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Atila’s Studio

This is where I make things and let people see the making, low pressure, long-form, and real.

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What’s Playing in the Studio: Turn the Lights Back On

Step into What’s Playing in the Studio, my playful music check-in—part experiment, part time capsule, and all about the joy of sharing what’s on repeat. This mini-drop is part of my Mental Health Awareness Month lane: regulation, but make it a playlist. This one is the activation + momentum side of the menu—music I use to move, climb out, and turn the lights back on.

Tarot Check-ins: 3-card spread: I Can • I Will • Because

If you liked the one-card pull, this is the next step: still simple, still gentle, but a little more directive. This is the I Can • I Will • Because spread: three cards to name your capacity, pick one action, and anchor it in purpose. This is reflection work, not a verdict.

What’s Playing in the Studio: Soft Aesthetics + Cathartic Vibes

Welcome to What’s Playing in the Studio, my playful music check-in (part experiment, part time capsule, and mostly a share of what’s on repeat). Today’s theme: soft aesthetics + cathartic vibes (pretty-but-weird choices, left turns in the production, lyrics that swerve, and “wait…why is this hitting so hard?” moments). Lush songs with a shadow in the corner (velvet, eerie, and quietly cinematic).

Special Days: Apr 23 double-header (Birthday + World Book Day)

It’s my birthday (and World Book Day, and Shakespeare’s birthday too). I grew up loving books in the most literal way: in libraries, with a librarian mom. I also worked at Barnes & Noble for about two and a half years in total, and I even did story time there sometimes, which feels extremely on-brand in retrospect. Apr 23 is also Shakespeare’s birthday (and death date), which feels aggressively writer-coded. There are enough epitaphs about him, so I will say this: I want my flowers while I’m ali...

Witchy Ways: My BPD placement, explained

🪐 Quick content note: This post mentions BPD, emotional dysregulation, and recovery language, but the vibe is light. Take what helps and leave the rest. The premise (aka: no, I’m not blaming the stars) I’m not outsourcing my personality to the sky. I’m using my birth chart like a mirror: a way to name patterns I’m already working on, with language that’s specific enough to be useful.

Borderline Successful: Reopening the Project

I’m reopening Borderline Successful. Quick hello If you’re new here, hi. If you’ve been around before, hi again.

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Media Study: Mouse City

Quick note before we get into it: this is a blog post, not a journal article. I’m keeping the jargon (and the research-method rabbit holes) to a minimum on purpose. I self-assigned this topic because the story is too fascinating to leave alone; yes, it might be a little rough around the edges. I love an info dump. I love sitting down and saying: this is the niche topic I’ve been obsessed with this week. And I’ve absolutely brought up the internet glory hole that is the concept of “Mouse City” in...

Lunar Intentions: April Moons (Libra full moon + Aries new moon)

April has two big lunar beats for me: a Libra Full Moon (Apr 1) that shows me what’s out of balance, and an Aries New Moon (Apr 17) that dares me to start anyway. This post is going live on Apr 17 (New Moon day) — which means I’m starting the series a little after April began, but I still want a real read on the whole month. So I’m looking back at the Libra Full Moon that already happened and setting intentions for the rest of April. This is Lunar Intentions — my monthly moon check-in for how I ...

Lunar Intentions

What’s Playing in the Studio: Heard at Work (yes, I still Shazam)

Step into What’s Playing in the Studio, my playful music check-in—part experiment, part time capsule, and mostly just me sharing what’s on repeat. Today’s theme: songs I caught in the wild at work (overhead speakers, someone else’s playlist, a random moment between calls) and immediately had to look up. Yes, I still use Shazam. No, I’m not ashamed.

Field Notes: Do I get the MacBook Neo?

I want to be honest about what this is: part practical upgrade, part new era temptation. The dream is an orange desktop setup (or that orange iMac), but my real-life needs a laptop I can carry to libraries and cafes, so the Citrus Neo became my next best whimsy compromise. Instead of impulse buying, I am writing the decision out in public. Here is the fork in the road. It is not just Neo or no Neo. It is whether the Neo is exactly enough at a reasonable price, or whether I should wait and pay mo...

What’s Playing in the Studio (This Week’s Loop)

Step into What’s Playing in the Studio, my playful music check-in—part experiment, part time capsule, and all about the joy of sharing what’s on repeat. Think of this as the “soundtrack to me being a functional human” report: the tracks I can’t quit, the albums I spin start to finish, and the music that keeps my feet moving and my mood up. Consider this first post the pilot episode: a full dump so I can set the palette, several mini lists to start, what’s hype, what’s tender, what’s helping me l...

Welcome to The Studio

Studio is my Notion home base. It holds my week (priorities, trackers, and the links I always need) and gives me a starting line when my week feels slippery. In this post, I’m giving you the tour — what the dashboard looks like, why it’s built this way, and how I use it to turn Notion work into posts on https://atilacore.pckt.blog. When I open the Studio page, I can see my week, my priorities, and what I’m doing next.