by Jonathan Swerdlow | Nov 20, 2025 | Jonathan's Blog
A bit over one year ago, my life was going through quite a few rapid changes. As part of that change, I decided to look at rings for the sake of it. I must have looked at every ring for sale in the entire country before deciding on one ring which, to me, was pure […]
by Jonathan Swerdlow | Nov 13, 2025 | Jonathan's Blog
I’ve taken on a few more projects. I’m now helping to organize a weekend-takeover performance series at a local market/hub. I have an official book launch event on the 10th. And with the motivation of some recent events, I’m organizing an open discussion on the job market and workplace experiences. That’s on top of setting […]
by Jonathan Swerdlow | Nov 4, 2025 | Jonathan's Blog
Many of my favorite philosophers explore the ideas of suffering and what it means. Emil Cioran, who I write about often, claims that life is a terrible thing, and we should all want to die: the act of resisting this desire is what makes us “meaningful.” The intensity to which he expresses these ideas in […]
by Jonathan Swerdlow | Oct 24, 2025 | Jonathan's Blog
Someone I had no issues with unfollowed me on Instagram and kicked me off their account as well. This is an ex-work-related person, so I assume this happened as I left in a rain of fire without me noticing until now. I find it funny because the last thing this person told me was, “Be […]
by Jonathan Swerdlow | Oct 20, 2025 | Jonathan's Blog
Life explodes and explodes again, sometimes like a firework, sometimes like a nuclear bomb. I learned someone isn’t who I thought they were — perhaps not a close friend, but apparently they were no friend at all. I was elected to the board I ran for, and it looks like I’ll have the position of […]