I even made a video for this newsletter. I’m so cool.
I’ve had a hard time with my mental health last week. Maybe because I felt like the world is not melting enough, I’ve been forgetting to take my vitamin D for the past three weeks.
My body has a very low production of Vitamin D normally, like, really low. So it’s imperative that I supplement it. Vitamin D deficient leads to lack of energy, sadness, hopelessness etc. which means that, especially in 2025, I cannot forget about these freaking pills.
I am doing better now, taking my pills and forcing myself to go outside — even if its raining. Thanks for caring. <3
How I keep my self (des)organized
I wanted to write a more in-dept article (letter?) about this, but this is all I could do at this point. maybe in the future. However…
I made a video.
If you do press play in the video, it doesn’t have any audio, you’re not crazy. I just didn’t have the will to find a free track to add to the video.
Reading to find strength.
I took Audre Lorde’s Sister Outsider from the library a few months ago and have been making my way through it slowly. It’s a series of essays and speeches she wrote/gave and it has been so important to keep my head in the game, remembering of what matters and why it matters.
This past Saturday morning I was feeling lost, the rain was poring outside and I had left Sister Outsider by the window, next to the sofa. I sometimes have a hard time remembering I can read books. I get so caught up on playing games and reading on my phone that I just forget. So I picked it up and read an essay. Reading women really is revolutionary.
Music to start the day
Japanese Breakfast released her new album, For Melancholy Brunets (& sad women), and I listened to it yesterday. I’ll be adding it to my early day soundtrack and maybe you’ll enjoy it too. It has an amazing cover art — I am in love.
Finished Severance.
I finished Severance yesterday — it was a ride. If I’m being completely honest, the suspense of what do Lumon wants with all the tests and stuff that it’s been doing doesn’t really get to me. I’ve been more interested in the connections it has with our real world.
** Possible spoilers for Severance in the next paragraph **
My most pressing theory is that Lumon and the Kier stuff is a direct reference to the Mormon Church and the Scientology. There’s a lot of connections to how the company works as a cult/church, how it uses capitalism as a religious indoctrination doctrine and they even have the weird computerized tests Scientology has. Also, child labour is one of the ways the Mormon church maintain it’s “family business”. Salt’s Neck, the fictional town where the child labour happened, has a very salty connection to Salt Lake City, the capital of Utah, the home of the Mormon church. I know, silly joke.
Novel Update
As I’ve been feeling quite down, I’ll be taking this wee off from the novel. I’ve got the episode written down, but I’m not a hundred percent sure I can go through all the motions and emotions that it takes to actually publish it. I will be back next week, and have actually been working on a new art for a story arch I’m currently working on. Here’s a sneak peek:
See you guys next week!
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