Description
This is my personal website. I created it primarily for experiential use as a centralized knowledge/content base and as an outlet for my increasingly erratic thoughts and curiosities. I hope that it will be a comprehensible introduction into some of the machinations of my mind, and I hope that you will enjoy your stay here! For information about me, see the About me page; for information about the purpose and design of this site, see the About this site page; to contact me, email me at janicel375@gmail.com.
Recently Updated Posts
The Fall
2024-03-11 ○ last updated: 2024-03-11 ○ topics: writing, poetry, fear, uncertaintyA roach in shallow guise
The Universe Entire
2024-02-13 ○ last updated: 2024-02-13 ○ topics: writing, perspectiveA short story about perspective
Ave Solis
2024-02-13 ○ last updated: 2024-02-13 ○ topics: writing, poetry, sunA Sapphic ode to the glory of a Sun
the new Spring rose
2024-02-13 ○ last updated: 2024-02-13 ○ topics: writing, poetry, loveAs such is Love, as such is Life
Content consumption queue
2021-10-04 ○ last updated: 2023-10-10 ○ topics: notesA note to keep track of what I should read/watch/listen to next
October 10th, 2023
2023-10-10 ○ last updated: 2023-10-10 ○ topics: journalJournal entry for 2022-10-10
Towards a collaboratively-constructed conceptual map
2023-10-05 ○ last updated: 2023-10-05 ○ topics: essays, psychology, education, learning, assimilation-theory, ausubelA potential application of Ausubel’s assimilation theory
Dream journal
2021-10-03 ○ last updated: 2023-05-25 ○ topics: notes, dreams, personal, liminality, subconsciousA log of my more memorable dreams in reverse-chronological order
Vonnegut Jr., Kurt; The Sirens of Titan (1959)
2023-02-04 ○ last updated: 2023-02-04 ○ topics: notes, kurt vonnegut, science fiction, purposeNotes on The Sirens of Titan by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
Vonnegut Jr., Kurt; Cat's Cradle (1963)
2023-01-31 ○ last updated: 2023-01-31 ○ topics: notes, kurt vonnegut, science fiction, irony, science, religionNotes on Cat's Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
Vonnegut Jr., Kurt; Breakfast of Champions (1973)
2023-01-28 ○ last updated: 2023-01-28 ○ topics: notes, kurt vonnegut, metafiction, kilgore trout, science fiction, free will, schizophrenia, solipsism, ironyNotes on Breakfast of Champions by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
Suzuki, Shunryū; Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind (1970)
2023-01-26 ○ last updated: 2023-01-26 ○ topics: notes, lectures, zen, buddhism, mindfulnessNotes on Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind by Shunryū Suzuki
December 31st, 2022
2022-12-31 ○ last updated: 2022-12-31 ○ topics: journalJournal entry for 2022-12-31
December 29th, 2022
2022-12-29 ○ last updated: 2022-12-29 ○ topics: journalJournal entry for 2022-12-29
December 23rd, 2022
2022-12-23 ○ last updated: 2022-12-23 ○ topics: journalJournal entry for 2022-12-23
November 23rd, 2022
2022-11-23 ○ last updated: 2022-11-23 ○ topics: journalJournal entry for 2022-11-23; eleven lines
A collection of bathroom epigraphs
2022-07-25 ○ last updated: 2022-08-22 ○ topics: notesThe words of prophets are written on bathroom walls
Kafka, Franz; Investigations of a Dog (1922)
2022-08-22 ○ last updated: 2022-08-22 ○ topics: notes, investigations of a dog, kafka, franz, philosophy, absurdismNotes on Investigations of a Dog by Franz Kafka
Vonnegut Jr., Kurt; Slaughterhouse-Five (1969)
