Good day!
This is Jess speaking, and boy do I hate to do this to you guys but I’m about to break my own code of conduct and talk briefly about a dream that I had.
I do a lot of software prototyping for my job, and the tool we use is called Figma which allows for multiple people to work on projects together in real time. So if you and I were working together in the same file (ahhh cute! are we about 2 kiss rn?), you would be able to watch my cursor and it would look like this:
I say all of this because I had a dream that I was my Figma cursor. I was adorably cute and I zipped around all of my work files and I completed so many things on my to-do list, only to wake up and realize that it was Monday and I had to do it all again as the beige human version of myself. Yuck!
I admit that I had a good time in the moment, zooming around, but out of all the places I could’ve gone on the internet I chose do what I already spend way too much time doing. Lame. I used to have dreams where I have big sexy angel wings and fly around to look at the luscious vegetable gardens of all of my friends! Or I’m cupping a pool of sparkling water in my hands and inside of it is a tiny green fish wearing a tiny crown. He looks fabulous, and he’s about to whisper all of the secrets of my life to me.
These are experiences that I miss and will welcome back with open arms. Email us your dream! It could be good for you.
On the topic of dreams: I want to highlight a video that I, like many, have taken a lot of solace in this week. It’s of a man who has retired to the woods and now spends most nights feeding hot dogs and oreos to the dozens of raccoons that live on his property. They look so human to me in here, trying to grab stuff with their tiny little hands! : O
While I was on his channel I also discovered this musical treat:
A few other things:
I’ve recently found the music of Molly Drake (Nick Drake’s mom!) which has been serving as the sound-equivalent of a hot beverage. A very interesting person with amazing lyrics.
Another new favorite podcast! It’s called Endless Thread and each episode is inspired by threads found on Reddit. This one is about the history of the American Chestnut tree, its fall to epidemic, and the recent efforts to save it.
Listening to this has also got me doing deep dives on Reddit threads. Check these out if you want a good read:
Waving my wand of love and lusciousness over your head. Do you feel it? Tell me you feel it, bitch.
Love you,
Jess
Hey Everyone,
Sophie Here…
It’s alright Jess! The only dreams I I seem to be able to remember lately are about chicken-related things. The past two nights I’ve have consistent chik-fil-a chicken dreams… and then a recurring dream that consists of me walking around a forest, looking for Chicken of the Woods mushrooms, and then I stumble upon a patch of MANY MANY MANY mushrooms surrounding me on every side. Way too many for one person! Then, the dream usually ends.
I’ve never been foraging for mushrooms, it’s actually something I never even considered until it slid onto my radar this fall via social media. (Ok, the social media part was the point of that, I feel I have to say here I am aware people have been foraging for food since the dawn of time LOL)
I credit our food correspondent, Liza, for this because she brought home some mushrooms she found on a hike one day. Maybe she can help me make my literal dreams come true!
Me surrounded by Chicken of The Woods in my dreams…
I don’t remember my dreams enough, and I wish I did. It’s crazy to me that we can visit random dream worlds while we sleep. I went into a Tik Tok hole a couple nights ago, into this one girl’s account that practices “reality shifting” (I can’t vouch for the validity of or even extra info on this, LOL) where she chooses a reality to enter in her dreams and meditates on where she wants to go specifically for days before, so she can visit while she sleeps. (This sounds like lucid dreaming to me?? Is it??)
And this girl’s chosen #1 reality she wanted to enter into was the world of the hit TV Show Vampire Diaries. Lol, Jess do you remember when we used to watch that?? I was unironically really into Twilight in middle school, yeah I had that Twilight New Moon Eclipse Breaking Dawn Box Set that I reread multiple times. :’’’’-( Wtf Sophie
Though I can’t personally say what it is that this girl on Tik Tok was practicing or what she experiences when she enters her Vampire Diaries themed “reality”, I understand the impetus.
Lately I have been feeling the effects of the pandemic in the sense that it’s hitting me once again that I’m stuck inside, probably given the weather getting colder. (Does anyone recommend SADD lamps??? Cuz I’m Looking into it) Also, the nature of being significantly less busy since I’ve finished a big test that had been taking up most of my time— I’ve been searching for my own alternate realities, imagining the places I’d like to travel to someday, trying to really spice up the routes I take when I walk outside, mostly ruminating on how much I’d like to eat at a restaurant again or visit a bar for a nice cocktail. A dirty martini!!!!
I recognize these are certainly not necessities, but getting used to the reality of the pandemic (covid’s first case had its birthday yesterday…wow) has led me to over-romanticize the past. So in the meantime, I’m trying to stay as safe as possible but I’m thinking about the desert and the future, and now, recollecting my dreams.
What are your alternate realities?
I wanna know!
That’s all I have to say this week. Hope everyone’s feeling a little festive!!! <3
Send us some mail! We miss hearing from you guys. Especially if you have any articles you’ve enjoyed reading!! PLEASE send them my way. I am always looking for MORE MORE MORE MATERIAL!!!!!!
Interesting Articles, and Other Internet Links For Those Interested…
Why Not Digitize Everything? An archivist explains her answer to the question of: why not completely digitize archives?? Listening to this person talk was also straight up ASMR for me.
“Never Gonna Give You Up, but an AI attempts to continuously generate more of the song” - self explanatory
The Ability To Cry by Yiyun Li
Beautifully written piece by Yiyun Li on loss and family. (CW: suicide, death/dying)
Lastly, a wonderful soundtrack to listen to while you do your work.
/人◕ ‿‿ ◕人\
Love,
Sophie and Jess
I keep having dreams that I'm in church? but I'm running up and down the stairs and in the back hallways. Maze dreams. I definitely also keep having dreams where I'm solving some of my waking problems, which I'm honestly so thankful for because I've been waking up feeling more clear recently.
I always love to read Daily Enjoy and to know what my besties are thinking about.
I'll find you Chx of the Woods, Sophie ... it's a mission that I take very seriously.