Genie Thoughtalini

January 2023

This past month has been one of the worst & best of my year, all at once. In this life journey, especially more recently, I have struggled with trying to become better not just for myself but for the people around me. This is hard to achieve because self-awareness is a little trickster. You can reflect & hear external feedback, but I have this fear that the ego and trauma-informed fight or flight responses and automated habitual processes of the brain and distorted media or cultural misinformation get in the way of us truly understanding what's happening around us, especially our own behaviors or intentions.


What can be done!? you ask. Are you asking ME!? I think we will all keep doing our best, and maybe that's enough even when it feels like it's not. Maybe we have to learn to give up expectations not just of others but of ourselves, and somehow balance also taking responsibility for our actions and pushing our conciousness to expand beyond its tendency to hyper-focus on a limited range of understanding. Perhaps we have to give into the flow of time and a universal pulsing spirit that connects us all in its humbleness.


Another year has left me spinning, but for the time being I will relinquish & soak in the gratitude of having the chance to experience this dizziness.



Community Update

What a year! It's hard for me to summarize feelings & thoughts about such a variety of experiences and energies. Thank you all for being a part of this community, whether or not you can be active. The fact that you give me the extra support and allow me to do the things I love and celebrate that with me, all I can be is thankful. I started the newsletters etc back in July, and I'm still evolving what this is and what it can be. I want it to be something that has value and that expresses a form of gratitude and appreciation for your contributions.


Although we had to say goodbye to Alan 😭 I'm excited for all the possibilities ahead! No longer are we forced to watch AWFUL movies unless of course we want to. I want to focus on the collective aspect of doing things that stem from us, and I look forward to seeing how the themes, movies, games & other content evolve from the network of all our brains meshing together. I'm wishing you the best in 2023 and I hope we can continue to support and enrich one another, even if it's hard to do in this format sometimes. 💖



Themeless Week・Jan 2-8

Games: Open Retro request

Movies: Paterson (2016)

Activity: Alan tier list, 2022 Review


First Week・Jan 9-15

Games: Star Wars Episode One: Racer, Sonic Adventure One

Movies: First Kid (1996), Party Girl (1995)

Activity: Exploring Firsts


Space Week・Jan 16-22

Games: Quantum Gate: The Saga Begins, The Space Bar

Movies: Gattaca (1997), Sunshine (2007)

Activity: Time Capsule for Space


Name Week・Jan 23-29

Games: Johnny Mnemonic, Pokemon

Movies: A Gnome Named Gnorm (1990), Death Note (2006)

Activity: Guess the name!


Prehistoric Week・Jan 30-Feb 5

Games: Tork: Prehistoric Punk, The Humans, Trespasser, Dino Crisis 2

Movies: Quest for Fire (1981), Alpha (2018)

Activity: Looking at artifacts