Flatland (1884)
This book will permanently rewire your imagination. Because of this book, I have seen things in my dreams that cannot adequately be described with human words.

Come and See (1985)
This movie reshaped my views on ideology, morality, and humanity as a whole. It made me rethink the meaning of war. It made me realize the futility of hatred. It made me love humanity again.

SOMA (2015)
This game made me completely rethink my views on religion, ethics, morality, the purpose of life, spiritualism, and the nature of reality. It may have directly given me a new mental illness or two. It also made me transhumanist.

Serial Experiments Lain (1998)
This show made me feel understood, and massively retooled my understanding of my own mind. It is immaculate in its audiovisual harmony of artistic vision and softspoken storytelling. It led me to realize how much love for existence I was missing. It also made me change my mind about transhumanism.

Real Genius (1985)
This movie is really, really smart and funny. There's not a year that goes by in which I don't realize one more reason this movie is relentlessly funny and true to life. If you've ever been the "smart kid," the "weird kid," a shut-in, or all three at once, this one will stick with you for a long time.

Wandersong (2018)
This game makes me purely, outstandingly happy on every level. I have an internal monologue that exclusively loops songs from this game's soundtrack all day.

Tell me I'm not dreaming
You're not, I am


You know my language - should I learn yours?
It wouldn't bring us any closer.
I want to help, but I'm here, and your problems are all the way over there.
Words make you feel better, but they don't solve problems.
Standing face-to-face would solve problems...


maybe I should start a zoo, where I could keep infinity of myself
then I would understand


Stay back, or the dinner table gets it!
Now, put down your guns... Why don't we just sit down and eat together like civilized people?
Is it good..?
It's in good company.
Is that so...
Thank you, I needed this.
More than you needed not being shot?
...


Having free time feels like there's no time;
Spending time feels like there's more time free


novice goober
apprentice casual
journeyman goofball
master of silly


other people's problems are NOT your quest journal


Donna Salad


Unfamiliar Breakfast


where you swimming to, finny boy?


not enough of me to go around, I kept it all to myself


those who are free struggle physically
those who are not free struggle mentally
can you be neither and be alive?


Jonko
Full name Jonn an' Jonako
Fused together from two circus buddies


killer one when 'one' was just the sock of a great white shark


I love being in that little box of stopped time
All the tension of the world is off
Nothing you need to do
Nowhere you need to go
All there is to do is wait while it goes


a wailing smile glares down the past


a conical Firmament envisions delineating RAYS


a Universe bellows blindness

and something else whispers a revoltͮing name


Behold! A wild contribution of faith
A reckless enthusiasm for destruction
The inclination of words
Enthuses wilding muses
Why is there no recipe?
What contributions may fault it so?


Who can concede the truth?


The hyacinth withers for no one.