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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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Well probably the most exciting thing that's happened today is that I got a new desk. It's a much needed replacement from my old one that was this stupid L-shaped thing that I had to build myself and I did a really poor job, so it was...
I decided to do another entry today because I'm feeling the novelty of my new desk setup and writing almost exclusively in nano (my text editor). I also have a new tool called proselint which is a python tool that scans my prose and...
It’s a hot one today, perfect weather for summer drinking at the watering hole two blocks away from campus. The bar is nice, but it’s old. I’ve been working here for about six months now and even though I have to deal with broken taps...
Today is just another day, really. I don't have a whole lot on my mind at this present moment, but I feel compelled to write to not only keep up my habit and get all of my metaphysical gunk out, but also because I still want to feel the...
Setting up this blog has been a complete pain in my ass, man. Apparently the Zola + Neocities stack is just not intuitive at all despite Zola claiming triviality with regards to deployment. Fucking trivial my ass, straight up. I spent...
The Machine By the time you finish reading this article, someone in the United States will have died due to an addiction. It’s widely known that addiction ends and ruins lives. Its effects on almost every aspect of life are profound, but...
The autumn sun’s brilliance washes over campus as it reaches midday. Walkways are buzzing with hurried steps as students rush to their next class. Within the noise, my tires fly as my bike weaves through the static. Every twist and turn...
I neglected to attend divine liturgy today and I’m feeling bad about it, but I need to talk through my thought process a bit. So, I woke up late this morning. I usually wake up around 5 AM but today my alarm didn’t go off (or I slept...