r2. july recap

a week late but oh well!

Aug 07, 2024

July,

I am still living within some liminal space between jobs and purpose. Though to say I have or feel no purpose would be a lie, as I know my purpose clearly. To write. I spent most of July writing, cleaning, and preparing for my partner to move in with me.

I’ve been trying to gather more work to try to be published by magazines! I haven’t found much motivation though. I have a lot planned though!

Overall Good things

My cats!
Making my own coffee & food
Working of To Eden
Writing poems
Playing video games

media I consumed this month

things I loved and suggest you love too

I’ve been watching a lot of YouTube and video essays this month.

I started watching The Serpent Queen and rewatching Orange is the New Black with my partner.

art, literature, music, and culture

You know I love surrealism

Laurel Day and her summer reads!

This video was very interesting as someone who is always the artist never the muse.

This was such an interesting video and introduction to the classic tale of Bluebeard’s Castle.

One of my favorite Booktubers/Writers and Donna Tartt? Yes pls

I’m the kind of person to start celebrating Halloween and fall very early! So Halloween vlogs have been in my rotation.

and lastly,

As someone who has been struggling recently, hearing this was nice.

reading

I’ve been trying to read but failing. The most I’ve been reading is through audiobooks, my own works, and some from the writers in a discord server I’m in. I’ve been helping them edit and revise their wips.