jari m

Tag: life and other tales

  • Botticelli’s women are always beautiful.

    I once knew a girl who had fair and glowing skin. She wasn’t like me; she looked nothing like me. Her delicate features sloped in blurred, unassuming lines. Welcoming. Peaceful. They commanded the eyes to follow. She had golden-brown hair, with the kind of curls you don’t expect to be smooth and soft to touch.…

  • casual pursuits: art practice

    I suppose I am now making casual pursuits an actual tag. I used a Speedball C-series nib; the ink is diluted (which is why the texture and consistency is off) because I am a poor art enthusiast. Also I misquoted. Maybe. Other relevant side tags: dumpsite 99, idle thoughts and drafts.

  • #LoveWins: Love is more than just a word.

    People should be careful with their language. Words have power, and meaning transcends what is written. When religious conservatives write their reaction posts on social media, do they mean “I do not support same-sex marriage –in the context of my religion” or “I do not support same-sex marriage –on the level of the secular state”? Because…

  • casual pursuits: a lazy art+productivity post

    Sometimes you’ve got no direction, nothing to send your love to. What comes out may be shit and disorderly, but at least it’s yours. x x x i fell in love with a man named matilda; he had flowers in his hair and thorns on his lips; oh, oh, i fell in love with a…

  • Writing Desk

    To be quite honest, I’ve got nothing. That’s all there is on my writing desk: miscellaneous poetry and lyrics, essay seedlings for some contests here and there, an empty travel blogpost. (You know, I’ll only start working on my Bali 2015 blog post after I finish the video. So I can’t do that yet, because some people…

  • a show from last night: Just The Way You Are

    A lot of people hate on the usual brand of Philippine movies, but I love it. Last night, we watched two hours of a movie so predictably cheesy that it’s good. Like, really. If I stop to think about reaction likelihoods and the story arc in general, I’d be able to predict the whole movie.…

  • To the people who always want to be somewhere else, I dare you to stay. Just one time. Just one place. With just one person, for a while. I dare you to stay put long enough to let whatever you’ve been running from catch up. To realize whatever it is inside of you that has…

  • describe a breath of fresh air

    I haven’t been posting any substantial content recently because I’ve been trashing around in an exams-induced haze (though that’s now over and done with —YAY SUMMER BREAK!). I wouldn’t have survived without a few breathers in between: dinners and coffee dates, good conversations, movies, and a trip to the Philippine Orthopedic Center for a party. Thanks to…

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