Tag: mental health

• 2026 Goals

  Two years ago I set out on a completely unreasonable journey for my new years resolutions. They were so far overreaching that it was hilarious. It demanded a level of productivity from me that I haven’t had since I was in school, and probably not even then. Completely unobtainable. Then last year I just didn’t…

  jerpir

  January 4, 2026

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• Avoidance

  I have been avoiding making anything serious for a while now. Hiding from the need to be creative because… why? I have been asking myself this question for months, years, and still have no real or even half way decent answer. I have been hiding in media consumption. Books, games, audiobooks, news articles, social media,…

  jerpir

  December 20, 2025

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• Prompt

  This weeks blog prompt is “What have you been working on?” and it’s really the only one I’ve found relevant to my life. So it’s the first one i’m going to use for an entry. For the past few weeks or so I’ve been working on more bonsai watercolors. There you have it, the shortest…

  jerpir

  October 19, 2025

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• House of Leaves pt. 2

  I have passed this volume onto my teenaged nephew via his mother, my sister-in-law. I’m not sure how good or bad of an idea that was. Only time will tell. I just needed the thing out of my hands, out of my house, out of my control. The whole thing was out of control. I…

  jerpir

  September 8, 2025

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• Creation in Isolation VS a Vacuum

  Ex nihilo nihil fit-Latin saying I have a fairly good size print that says just that. Actually, I have a whole mess of “Phrase Prints” left over from my thesis at MICA. Too many to count. I really want to find one of this phrase and hang it up on my wall somewhere. Make a…

  jerpir

  May 27, 2025

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  art, covid, creating, creation, creative health, creative-writing, creativity, internet, isolate, isolated, isolation, life, mediated experiences, mental health, mental-health, MICA, notes, pandemic, social media, thesis, vacuum, writing