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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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Life has been good, but there’s still so much looming in the background. I’ve been starting to feel a lull in my ability to write these entries. If anything, I think it’s just...
Sin surrounds me, but God is greater. I've been using my prayer rope more intensely, in spite of certain vices coming back into my life. I'm on my third pack of cigarettes now....
I skipped Divine Liturgy—again—because I slept in until noon. This whole week, I've been waking up late, going to bed late, and it's really been throwing me off. I know it's...
Happy Valentine's Day, everyone! Right now I am sitting at a cafe. I had dinner, some coffee, and I'm now finally getting to writing today. Earlier, I attended Great Vespers at...
My heart has been beating so fast lately. I feel it pounding constantly. I've been drinking too much coffee lately. I've gotten to the point now where I have caffeine all day,...
I have a backup of my blog and link log on GitHub now if that's relevant to anyone. There's this constant fear of complacency. If I'm not seeking, finding faults in things,...
There have been a number of things swimming around my mind today, so I hope to get them across the best way I can. Last night, I had a relaxing time at the pool in my gym. I...
I skipped Divine Liturgy yesterday because, when I woke up, I was too tired to get ready and decided to fall back asleep until noon. Over the last several days, I've been...
I feel like shit today. I've been having too much caffeine—going through four cups of coffee a day at this point. It's not good. Generally, I just feel off for a variety of...
Don't get a donut today. All Marty has to do is make a single sale by the end of the day. If he doesn't, he'll be buying himself a one-way ticket to the Unemployment Office. He...
I'm becoming worried. I keep relapsing into using pornography. The despair is marching its way back into my life. I am losing motivation to pray for deliverance because I feel...
I have been feeling particularly blessed lately; this directly coincides with a recent change in my prayer life. Since I reconverted in late 2023, I have tried to establish a...
CHECK OUT MY LINK LOG I couldn't write yesterday, which was horrible. The problem was that over the last two days, I've been trying to fix an issue with the blog's codebase....
Today, I had a medical evaluation for my SSDI benefits. I've been in the application process since December 2023. I was initially denied, but that's a common circumstance....
Since yesterday afternoon, I have been tired and sleeping a lot. I fell asleep at around 3 PM yesterday and woke up at around 9 PM. I had some dinner, hung out for a while, and...