Where you've nothing else construct ceremonies out of the air and breathe upon them.
The Road by Cormac McCarthy
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The Life of Chuck (2025) →
The Life of Chuck (2025) is such a disappointment.
The trailers make it look like a much better, and put together, film than it actually is.
I wonder if King’s novella is just as bad, or rather the film is simply a poor adaptation.
My new notetaking system: Don't take notes →
"None if it really matters, though."
Aside from this blog, I've mostly given up on digital note taking.
I'm at a computer enough each day for work that the last thing I want to do is spend more time in front of a screen, even if it is to write or take notes.
I love the idea of taking notes of everything I am reading, but again this requires more time in front of a screen and to what end?
Aside from a daily journaling habit that I began six months ago, which I plan to share some thoughts on, an intermittent reflective writing practice that I participate when I visit my local coffee shop, and a new daily notes practice for my paid work— I've mostly given up on note taking.
It's not worth the time, effort, or headspace. I would rather be living life than thinking about how I'm going to write about living life.
His notebooks were a balm against the howl of the internet. He did not understand how the world had become so interlinked, how all its information could live on a screen. It felt like an optical illusion, a bit of cheap sleight-of-hand. Information was supposed to be earned through effort, luck, and scribbling into your notepad. It required engagement, and my father craved the human contact needed to get it. The sales clerks would check their stock and make calls to other locations for a linen drum lampshade or a pair of loafers with tassels. He’d eventually find the item but would not purchase it, deciding he didn’t need it after all.
Desire Is a Demon, James A. Reeves
Most of the day was spent outdoors, working on stuff. I rarely choose that option, but am always glad when I have.
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