Hope for a safe return ! <| sep |> I have no abs at all and have received more negative reviews than positive , so perhaps ! <| sep |> I ' m reading Siddhartha , a novel recounting the life of a truthseeker not the historical Buddha , which is a bit confusing , but a contemporary . It describes itself as an allegorical novel , which I think is pretty appropriate , since a lot of its plot points mirror that of the historical Buddha ' s . Learning all about Gautama ' s life in temple , it was interesting to see a character intersect with and then independently continue past the historical Buddha ' s teachings . Really enjoying it . I ' ve also started to read some poetry , eyerollinducing as that may be , because that ' s one way to improve your vocabulary alright . I ' m reading Allen Ginsberg ' s Howl , and Other Poems the titular piece of which was pretty chilling when read aloud , and Walt Whitman ' s Leaves of Grass , because I do not understand modern freeverse one bit nor , I imagine , do most of the poets , hah , and figured the best way to learn would be to go to its source . From like the Civil War Era . Video games will probably be a thing soon . Someone mentioned Kirby in the Stray Sheep , and now I have the desire to play Kirby Nightmare in Dreamland for like the fourth time .