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Today I went on a walk in a quiet neighbourhood that I wasn’t familiar with. It had lots of turns so I never quite knew what the next section would look like. I looked at every house and how the doors were different colours. I think I like a red door best. But yellow is good too. The sun was warm and everything felt more alive. I walked into spaces I wouldn’t usually enter and walked with desire. I used the dictation function to transcribe myself on Notes and talked about whatever was on my mind because I usually never speak on these things. I laughed at how ridiculously wrong the AI was. I walked into a little garden tucked into a corner and had brief eye contact with a handsome stranger. There was a statue of two rams butting heads and I think I’ve never seen love more romantically portrayed. After an hour I went to have ramen by myself. It was Teriyaki pulled pork and I wouldn’t order it again. Nothing beats Tonkotsu. Then I walked home
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i was feeling so disgusting and rotten in my dark apartment, so i got outside and took a walk. i kept getting near the end of it and choosing new paths to take because i wasn't ready to go back yet. it cleared my head beautifully.
Mar 30, 2025
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a super unique and cool rec for u all...
but i just moved from the Oakland hills to a more walkable area and !breaking news! it is completely changing my life for the better. at first i found it difficult to motivate myself but setting out my clothes shoes and headphones the night before so i can just slip into the fit and goooo has helped a ton.
i also like to give myself little, informal quests to complete on each walk just 2 spice things up so here are some from the past week:
- listen to a new episode of POOG or Seek Treatment (the only 2 pods i listen to)
- find a blue box and finally mail that damn letter to Laura
- re-fill bag of coffee from Ain't Normal cafe
- call my BFF in Copenhagen bc time zones align at 7 in the morning
- buy q-tips at Walgreen's
some ideas for next week to pay more attention to my surroundings and connect:
- bring my film camera and take 5 pictures
- notice 5 birds, trees, flowers, plants, etc
- smile at 5 strangers!!!
- call my parents bc they're probably on a walk too
- call my grandparents in India bc time zones also align...
anyway. i love 2 walk now
Feb 29, 2024
it’s finally warming up, and my dog is aching to be outside sniffing every tree and lawn. we took a very leisurely morning walk, over and hour out there, soaking up the sunshine. what made it more fun and perhaps a little more centering was leaving my phone in my pocket (aside from snapping a couple of photos) and tuning into a playlist i just finished on my iPod.
even after living in this neighborhood for almost three years, I’m still surprised by new-to-me murals and the ways everyone beautifies their homes. thanks to my pup for getting me out there.
Jan 29, 2025
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