May 2025 Wrap-up

Vincent Van Gogh, in a letter to his brother Theo, dated 23 December 1881

She lay quite still, in a sort of sleep, in a sort of dream.

D.H. Lawrence, Lady Chatterley's Lover

5 words I learned recently (as a non-native English speaker) that I particularly love:

ubiquitous, adj.

present, appearing, or found everywhere.

sizzling, adj.

very hot / very exciting or passionate.

red herring, noun

a clue or piece of information that is, or is intended to be, misleading or distracting.

oblivious, adj.

not aware of or concerned about what is happening around one.

unhinged, adj.

mentally unbalanced; deranged.

[4/100] days of productivity

read this great article about journaling and went through my current notebooks to sort them out.

[16/100] days of productivity

Finally decided to tackle reading something by Fernando Pessoa. I don't know why but his most popular one, The Book of Disquiet, intimidates me so much, so I decided to start with his poetry. So far so good. Exquisite, I should say!

I did some damage.

i love reading, i love thinking about what i am currently reading, i love thinking about what i am going to read next, i love being privileged enough to be able to read, read, read, and read so much that i never tire of it

cat sitting for my sister and working on my museums paper

late to do list for today:

read M article + make notes

study german

review exam

make some progress with sewing project

“Still, the sun was hot. Still, one got over things. Still, life had a way of adding day to day.”

— Virginia Woolf, Mrs. Dalloway

[17/100] days of productivity

Sunday...do I need to say more?

House chores, a long walk in nature, a little second hand book haul and then just relax for the rest of the day.