Tag: Alex Does A Cleanse

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