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Finally decided to tackle reading something by Fernando Pessoa. I don't know why but his most popular one, The Book of Disquiet, intimidates me so much, so I decided to start with his poetry. So far so good. Exquisite, I should say!

first of june

Shakespeare's Works, 1866

5 words I learned recently (as a non-native English speaker) that I particularly love:

ubiquitous, adj.

present, appearing, or found everywhere.

sizzling, adj.

very hot / very exciting or passionate.

red herring, noun

a clue or piece of information that is, or is intended to be, misleading or distracting.

oblivious, adj.

not aware of or concerned about what is happening around one.

unhinged, adj.

mentally unbalanced; deranged.

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I'm making progress with my process of copying my most valuable screenshots in my commonplace journal. Anything like quotes, interesting facts, useful websites, articles and so on.

I've started transcribing things from Sept. 2023 a couple of days ago, and now I just finished the ones from Oct. 2024!

This is such a therapeutic activity. I love it.

Virginia Woolf, from "Cinema" in The Selected Essays of Virginia Woolf

May 2025 wrap-up

The Closed Doors by Pauline Albanese - 4/5

The Ravishing of Lol Stein by Marguerite Duras - 4/5

Vladimir by Julia May Jonas - 4/5

The Beautiful Summer by Cesare Pavese - 5/5

Among Women Only by Cesare Pavese - 5/5

A Fairly Honourable Defeat by Iris Murdoch - 5/5

We Were Liars by E. Lockhart - 4.25/5

10 Days in a Mad House by Nellie Bly - 4/5

wonderful reading month!

check out my reviews here 💌

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Made some notes about this article on the Romantic movement and Friedrich's paintings.

Such a nice read!

I'm really enjoying this new commonplace practice, and keeping you posted about it.

Treating myself to a cup of Greek yoghurt, blueberries and redcurrants while reading White Nights by Fëdor Dostoevskij.

from the introduction to emily wilsons translation of the iliad