List

I often think about the implications of learning English as a second language. Although today I hold a much more expansive vocabulary and am most comfortable thinking in English, I still count in my head in Mandarin. Perhaps this is the reason I am often hesitant to write freely, as my foundations of language remain laid in a different set of rules. I like the idea of constrained writing by the Oulipo writers mentioned in Sample’s essay on Deformed Humanities. I think I already make rules for myself in my head when I write, just to make things easier. The N+7 algorithm acts not only as a means of deformance, but also an entry point to breaking a set of rules that one has spent much time learning. Maybe this is the reason I enjoy making lists––every bullet falls under an encompassing category, a rule of sorts.

right now my favorite 

- scent: jasmine 
- song: you’ve got a woman by lion
- fruit to put in a smoothie: peach
- shoes to wear: my green and orange Pumas
- yogurt topping: blueberry preserves
- picture i took this week: