So while I haven't checked in with her about it lately, Stella and I have a bet for this year to see who can read more books (the winner buys lunch/dinner). We've done it before and I've won, although I employed a graphic novel loophole to do it. So this year, it's straight books, and …
Category: Reflections
Personal Archaeology, 9: When I Was Twenty
There's been this thing going around the internet this week where people post pictures of themselves at the age of twenty. It's coincided with people sharing their senior class photos, which was some sort of "solidarity with the class of 2020" thing that I didn't understand*, but I don't know the reason behind the twenty-year-old …
Tackling the Pile
The picture here is my current work pile. At least the one my kitchen, that is. I have several smaller piles that have taken over my guestroom. Anyway, this is what I am contending with during my time working from home and it has proven to be one of my many, many sources of stress, …
Uncollecting Update March 2020
Well, as always, I’ll start with my numbers for the month … Media consumed # (remaining/total) Comics Read: 53 (273/355) Trade Paperbacks/Graphic Novels Read: 1 (63/74) Books Read: 7 (138/153) Movies to Watch: 5 (68/78) TV Shows Completed: 0 (17/17) Podcast Episodes Remaining: 74 I'm actually surprised that I only read one graphic novel/trade paperback. …
It’s not emasculating. You just need to get over yourself.
So about a month or two ago, I'm starting to think about what I can do to better my journaling. My personal journal was turning into a long tome of complaining about myself as well as throwing my worries onto paper, and while that can be healthy, I found that it was also overwhelming anything …
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Minimally Curious
So I watch some YouTube videos on my lunch period at work, mainly because I need something to distract myself. One of those has been the Abundantly Minimal channel, which is hosted by Sarah, a former teacher who has been both documenting her "journey" into this lifestyle and offering tips on how to take your …
Tales from the Backslide
Zombie snacking is a real problem for me. In case you have absolutely no idea what I mean, I am talking about the act of eating a few hundred calories' worth of food in such a way that you don't actually realize how much you have consumed until you are done. It's been a problem …
Personal Archaeology 8: Can I Quote You on That?
Perhaps it was a search for something profound. Maybe I was looking for a sense of identity. No matter the reason, I collected a serious number of quotes when I was in high school and college, and as I attempted to start the "next chapter" of my life (as dictated by the journal I got …
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Personal Archaeology 7: The Next Chapter That Never Was?
I originally thought I would start recapping my old journals with the very first one, which I began when I was twelve and wrote in a medium-sized Mead notebook, but then I came across a random journal and the first "fancy type" of journal I ever owned. A green hard-bound journal with a sticker featuring …
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Personal Archaeology 6: I’m Through With the Past, but the Past Isn’t Through With Me
I recently bought a new journal. It's an off-brand Moleskine-type book that I picked up at Target because the leather-bound one I had been writing in was getting completely filled. Funny enough, these are the frist two fancy-looking journals I have ever owned or written in because with the exception of a number off lears …
