Decided to rewatch the apes trilogy pretty recently and developed a particular fondness for the orangutan character, I think its name is Maurice. I haven’t been able to stop watching videos of orangutans doing diy projects, driving cars, making trades for food, witnessing magic tricks and having generally good interactions with humans. I would love to befriend an orangutan for a day and go out on a jungle cruise with the fella, have an adventure, maybe give it a name if it doesn’t have one, probably something Shakespearean like Titus. I’ve been told that this is an extremely autistic thought for me to have and I’m hard-pressed to disagree.
fascinating animals, remarkably intelligent like all primates, I was tempted to say orangutans but gibbons cohabitate with them and it’s a very cool relationship. A friend “adopted” one for me as a birthday gift, this is Courtney, and I love her
Beautiful presence, they mean business, yet flash a kind smile :) they would be for the people I believe... little monkeys couldn't handle it, apes on the other hand, wise
I don’t understand how yall end up at these random ass places you do, come across the books on ancient polyrhythmic science or whatever you read, listen to those indescribably niche tracks I’ve never heard of before or since, or host art installations from your makeshift garage, but I love hearing about every little bit of it, beyond fascinating to know all your stories and passions and the things that occupy ya mind and keep you alive. It’s like a big canvas comprised of different jagged pieces that all add up to a whole. I’ve only been on the app for two weeks or so and it’s already partly helped me heal from a lotta past grief and pain so I’m grateful to interact with yall.
It’s cool to learn new things, it’s cool to develop some new skills. It’s cool to be able to access a whole bunch of data and knowledge at your fingertips. Don’t let some guy on a podcast become your father figure or give you financial advice or try to anoint you with another monolithic identity not too dissimilar from the one you vowed to leave behind. Life doesn’t get any better, but YOU do.