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Noahie Valk
Welcome! This is where you can find my most up-to-date writings. Divided into two sections. 1) Cogito: a diary and 2) IOKTIKN: a collection of standalone essays and short stories.
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"I don't know what you are, but you have to die." That's what I said to a bug that flew in my face while I was smoking on my back patio the other night. I'm scared of bugs, okay? Anyway, saying something like that on completely...
Hey, you're a fellow CBT enjoyer, right? We're all pretty well-adjusted here, aren't we? Well, it's funny to think about the sort of feedback loop it suggests: our thoughts turn into feelings which turn into behaviors, in turn...
Right now, I'm at the airport waiting on my flight back home to take off. This weekend was wonderful, and the whole wedding was beautiful—intimate, efficient, low-key. My buddy was fielding some ideas for his vows, and we talked him...
Your browser does not support the video tag. I spent most of yesterday sleeping, so I couldn't write at all. Thankfully, I still had enough stamina in me to get to trivia last night, so there's that at least. Sleeping so much is not fun,...
Yesterday afternoon, I finally got back into the gym after several weeks off. With the car crash happening and whatnot, I got thrown off from my fitness routine. But in the midst of "it's so over," I always find a way to say "we're so...
I've finally added back skincare to my morning routine. A good facial cleanser and SPF moisturizer really does go a long way, man. My forehead feels as smooth as my brain, lemme tell ya. I have some stupid errands to run today, and...
Actually achieving your dreams is kind of whack, honestly. I usually don't write here on Sundays since I already have the link log posted, but whatever. I've been thinking about people who really went out there, did their thing, failed a...
Your browser does not support the video tag. My friend Mateusz sent me this video of a Zen priest comparing David Foster Wallace to Zen Buddhism. He doesn't really get too deep into analysis with DFW, and mostly uses Infinite Jest as a...
I had a long nap this afternoon, and ran a bunch of errands this morning. It's been a dull day, but a day nonetheless. I've been having to take my antipsychotics more frequently. When there's a night I feel like I know I'll be up for a...
I hate how my brain doesn't play nice. I was having a rough afternoon yesterday after dealing with all that car stuff, and thankfully over the evening I was able to get a loaner from my folks until I secure funds for a new vehicle. Today...
Your browser does not support the video tag. I'm writing this entry in the evening because I had to take a nap after receiving some more shitty news about my car. They want like $9,000 for an engine, so that means I basically just have...
There have been many times where I have faced a situation and didn't act. I'll have that gut feeling, and it'll tell me that I need to say this or do that, but I decided not to. It's tough to put that up against times where I've acted...
You know, writing is a lot better at ending wars than starting them. I think about great treaties, speeches, and art that takes us out of the horrors we can find ourselves taking part in—whether that be in our personal lives or from...
Your browser does not support the video tag. I'm really good at having bad ideas. Wait, hear me out for a second. I think I am wired to be a fast, almost zany thinker. There's less a problem with losing attention than with losing...
Carpe diem, amirite ladies? You know, even when I look at pictures of people who are now dead and wonder if they'd actually be telling me to seize the day—there's this small inclination I have to call bullshit, or at the very least...