life rx 11 mar 24

rx and fx

the eight of pentacles, and a line from Rosecrans Baldwin’s Everything Now: “The air was sedative, dimly golden. The music was very loud. I danced for two hours without stopping, until my clothes were drenched in sweat.”

the aleatory

Work, in the context of dancing, means to do it well. In the context of doing something not fun, means to merely function. Skill and abandonment are not opposites. Ideally, they’re the same thing.

the assignment

Be careful about what you do the most often: by sheer repetition, you’re getting better at it, even if it’s something you dislike.

writing prompt

Write at 120 bpm and don’t stop (can’t stop) until the song is over.

a chune

“Murder on the Dancefloor” by Sophie Ellis-Bextor

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credits: small spells tarot deck by Rachel Howe
Everything Now by Rosecrans Baldwin
“Murder on the Dancefloor” by Sophie Ellis-Bextor

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Dear diary, dun is such a perfect word. xs

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