Been getting really into tarot and astrology readings lately. These divinations1 have always been on the periphery of my spiritual realm2 but I've only recently begun to integrate these practices into my regular self check-ins. It’s been fun and nurturing. So far, I like it.
Real q – why is velveeta cheese goo so good? What’s in that goo? Why do we (I) like that chemical texture3 so much??
People who put what they’re not looking for on their dating profile – it’s gonna be a left swipe for me. Tell me what you’re looking for, this is not the time or place4 to vent. It’s giving…bitter. And it’s not hot.
One time I came across part of a quote I had written on a notecard and assumed it originated from me – I marveled at my eloquence. This serendipitous discovery occurred in the company of a guest, so the moment was beheld by us both.
The notecard read:
his mouth shaped in such a way that even though you see his teeth, you think he’s smiling and take him for a friend.”
::chills:: I was awestruck. ‘Such brilliance,’ I thought, ‘I'm so brilliant.’ ‘Wow what a good story idea,’ I said out loud. My guest was like, ‘l-o-l that’s not an idea.’ I laughed. But they were wrong. It was an idea. This is how my ideas work. They come to me in abundance and I capture them in various mediums. I was unbothered by this person not getting it, after all, my writing was obviously powerful.
But there was something about this writing I couldn’t shake. Why was there an end quote – what did it signify? I can't remember how long before I eventually felt compelled to just search the text online.5 You guys, the words were Malcolm X’s…not mine 💀
Here’s the full quote:
“A fox is always more dangerous in the forest than the wolf. You can see the wolf coming. You know what he’s up to. But the fox will fool you. He comes at you with his mouth shaped in such a way that even though you see his teeth, you think he’s smiling and take him for a friend.”6
I could.not.stop. l-o-l-ing at myself.
Man, I can really eat a whole big bag of good kettle chips.
What is the best coloring vessel for coloring-inside-the-lines? I’m talking dense-forest-coloring-book lines. Gel pens? Specific brand of markers? If you know, please tell me.
Been on that hirbawi kufiya waitlist for months now and haven’t gotten one notification that they’ve restocked, but I keep hearing from others that they have restocked multiple times —— do you think they hate me?
I’m realizing I may be using ‘i.e.’ sometimes when I might mean ‘e.g.’7 But honestly, I don’t really like how ‘e.g.’ sounds and will probably just continue to stick to ‘i.e.’ 🙆♀️
Words in my current zeitgeist:
Zeitgeist
Expansive
Microcosm
Reverberate
Compound
Words I’m trying to work into my zeitgeist:
Resplendent
Subvert
Ostensibly
Conjecture
Undergird
Words I’m noticing trending in the cultural zeitgeist
Smithereens (tbh, I’m not really into this word especially in a serious context)
Words I know I trended (you don’t have to agree)
Dichotomy
Potent
There are more but I haven’t been on top of keeping track – I’m gonna keep a running list going forward though (yw)
Words I recently looked up:
Languid
Suffuse
Anomalous
Praxis
Pedantic
Arbiter
Demagogue
Anomalous
Salient
Fecund
distinction between ‘contend with’ vs ‘reckon’
Using new words can sometimes make me feel like a poser, evoking a sense of urgency to come clean before I am exposed.8
Hot Tip
When you open a box of something, don’t wrap up the remainder of that something in the same box. Repackage the something in an airtight container for optimal freshness.
Peeing hack that just works
When your brain can’t focus on the task at hand, repeat the words: “pee pee pee pee pee pee pee” in your head nonstop until you start to pee ✨ this works every time.
MISC. LISTS:
Near-future goals
Get good at making light, fluffy rotis until it becomes second nature
Learn how to make mom’s favorite dish
ISO
John The Conqueror root (for magic purposes)
An affordable accountant
A good used Toyota
A hot (and comfortable) knee brace9
Looking forward to
Getting through my current readings so I can start a new book10
Passing my driving test 🚘😎
Singing in my car
To Do List
Vacuum ✅
Buy cardamom
Schedule gyno appt
Recurring songs and phrases that often loop in my brain
“Come back Jack, come back” (– Rose, Titanic) – anytime I say ‘come back’
“Where my girls at, from the front to back” (702) – anytime I look for something
“I know I can (I know I can) be what I wanna be (be what I wanna be), if I work hard at it (if I work hard at it), I’ll be where I wanna be” (Nas) – anytime I tell myself ‘I know I can’
Also, “I can do it, I can do it, I can do it, but I’m only human” (TikTok)
“My neck, my back, lick my pussy and ‘asscrack’”12 – anytime I experience neck or back pain
someone says, “walking around” – my brain: “walking around grabbing his you know what limping to you know who ‘yeah but he’s so cute though’ yeah I probably got a couple screws up in my head loose but no worse than what’s going on in your parent’s bedroom, sometimes I wanna get on tv and just let loose but can’t but it’s cool for tom green to hump a dead moose”13
Anyone else blow air from your mouth (as if cooling down food) when touching / or being touched by something too hot? Brains are fascinating.
kiri vs philly cream cheese – I’m team kiri
Last thought but it’s an important one – ajwain seeds are magic and everyone should have some handy.14
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🚨new word alert🚨
I've had readings before and found value in them
a chemical texture bliss 🤤🤤
nor place?
consciously choosing not to say “g00gled” (especially since that’s not a search engine I use anymore)
“Malcolm X frequently likened liberals to foxes and conservatives to wolves.”
‘i.e.’ means ‘that is’ or ‘in other words’ vs ‘e.g’ which means ‘for example’
transparency is v important to me – I just wanna be got, you know? (in the “get me” sense of this word – not in the “fooled” sense)
easily portable would be an ideal bonus
no hate to my current readings but I’m trynna be done
only correct way is to sing, “lurve” not “love”
I learned too recently that it’s “and my crack” not “and asscrack”
I’m ashamed to admit that I know way too many eminem song lyrics
for instant stomach ache relief