I’m starting with Exhalation by Ted Chiang which I THOROUGHLY recommend. A bunch of short stories about humanity. It’s sort of like black mirror if black mirror was hopeful and about the best in people coming out in bad situation.
he writes what i like to call "thoughtful sci-fi" - you could read the story that the movie arrival is based on, story of your life - another one that i liked was tower of babylon
anyway he has two books with short stories which will definitely make you think
I went to bars by myself just to read and listen to the music. I learned recently that’s the freedom you gain when you go places alone. I spend so much of my life unintentionally waiting for permission to do things. Waiting on someone else to want to do things with me. It’s sort of weird being an adult and being allowed to just go to another country because you feel like it. It’s a freedom that I’ve never been brave enough to explore before. I wonder if this experience was a as weird and wonderful for anyone else as it was for me.
(img: sketch of a cathedral i went to on my solo trip)
Guys no one tells you but it’s actually kind of easy to cheer yourself up if you just focus on the little things.
Yesterday I had a horrible day lined up, full of jobs and meetings :( so I wore my favourite shoes. Everyone tells me they're ugly but they make me happy!
Was thinking today about how wild it is that most people attending public school in Scotland are required to learn cultural dances. And then most of the pubs in towns and village will host a dance every month or so? And we can all just go and do our dances because everyone knows them? And it’s super cool and sociable? Isn’t that fun?!! (I love ceilidhs)
