{"version":"https://jsonfeed.org/version/1","title":"Micro.blog - Cynthia Clifford","home_page_url":"https://micro.blog","feed_url":"https://micro.blog/posts/cynthiacliff","_microblog":{"about":"https://micro.blog/about/api","id":"1860888","username":"cynthiacliff","bio":"a poet who loves everything and lives in brooklyn","pronouns":"","is_following":false,"is_you":false,"following_count":9,"discover_count":0},"author":{"name":"Cynthia Clifford","url":"https://cynthiacliff.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://avatars.micro.blog/avatars/2026/06/1860888.jpg"},"items":[{"id":"91947876","content_html":"<p>Carroll Street! Let’s go Knicks!!!</p>\n<p><video controls=\"controls\" playsinline=\"playsinline\" preload=\"none\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1920\" poster=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/284736/2026/frames/1777938-0-e9c4b4.jpg\" src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.mov/284736/2026/upload-983099/playlist.m3u8\"></video></p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://cynthiacliff.micro.blog/2026/06/10/carroll-street-lets-go-knicks.html","date_published":"2026-06-11T03:43:55+00:00","author":{"name":"Cynthia Clifford","url":"https://cynthiacliff.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F06%2F1860888.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"cynthiacliff"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"03:43","date_timestamp":1781149435,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"91947307","content_html":"<p>Need to know what was said in the pep talk the Knicks must’ve had before this last quarter. Wowow!!</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://cynthiacliff.micro.blog/2026/06/10/need-to-know-what-was.html","date_published":"2026-06-11T03:28:43+00:00","author":{"name":"Cynthia Clifford","url":"https://cynthiacliff.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F06%2F1860888.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"cynthiacliff"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"03:28","date_timestamp":1781148523,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"91919337","content_html":"<p>🎵 Chanel Beads surprised me with their <a href=\"https://www.nts.live/shows/chanel-beads/episodes/chanel-beads-1st-june-2026\">June NTS show</a>. I definitely expected electronic or strictly contemporary, and while it has some of that, it’s mostly a mix of classical music, soundtracks, shoegaze, musical theater, and more. All to say, I loved it and it made me a bigger fan of their stuff</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://cynthiacliff.micro.blog/2026/06/10/chanel-beads-surprised-me-with.html","date_published":"2026-06-10T18:00:42+00:00","author":{"name":"Cynthia Clifford","url":"https://cynthiacliff.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F06%2F1860888.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"cynthiacliff"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-10 18:00","date_timestamp":1781114442,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"91918250","content_html":"<p>All the green vines growing over my window! Every season something beautiful is happening.</p>\n<img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fcynthiacliff.micro.blog%2Fuploads%2F2026%2Fd84465f0f5.jpg\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\">\n","summary":"","url":"https://cynthiacliff.micro.blog/2026/06/10/all-the-green-vines-growing.html","date_published":"2026-06-10T17:46:14+00:00","author":{"name":"Cynthia Clifford","url":"https://cynthiacliff.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F06%2F1860888.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"cynthiacliff"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-10 17:46","date_timestamp":1781113574,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"91852111","content_html":"<p>🎵 Songs of the week:</p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https://open.spotify.com/track/1l8oJbEQM1UDjTapLerDMI?si=509e62b55cdb4f95\">Pitter Patter Goes My Heart — Babygirl (Broken Social Scene cover)</a></li>\n<li><a href=\"https://open.spotify.com/track/7xcOHJLvCV2T7RCFPZ1mxC?si=f797cc8392d04fcf\">Defender — Kings Kaleidoscope </a></li>\n<li><a href=\"https://open.spotify.com/track/2dX9cTn90GmGsGodXEi3l3?si=4ee8f2c45f924f70\">Heaven Can Wait — Judy Tzuke </a></li>\n<li><a href=\"https://open.spotify.com/track/4hHsUOXOCyxXyZn2pDEzXX?si=b7005ae9cf984a30\">Ninteen Sixty Five — Headache, Vegyn </a></li>\n<li><a href=\"https://open.spotify.com/track/6e8qhqWzPgdPMFlOuP7nuC?si=4108818223c1462e\">Doot Doot — Freur </a></li>\n<li><a href=\"https://open.spotify.com/track/18GiV1BaXzPVYpp9rmOg0E?si=855fc651c384424c\">Blowin' in the Wind — Bob Dylan </a></li>\n<li><a href=\"https://open.spotify.com/track/3rXCZRMiMZp0feGcYXpwYX?si=3a6fe5f315854373\">Cowboy Take Me Away — The Chicks </a></li>\n</ul>\n<p>Spotify Playlist <a href=\"https://open.spotify.com/playlist/60A4HjQ9dLB1LPvbbOlZL2?si=816537a535db463b\">here</a></p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://cynthiacliff.micro.blog/2026/06/09/songs-of-the-week-pitter.html","date_published":"2026-06-09T18:56:07+00:00","author":{"name":"Cynthia Clifford","url":"https://cynthiacliff.