fly eye

 Hey guys!   Lot's been going on this past month and a half. I'm outta college and settling back home. Adopting a more calm lifestyle for now, to say the least.  Anyway, I've been making peace with a lot of things.  So I wanted to talk about that: I find it easy to get wrapped up in hypotheticals that are far from the realm of possibility. Maybe a certain cast of characters is no longer in my life, or I never even  had  the means to create that hypothetical scenario to begin with. But I keep doing it! It's so easy to uproot the past when our future seems uncertain. So, how is it that I've made peace with this, even if my shower thoughts are the same? Well, to put it plainly, I believe our million dollar "what if?" questions can be used to inform us in the future - not out of fear, but as a blueprint to uplift ourselves. Now, I know that sounds convoluted, so I'll try to simplify it. Regret and missed opportunities hardly mean anything unless we reflect...

Nothing beats a good sticker setup! Everybody's got their own style - not only when it comes to their choice of sticker of also how they apply it. When I sticker something up, I take out my whole collection and organize the top candidates. This painstaking process can take hours, but I'm happy to be a near-perfectionist about something as silly as stickers. Here are some of my setups from over the years.   My bedroom door: 200 ? - 2020  I cleaned it up a ton after taking this picture.       Old laptop: 2019  Never getting rid of this laptop just because of the stickers.  It had some major structural issues, though.     Optical drive: 2024   Current laptop: 2024 - 2025 I had this laptop for a few years before stickering it up.  I love this thing.    Peace, yo. 🪖

This is probably pretty normal, but sometimes I'll skip a song purely because I don't want to face whatever meaning I've put to it. The weird thing is that I keep them in my rotation, just for the rare moment where it will hit hard, but I'm actually ready for it. Maybe if I hit shuffle enough times I can get a sense of how I'm doing... ...Or maybe I just need to get better at removing clutter. 🪖   Sebadoh - Bubble and Scrape (1993)    The Meeting Places - Find Yourself Along the Way (2003)   Pinback - Self-titled ( 1999)

Gosh, wouldn't it be so cool if I got a tattoo? Here's some ideas I've thought about in order of likelihood. 🪖    The old logo for Windham Mountain Placement: Front right thigh     Daniel Johnston's "Fly Eye"   Placement:  Left wrist, hella intimate       A blue jay in flight, or perhaps three of them Placement: Right ribcage       A thin-line cybersigilist piece Not this exactly, but an artist's original. Placement: Left calf     Pretty cool, right?

My brother bought me these jeans for Christmas because I'm a punk, and "punks are supposed to own black jeans". They fit perfect.   Get that soft wash outta here. Get that stretch denim outta here.    Get real. 🪖

I'm not too proud of my cooking skills, but I enjoyed making these two meals. Hmm. Maybe improvement will come naturally!    Baked buffalo chicken with riced veggies & cheese on the side. The veggies are, in fact, ready-made.      Beer-battered hot dogs with steamed broccoli on the side. I threw the buns on a buttered pan for a sec - elite move. Oh, and also, the phone did not eat first this time.   Feedback is welcome, homies. 🪖