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Hello! my name is August! Fun fact: My name has two months in it, and it's as cool as it sounds.
Besides that, my pronouns are They/Them, I'm 21 and I live in the... rather dismal... state of Georgia.
As for that make me... well, me:
-I adore hard sci-fi, such as series like The Expanse (the books & TV show), The Captives War, Island in the Sea of Time (it's a stretch to call it sci-fi, but I still regard it as such), and Children of Time.
-I occasionally browse romance novels, though, only one has ever stuck out to me, that being Bride. It is wonderfully cheesy, I love it to bits, and I'm always looking for more like it if anyone has any suggestions.
-I love fantasy maps and fantasy world building, both of which I continue to participate in to this day.
-I have a wonderful Boyfriend and a cat, both of which I love with all of my heart.
-I cannot get enough of video essays, especially when they're 4 hours long and talk about super niche topics.
I love music as well!
-My favorite music artist of all time is probably Sleep Token, though I am also a huge fan of Madilyn Mei, Cave Town, and really anything that can make me emotional.
-I listen to band and Orchestra pieces as well! my favorite piece of all time is probably First Suite in E-flat by Gustav Holst, though this is quickly followed by The Planets, Valdres Marsj, and Danzon no. 2
I am always welcome to music and book recommendations, especially if it aligns with what I've listed in this post, and its great to meet every single one of you.
(imagine I'm giving you [the reader] a high five and/or whatever physical or non-physical greeting is appropriate in your eyes.)
May 3, 2025
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Literally in my backyard (and I think I possibly have a grass allergy that was undiscovered until now because where I grew up there just wasnāt a lot of grass) but also metaphorically.
I moved to a cozy home in a beautiful walkable neighborhood and Iāve been enjoying strolling around and meeting so many neighborhood woodland crittersāI just learned where Mr. Groundhog lives (at the base of a big tree in the woods behind my house)! On Saturday I found a dead squirrel in my backyard that seemed to have been killed by a bird of prey :( he was also my friend he was uniquely chunky and I loved watching him scurry around. My favorite mother deer has been hopping the fence and jumping into my yard to take naps and munch at the grass, vines, and hostas and Iām honored to have her as an esteemed guest.
Iām meticulously and slowly planning what color and fabric of curtains I want to buy for every room which is such a process. Iāve never had so many windows before and curtains are one of my absolute favorite interior design elements so Iām overwhelmed but overjoyed. itās also VERY nice to finally have my own dedicated office space to work in again. Having a basement is WEIRD but not as creepy as I expected.
Iāve been regularly frequenting my neighborhood artisan bakery and tiny old indie movie theater and buying peaches by the crateful at the farmerās market. Iām trying to cut back on sugar and have once again grown bored with alcohol so Iām rawdogging life despite recent legalization in my state because SWIM is now prone to extreme greenout panic attacks š Iām doing a lot of somatic yoga which I greatly enjoyā¦ and I take SO many hot baths.
Iāve also been doing some controversial new tactics with my hair which Iāll post about soon and Iām due for another salon appointmentā¦ or overdue you could say but I always like to wait to see how the tones fade and blend with my roots almost more than I like the fresh colorā¦ the chiaroscuro of it all! my fiery red hair has faded to a caramel tortoiseshell and Iām kind of obsessed so I want to play off of that next time and get a Jane Birkin inspired cut. Iām ready for bangs again!!!
I switched Benny and Bunny from their previous frozen raw foods to Steveās Real FoodāI love the ingredients they use and their complete transparency about the farms they source them from! Benny and Bunnyās coats look so much healthier + I think they like eating it more š¤ my relationship with Benny has dramatically improved and I donāt know if itās that he just loves living in a more spacious house with a backyard or if itās because heās grown up, but likely a combination of both.
Iāve recorded two episodes of my new podcast Gilded with nunjournal my dear friend of 15+ years and once our third episode is complete weāre going to release them all at once then transition to a biweekly schedule!
And last week I was unanimously elected to serve as the vice chair of an internal consultancy group Iām in at work which is the pet project of executive leadership for strategic future growth of the company so thatās kind of a slayā¦ Iām leading my first subcommittee meeting on Wednesday Iām nervous but tickled pink. thatās about it thanks for reading this characteristically overly long post! :~)
Aug 12, 2024
lots of gems itās hard to isolate one!!! But it made me think of why I like this place and getting real recs and discovering things
Some include
āThe problem is that subscribing to niche film services and hunting down bird-centric romances on YouTube are the acts of a self-selecting groupāit takes money or effort or both. This ghettoizes lovers of the strange into a āfandom,ā that most pejorative of internet taxonomies. Classifying love as fandom damns the most affecting and holy of reactions to artārecognizing yourself in othersāinto just another mode of material consumption. It turns lovers into shoppers and then sells them Funko Pop figurines of John Cassavetes. It turns connection into loneliness.ā
āHe describes how sailors used to navigate by looking at Venus, clearly visible even by day. This planet is still there. It hasnāt exploded. Itās still in the same relative position in the sky at the same time. But according to Davis, with the advents of the astrolabe, more accurate sea charting, and satellite GPS systems, humans can no longer see it. As far as collective perception goes, if we donāt use something, it doesnāt exist.ā
Apr 26, 2024
It's mine and I can't recommend it enough, but here's some others <3
* Words from Eliza (if u like modern womanhood)
* Scary Sad Cool Goodbye (if u like travel/food/music/living)
* Embedded (if u like the internet)
* Zero Cred (if u like punk)
* anti-matter (if u like hardcore music)
Jun 9, 2024
Top Recs from @augustttg
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The show for the Expanse is good, but when i tell you, the booksā¦
There is like 10 of them, but itās so worth it. It truly has everything
World building? out the wazoo
in depth and well thought out characters? Literally every single one
A believable and incredibly in depth political situation that also comments on todayās society and the effects that it may have on our future? fucking hell yeah, itās got it
May 3, 2025
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It probably wasnāt a good idea, but i miss him and really would like him back in my life.
and so I shall convince myself that it will work out and inevitably be disappointed when it doesnt
May 6, 2025