jari m

Tag: life and other tales

  • i:

    Ir.rev.er.ent.

  • observations on the self, une.

    i have the kind of earnestness that is manufactured and consumed an honesty that lies over the yellowing surface of gritted teeth (prescribed by doctors and thieves) here is a dress i wear to politics and heartbreak and this dress is the skin i wear everyday

  • Thesis?

    Presenting an art installation showing the intricacies and interconnectedness of the natural sciences. Think of performance art in still motion, biology captured in a snapshot or tableau. The organization of life juxtaposed with the chaos of metamorphosis. Materials and methods include a blank wall, a bit of floor space, and some blood, among other things. The rationale…

  • Super important memo

    To: The Education System, specifically The Very Expensive Education System From: Jari Monteagudo Date: Perpetuity I am not made of money, no matter how much I wish it. Neither am I made of relentless energy. Please change policies accordingly.

  • Circuitry.

    I am composed of naps and good faith.

  • Last Week (A Retrospective)

    Saturday, today: debate training (morning), committee meeting for Global Health Debates finance (noon), TEDxUPM talk (afternoon), IDeA competition (evening), sleep (night). Busy day, to end a spectacularly eventful week.

  • cinderella: origins

    i was born dishonest looking for some trouble in the silence. i was born wanting but perfect they tell me shut up, be quiet: look pretty, be steady don’t come and revolutionize but in my head i knew i had plenty of life left to fuck up and demonize. there are rhythms in my head…

  • What if.

    If my father didn’t die, if I didn’t go to St. Scho. If I didn’t throw that letter or laugh at someone’s words. But mostly I’m wondering what my life would have been like, had I not discovered erotic fanfiction at age 13. Or something.

  • I like to

    I like to hum the soundtrack of my life as I walk.