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Touching grass mostly

Literally in my backyard (and I think I possibly have a grass allergy that was undiscovered until now because where I grew up there just wasn’t a lot of grass) but also metaphorically. I moved to a cozy home in a beautiful walkable neighborhood and I’ve been enjoying strolling around and meeting so many neighborhood woodland critters—I just learned where Mr. Groundhog lives (at the base of a big tree in the woods behind my house)! On Saturday I found a dead squirrel in my backyard that seemed to have been killed by a bird of prey :( he was also my friend he was uniquely chunky and I loved watching him scurry around. My favorite mother deer has been hopping the fence and jumping into my yard to take naps and munch at the grass, vines, and hostas and I’m honored to have her as an esteemed guest. I’m meticulously and slowly planning what color and fabric of curtains I want to buy for every room which is such a process. I’ve never had so many windows before and curtains are one of my absolute favorite interior design elements so I’m overwhelmed but overjoyed. it’s also VERY nice to finally have my own dedicated office space to work in again. Having a basement is WEIRD but not as creepy as I expected. I’ve been regularly frequenting my neighborhood artisan bakery and tiny old indie movie theater and buying peaches by the crateful at the farmer’s market. I’m trying to cut back on sugar and have once again grown bored with alcohol so I’m rawdogging life despite recent legalization in my state because SWIM is now prone to extreme greenout panic attacks 💔 I’m doing a lot of somatic yoga which I greatly enjoy… and I take SO many hot baths. I’ve also been doing some controversial new tactics with my hair which I’ll post about soon and I’m due for another salon appointment… or overdue you could say but I always like to wait to see how the tones fade and blend with my roots almost more than I like the fresh color… the chiaroscuro of it all! my fiery red hair has faded to a caramel tortoiseshell and I’m kind of obsessed so I want to play off of that next time and get a Jane Birkin inspired cut. I’m ready for bangs again!!! I switched Benny and Bunny from their previous frozen raw foods to Steve’s Real Food—I love the ingredients they use and their complete transparency about the farms they source them from! Benny and Bunny’s coats look so much healthier + I think they like eating it more 🤔 my relationship with Benny has dramatically improved and I don’t know if it’s that he just loves living in a more spacious house with a backyard or if it’s because he’s grown up, but likely a combination of both. I’ve recorded two episodes of my new podcast Gilded with nunjournal my dear friend of 15+ years and once our third episode is complete we’re going to release them all at once then transition to a biweekly schedule! And last week I was unanimously elected to serve as the vice chair of an internal consultancy group I’m in at work which is the pet project of executive leadership for strategic future growth of the company so that’s kind of a slay… I’m leading my first subcommittee meeting on Wednesday I’m nervous but tickled pink. that’s about it thanks for reading this characteristically overly long post! :~)

@taterhole

Aug 12, 2024

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on reading: Bitch For A Week

Novelist Marlowe Granados documents her special week as a bitch with Language Arts.

@mariamaria

Jan 3, 2025

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going to the woodbine WRITERS workshop on march 14

this is only relevant if u live in new york im sorry if u dont ---------------- Woodbine Writers workshop is here!!! Come to gain perspectives and feedback on your already-drafted work as well as to develop new writing. The first in a planned series, each session will take on a theme, and will consist of writing activities, conversations on practice, and sprinkles of different things throughout. This week we will be exploring writing in relation to ritual. As the poet Nikky Finney has said, “repetition is holy.” This week we will have one background reading/touchpoint, Chris La Tray's “A Few More Sentences”: https://chrislatray.substack.com/p/a-few-more-sentences-1 a note: Writers should feel comfortable and safe to show up with their authentic work. Generative critique and response only happens when we orient ourselves with openness, respect, and care toward each other. This workshop will require that participants meet one another’s vulnerable acts of sharing work with attention and grace. We’ll work together to make a space where we are all safe enough to take the creative risks that lead us to growth, insight, and clarity. Anyone in love with–curious about–plagued by–in want of–oriented toward– the written word & letter is welcome.

@zibbytw

Mar 11, 2024

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Dreamy books…

The Dallergut Dream Department store was a fun little escape from reality! And a revelation that somewhere along the way, I stopped dreaming at night…I miss that spark of magic upon waking ✨

@jadeion

Feb 25, 2025

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Analog sunday

No screen Sundays. If I want to listen to music its CDs or radio. If I want to watch a movie, no I don’t. If I want to see a friend, I will make plans with them on Friday or Saturday to meet up. As a result, I read more, write more, and sit with questions like “did Citizen Kane‘s 50 year winning streak in the Sight and Sound critics choice survey end in 2012 or 2022? When did Stephen Merritt come out? Whats the etymology of Whitsun?“ This is something that I have practiced off and on for many years but I’ve been doing it every week since December and I love the way that it just allows me one day of true freedom and rest.

@florinegrassenhopper

Jan 22, 2025

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Being chalant!!!!

I am so absolutely SICK and TIRED of this whole “nonchalant” thing!!! we were put onto this planet to care and laugh and have fun and talk !!! no one cares about anything anymore and I’m OVER IT!!! bring back caring about things and having interests!!!!!!

@vadoraa

Jan 29, 2025

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