just made this page! https://manyface.neocities.org/observations - j

new page for music recs!! https://manyface.neocities.org/musicrecs - charlize <33

also, last time we edited the site, we got hit by the comment limit. but j uploaded 5 new photos to the photo gallery! https://manyface.neocities.org/photogallery - charlize <33 :3

glad to see things are looking up! Also happy early bday

@velvet-boutique thank you so much :D life is really nice, even though some parts are difficult. we are doing well, though - september promises loads of fun opportunities! - j

added helter skelter by kyoko okazaki to the bookshelf! amazing manga tbh!!! - j

new journal post! about how my reunion with my dad went (it went really well!) https://manyface.neocities.org/journal - j

https://manyface.neocities.org/muse#ritual new muse ariadne prompt fill! this one is really happy! - j

new journal post up! we're seeing our dad in person today-morrow, for the first time in 4 years. https://manyface.neocities.org/journal - j and therry!!

slight updates to now page as well! - j and therry :>

Even amidst the anxiety, it sounds like you have a huge support system for you! I can totally understand it though. Also happy birthday! I hope your new journies go well. I wish you all the very best, you all are awesome.

@soulbox thank you so much!!! it's true, i love my friends and am so lucky to be supported by them!! life is a miracle :) - j

good luck with your all's dad! that sounds really daunting and intimidating, but i respect and admire how much strength and love it takes to pursue reconnection! you got this 🫂 and happy early birthday! it sounds like you have a lot of fun plans :3

@calico thank you so much!!! it went really well! i'm gonna write a journal post about what we did together and my feelings and stuff. also yeah!! i'm excited for all the things that lie ahead :D - j

new muse ariadne prompt fill! this is a positive piece abt recovery, but it does mention (without describing) some serious trauma, so stay safe. https://manyface.neocities.org/muse#place - j

https://manyface.neocities.org/journal#200824 new journal post up - j

I'm not sure about how to make poetry more accessible, but it would almost have to be outside of institutions altogether, not at the academic level. I studied to teach college English, and everything felt so weighed down by theory and the need to find a thesis topic that even something as free as poetry started to feel rote; like subjects of analysis rather than the artists' expressions. It's a tricky puzzle!

added 4 books we recently read to the bookshelf!! - j

@miela yeah, it really is tricky!! academia is so busted, and so academic approaches to just about anything can either kill your passion or kindle it. it feels like there's no in between. i think that poetry appreciation should be seen as a casual thing, as something people just do if they fancy. like reading prose!