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Michael Crossing : New Leaf
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michaelmas
1 year ago
Thank you, Turd! My dictionary page is actually one of my favorite pages（*´▽｀*）Without overexplaining, it allows me to walk toward the outer bounds of conventional language & reminds me to keep my writing based in & around the self, whether in orbit or submerged.
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turd
1 year ago
lovely photos part 2: saw your digi photos. the yoshitomo nara cafe (?) one really spoke to me. so happy to hear that you fulfilled a longtime dream ^_^
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michaelmas
1 year ago
@turd, thank you so much (o´▽`o) I quite like that one as well. I ordered the wrong coffee because my Japanese is very poor & near nonexistent, and it was gross & good at the same time, which is to say that I enjoyed it. I wanted something iced, but it was a rainy day, so a hot drink wasn’t so bad after all. If/when I ever go back, I’d like to order the matcha which comes in a big matcha bowl!
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michaelmas
1 year ago
The whole museum experience was really lovely. I was so happy to go that I started tearing up on the way over as I looked through the train window. Everything was so green & it began to rain hard enough that you could hear it in the train. It started again a little after I reached the museum. It was really special to me. I’d wanted to go for so long & it seemed so impossible. I can’t believe that I actually did it.
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turd
1 year ago
what a beautiful experience ;_; I love those kinds of moments that come about when you do something uncomfortable/scary. cherish these memories and feelings and remember how much courage you have ღ
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Hope to write about Japan soon. Head back home tomorrow. Fulfilled a longtime dream & got a pet stag beetle that I am leaving in the care of my friend.
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iwillneverbehappy
1 year ago
It's only been a day or so and already your travelogue gives me food for thought. Hope you have fun exploring; stay safe when you can.
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turd
1 year ago
travelling alone is such an overwhelming feat. but you're here! I hope you enjoy your time in Japan <3
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I didn't realize that you were a Sufjan Stevens fan! Carrie & Lowell is one of my favorite albums. My favorite song off that album is The Only Thing, but Death with Dignity is another favorite. Anyways, beautiful & touching diary entry. Just read your newest one. You have a really eloquent way of describing your dreams, (I'm a bit jealous of your writing skills)!
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loneliwish
1 year ago
Despite being very much a noviciate of his body of work — as far as full albums go, I've heard just Carrie & Lowell + Michigan — I love it, and also feel that C&L is one of my favorite albums ever. The Only Thing is really great. And thanks for your kind words on my diary entry, Vashti, it makes me really happy to read. Personally, I admire the emotional honesty of your writing.
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vashti, your most recent entry reminded me of this quote: “A certain recluse monk once remarked, ‘I have relinquished all that ties me to the world, but the one thing that still haunts me is the beauty of the sky.” (but in your case, the sea.) So much love
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michaelmas
1 year ago
Wow. That perfectly encapsulates this feeling I couldn't articulate, this feeling of attachment to the sea, when I often feel detached from everything around me. It just made me feel like my life is now, right now & that everything in this world is something I can go see, like it's my birthright somehow. It made me think of my life in more serious terms. It made me feel small, but like my life was bigger,
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michaelmas
1 year ago
more significant by virtue of being so brief. It was really transformative though I can't fully explain myself, but maybe some feelings are so big & intense they can't fully be spoken or written about. Thank you so much for sharing this quote with me; I won't forget it. In fact, I feel like I need to put it somewhere on my site so I don't lose it. Love & safety to you, forever ♡
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Wow it seems like every week I realize all over again that the world is a wonderful place
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I just saw the newest quote in MISC/box.html. What a beautiful line from the script. It orbits my brain every month. I love Townes Van Zandt and agree that he sounds better, on any mode of transport really. And your newest diary entry, the candle---beautiful.
"We can just be different. There’s nothing to uphold." This is resonating for me at the perfect time. And you're right, there isn't anything to uphold. We're literally changing all the time, down to our cells that grow and die constantly. It's so freeing to not be beholden