Tag: Alex Does A Cleanse

Rearranging my guts

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I've been 360+ lbs for about 15 years now. In that time, I've managed to get back into the 200s twice and have always regained the weight. Over that time I've also developed diabetes that at one point was a significant issue and I had to get on a statin

The Broncos are on Bye and so is my Heart

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In 2009, my favorite band broke up. The Barenaked Ladies were fun enough on the radio but I actually found a lot of weird and impactful music when I dug into their discography as a high schooler. Their breakup was disappointing, sure, but what struck me horrified was that even

Doing things is hard

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I went to CharCon over the past weekend, and did more walking and more drinking than I've done in a long time. The whole experience was a whirlwind of befriending strangers, teaching my board game, discussing pop culture topics, learning other peoples' games, and refilling drinks. I came home fulfilled

Oops, I can’t stop reading manga

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The first manga I ever read was Fruits Basket, a romance anime about a homeless girl who moves in with a bunch of boys that turn into animals whenever she hugs them. It's more saccharine than it sounds, but as a high schooler I was into that kind of stuff.

The Zen of Unemployment, an open thread

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I've been unemployed for exactly two months as of today. In these two months I've learned a lot about what matters to me, and have gained some interesting perspectives on health, happiness, and life's greatest antihero, the unstoppable force of time. I think I willfully ignored the amount of my own

Change is a Controlled Substance

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I got laid off on Thursday from a company I've worked for and been happy with for about 4 years. It's not that long in the grand scheme of things but it's the longest I've ever worked for a single employer. I also left my mark in some ways that

I Need A Villain

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There are no good villains left in the NFL. With Brady gone, who else is there that's fun to hate AND can instill the kind of fear in a fan that no matter the lead, no matter how little time there is on the clock, your team can still get

Self-Immolation is Overrated

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I drove 4 hours south of home on Monday, back to the office that I used to commute to daily and have since moved away from thanks to my position transitioning to full-time remote. We're going through an acquisition and their people wanted to understand work that I used to