This journal explores the quality of everyday life through small details —the objects we live with, the spaces we move through, the standards we keep, and the subtle moments that shape how life feels.
Each section approaches everyday life from a slightly different angle.
themes of observation
I. Senses
II. Inspiration
III. Aesthetics
IV. Minimalism
V. Perfectly Satisfying
VI. Things Not Worth Noticing
VII. What I Mean By…
VIII. Visual Notes
IX. Not As Expected
X. Ways To Look At…
Journal sections
01
observations
Observations about everyday life —the small details, behaviors and situations we notice but rarely question.
02
objects
Objects we live with every day —the things that quietly shape comfort, irritation, and the feeling of life.
03
places
Spaces, cities and everyday environments — and how they influence the way life feels.
04
Standarts
Thoughts on personal standard—respect, boundaries, and the quiet refusal to settle for “good enough.”
05
Culture
Films, people, cultural shifts —the things that shape how we see the world.
06
Mind
Thoughts on the inner life —attention, perception, desire, doubt, and the patterns that shape how we experience the world.
07
Reflections
Reflections on everyday life —thoughts about how life actually works.
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word of the day: kalsarikännit
Kalsarikännit The feeling when you are going to get drunk home alone in your underwear – with no intention of going out.
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Laurel or Yanny
I suddenly remembered that audio illusion — Laurel or Yanny. I always hear Laurel. No matter how hard I try to hear it differently — I just can’t. And honestly, I don’t understand how anyone could hear something else. I mean, Yanny? That’s a completely different word.
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How Homes Feel
I’ve spent nights in many different homes — staying over at friends’ places, with acquaintances. And every time, I was struck by how different the feeling of a space can be.
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strange darling: a movie you feel through music
Two minutes…That’s how long it took after pressing play for me to start googling the soundtrack. I still don’t really get why I kept putting this movie off. The music is insanely good. And the movie itself too. If you haven’t seen it yet, honestly, just trust me, it’s worth it.
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#1 Unpacking the last box
Happiness is unpacking the last box. Not the one with plates or bathroom bottles, but the very last one. The box that sat in the corner for weeks. The one you promised yourself you’d unpack tomorrow, and every “tomorrow” quietly turned into the day after.
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Strange Darling: Terribly Beautiful. Humidly Unsettling
Strange Darling — a film that doesn’t try to impress or explain itself. Shot on 35mm, warm, grainy, slightly unsettling. The story isn’t the point here — the feeling is. Tension, discomfort, and that quiet urge to replay certain scenes just to stay inside the mood a little longer
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from craft to patty: doner in canada
Craving the real doner from Berlin or Istanbul? In Canada, what you get is often a sad, processed patty — no sizzle, no juicy layers, no craft. Just crumbs and disappointment. And maybe that’s the real issue: entire cultures reduced to something simple, convenient, and completely tasteless.
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numéro: every page like a gallery
Numéro isn’t just a magazine — it’s a tactile escape into deliberate beauty. In 2026, flipping through its glossy pages still awakens something real: presence, edge, and pure visual pleasure
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separate the art from the artist
Sometimes knowing too much about a person ruins the pleasure. There’s even a saying: if you don’t want to spoil a book, don’t google the author.
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red bottle
I once remembered a perfume only by how it felt, not by its name or appearance. Years later, I found it again by pure chance.
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Vanilla in the Elevator
Nothing special happened. It was an ordinary elevator. The only difference was the smell — vanilla. Somehow, that was enough to change how it felt, even if only briefly. It was enough to slightly shift the mood.
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The art of doing everything but starting
Ideas don’t become real through planning alone. They require action. This text is about doing everything except the one thing that actually moves things forward.