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F06%2F1860888.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"cynthiacliff"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-09 18:56","date_timestamp":1781031367,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"91802346","content_html":"<p>Let’s go Knicks!</p>\n<img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fcynthiacliff.micro.blog%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F3b7c3dc116.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\">\n","summary":"","url":"https://cynthiacliff.micro.blog/2026/06/08/lets-go-knicks.html","date_published":"2026-06-09T02:26:51+00:00","author":{"name":"Cynthia Clifford","url":"https://cynthiacliff.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F06%2F1860888.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"cynthiacliff"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-09 02:26","date_timestamp":1780972011,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"91772698","content_html":"<img src=\"https://micro.blog/books/9780415290012/cover.jpg\" class=\"mini_cover\"><p>I wish I had the time to write all my favorite quotes, there are so many.</p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>“Grace fills empty spaces, but it can only enter when there is a void to recieve it, and it is grace itself which makes this void.”</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p>Finished reading: <a href=\"https://micro.blog/books/9780415290012\">Gravity and Grace</a> by Simone Weil 📚</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://cynthiacliff.micro.blog/2026/06/08/i-wish-i-had-the.html","date_published":"2026-06-08T18:10:59+00:00","author":{"name":"Cynthia Clifford","url":"https://cynthiacliff.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F06%2F1860888.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"cynthiacliff"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-08 18:10","date_timestamp":1780942259,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"91622516","content_html":"<p>Donkey Kong’s paw is up for the knicks! 🏀</p>\n<img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fcynthiacliff.micro.blog%2Fuploads%2F2026%2Fca68d3614e.jpg\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\">\n","summary":"","url":"https://cynthiacliff.micro.blog/2026/06/05/donkey-kongs-paw-is-up.html","date_published":"2026-06-06T03:43:43+00:00","author":{"name":"Cynthia Clifford","url":"https://cynthiacliff.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F06%2F1860888.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"cynthiacliff"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-06 03:43","date_timestamp":1780717423,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"91540733","content_html":"<p>✏️  Here Is to Bravery: <a href=\"https://cynthiacliff.micro.blog/2026/06/04/here-is-to-bravery.html\">cynthiacliff.micro.blog</a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://cynthiacliff.micro.blog/2026/06/04/here-is-to-bravery.html","date_published":"2026-06-04T18:16:24+00:00","author":{"name":"Cynthia Clifford","url":"https://cynthiacliff.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F06%2F1860888.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"cynthiacliff"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-04 18:16","date_timestamp":1780596984,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"91484833","content_html":"<p>My very talented poet friend, Oana Nicola was just named poetry editor for <a href=\"https://brooklynrail.org/section/poetry/\">The Brooklyn Rail </a> alongside former New Yorker poetry editor, Alice Quinn. Pick up their new June edition <a href=\"https://brooklynrail.org/issues/2026-6/\">here</a>. Enjoy this pic I took of her ft. her boyfriend at the launch last night! Big smiles!!!!</p>\n<img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fcynthiacliff.micro.blog%2Fuploads%2F2026%2Fscreenshot-2026-06-03-at-4.01.30pm.png\" width=\"464\" height=\"600\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\">\n","summary":"","url":"https://cynthiacliff.micro.blog/2026/06/03/my-very-talented-poet-friend.html","date_published":"2026-06-03T20:02:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Cynthia Clifford","url":"https://cynthiacliff.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F06%2F1860888.