Midnight vinyl

one of my professors just said “the forest is always there for you” in lecture and he’s absolutely right

you’re allowed to settle for a calm life, despite people on social media making it seem like you should do all these adventurous things. you don’t have to travel far and wide in order to be happy. you don’t have to have an amazing career in order to be proud of who you are and your life. live your life the way you want to, calm lives are good. a calm life is what i’m aiming for.

literature is such a powerful tool. we don't talk enough about the impact it can have, the way it shapes us. please, please be selective of what you are reading and don't get stuck in the same circle. read for pleasure, but also to broaden your mind. read books translated from languages you don't know, read authors from countries you've never visited, read books written about your hometown, read ancient literature and science fiction. sample it all and live through it. dare to contain within yourself the whole world.

the inherent romanticism of having a friend that checks on you even when you're being an emotionally distant shriveled up idiot

i feel like i just read a short story

there’s a really good episode of criminal about this