New Reasons

New Reasons

Notes to Self

Long-form journal entries posted in full. Between Seven Yrs Ago and Seven Yrs Later.

"Dream: I'm in a huge black(?) pickup truck"

"Dream: I'm in a huge black(?) pickup truck"

1/4/15.

Nicole RapatanJanuary 4, 2022dreams, notes to self

"What a strange break it's been."

"What a strange break it's been."

1/3/15.

Nicole RapatanJanuary 3, 2022notes to self, relationships, friendship

"2015 Resolutions"

"2015 Resolutions"

12/31/14.

Nicole RapatanDecember 31, 2021nye, new years, new years resolutions, resolutions

"but it's almost like jumping too fast because you know the steps already and you know me already"

"but it's almost like jumping too fast because you know the steps already and you know me already"

12/19/14.

Nicole RapatanDecember 19, 2021relationships, dating, attachment, lmao

“'I suppose it is tempting, if the only tool you have is a hammer, to treat everything as if it were a nail.' —Abraham Maslow"

“'I suppose it is tempting, if the only tool you have is a hammer, to treat everything as if it were a nail.' —Abraham Maslow"

12/17/14.

Nicole RapatanDecember 17, 2021quotes, maslow

"I get him to a level, and he gets me too, and this means I have room to be myself"

"I get him to a level, and he gets me too, and this means I have room to be myself"

11/28/14.

Nicole RapatanNovember 29, 2021relationships, dating, first love, second love

"NO BUDGET FILM FEST LESSONS"

"NO BUDGET FILM FEST LESSONS"

11/22/14.

Nicole RapatanNovember 22, 2021film, producing, production, no budget, low budgie, indie film, film fest

"We create these narratives of new worlds and still have not figured out how to resolve them."

"We create these narratives of new worlds and still have not figured out how to resolve them."

11/21/14.

Nicole RapatanNovember 21, 2021post-apocalypse, post-apocalyptic fiction, scifi

"Here's Why You're Not Friends (Lest You Forget)"

"Here's Why You're Not Friends (Lest You Forget)"

11/13/14.

Nicole RapatanNovember 13, 2021friendship, friendship break-ups, breakups, friendship breakups

"*cosy catastrophe"

"*cosy catastrophe"

11/12/14.

Nicole RapatanNovember 12, 2021post-apocalypse, scifi

"It's a vocation, not career"

"It's a vocation, not career"

11/8/14.

Nicole RapatanNovember 8, 2021visions and voices, marjane satrapi, chris ware, illustration, arts

"Those who prefer their principles over their happiness, they refuse to be happy outside the conditions they seem to have attached to their happiness."

"Those who prefer their principles over their happiness, they refuse to be happy outside the conditions they seem to have attached to their happiness."

11/4/14.

Nicole RapatanNovember 4, 2021albert camus, brain pickings, quotes

"twinkly-eyed, he shrugs and says, 'Everyone has their thing.'"

"twinkly-eyed, he shrugs and says, 'Everyone has their thing.'"

10/13/14.

Nicole RapatanOctober 13, 2021notes to self, screenwriting

"I don't know how to be myself around other people"

"I don't know how to be myself around other people"

10/6/14.

Nicole RapatanOctober 6, 2021notes to self, anxiety

"It's your last year in college for crying out loud"

"It's your last year in college for crying out loud"

9/22/14.

Nicole RapatanSeptember 22, 2021notes to self, college, growing up, getting laid

"ACTIVE SHOOTER TRAINING"

"ACTIVE SHOOTER TRAINING"

9/19/14.

Nicole RapatanSeptember 19, 2021sevenyrs, sevenyrsago, active shooter, drill, this is a drill

"Virtues to Keep in my Life"

"Virtues to Keep in my Life"

9/6/14.

Nicole RapatanSeptember 6, 2021virtues, notes to self

“In the big city, individuality and difference were sought only if they pertained to a marketing strategy.”

“In the big city, individuality and difference were sought only if they pertained to a marketing strategy.”

9/3/14.

Nicole RapatanSeptember 4, 2021notes to self, las vegas

"Susan Sontag On Love"

"Susan Sontag On Love"

9/1/14.

Nicole RapatanSeptember 1, 2021notes to self, susan sontag, love

"that way my present day ego can’t blow up too much and I can still control myself from tweeting"

"that way my present day ego can’t blow up too much and I can still control myself from tweeting"

9/1/14.

Nicole RapatanSeptember 1, 2021notes to self, sevenyrs, sevenyrsago