Musings from Budapest

November 15, 2024

Loungy. Weird ass dream. Bullet documentary is moving. Gas pipe repairs in the building. Things are OK.

November 11, 2024 Again

Thinking about nostalgia while making coffee. Revive the idea of an audio journal after pen and paper journaling since 1995. What makes memories?

November 11, 2024

Woke up early, reminisced about autumn in Appalachia. Reflected on current projects: a novel, a documentary all while wracked with anxiety (sorta).

November 8, 2024

YES, 2024... Fast forward a year. This is as political as I get, which is to say, observational. Trigger warnings for people on the left. None for people on the right (they don't really need trigger warnings as a matter of principal).

December 4, 2023

Why can't every day feel like Saturday?

November 30, 2023

It's a snowy morning. Reflecting on documentaries from the Verzio film festival, heart vs commercialism. '20 Days in Mariupol' and 'Apollonia, Apollonia,' the raw, the pure, . Childhood joy of snowfall.

November 27, 2023

Woke up to my first full night's sleep in ages, fantastic. Got into my morning routines, saw a bit of snow. Signed up for a badminton event—haven't played in years—and started bonding with local crows.

November 25, 2023

Making coffee on day four. Slept 11 hours, feeling better, went to a friend's Thanksgiving, met new people. Feeling productive today. Dating apps and midlife loneliness. Looked at another flat due. Now, ready to do creative work and watch F1 qualifying.

November 24, 2023

It's afternoon on day three, and I’m exhausted, rough night. I didn't record yesterday but considered it. Jet lag, language barriers, and grocery shopping. Thanksgiving lonely, chicken stew. A barking dog is driving me mad. More updates to come.

November 22, 2023

It's day one in Hungary, and I'm starting a daily dispatch to document my experiences and reflections. I arrived yesterday, had some luggage issues, but settled into my flat in Budapest. Today, I navigated a grocery store and marveled at new translation tech. I attended a film festival and compared my personal growth to a houseplant adjusting to a new room.