29◯ 04● 2025□

Mood while writing: peaceful.

what I'm up to

I'm looking to clean up my spaces lately, and one of the first things that I'm really looking at is cleaning up my gallery.

I think most people are familiar with that feeling of overwhelm when you have too much stuff going on in your gallery, because sometimes you might have precious memories in there, buried away. Thus, in this post, I'll be looking at clearing some stuff out! 🐟

what's in my gallery

instagram song recos

I'm still trying to get over Instagram.

One of its main things that I keep running back for is its pretty-decent song recommendation algorithm.

Though I already know some of these songs, I haven't downloaded all of them onto my MP3 player! Here's some of the ones that it's recommended to me:

Open to see songs!

(All English translations are botched by me, for you to feel the vibe of the recommmendations.)

明日、春が来たら (Tomorrow, If Spring Comes) – Lefty Hand Cream

Morning Alarm – Tsundere Pigtails

Lemon Elegy – ミヌアノ

ムーンライト (Moonlight) – 星街すいせい

スローモーション (Slow Motion) – Lamp

きみにとどけ (Making It Reach You) – タニザワトモフミ

Let Me Be With You – ROUND TABLE

Hagareteku (Peeling Off) – tokenainamae

気になるあの子 (That Kid That I Like) – 相対性理論

On The Special Day – 根岸貴幸

神様始めました (I Started Being A God) – Hanae

cherry soda – Sun Era

Waiting for You – ダン・メイソン

To My Love – Pocari Sweet

Clear Sky – VIKI

Market (Legend of Zelda) – 3000m

Wish – Choi Yu Ree

今夜は海の様に (Tonight Is Like The Ocean) – 藤原いくろう

My Lucky Stars – Tupperwave

夏に散らした小さな恋 (A Small Love That Scattered In Summer) – Lamp

Wonder2 – Perfume

blue – yung kai

片思い (One-Sided Crush) – Chara

黄昏のbay city (Bay City At Dawn) – reyes

Wonder2 – Perfume

glitter – lexycat

Love For You – LOVELI LORI, ovg!

Wonder2 – Perfume

Hinoki Wood – Paul Drew

ロマンス (Romance) – kiki vivi lily

ふわふわどれみー (Fluffy Fluffy Dreamy) – Shibayan, Nachi

Refractions in the Plastic Pulse – Stereolab

When You Wish Upon A Star – HAZZY

the perfect pair – beebadoobee

Above are songs recommended to me from 30◯10●2024□ to 14◯12●2024□! I'll drop some more in the next post!

what I'm trying out

I've been trying out some digital minimalism.

Leaving my phone at home when I'm headed out for a bit has been amazing. It feels like I'm seeing the world a little more clearly, because I'm focused on the walk a bit better.

I was thinking about extending the digital minimalism right to my study space, where instead of bringing in a phone to listen to music, I could use something more dedicated:

An MP3 player!

I know that iPods are generally preferred, but because I live in Australia, the prices are sort of exorbant. At the end of the day, I just want something to listen to my tunes on, and I'm not a huge audiophile. (yet!)

I'll talk a little more about my mp3 player next post, where I'll go into more detail about it, and even provide a little mini tutorial that I might post on its associated forums.

something that i'm grateful for

I've told myself to do one of these so that I'm a bit less doom and gloom about the bad things that come my way – yay positivity!

I'm quite grateful for the winter wind, it lets me wear long pants, which I'm most comfortable with. I'm looking forward to wearing more "cuddly" fashion as the days get shorter.