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a young lady with a child started a conversation with me just now while i was showering off my feet after walking on the beach to watch the sun go down.

she said that she loved my hair and reminded her so much of her ex boyfriend, "in the best way".

Made my day. 😊

gorgeous day today at the #beach #nature #photography

unfortunately no surfing bc i hurt my hand and also there is a rip current

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went to the #beach today!!!

Replying to Avatar Matthias

So my mom was crazy.

At least, that's how I would describe it. Nobody said it officially. We all knew she had turned weird around my middle school days. Saying random stuff about holes and taking you on long rants. As if she had a psychotic episode. And that was fine I guess, it simmered down...

And she stop taking her meds and developed a sort of nomad lifestyle with simple dress, no TV watching, and taking long walks to random places. She never lifted a hand at the house. I wonder what she resented, because you could feel something was there. She would always be acting gracious and smiling her fake smile. Her tight lipped Swiss smile. Only Americans show their donkey teeth. What a spirit of presentation and falsehood.

She died at 60 from cancer on her eyebrow and ear that spread to her brain. It was over pretty quickly, thankfully. But she's still did sometimes yell and rant. On her best behavior when we visited, she told my then 4-year-old daughter that "death isn't real". And I mean, there is a valid point to that, but you're going to seriously whisper it to a child?

One of the few things she probably ever said directly to her.

Let's talk about how my mom talked.

She would talk to you for long stretches of time even if you completely disengaged and ignored her and turned away from her not moving a single muscle in your face or body. She would continue. She spoke like a master web weaver. But instead of a web, she was like a ring-tailed lemur leaping from crab to crag across canyons. If you're going to follow her, you better be quick. And I lost the trail The few times I tried. And she wouldn't track with you, or she wouldn't care. And if you were to ask her a clarifying question, it got stonewalled. So fuck that, I'm not going to talk to you if you are not going to talk to me.

And she wasn't actually talking to me. Because she wasn't actually looking at me. I remember once watching her eyes as she spoke to me, in a sort of sullen scientific observation. She truly was not looking at me. Her eyes blinked like a sick mouse. Overwhelmed with so much pain that she could not entertain the terror of observing another human soul for a moment.

She never asked me any questions that weren't statements. (Not that I spent too much time around here. That I hate to say.)

But you couldn't fault her for much. She was like a helpless but harmless positive soul. And when she opened her mouth she didn't usually speak bad about anyone. Unless it was to chastise my dad by calling him a squirrel or say something random about some politician.

It sucks she didn't give a fuck about us. It's like she stopped giving a fuck a long time ago about us. She seems like the kind of bird who would lay her egg and leave it. And somehow my dad convinced her to have five kids. Or, I don't know exactly what the plan was, or who was involved, besides the obvious. I don't want to accuse my dad frivolously. For all we know, they were both stupid at the same time. I wouldn't put it past them!

So was I born to two stupid parents? Absolutely not. They were both very cunning and intelligent. And I know which is which. However, when you don't know how to communicate well and express your feelings in a genuine and healthy way — it makes you end up looking very stupid in very many ways.

Obviously, we as children only log your faults. It's only after we're 35 that we start wondering about your virtues. Or maybe I'm a rare case.

thank you for sharing. i like how you write as if its a journal entry. family can be tough. hopefully we can grow from our parents shortcomings

the #gym shows you the future, if you keep coming back. that pump you see in the mirror? that's your extrordinary now, but your normal very soon.

stick with it, i believe in you. #motivation

wowww what vegetable / fruit is that??

i gotta create a nym email to sign up 🙃 so its on the todo list

they keep replying to my notes saying i dont have a lightning provider, and while i dont, i hadnt heard of them before and i wasnt sure how trustworthy they were.

but if u vouch for them, i'll check them out!

im going to the beach next week! gonna learn to surf if the conditions are right 🤞

🔥

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The time is now

Yesterday is not looking for you, and tomorrow don't care.

Do what you have to do now, because

if you feel something, then now is the time to feel.

If you wanna be somebody, then now is the time to be who you wanna be.

That sunset over the horizon will not wait until you look up.

Each morning when we rise, we are born again into a new world with new possibilities and with a new perspective.

Carry this moment because it is all we have right here, right now.

I'm a full believer in faith.

I believe all things that happen in our lives are for the good.

Don't dwell on what didn't happen for you.

Look at where you are:

Amongst friends, living, breathing, dreaming, dancing, creating memories.

You are the artist, and this day is your canvas.

Use your imagination and think yourself a vision of happiness, because it's your time.

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I found this awesome motivational speech in this song, and I have no idea where it's from but I fucking love it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nqyh4B9gg08

#motivation #hope #quote

Replying to Avatar Gigi

GM

GM. minecraft is life

i had a good day today. did satisfying work. painted a pumpkin with friends. worked on personal project for a bit. now im installing karakeep, a FOSS bookmarking app. oh yeah, and i went to the gym!!! #gratitude

like congrats you made 11% over 15 years... which is less than 1% per year. napkin math, 15k in S&P wouldve yielded $83k. how the fuck is this cope 😂

i like kevins youtube channel, but wtf is he saying