Side tables are out, vibe tables are in. Just put all your trinkets, possessions without utility and favourite belongings that are your vibe. The space should have no utility, nor should it pretend like it does (like the conventional side table does). Let it be the place in your room which makes you smile, even if the rest of your space looks like a pigsty.
basement desk, but i’ve tried to jazz it up as much as i can. 80s garfield plushes on the floor, halloween posters on the wall, in-progress pop tab chainmail in the corner, double stereos, it’s definitely... a place to do things…
Put big furniture in small spaces!
What used to house one small credenza, a small bar cart, and some floor speakers now does it all with one looooong credenza (except it’s two of the same just smooshed together 🤫).
Reduces visual clutter and makes the space feel bigger :).
Sometimes I recommend being a hater. I’m not here to talk about the numerous quality uses of AI, how often it is actually used nor am I here to critique AI without strawmanning it. I don’t care if I strawman an account of AI because I genuinely despise the way most people use AI. I think AI generated images are ugly. I think that AI cannot hold a half decent conversation. I’m completely avoidant when it comes to showing AI my writing; I’ve never done it and I refuse to. I hate when you go to that one poetry website and there is AI “analysis” there, because its not real textual analysis and it upholds a certain contextualised intentionalist framework of reading a text reinforced in high school English. I hate that the meta AI will influence what products will be advertised to you. I don’t care if it’s the future. I genuinely love being called a dinosaur because I hate AI.
When we let go of the fear we hold towards the smallest creatures of our environment, and learn how to immerse ourself in an instance of nature rather than making an instance of nature our own, we learn to truly be alive. Bugs are great because you can’t own them, but you can admire their beauty. #bugnation2024