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"cynthiacliff"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-03 20:02","date_timestamp":1780516920,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"91366104","content_html":"<img src=\"https://micro.blog/books/9781857546910/cover.jpg\" class=\"mini_cover\"><p>💬 Finished reading: <a href=\"https://micro.blog/books/9781857546910\">Conversation in the Mountains: Collected Prose of Paul …</a> by Paul Celan 📚</p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>“Once the poem is really <em>there</em>, the poet is dismissed, is no longer privy.”</p>\n</blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p>“Craft means handiwork, a matter of hands. And these hands must belong to <em>one person</em>, i.e. a unique, mortal soul searching for its way with its voice and its dumbness. Only truthful hands write true poems. I cannot see any basic differences between a handshake and a poem.”</p>\n</blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p>“Poems are also gifts—gifts to the attentive. Gifts bearing destinies.”</p>\n</blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p>“It begins, in Germany, here, today, with the Individual. May we spread a fourth...</p>\n</blockquote> <a href=\"https://cynthiacliff.micro.blog/2026/06/01/finished-reading-conversation-in-the.html\">cynthiacliff.micro.blog</a>","summary":"","url":"https://cynthiacliff.micro.blog/2026/06/01/finished-reading-conversation-in-the.html","date_published":"2026-06-02T01:44:04+00:00","author":{"name":"Cynthia Clifford","url":"https://cynthiacliff.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F06%2F1860888.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"cynthiacliff"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-02 01:44","date_timestamp":1780364644,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"91357318","content_html":"<p>A Few North Stars I Can See: <a href=\"https://cynthiacliff.micro.blog/2026/06/01/a-few-north-stars-i.html\">cynthiacliff.micro.blog</a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://cynthiacliff.micro.blog/2026/06/01/a-few-north-stars-i.html","date_published":"2026-06-01T22:02:12+00:00","author":{"name":"Cynthia Clifford","url":"https://cynthiacliff.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F06%2F1860888.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"cynthiacliff"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-01 22:02","date_timestamp":1780351332,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"91341828","content_html":"<p>Reminded of this poem today. To living in Eternity’s sunshine. ☀️</p>\n<img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fcynthiacliff.micro.blog%2Fuploads%2F2026%2Fdb47e8e9a7.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"562\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\">\n","summary":"","url":"https://cynthiacliff.micro.blog/2026/06/01/reminded-of-this-poem-today.html","date_published":"2026-06-01T18:05:29+00:00","author":{"name":"Cynthia Clifford","url":"https://cynthiacliff.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F06%2F1860888.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"cynthiacliff"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-01 18:05","date_timestamp":1780337129,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"91237908","content_html":"<p>Think I up’d my cooking skills tonight! 🍝</p>\n<div class=\"microblog_collection\">\n<img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fcynthiacliff.micro.blog%2Fuploads%2F2026%2Ff5ed9936b6.jpg\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fcynthiacliff.micro.blog%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F568f2865d2.jpg\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fcynthiacliff.micro.blog%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F843b8de311.jpg\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\">\n</div>\n","summary":"","url":"https://cynthiacliff.micro.blog/2026/05/30/think-i-upd-my-cooking.html","date_published":"2026-05-30T23:17:40+00:00","author":{"name":"Cynthia Clifford","url":"https://cynthiacliff.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F06%2F1860888.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"cynthiacliff"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-30 23:17","date_timestamp":1780183060,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"91223453","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://www.nts.live/artists/7793-miles-davis\">Here</a> is a gorgeous radio series on Miles Davis from NTS–Hours of curated jazz, put together to celebrate 100 years. Of course he was a Gemini. Happy (late) birthday, Miles Davis.</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://cynthiacliff.micro.blog/2026/05/30/here-is-a-gorgeous-radio.html","date_published":"2026-05-30T17:44:32+00:00","author":{"name":"Cynthia Clifford","url":"https://cynthiacliff.