it will come as a complete shock to anyone who knows me that i am a total journal hoarder. whenever i see a beautiful notebook or journal i immediately think of all of the writing i haven't been doing and how if i give myself this little treat maybe it'll spark my motivation! this has worked in the past, and i've definitely gotten better about it over the years, but i do still have a collection of about 6 or 7 completely empty, untouched, beautiful journals.
SO, when i came across this video, i was sparked with the same inspiration that usually strikes when i'm staring down the barrell of an irresponsible purchase at a stationery store, except this time i just had to rummage around my shelves a bit.
the first notebook that i christened anew was a lovely spiral-bound one my mom had gotten me. i've been taking disparate, scattered notes on random sheets of paper during my therapy sessions for the past few months, so i figured it might be nice to keep them all in one place. a few stickers and some text from my typewriter and my therapy journal was born!
the algorithm worked its magic and my next brainwave was to make a media log. i really do want to have more active engagement rather than passive consumption of media, and i have been wanting to get into the practice of writing something about everything i read, so this seems like a good first step. this video was really inspiring:
and here's mine!
i'm excited to start filling it out. i might start with the last couple of things i read/watched in 2025, including the shining because BOY do i have a lot of thoughts/feelings about that. i might make a digital counterpart to the physical notebook on my website eventually, but we'll see.
in other news, i found this amazing mix-- i didn't know the official name of the genre, but it scratches such a specific itch in my brain right between dark/punk/edgy and rhythmic/groovy house.
hades 2 is consuming my life. i cannot beat the final boss on the surface yet and i haven't beaten chronos either but i am GETTING THERE >:(. still deciding who to romance, but dionysus has my whole bussy as always.