2022-08-04 ○ last updated: 2022-08-04 ○ topics: notes, kurt vonnegut, slaughterhouse-five, war, world war ii, time, science fiction, ironyNotes on Slaughterhouse-Five, or The Children's Crusade by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
May 5th, 2022
2022-05-05 ○ last updated: 2022-06-25 ○ topics: journal, tension, flow, beauty, colorJournal entry for 2022-05-05; a tense grip; a divine scene; semantics of color
April 17th, 2022
2022-04-17 ○ last updated: 2022-05-08 ○ topics: journal, impermanenceJournal entry for 2022-04-17; two encounters; impermanence and beauty
April 14th, 2022
2022-04-14 ○ last updated: 2022-05-06 ○ topics: journal, youth, habituation, attention, cognitive dissonance, alice in wonderlandJournal entry for 2022-04-14; youth and longing; habituation; tasting life; attention; a dissonant existence
Carroll, Lewis; Alice in Wonderland (1865)
2022-04-18 ○ last updated: 2022-05-02 ○ topics: notes, lewis carroll, alice in wonderland, fantasyNotes on Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
A collection of kōans
2022-04-17 ○ last updated: 2022-04-17 ○ topics: notes, zen, buddhismKōans that I find thought-provoking
Kafka, Franz; The Trial (1915)
2021-10-01 ○ last updated: 2022-04-17 ○ topics: notes, the trial, kafka, franz, philosophy, absurdismNotes on The Trial by Franz Kafka, translated by Breon Mitchell
Sapolosky, Robert; Human Behavioral Biology
2022-04-16 ○ last updated: 2022-04-16 ○ topics: notes, lectures, biology, evolutionNotes on Robert Sapolosky's lecture series on human behavioral biology
April 13th, 2022
2022-04-13 ○ last updated: 2022-04-13 ○ topics: journal, dreamsJournal entry for 2022-04-13; a dream; guilt about eating meat
April 10th, 2022
2022-04-10 ○ last updated: 2022-04-10 ○ topics: journal, cognition, loneliness, uncertaintyJournal entry for 2022-04-10; a bird's love life; cognition; a slight descent into madness
Nhat Hahn, Thich; The Miracle of Mindfulness
2022-04-07 ○ last updated: 2022-04-07 ○ topics: notes, buddhism, thich nhat hahn, mindfulness, religionNotes on The Miracle of Mindfulness by Thich Nhat Hahn
March 5th, 2022
2022-03-05 ○ last updated: 2022-03-05 ○ topics: journal, the Crisis, cognition, for the good timesJournal entry for 2022-03-05; thoughts on the Crisis; thinking about thoughts; For the Good Times
About me.
2021-09-18 ○ last updated: 2021-10-14 ○ topics: autobiographicalInformation about me; what I'm up to now; current interests and favorites; major influences; how to contact me
About this site.
2021-09-18 ○ last updated: 2021-10-14 ○ topics: metaInformation about this site; the structure, purpose, philosophy, and inspiration; implementation details; to-dos
October 14th, 2021
2021-10-14 ○ last updated: 2021-10-14 ○ topics: journal, life update, childhood, the Crisis, interconnectivityJournal entry for 2021-10-14; A Wind in the Door; relativity; interconnectivity
October 12th, 2021
2021-10-12 ○ last updated: 2021-10-12 ○ topics: journal, tennis, zooming out, the Crisis, onenessJournal entry for 2021-10-12; BNP Paribas Open; zooming out; oneness of humanity
September 30th, 2021
2021-09-30 ○ last updated: 2021-10-01 ○ topics: journal, life update, the trial, kafka, franz, the Crisis, mother, father, songs from the arc of life, capgrasJournal entry for 2021-09-30; life update; finished The Trial; other random thoughts
October 1st, 2021
2021-10-01 ○ last updated: 2021-10-01 ○ topics: journal, the trial, kafka, franz, ms. lauryn hillJournal entry for 2021-10-01; more thoughts on The Trial; connections to Mystery of Iniquity by Ms. Lauryn Hill