Sunlight Deprivation in Fog City
This is the fog city Chongqing[^1]Autumn and winter — it’s either rain or fogLove my average 104 foggy days?Because of rain, physical fitness tests[^2] were postponed for four consecutive weeksAlmost a whole month without seeing sunlightKids who grew up in Xiamen simply can’t adaptReduced sunlight drops serotonin levelsDaily relapses of unexplained low moodSimply wrapped in the desolate melancholy of winterQuickly summon Master Hina[^3]Desperately need a 100% sunshine girl[^3]Adequate sunligh...
Found Out Where My Best Elementary School Friend Went
Found out where my best friend from elementary school ended up He went back to his hometown for middle school. Starting from seventh grade we’d contact each other every summer vacation, but he’s also the only elementary school classmate I still keep in touch with Even though I knew he chose the humanities track[^1] and had barely any free time, I was still shocked he got into Renmin University[^2] —couldn’t help but feel deeply moved And the moment I scrolled through his Qzone[^3], all the me...
Ranting About Group Projects
Group projects are just wonderful Two people playing dead[^playdead] —haven’t messaged me once since the deadline Two more, after I poured enormous effort into guiding and communicating, just fed me AI-generated garbage One genius in particular even rearranged the original text’s order —probably figured Hugo’s literary skills weren’t quite up to par while copying I set a new personal best of 0.000001 seconds in the not-tilting[^tilting] challenge, you should try it too When the group project ...
Astronomy Club
Skipped evening self-study[^selfstudy] to go photograph the moon at the astronomy club Because of relative motion, the moon that looks so still Actually needs the telescope recalibrated every five or six minutes Reminds me of the law of quantitative to qualitative change Listening to the senior talk about the recent comet, how Saturn’s rings are facing us right now, things like that Actually, when I first got into sci-fi novels, when I was playing Stellaris, I did a bit of astronomical resear...
Surprise! Heard My Favorite Band toe's Song at Rehearsal
Walking past the sports field, I suddenly heard the intro to goodbye[^1] From vaguely familiar to instantly dizzy with surprise In a melody only we know That sense of belonging, tears almost coming out The best part of this song is the drums, the drummer pouring everything in, riding the rhythm with swagger, launching tidal waves of beats “When a Drummer Enters Their Flow State”?live is the peak Your browser does not support video playback ** Comments** LoulanRE[^2] (2024-10-12 19:35): You ...
Gin and 1984
Had some gin Reading 1984, it comes up again and again —the name alone was enough to spark curiosity Pungent, invasive, almost unbearable —you can only gulp it down like medicine Forty-three degrees burning at every moment, reminding you exactly where it is right now, face flushing, heating up, even wanting to tear up The burning fades quickly, and now the world looks a bit easier, a bit more cheerful. Gradually I can smell it —musky, sharp and cool, and so intensely alcoholic you’d swear it ...
Watching the Typhoon
Went to see the typhoon The promise was made almost out of defiance, after hearing He[^1] talk about hurricane-watching activities in America During a previous group outing, we ran all the way to a flower field near the Jimei Bridge[^2], and decided this place that reminds one of Sea and Bouquet[^3] would be the spot In truth, I didn’t experience the typhoon’s full might, just an ordinary rainstorm My state of mind had shifted too. Life is a vast sea[^4]; regret for the past leaves only silen...
Received a Beloved Ocean Painting
Prompted by receiving a painting of the sea that I really loved, I went to see the sea this week I tried taking some photos. I originally thought I’d win with a sunrise-at-dawn kind of shot, but I slept too late, slept too deeply, completely missed the alarm (though I still woke up at 6:30 out of sheer biological clock inertia —just shows how terrifying school can be) The results of my casual snaps were actually decent? Probably beginner’s luck —but since I was a little proud of them, I could...
18th Birthday Coming-of-Age
Never again —follow the world as it sinks At eighteen, you tell yourself “Pathfinder” unfulfilled (We Three)[^1] 💬 Comments sarff (2024-03-02 17:07): Seriously awesome [^1]: “Pathfinder” (寻路人) is a song by We Three (我们三个), a Chinese indie band. “Unfulfilled” (未遂) suggests the aspiration remained unrealized.
Uma Musume and 21st Century English
Saw on Bilibili[^1] that the 21st Century English Newspaper[^2] featured Uma MusumeWhat an extraordinary encounter this is!I rushed to the reading room to find it right awayBy the time I got there, they’d already swapped to a new issueI felt really bad interrupting the reading room auntie’s lunch to help me search through back issuesThe moment I mentioned that particular newspaper might hold some sentimental value for me, she immediately and cheerfully agreedThe art of cooperation is simply h...