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F06%2F1860888.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"cynthiacliff"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-30 17:44","date_timestamp":1780163072,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"91186138","content_html":"<p>Just watched Backrooms and feel like this might be an entrance to one… Fort Greene, BK</p>\n<img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fcynthiacliff.micro.blog%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F7d9ee91de6.jpg\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\">\n","summary":"","url":"https://cynthiacliff.micro.blog/2026/05/29/just-watched-backrooms-and-feel.html","date_published":"2026-05-30T01:16:51+00:00","author":{"name":"Cynthia Clifford","url":"https://cynthiacliff.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F06%2F1860888.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"cynthiacliff"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-30 01:16","date_timestamp":1780103811,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"91177846","content_html":"<p>Downtown Brooklyn</p>\n<img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fcynthiacliff.micro.blog%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F6b12909af6.jpg\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\">\n","summary":"","url":"https://cynthiacliff.micro.blog/2026/05/29/downtown-brooklyn.html","date_published":"2026-05-29T22:02:50+00:00","author":{"name":"Cynthia Clifford","url":"https://cynthiacliff.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F06%2F1860888.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"cynthiacliff"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-29 22:02","date_timestamp":1780092170,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"91124180","content_html":"<p>CS Lewis</p>\n<img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fcynthiacliff.micro.blog%2Fuploads%2F2026%2Fb68e3013f2.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"315\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\">\n","summary":"","url":"https://cynthiacliff.micro.blog/2026/05/29/cs-lewis.html","date_published":"2026-05-29T04:58:55+00:00","author":{"name":"Cynthia Clifford","url":"https://cynthiacliff.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F06%2F1860888.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"cynthiacliff"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-29 04:58","date_timestamp":1780030735,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"91083179","content_html":"<p>Cobble Hill, BK</p>\n<img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fcynthiacliff.micro.blog%2Fuploads%2F2026%2Fdf1271f16f.jpg\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\">\n","summary":"","url":"https://cynthiacliff.micro.blog/2026/05/28/cobble-hill-bk.html","date_published":"2026-05-28T15:10:17+00:00","author":{"name":"Cynthia 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Clifford","url":"https://cynthiacliff.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F06%2F1860888.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"cynthiacliff"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-27 21:57","date_timestamp":1779919020,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"91020076","content_html":"<p>Been thinking about truisms— partially prompted by Jenny Holzer’s <em>Truisms</em> at MoMA: <a href=\"https://www.moma.org/collection/works/63755\">www.moma.org/collectio…</a></p>\n<p>A few that stuck with me:</p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>A SINGLE EVENT CAN HAVE INFINITELY MANY INTERPRETATIONS<br>\nA RELAXED MAN IS NOT NECESSARILY A BETTER MAN<br>\nA LOT OF PROFESSIONALS ARE CRACKPOTS<br>\nALL THINGS ARE DELICATELY INTERCONNECTED</p>\n</blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p>ANY SURPLUS IS IMMORAL<br>\nAMBIVALENCE CAN RUIN YOUR LIFE<br>\nCHASING THE NEW IS DANGEROUS TO SOCIETY</p>\n</blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p>DON’T PLACE TOO MUCH TRUST IN EXPERTS<br>\nDON’T RUN PEOPLE’S LIVES FOR THEM<br>\nELABORATION IS A FORM OF POLLUTION</p>\n</blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p>EXTREME BEHAVIOR HAS ITS BASIS IN PATHOLOGICAL PSYCHOLOGY<br>\nFEAR IS THE GREATEST...</p>\n</blockquote> <a href=\"https://cynthiacliff.micro.blog/2026/05/27/been-thinking-about-truisms-partially.html\">cynthiacliff.micro.blog</a>","summary":"","url":"https://cynthiacliff.micro.blog/2026/05/27/been-thinking-about-truisms-partially.html","date_published":"2026-05-27T17:23:10+00:00","author":{"name":"Cynthia Clifford","url":"https://cynthiacliff.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F06%2F1860888.