LIMI MONTOYA

Ephemeral

Fleeting short posts.

  • NPR this morning: “It’s a Monday…”

    You know things are bad when NPR starts to sound like Garfield.

  • If you want sympathy, learn to be understanding.

    If you want empathy, learn to be vulnerable.

  • My stages of learning and solving a problem:

    1. Have an idea, and a vague sense how to do it.
    2. Try different approaches.
    3. Stubbornness, frustration, and persistence rise the more I fail.
    4. Learn what doesn’t work.
    5. Step away.
    6. Retry what didn’t work hoping for a different result — insanity.
    7. Try again.
    8. FINALLY!

  • Despite the harm they cause and how unsafe they are, Misogynists, Narcissists, and Racists want to be perceived as “good”.

    Venn Diagram of three intersecting circles. The circles represent Misogynists, Narcissists, and Racists. Where the three circles intersect represents the need that all three have to be perceived as “good”.

  • Todos somos como Macario Martínez.

    Un diseño de un corazón rosa y morado, con carita sonriente, y las palabras “Sueña lindo, corazón…”. De fondo se ve un fondo azul y morado como si fuera el espacio lleno de estrellas.

  • Ceviche made right is an experience that stays with you long after you ate it.

  • Second Brain is out.

    Digital Scrapbook is in.

  • Delayed gratification turns instant gratification into a much sweeter experience.

  • I read all of the Solo Leveling manwha and now I feel like I’ve spoiled the anime for myself.

  • My dad being facetious: “Well, at least there’s only 3 years and 10 months left.”

    Me: “The former social security commissioner said Musk’s DOGE cuts could collapse the system within the next 30 to 90 days.”