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It can be hot, cold, beautiful, ugly, whatever. Strangers, especially old strangers, will say something, or at least they’ll give you a raised eyebrow of agreement. Long responses are great, like the time an old woman told me about seeing two random people faint on the same corner in the summer of 97, but my favorite response is just a simple, “sure is…” Pure joy.
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It’s nice to remember that the world is brimming with kind people. I by no means have lengthy conversations with them, but even a joke or an observation to the store attendant makes me feel like I am the sort of person who is casual about things. It’s fun and reminds me to get outside my (sometimes claustrophobic) bubble.
Jan 15, 2025
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I mostly take walks when i'm feeling down because they tend to bring my energy and motivation up, plus gives me time to think, and i looooove when random people say hello when we cross each other on the street. Idk why but it's so sweet it warms my heart.
Jan 16, 2025
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it’s nice to acknowledge and be acknowledged by folks in ur community
Oct 2, 2024
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In 2006, a YouTube account called Artssiren uploaded a series of clips for an amateur documentary called “New York City Subculture ‘96.” The doc is set in the East Village and mostly features downtown squatters hanging out on St. Marks stoops talking about tattoos, philosophy, and love. Characters include Kia, a topless punk who confronts a pig, Bernie, a squatter who wants to convince you he doesn’t look like a squatter, and Randy, the most emo boy in America. The film was made by Nia Janeen Brown, who now goes by Chloé Le Roux. She deserves a retrospective.
Sep 13, 2022
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It’s a weird way to end a recommendations list, but there are things you should just keep to yourself. Also, you should be comfortable with the fact that there are things from which you’re gatekept. Anyway, thanks for reading my recommendations lol.
Sep 13, 2022
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If you don’t have a DAW like Ableton you can use Audacity, an open source music software, to slow down time. Audacity comes with an effect called Paulstretch, named after an old program called Paul's Extreme Sound Stretch that was used to make this iconic YouTube video. It allows you to slow down audio files by inordinate amounts, turning silly little love songs into monumental drone landscapes. You can discover hidden melodies buried in the waveform and imagine life outside of time.
Sep 13, 2022