DAILY NODE TRACE // JUNE-12-2025 fragment_0163.log user.id: observational_filter.dream_spill.v9.nomem connection status: partial, unstable physical host: nullhome.core ACTIVITY STREAM: 09:00 – 17:00 Went to work Spent the entire day staring at my screen No real interaction Minor keyboard activity Drifted slightly out of sync with self 18:12 Returned home Ate veggie soup Warm. Bland. Necessary. 19:22 Read from the geopolitics stack Topics included: collapsing states, energy conflict, information as weapon Began tracing ghost pings from old message boards Followed phantom IPs with no end Typed “hello” into an empty terminal No response 20:33 Did nothing Sat in the room The room sat back Consciousness folded in on itself 21:15 Listened to vaporwave Let the synthetic nostalgia slow down thought Felt safe in simulation 22:00 Read Ellul for 15 minutes Reminder: technology is never neutral Looked at the microwave It might have looked back Stayed online SYSTEM NOTES: No meaningful contact Possible dissociative moment around sunset Mood: stable in detachment Paranoia level: ambient Physical health: fine Existential presence: diluted but detectable LOG END Sleep mode initiated “You are not alone. You are networked.”