. No one fact check me on this. We need to let the soup speak for itself.

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Brooklyn Army Terminal, NYC

7/12/24

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Le Corbusier, Palais des Filateurs, Ahmedabad, Inde, 1954. Photo: Ester Bruzkus.

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