14. Little Deaths/Delights
end polite smiling
LITTLE DEATHS
Promoters - champions of a truly carnal endeavor
Loose ends
Nocturnal - putting this together at 4:37 am
LITTLE DELIGHTS
Ceviche at Ensenada - read two books at the bar. Use your phone to prop open the book. Technology is good for something
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New paid tier. This week I’ll be answering :
“I’m currently the Editor in Chief of my University’s Literature and Arts magazine and I really love everything that I do. I try my hardest to lead with care and encourage collaboration as much as I can. Last semester, I had a difficult time with seeing myself as a leader; getting comfortable with my position and responsibilities. I think part of this has to do with imposter syndrome perhaps but this semester I’ve tried to be more assertive. I’ve realized not everyone wants to be lead by a collaborative leader and sometimes just wants someone to be direct with them. I’ve gotten a lot more comfortable with this now but I’m having issues with being too emotionally accommodating with some people. I feel like I’m always compartmentalizing my emotions and issues and I already do this in relationships/connections and I don’t want to keep up this cycle that’s so emotionally draining and pretty destructive but I can’t help it, at least for now. I guess I’m writing this because I want some unbiased perspective. I want to lead with empathy but at what point do I prioritize myself and how I’m feeling? I think this is difficult for me to address because in my mind a good leader prioritizes what issues to address on a more deeper level and which ones to put to rest, however I think now this perspective is changing for me, but I’m not really sure what to do with all of this thought and emotion.”
“any tips on lowering screen time ?”
ARBITRARY RULES FOR A SEXY FEBRUARY
silk
no dates
only first dates
flowers at the dinner table
REAL WORLD RECS
The Physics of Star Trek by Lawrence M. Krauss and Stephen Hawking - I asked this man who was waiting on the J next to me what he was reading because he seemed super peaceful. It was this.
Panics by Barbara Molinard - A woman at the deli had this. She bought some pringles (which are vegan) and a coke and said she’d be back to her friend Melinda.
BACK MATTER
as always, share some of your death/delights in comments if you want.
have a good week!
hailo🥱
little death :
•complaining about waking up early. I actually really enjoy it idk why I pretend I don’t.
little delight :
•my new wildflower field guide. I really want to throw myself into botany this spring
my little deaths:
•concerning myself with the illusions of insta; no longer do i feel the urge to scroll on my original page, i can’t bear it
•procrastination
my little delights:
•Elliott Smith
•teaching myself how to make bread from scratch; last week I made naan
•writing more songs, writing more in general and sharing it happily instead of confining it