01 April 2025

2025 APRIL | the first of two subscriptions


"who is this?" i wonder, aloud.
"gigi hadid," the bodybuddy/lifemate answers.
"how the fuck do you know who this is?"
"it says it under the label."
"please."


some yous are me, some yous are you

on the lighted path through darkness
the timeline of the canvas
you're nearly at the end
in fact
you only know
now
where you are on the timeline
because of the slice of Red Threat
&luckily
the slash
is far from the lighted path
upon which you trod

when you sleep
you're severed

you theorize
early on
that there are very few people
who are the whole package
&then
life &living prove you correct

sure, maybe you were not considered by your peers to be "beautiful" when you were growing up
but you're awfully convinced that you are
now
lol
&it's almost as if you're upset
that the world won't acknowledge you
in this way

don't you worry
young witch-ling
most witches struggle to consciously control
or even know
the exact definition of their power

the people who need friends
are the most unattractive options for friendship
because you need a friend
&everyone can smell it on you
this feedback loop
can be devastating

you never have to admit that you're lazy
we know

you literally threw the thing in the trash
&the bodybuddy/lifemate convinced you otherwise
&then
you realized that the thing you were looking forward to
was the painstaking exacto-knife work
the cutting of the thing out of its thing!
&c.
so
at the very least
you cut the thing out
cause it's the cutting it out that you love

in the case that you don't know
it's
FIND.
YUMMY.
&LOVE.
the command is to Find.
these are the things you find to be yummy
&these are the things you find that you love
&c.
the command
for you
is not to "find" anything specific
but to Find what you find
&you share that which is yummy
&or that which you love
&c.

you trolled a comedian about his shitty korean
cause he's Blasian (of the korean variety)
&you find him to be very ignorant
because the terrible pronunciation of his korean
is like ...
imagine someone speaking english who doesn't understand the th- sound in english words
like
let's say
the word "that"
&so
he's running his mouth off 
spewing
"ta-hat! ta-hat! come on, [he wants to say bitches while pointing at some korean women in the audience], you know what i'm saying, you're just refusing to give me the satisfaction," etc., etc., etc.
&so
you commented
in so many words
that he sounds like a racist bigot when he speaks korean
which is just like
so fucking ironic

gen x is full of misogynists
btw
men &women alike

why are you so angry?

"who tipped you over?
was it phillip?"

you are 
currently
a campaign
in need of a face
the type of face that cares
when mistakes are made
not the type of face who thinks
people make mistakes
of course we do
but it's the caring about them that creates change
cause how can you fix something that you shrug off?
you can't

it's obvious/wild that this country is psychologically/politically divided
when considering its obsession with Independence

if she keeps harping on the fact that she mistook you for a filipina
every fucking time she sees you
&then asks
again
whether you're japanese or korean
you're obviously not going to want to interact with her
&so
you'll eventually stop interacting with her
like
duh

you cannot even believe how fast you forget that the beach is
literally
a ten minute walk from your doorstep
ugh

you only care
because she's rich
&that's gross

you took one last shot of the tulips
after each stem had finally given up

you can't help but notice that
there's another korean-adoptee
on Top Chef

when you gave up your genetic data to a corporation
what did you think was going to happen?

if you cannot see the future
it's difficult to live in the present

yes
we all hate it
yes
you have to have one
yes
it's possible to free yourself from it
&yes
it's nearly impossible

it's only a matter of time
before everything will have happened

it is Empire that is expensive
the current administration is showing all of us
you included
right now
just how expensive Empire is to run (defend)
&so
if you're a citizen of Empire
then all you have to do
is go out there and make enough money
to live
you don't even have to make enough money to stay
cause being unhoused doesn't evict you from your country
&yet all of you citizens
bitch &bitch &bitch
about how expensive it is to live a life of luxury on Empire
as if
what you're entitled to
is a life of luxury
BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

if you're putting your "daily treat"
on a credit card
you're doing life wrong

you're probably poor
get it through your head
accept it
&then reshape your life so that you are not poor anymore

how do you know that they're spending too much money?
they're overweight
but poor

you can't blame the people for their decisions!
it's the system!
yes
you can
you are the system

can you fat-shame someone who is actually fat?

