Autumn!

I love autumn. It’s still a little warm for my liking and Illinois won’t actually decide what season it wants to be for weeks, but the change in the air is there. A cooler breeze, gentler nights. It’s great. And I admit to being a bit of a basic white girl, enjoying the aesthetic and pumpkin spice lattes. Not that I have them often, but I enjoy them when there’s the option.

Not to mention that Halloween is my favorite holiday and one of the only ones that I actually look forward to. I don’t like celebrating so much as I just love the atmosphere. Aesthetic again!

I recently finished reading Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert Heinlein. It was an interesting read and I recommend it if you’re interested in the acquired taste of classic science fiction. It managed to be old-fashioned and yet progressive at the same time, as science fiction inherently is. Sci-fi is all about taking a current concept and imagining what would happen if you take it to its extreme; of course, that means that there can still be a lot of contemporary values playing in the background of the story.

One of the things I liked most about the story is the concept of “grokking.” And if you want to know what that means… read the book. And then you’ll grok it.

As for me personally, I’ve been feeling much better. My mood has been up and I have been having better thoughts about the future. Things aren’t as heavy right now.

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Until next time.

~Blue