the you you are

All ages welcome. Art, nature, travel, poetry, quotes from books I'm reading.

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Writing is the closest thing we have to real magic. Writing is creating something out of nothing, is opening doors to other lands. Writing gives you power to shape your own world when the real one hurts too much.

R.F. Kuang in Yellowface

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By Marco Melgrati

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Ikebukuro 2025

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You can’t pour from an empty cup

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GUAVA IS THE NEW AVOCADO

Irish business conference gave these guava bites out as snacks (!)

and s*arbucks has a new guava drink for summer…

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so many beautiful bathtubs

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Bacchus in Dune: Chapterhouse

Bacchus is constantly making appearances in unexpected places

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250 Female Directors Across The History Of Cinema

-Only one film per director -Only features -I did not include films women co-directed with men -It is both a list for highlighting interasti

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“Seeking joy has been an active practice, because joy doesn’t come easily for me. I’m prone to long periods of fog, as you’ve called it, and if I don’t seek (and make) light, I would stay in it even longer, would possibly never emerge. I swear by keeping routines, which includes taking care of my body—eating enough, sleeping and waking at regular times, getting fresh air, that sort of thing. I also put limits on things that smother my joy; for me, this is primarily the internet, which provides endless messaging that I am not doing enough, am not good enough, and just generally steals my attention and energy, which I would prefer to use on things which nourish me. I believe in the power of creating small joys, instead of waiting for a big one to arrive miraculously in your life. I made a list of these joys so I can refer to it when I’m deeper in the fog, like a menu to order from. 100 joys. They’re simple, but effective—things like bubble baths, calling a friend, dancing, buying flowers, eating dark chocolate, a cup of tea. Some months, I have to challenge myself to meet a quota, when I’m feeling very down. It helps. Little step after little step. Little light after little light.”

— Leila Chatti, from an interview with Sneha Subramanian Kanta in Parentheses Journal, Issue 10

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quote from the last living frank lloyd wright client, roland reisley, who is 101 and has lived in his flw house for 73 years