you can comment on pretty people
so why can't you comment on ugly people?

you think that men who think that they can tell you what they think
&that you'll then care about what they think
are egotistical narcissists
you also think that the old asian men who are constantly surprised by your 
let's say
"go-get'em" attitude
are pathetic
but also
you get it
cause like
it's gotta be tough to be an asian man in/on Empire
it's not like being an asian woman
lol

you attach the letter
&you send the email


30 March 2025

Spring Spar


Spring Spar by Yours Truly 2025 march

11" x 14" unframed, paper poster board
rubber cement
paper from Vogue (24dec thru 25mar)
Paper Paper Paper: The Botanical Collection
&a manila envelope

[not for sale]



29 March 2025

Ryding Dying


Ryding Dying (defined as the 24-photos, in total) by Yours Truly (1985-present) c. 2025
b&w digital* photography
captured on a canon eos 4000d
equipped w/a prime lens
as-is lighting
in-camera b&w "creative filter" applied
unedited, no cropping


























































*what this gurl would give for a darkroom *sigh*

23 March 2025

The tkscm, limited, 2025 Q1 Trans-Pacific Dynamic Equity Allocation Research Report ARTICLES


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19 March 2025

2025 MARCH | as a subscriber ...



i never received the january issue
[not sure if there was one, but the bodybuddy/lifemate subscribed me in early january]
the february issue arrived on 01Feb25
&this issue arrived yesterday, 18Mar25
curious.
also, i spoke outloud
to the bodybuddy/lifemate
about my disdain for the periodical
sticking the address label on the front
of the thing
&i posted a pic to the 'gram
last month
with no mention of my disdain
just the dreadful pic
as is
&this month
the address label is on the back!
i couldn't be happier
in this moment.

16 March 2025

Meanwhile ...

"What do you mean, you're not going to do it anymore?" Ladybug asks.

"It means what I said, Lady," she scoffs.  

"Okay, okay. I hear you. Just tell me, again, what happened, exactly," Ladybug demands. "I'm not demanding; we are problem-solving," Ladybug eye-rolls. "I don't eye roll," Ladybug huffs. "Ugh!" 

"Shut up, Lingerer!" she shouts. 

"Tell me,"Ladybug insists, with a look

"While I was walking home from my job, the other day, there were two one-dollar bills in the roundabout in front of my apartment building," she starts.

"Okay," Ladybug encourages as it leans toward her.

"Obviously, I was thrilled. It had been a minute since I found money on the ground. You know me," she shrugs. 

"Yes, I know," Ladybug encourages, leaning in even more now, antennae perky.

"And I woke up the next night thinking, one buck for each billion .... but i want two-point-two billion ... *sigh* ... oh well ... i'll obviously be happy with two billion ... obviously," she explains.

"Okay?" Ladybug shrinks back a bit, feeling confused.

"And then, later that day (the early morning from the night before), we checked the mail, which is mail from the day before. And in the mail, our address had been chosen for some Gallup Poll, and in the mailer was two bucks," she states. 

"I see," Ladybug slouches back, even further now, so far that it sits back on its haunches.

"I'm not finished," she clears her throat.

"Why? What more could you have possibly experienced in the two seconds we were parted!" Ladybug shouts!

"The next day, while I was walking home from my job, earlier along the route, I found a ring. It was obviously too big for any of my fingers, but it fit the bodybuddy/lifemate," she whispers. 

"You found him a ring of power?" Ladybug gasps as it deploys its wings to meet her face.

"It would seem so," she smirks.

Ladybug slows lowers itself to the ground in front of her. On all sixes it asks, "And two sets of two one-dollar bills." 

"Yes," she smiles. 

"You were gone for two seconds; I swear," Ladybug swears.

 

In the far far distance
a big red barn appears on the green green grass
at the base of the tall tall mountains
where the three peaks meet.


The two of them glance out over the fields toward the big red barn

"Fucking, List-Maker," the two of them spit simultaneously. 

"Squirrel's just up this stream," Ladybug points, "and he's been making a list of all of the stuff we can eat along the way," Ladybug informs.

She stands and dusts herself off, "Lesgo."