500. I don’t like going to the mall on a weekend. The crowd makes me feel lonely. I also don’t like having to wait in long lines at the changing rooms. I also don’t like crowds.
499. Lately, I am trying to watch movies which remind me why cinema has been cinema. It is an expression of being human, of the grandeur of our artistic capabilities, of the expanding of the heart. (Watch The Big Lebowski. Don’t watch nonsense.)
498. Cars should come in many funky colours.
497. Deep breathing, with long exhales really has something going for it.
496. I’ve been meaning to write an essay about wobbly tables. No matter which Instagram-able cafe you go to, there’s always a table that wobbles. What’s up with that?
495. I went for a walk in the park and it started raining. So, I sat in the gazebo and listened to the birds in the trees above, I listened to the rainfall, and I saw the sky deepen into a dark blue.
494. How do you know when it’s time to call it quits?
493. I’m convinced that half-truths on the Internet are full lies. People are posting things without any verification and causing more harm than good. These are not AI posts. These are nutritional, civic, appliance-related et al posts. The upside is that your experience in life is still unique. We’re not coloured by sameness.
492. Faasle by Kaavish ♥️ #NewFavourite | Coke Studio Pakistan Version with Quratulain Baloch
491. I really enjoyed watching the tv show Young Sheldon. All the characters (except Sheldon and Mary) are loveable, earnest, and full of bubbling life. I was heartbroken when George Sr died. Some days I think that this series was about real people and Texas, and the thought makes me both, happy and sad.
490. We need to stop defending bad people.
489. “Where am I? Into what world did I sink, into what world did I re-emerge? To what life am I restored? And to what purpose?”
– Elena Ferrante, Ann Goldstein. The Days of Abandonment (p. 188). (Function). Kindle Edition.
Reading this book opened up a flood of emotion inside my heart reminding me why I had always wanted to write in the first place.
488. Meeting old friends makes conversations simple; perhaps because they are associated with the simpler times in your life.
487. Tax eat the rich.
486. This month, I had a realisation which made me feel like I had my feet on solid ground. I had finished creating something new, and I felt a wave of satisfaction after doing so even before I had shown it to anyone. That wave of satisfaction made me realise that no matter how much of what I create is laid to waste, is ignored, does not make it anywhere, I can always do it again. I have it in me to create again, and again, and again. People can take away anything, but no one can take this away from me.
485. when the wound is nursed with ice, it thaws a little; changes from stubborn to willing to talk about what happened
484. LinkedIn is the modern-day liar’s den. People are using AI to write garbage, and other people are reacting positively to said garbage. It is essentially white-collar Facebook. *shudders*
483. I haven’t written or read poetry in a long while. The thought makes me kinda sad.
482. Shorts and Reels have ruined the good parts of old movies because they post the scenes that are popular, brilliant, or spoilers. When you watch the movie, your brain is waiting for these scenes taking away the experience of watching the movie.
481. Elaichi banana is the superior banana. Grilled pineapple is a delicacy. Banana chips fried in coconut oil are undefeated.
480. I went to a tree nursery where they grow trees and sell them to those who want to buy. Entering it was like entering paradise. It made me feel hopeful in a way that hope rose like a warm glow within my chest.
479. Watching Zohran Mamdani’s mayoral campaign has also given me a lot of hope. After a very long time, it made me feel like a better world is within reach. I don’t live in NYC but (once again) I wish I did. I would vote for him.
478. Everyone needs someone who believes in them.
477. I’ve been driving around singing loudly to 90s music that comes on and I know the lyrics to almost all the songs. Muscle memory is hella cool.
476. There’s an idiom that goes: Great minds think alike, but fools seldom differ. Fools seldom differ.
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