Chasing the dragon

No, not drugs

Mirror, Mirror, On the Wall

Hi there,

Why stop at the wolves?

Five things to share:

1. Today I thought about the internet, back in the days, back in all its glory, and I missed it dearly. I fondly remembered chasing all the corners of the internet, intoxicated with discovering new ideas, things, people, places; the laughs I shared with the computer, the terror, too- how naughty some things felt, kind of wrong, very wrong, as I quickly exited the page, justifying it to myself as simply an accident, hoping to never stumble upon such a thing again, wondering if anyone was watching me, reasoning with God- surely He can see what I just saw- and promising I’d never allow the internet to make me see something like that again. But I still loved it, despite the terror, despite hell threatening me, because it felt good too. It was a new world, for me to discover, all by myself. And I hoped God would forgive me; for my curiosity, wonder, delight.

2. Funny thing. I started thinking about doing things just so I have a list of “few things from my time spent offline this week” to share with you. And, uh, I did not quit social media so doing-things-to-post-about-it-online can live rent free in my head again. Nuh uh. 

   Instead. The photo in this post is from around Christmas time and I completely forgot I even took it. I was looking for a photo to use for today’s post when I stumbled upon it and figured why not. I prefer it this way.

3. A quote I want to share with you:

   Life will pay any price you ask of it.

   — Tony Robinson

   What price are you asking for?

4. Michael Sacasas, from the Convivial Society, on attention, on how being online traps us in the past, and on reframing our experience.

   3x podcast episodes that pair well with chores; while gently reminding us why it’s important to be curious and critical about our relationship with technology and the digital space.

5. A question for you: What did you do/enjoy offline this past week?

   Since I’m not talking about myself I can pay attention.

That’s all for this week!

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Until next time,

Mehret