lifestyle
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24 Aug, 2026
Yuzu was the name that my cat was supposed to have. The most beautiful siamese boy with his tiny tail, meowing at me through videos as though giving a job application for his adoption. As much as I would have… Continue reading
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I got Bored: Again.
I haven’t written of my own free will in almost 100 days. Someone liked my post about letters I cannot send and it reminded me of why I write. Pouring myself out to people who don’t know me and people… Continue reading
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Fast Fashion: How it’s relevant to all of us.
You must have heard the term fast fashion on social media. More specifically about how bad it is and why we should stop it, etc. etc. So, my goal for this post is to summarize what fast fashion is, why… Continue reading
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Living life on the edge…
Living life on the edge; I think about it a lot, in daydreams and letters that never get sent. About living life on the edge. With no shits given and a camper van for a home. Maybe a cat that… Continue reading
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Media Recommendations
I love spending my time online. And I thought; after all that preaching about media consumption, why don’t I suggest some good media? From books to music, here is a short list of, if not enriching, simply not negatively influential… Continue reading
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Mangoes, scarves, and summer love
It is summer again, And I like mangoes again; Yet I can’t wait to stand in the rain, As the water pitter patters on my back- As the sweat now drips. It is summer, And I like mangoes again, And… Continue reading
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Romanticizing Toxicity: A Look at Young Adult Fiction
“A burnt child loves the fire.”— Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray In The Picture of Dorian Gray, Wilde says this to imply that whatever environment one is brought up in, one grows to be fond of it —… Continue reading
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Gen z angst
They don’t like it, When we raise our voice, They ridicule us, For trying to maintain ourselves. They find it funny To comment about young love Or bring a youth down, For believing in love. They make a laughing stock… Continue reading
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newspapers vs news channels
For decades, being up to date about current affairs has been and remains extremely important. Over time there have been forms of media that have helped us do exactly that. Newspapers first came during the industrial revolution of Europe. The… Continue reading
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failures of trial
A bird flies off, Starting at the branch, It lifts its wings, Bends its feet; And jumps- Flying off to clouds we cannot see, Alas one can only hope so, For it drops: Like the apple once did, On the… Continue reading
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A Doctor’s Journal Entry for August 6, 1945
-Vikram Seth Analysis and Themes… -Janx 🙂 The poem relates to the bombing in Hiroshima and Nagasaki. An attempt at capturing the shock, horror and gore that came over people in those sudden moments where their lives changed forever. The… Continue reading
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Welcome To the Hyunam-Dong Bookshop: Book Review
When we sit down to read, we expect some things from a book. We expect fuubutsushi throughout and characters who have sophrosyne by the end of the book. We like to have frissons by the time we are done with… Continue reading
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