2026-09-25

i haven't at all been inclined to write, be it here, or in my journal, or emailing friends. things are kind of both happening and not. i have many ideas but only working in little aborted bursts. some snapshot updates:

• tried "the grail method" for journaling and it seems to be working really well (link below)
• i keep re-calculating how many pages i can use for what in next year's planner, depending on what notebook i'll end up getting/making. now i'm confused whether i can fit "grail" style entries among everything else or if it needs its own section in the back (in which case how do i track how many pages i've already used??) i have it mixed in right now in my current notebook and i don't seem to want to use it for anything else anymore. but i'm really resistant to having Two Notebooks, it just never works for me if things are in Different Places.
• went to a museum (disappointing) and watched a documentary about two of david hockney's exhibitions (very interesting and inspiring)
• autumn has me feeling cozy, there have been scented candles and the assembling of jigsaw puzzles
• seeing as it's one week away, i've traditionally taken out the october tarot decks early. the task i've set for myself is to arrive at any sort of familiar meaning based on the baffling but richly illustrated pips of the "polish tarot" (some guts she had to call it that! as if there aren't many many polish decks) i'm 15 cards in after 2 sessions of brainstorming
• doing some autumn reading, too. need to update the book post
• trying to entice Small Birds to the balcony with a big-bird-proof feeder, a little bird bath, and increased plant presence (just moving stuff around). alas, so far the most reliable visitor has been a wood pigeon.

hope everyone's enjoying autumn so far!

a grail journal

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