nnovak ‖ 001

[oneirophrenic]

It seems that it is once again time for a periodic reminder of what behavior is acceptable where. Congratulations, everyone: it has been eight (8) months since my last post on this topic. A new record! However, let us not rest on our laurels, as I have recently borne witness to some of the most horrifying behavior yet.

Acceptable Library Behavior:
› Reading
› Quiet contemplation
› Listening to music
    › This insistence on Philip Glass over, say, Chopin continues to grate, but that is a topic for another time.
› Studying without narrating your thoughts aloud

Unacceptable Library Behavior:
› Eating fragrant foods
› Making out like a pair of schoolchildren
› Loudly humming to the aforementioned classical music, and in the wrong key
› Clipping your toenails ‼️

You may be asking yourselves: "Niko, surely no one is clipping their toenails in the library. Why even add that?" I regret to inform you that I saw it with my own eyes (I will not name names), and that it is the worst thing I have personally witnessed since Shaq's album release party in 1993. (Did you know Shaq released an album? Now you do.)

It is a small ship. Let us try to be kind to one another! And, if at all possible, spare each other such unpleasant sights.

Comments

cade.

[delilahs]

Genuinely cannot believe some therapy isn't required tbh

cade.

[murphyy]

i mean, we all had to pass for emotionally regulated to get here, but that's not gonna mean that we're not all riddled with issues still. [...] and i don't want to do th

cade.

[delilahs]

Yeah, exactly. We've all got our trauma that we're trying to deal with. It doesn't go away because we're able to control our emotions.

I mean, I'm kind of joking about talking to a therapist about feeling old but having someone to help you work through your emotional baggage can be beneficial. Plus may stop someone from spiraling on main

cade.

[murphyy]

so long as it's not mandatory. i can't stand talking to strangers about myself.

cade.

[delilahs]

Talking to friends is better than nothing

Though personally? I think it's easier to unload on strangers because they don't have a sense of who I am yet and their opinion of me doesn't matter

cade.

[murphyy]

i sorta understand that, but i’m not quite on that page. it’s not about their opinion mattering, it’s just […] uncomfortable.

cade.

[delilahs]

I do get it.

[...]

Do you talk to Bobby or Rio at least? About your feelings, trauma, whatever we want to call it

cade.

[murphyy]

i’m good, d. […] thanks tho.

cade.

[delilahs]

Okay, good

[...]

We should get a drink sometime though. Not to talk therapy, just to catch up

cade.

[murphyy]

yeah. we can get a drink, d.