Reflections on intimacy and alone time

I reflect on past relationships: the importance of personal space and understanding one’s emotional needs for intimacy and solitude at the same time.

Hank Green explains why your DnD campaign will most likely fail if you go for a group of over 3 or 4 people. Science!

My news sources

News sources I check out often and what I think of those.

From 404 Media:

A website called “DOGEQUEST” has posted on a searchable map what it claims to be the names, addresses, phone numbers, and email addresses of Tesla owners across the United States, and says it will remove the data if an individual proves that they have sold their Tesla. The map also includes the addresses of Tesla dealerships, the rough locations of Tesla superchargers, and the personal information of employees of the Elon Musk-headed Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).

I’d go as far as to say that it’s good to see something opposing to the DOGE-ish takeover of the government, but not this way. People who own Tesla may or may not be supporters of Musk at the moment, and not everyone can just get up and sell their car. Besides, the information can be outdated, incorrect, or misleading - there’s no way of telling (404 media themselves explain this)

The site’s cursor is a molotov cocktail.

Burn everything down and ask questions later. I understand the anger, but we can do better than this. Left or right, fear leads to anger, anger leads to hate, hate leads to the dark side. It matters not.

Someone else will always tell you their issue is the most pressing; it’s up to you, if you have the bird’s eye view, to correctly assign it to your time as you deal with everything else. And don’t forget to water your plants.

Joker, 2019 - ★★★★½

This is the second time I watched this film, as a preparation to watch the sequel. I remember why it was hard to watch the first time and the second time wasn't easier.

This movie is too real to dismiss as just another "Batman" movie. While dramatized, the events in the film revolve around a realistic situation of a realistic mental illness of a potentially realistic person. I'm not surprised to see that most of the negative criticism came from prestigious places like the New Yorker or the NYT: these are exactly the guys that would miss the point.

East Harlem. I used to run here when I lived in the area. 📷

A highway runs alongside a river with cars traveling on the road, while a rusty metal railing in the foreground has graffiti on it saying I can’t stop writing on shit.

Leading universities around the country are laying off faculty and staff as the Tomato in Chief is giving their funds to the company that has repeatedly killed people with its planes. I mean, I guess that’s the point?

Eyeing China threat, Trump announces Boeing wins contract for secretive future fighter jet apnews.com

back in the groove

My structured daily routine: focusing on self-care, productivity, and clear task management through an organized agenda

Buying toilet paper with whogivesacrap part 2: I’m pissed and going to Amazon. VPN is on, Amazon doens’t care, directs me to their brand. I click “buy with one click.” Done. The correct address is on file.

And that’s how Amazon wins 😞