Category: Personal

personal

A mood, a song, and a location under every title. Blogging like it's 2004.

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Second Place is First Loser
date: 07·21·26mood: determinedlocation: the couchlistening: Competition — Amber Mark

My dad has two phrases I grew up on. The first is that there’s no defense in golf. You can’t block anyone, you can’t…

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I’ve been trying something different lately. Instead of asking if I can make something work, I’ve started asking whether it brings out the version of me I actually like. I’m realizing those aren’t the same question.

date: 07·21·26mood: clear-eyedlocation: the couchlistening: trust fall - joy rhodes
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Good move, Mikko!
date: 06·18·26mood: homelocation: homelistening: Music Sounds Better With You - Stardust

It just occurred to me that it’s been 15 years since I moved to the Philippines. Came here with a plan, which promptly became…

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Understanding why someone behaves a certain way doesn't mean you have to keep tolerating it.

date: 05·21·26mood: clearlistening: What It Is - Amber Mark
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Being relied on feels like a compliment until it becomes the reason no one else tries.

date: 05·02·26mood: wry
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You don't get to skip the apology and jump straight to the compliments.

date: 01·29·26mood: firmlistening: Contaminated - BANKS