i can't put it into words or fully understand why, but i find my mind returning to them and i find myself feeling them

• Primavera by Sandro Botticelli
• Pulaski at Night by Andrew Bird
• The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
• The New Pope season 1
• Bratislava, Hungary
• Call Me by Your Name
• cacio e pepe and riesling in Brno
• Late Spring by Yasujirō Ozu
• being underwater

• things i saw
• words i read
• sounds i heard
• scents i smelled
• quiet snapshots
• what i wore
• things i ate and drank
• people i spoke to
• conversations i had
• things i wrote
• a to z list
• places i went to
• things i'm thankful for today
• things i'd rather be doing
• beautiful things from today
• things inside my bag
• things i accomplished
• things i learned
• best parts of my day
• moments where i found peace
• photographs i took

k skin notes

• normal
• acne-prone
• wants pore-reduction
• open to masking
• should consider preventative anti-aging routine
• wants minimal; currently using 3-step routine and it's too much
• does not want to spend too much, but willing to splurge on a product if it is good

j skin notes

• normal
• open to masking
• should consider preventative anti-aging routine
• probably also wants minimal

thoughts

inspired by x

• alcoholic drink : amaretto sour
• ancient civilization : Minoan
• animal : black cat
• artist : Sandro Botticelli
• cheese : chevre
• chocolate : milk
• classical song : Moonlight Sonata
• coffee : iced french vanilla latte
• color : emerald
• dessert : chocolate pot de crème
• element : water
• flower : peony
• food : macaroni and cheese
• fruit : pear
• gemstone : emerald or ruby
• gelato : stracciatella
• Greek food : tiropita
• holiday : Christmas Eve
• ice cream : cookies n cream
• musical instrument : piano

quiet memories that i treasure

• laying with Daph in the grass in the spring, in my green hoodie
• standing on the terrace behind the art museum at night with D, watching the glittering lights on the river, smelling the fresh air
• people-watching with C on the steps of the duomo in Florence
• reading on the old leather couch in our canal apartment, sunlight streaming in and listening to piano music Alexandra Strelisky
• eating cacio e pepe with a glass of local Riesling in the courtyard of the Church of St. James in Brno
• swimming at Chryssi during my lunch break, eating a PB&J in the water
• Christmas mornings as a kid with my family, eating opera fudge and cookies for breakfast and opening presents on the living...

• Apple headphones with a cord taco
• headphone jack converter
• box of granola bars, partially chewed on by a mouse
• bloomed peanut butter cups
• perfectly good chocolate covered espresso beans
• 4 books wrapped in cellophane
• Antichità Cretesi ed. by Rizza, that J borrowed
• vanilla hand cream
• brochure

items i threw out

• INA list
• travel info
• old butter
• peanut butter pretzels

item i left

• office key

• Voluspa Gilt Pomander and Hinoki | ★★★★★
• Capri Blue Fir and Firewood | ★★★★★
• Chesapeake Bay Peace & Tranquility | ★★★★☆
• Voluspa Copper Clove | ★★★☆☆
• Voluspa Blond Tabac | ★★★★★

this will get too specific too quickly yet here we are

• alcohol : gin
• alcoholic beverage : amaretto sour
• Alison Roman recipe : sticky soy chicken with sweet and sour pineapple
• bread : Irish brown bread
• breakfast : eggs benedict
• brunch : ham and cheese croissant
• cake : vanilla with buttercream
• coffee : vietnamese coffee
• dessert : chocolate pot de creme
• dip : buffalo chicken dip or tirokafteri
• egg preparation : poached
• espresso drink : iced french vanilla latte
• fast food item : gyro
• French pastry : croissant
• gelato flavor : stracciatella
• Greek entree : stifado
• Greek meze : stuffed zucchini flowers
• Greek pastry : tiropita

• Alexandra Strelisky
• Dustin O'Halloran
• Claude Debussy
• Frédéric Chopin
• Clara Schumann
• Robert Schumann

• mono no aware {物の哀れ, もののあはれ} | n. | japanese | trans. the pathos of things | the bittersweet awareness of transience of things
• wanderlust | n. | german | trans. enjoyment of hiking | desire to travel and explore the world
• hiraeth | n. | welsh | longing for a home that never was
• komorebi {木漏れ日} | n. | japanese | sunlight filtering through the trees
• commuovere | v. | italian | moves one to tears, esp. stories
• waldeinsamkeit | n. | german | feeling of solitude and connectedness in the woods
• xochicuicatl | n. | nahuatl | trans. flower-song | poem

named for Gordon Ramsay and Ramesses II

• Ram
• Rams
• Ramby
• Rammy
• Chicken
• Mr. Cat
• Kitten
• Tuna Face
• Ramazon Prime
• Ramzan

• poached eggs with roasted tomatoes and toast
• marinated beans with a soft boiled egg, and roasted tomatoes or toast
• grilled eggplant and zucchini and roasted tomatoes with chimichurri, burrata, and toast
• burrata caprese salad
• broccoli spoon salad with a chaat masala dressing
• roasted veggies with whipped feta
• cucumber, lemon tahini, and hummus bowl
• spinach salad with goat cheese, green apple, and Brianna's blush vinaigrette
• Greek chicken with roasted onions, peppers, and marinated zucchinis
• mushroom bulgogi with Korean pickled veggies

• Timisoara, Romania
• Yellowstone National Park
• Chania, Crete, Greece
• Montreal, Canada
• Lima, Peru
• Istanbul, Turkey