"I write knowing it may disappear. I highlight books knowing the highlights will fade. I trust that what matters will return, will find its way to the surface. I no longer worship the permanence of text."

"But here’s the thing... The friendships that survive adulthood’s chaos are almost always worth the effort. You are not friends because you sit in the same classroom or live on the same block. You are friends because you made the decision to invest in each other despite all the other demands on your time."

I shoot street photography almost every day here in Oslo. Sometimes I'm on holiday and a tourist. Still, I think like a street photographer. The result is that I often come home from holiday with pictures of strangers instead of pictures of old buildings or beautiful nature.

"Forget about word counts. Set aside a bit of time every day to write — whether it becomes a blog post or not. Experiment. Explore. Play. That’s what personal blogging is all about."

Holding onto silence as a way to steady myself in the noise.

Hi! I'm Marisabel! Puertorican living the Dutch life. This is my personal web garden to make things grow.

How self-tracking became self-incrimination

It's serendipitous that I discovered and decided on Bear as the home for my thinking through of publication practices. Though I'm working specifically on pri...

“I don’t have anything of value.” I hear that a lot when I give tips about fire and burglary protection. When a customer said it recently, his girlfriend didn’t miss a beat: “You have me.” Touché. It was a joke, but also a truth. We take so much for granted: Family Friends Home Health Freedom We often only notice the value when it’s gone. But we don’t have to wait for that.

Maybe it's just nostalgia, but I have a strong feeling that a series of interconnected bad decisions are responsible for something that has turned almost everything to a worse version of itself.

"I fear that, faced with the current shit show in the tech world, going back is the only sane way to survive."

Hyper-web-pop Pesca Oídos por el mundo Estrés irónico Cocina Hidratante Cara o cruz Descubrimientos No es vegana Tocar césped Cyberpunk Hambre Retrojapo Muchas pistas Lo que está arriba es, simplemente, una colección de enlaces de sitios que merecen ser visitados. Solo porque me parecen bonitos, o divertidos, o curiosos. Si tenéis vacaciones en agosto, os…

Sentarse al fresco. Aquel ritual de los veranos en mi pueblo. Decir al fresco es decir algo por decirlo así, en el intento más de mental y de deseo que de logro porque fresco, fresco, lo que se dice fresco, allí hacía muuuuuy poquito. Era un pueblo blanco, de calles blancas anchas y casas blancas…

On the purpose of a personal blog, getting back into creative pursuits, and general burnout

Terry Gene Bollea, better known as “Hulk” Hogan, was by all acounts a racist pig, a supporter of Fascism, and an all around asshole. He was also one of my childhood heroes, and I’m far from alone in that. He’s dead now, and I guess it is time to think about what it means to find out your heroes are monsters.

Apple's iPadOS 26 update was undoubtedly a significant upgrade for iPad power users. I've heard from a few people surprised that this update wasn't enough to get me to fully embrace the iPad again. Similarly, Federico Viticci’s interview with Craig Federighi have led some to believe the touch-capable Mac

What's the most important tech skill for every user?