Week 18 2026
Location: Hurghada, Egypt
Note: This communique was compiled early and scheduled as I am currently on a boat in the Red Sea with no technological tethers.
What I saw:
The Red Sea upon waking.
What I heard:
The last call to prayer on the night of the full moon.
I think we should instate a secular version of this daily ritual, a call to presence strikes me as the most universally needed reminder.
What I smelled:
Accidental poetry.
The designer imposter fragrance market is a global beast, but what I found particularly interesting at this little gilded dupe shop is that nestled between the ubiquitous “Chanel No.5” and “Alien by Thierry Mugler” were “Side Effect”, “Very Sexy Now”, “Moon Sparkle” & “Evidence”. A cursory search shows these are indeed names of perfumes currently on the market, but sans branding and arranged this way they seemed like esoteric potions or lines plucked from teenage fan-fiction.
What I tasted:
Really good feta and tomatoes.
What I touched:
Divine Egyptian cats.
There are cruel masters everywhere but the liberated and unbothered street cats of the world are ungovernable. I always take notes from the creatures on the fringes. The planet will likely forever be in various states of intractable peril but somewhere there is a cat in the cool grass playing joyously with a feather.
What I read:
A phrase from the Tao Te Ching by Lao Tzu.
What I wore:
Two time zones on my wrist.
Chronos must be proud of this Capricorn.
What I desired:
The golden age of air travel.
Can this whole enshittification thing stop already?
What I thought:
Weeks like this remind me that the universe is a loving but stern mother…you truly can have everything you want…just not all at once.
I was LITERALLY just thinking last night about how you can not have everything you want at once but you can over a lifetime. Our minds are officially synched.