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halfway finished with what i wanted to get done today and its not even noon yet

#which means i should have time to do some rare book school reading this afternoon :)

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the cardinals and a pair of robins are fighting over the prime real estate of the shrub next to my patio

#there has been a lot of going in and and out of both parties #i'm work from home today so i can watch all the drama

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28/04/24 • catullus 51 translated via the international code of signals

BC 1 Can you communicate with the aircraft? NE 5 You should proceed with great caution; hostile vessel sighted NH 1 Are you clear of all danger? EA Have you sighted or heard of a vessel in distress?  ZL Your signal has been received but not understood. QF I cannot go ahead MBP Onset was sudden.  PG 2 I am dazzled by your searchlight. Extinguish it or lift it. [IB 4 The extent of the damage is still unknown.]  MHB Tongue is dry. YS I am unable to communicate… DV 1 I am adrift. MBE The whole body is affected. IX Fire is gaining.  FD 1 My position is indicated by rockets or flares. PG I do not see any light. EP I have lost sight of you. MY 2 It is dangerous to proceed on present course. AE 1 I wish to abandon my vessel, but have not the means. GC 2 I have searched area of accident but have found no trace of derelict or survivors

#this is really cool! #poetry

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letting myself sleep in for a half hour tomorrow cos im work from home

#its the little things i guess... #kind of wish i just had off but at least i dont have to be in public at all #and will try to do some quick chores during my lunch #i hope i can have nice dreams tonight i just want to experience something nice even if its not real #ive been trying to not feel as stressed and anxious this week and failing at it.. like i do most things...

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flowering tree outside a window

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I want to reincarnate as this beautiful weeping cherry blossom tree

#trees

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Kikkoman matches

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the agonizing lull between drinking the caffeinated beverage and the moment it actually kicks in

#it looks so nice outside and i didnt get a chance to go out there for my lunch #so now im like save me tea based protein drink #i just want to take a nap in the sun

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but! we! cannot! simply! sit! and! stare! at! our! wounds! forever!

#everyday i get a little better at airing them out and changing the bandages

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Spiritual x-ray of every cat. By Andy Warhol, 1956. Source.

#my cat lol #art #cat

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Arnarstapi, Iceland by Sergio Thor Miernik

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completed a story for the first time in a year and a half please clap

#its just something silly but feels nice to actually finish something #and now its time for bed

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"All I do know is as we age, the weight of our unsorted baggage becomes heavier. With each passing year, the price of our refusal to do that sorting rises higher and higher...Long ago, the defenses I built to withstand the stress of my childhood, to save what I had of myself, outlived their usefulness, and I've become an abuser of their once lifesaving powers. I relied on them wrongly to isolate myself, seal my alienation, cut me off from life, control others, and contain my emotions to a damaging degree. Now the bill collector is knocking, and his payment'll be in tears."

- Bruce Springsteen

#wow.... can't believe the boss is just like me for real

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"Arms of a sinewy city stretch up and out as dawn rouses Pittsburgh. Industrial muscle grew naturally here, fed by nearby coalfields and river-linked markets. The Allegheny, foreground, and the Monongahela, above, merge into the Ohio at right where skyscrapers merge into the Golden Triangle. Before a cleanup drive, streetlights burned at noon in the 'Smoky City'."

National Geographic - June, 1978

#sometimes i think maybe i should move to pittsburgh #if i didn't need my job to pay my loans off in ten years... maybe...

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embracing protein bar life

#cant keep having miserable afternoons cos i think i will pack an actual good lunch #so now i will be luke skywalker eating that rectangle on dagobah for every lunch

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#h

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Mount Fuji, Japan by maruone