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"cynthiacliff"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-27 17:23","date_timestamp":1779902590,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"91017830","content_html":"<p>Very happy that the company I work for, Nen Creative, was featured in The New York Times this week! I work with very creative people who are making wildly creative videos for all kinds of companies. <a href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/27/technology/ai-startups-videos-marketing.html\">Here</a> is an article about our shoot with Daydream.</p>\n<p>Love this:</p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>“Customers occasionally ask if they can use A.I. to speed up production, which Mr. Zhu pushes back on because the technology can’t give him the quality he wants. But he’s not worried that artificial intelligence will completely replace his business, he said…“People want real stories to show real customers, and A.I. can’t do that,” he added.</em></p>\n</blockquote>\n","summary":"","url":"https://cynthiacliff.micro.blog/2026/05/27/very-happy-that-the-company.html","date_published":"2026-05-27T16:42:43+00:00","author":{"name":"Cynthia Clifford","url":"https://cynthiacliff.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F06%2F1860888.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"cynthiacliff"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-27 16:42","date_timestamp":1779900163,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"90752343","content_html":"<p>A few more notes on <a href=\"https://open.spotify.com/episode/5ey6SNYdLFrBZkybskUD44?si=QjvjU0SkTDSpGwiITrKDYA\">the episode of Binchtopia</a> I highlighted earlier today about the shittification of the world as we know it (but not our lives, per se).</p>\n<p>After listening, I finally ditched my Amazon account and, as it was put, be slightly more inconvenienced for the price of community and being less of a puppet in this system.</p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>“The price of community is inconvenience. Everyone wants to live in a village, but no one wants to be a villager.”</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p>Here are some other notes &amp; quotes</p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>“Our days are spent trying to get through tasks in order to get them out of the way, with the result that we live mentally in...</p>\n</blockquote> <a href=\"https://cynthiacliff.micro.blog/2026/05/22/a-few-more-notes-on.html\">cynthiacliff.micro.blog</a>","summary":"","url":"https://cynthiacliff.micro.blog/2026/05/22/a-few-more-notes-on.html","date_published":"2026-05-23T05:06:11+00:00","author":{"name":"Cynthia Clifford","url":"https://cynthiacliff.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F06%2F1860888.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"cynthiacliff"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-23 05:06","date_timestamp":1779512771,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"90731822","content_html":"<p>Pretty obsessed with this podcast, <em><a href=\"https://open.spotify.com/show/5Uu04mHwFS9NeCeZ6v0r5U?si=c93ef7c87a7e44c9\">Binchtopia</a></em>, lately. I got into it because I kept commenting on a friend’s nuanced takes on relationships and pop culture, and she kept referencing this podcast—so I finally gave it a listen and <em>now I get it</em>. Their breakdowns of modernity, relationships, and history feel...</p> <a href=\"https://cynthiacliff.micro.blog/2026/05/22/pretty-obsessed-with-this-podcast.html\">cynthiacliff.micro.blog</a>","summary":"","url":"https://cynthiacliff.micro.blog/2026/05/22/pretty-obsessed-with-this-podcast.html","date_published":"2026-05-22T20:45:10+00:00","author":{"name":"Cynthia Clifford","url":"https://cynthiacliff.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F06%2F1860888.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"cynthiacliff"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-22 20:45","date_timestamp":1779482710,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"90602328","content_html":"<p>💬 King Lear:</p>\n<p>So we’ll live,/ And pray, and sing, and tell old tales, and laugh/ At gilded butterflies, and hear poor rogues/ Talk of court news; and we’ll talk with them too-/ Who loses and who wins; who’s in, who’s out-/ And take upon ’s the mystery of things,As if we were God’s spies; and we’ll wear out,/...</p> <a href=\"https://cynthiacliff.micro.blog/2026/05/20/king-lear-so-well-live.html\">cynthiacliff.micro.blog</a>","summary":"","url":"https://cynthiacliff.micro.blog/2026/05/20/king-lear-so-well-live.html","date_published":"2026-05-21T00:44:27+00:00","author":{"name":"Cynthia Clifford","url":"https://cynthiacliff.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F06%2F1860888.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"cynthiacliff"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-21 00:44","date_timestamp":1779324267,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}}]}