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Author Archives: Ian
Out the Window, Beyond the Wall
I managed to come down with the cold that’s going around. Which is bullshit, I demand an immediate cure so I can get on with my life! More seriously, it seems to be passing pretty quickly, and hopefully I’ll be … Continue reading
Well Hello There
It’s been a minute, which is more and more common between posts lately, much to my frustration. Full time day jobs, depression, and exhaustion are a pain and a half. But a quick summary of what’s been going on!
Posted in Accountability, Personal, Video Games, Writing About Games
Tagged apartment stuff, clothes, dating, diet, eating, exercise, finances, food, gradschool, pokemon, school, video games, weddings
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Pokemon Going Again
Ed Note: I was getting all ready to write this post, and then my laptop battery died. But I had my alphasmart in my bag! Yay! And, uh, fell asleep at home before I could post it, so just pretend … Continue reading
Posted in Video Games
Tagged exercise, pokemon, pokemon go, video games
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Books and Being Offline
*another hot minute passes* *the author wonders just where the hell that phrase originated, anyway* I’ve managed to close a couple of the loops I was talking about in the last post. I finished up both The Birthday of the … Continue reading
Posted in Accountability, Books, Personal, Writing
Tagged being offline, books, friends, john scalzi, mental health, neil gaiman, rain, shivering deeps, ursula k leguin, writing
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Open Loops
Whoops, it’s been a minute. Life happens, you know? I’ve been doing some thinking and I think I’m bogged down recently by having too many open loops. I’m borrowing the term from Getting Things Done, which basically means “things I … Continue reading
Posted in Accountability, Infosec, Learning, Personal, Writing
Tagged accountability, anarchism, anxiety, brain, cars, computers, dayjob, depression, editing, feelings, ianlearnsinfosec, infosec, jobhunt, organization, school, shivering deeps, stress, technology, writing
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Essential Reading: Protestors Stop Alt-Right at Hamilton Pride
CWs (incl. for linked article): violence, cops, acab, alt-right, blood, anti-LGBT slurs Sometimes, people are fucking badass. We need more activism like this at Pride events, and also all the time. Anarchist activists took it upon themselves to block alt-right … Continue reading
Posted in Politics, Sharing Stuff
Tagged alt right, anarchism, anarchists, canada, direct action, lgbt, news, pride, protest, queer, sharing stuff
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Fresh Disappointment in 30 Minutes or Less
Guess who has two thumbs and got rejected with a form letter two days after applying to that job he really wanted? This guy! *sigh* I mean, so it goes. But it’s frustrating. I did e-mail one of the people … Continue reading
Library Application Submitted!
Woof, and it’s in! I applied to a position that’s opened up at the Washington Talking Book and Braille Library. You know, that place I volunteer that I super ove? In a field I really care about? In a subfield … Continue reading
Posted in Personal
Tagged accessibility, jobhunt, jobs, librarianship, libraries, wtbbl
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(Animal) Crossing Back Over Into New Leaf
I picked up my copy of Animal Crossing: New Leaf for the first time in ages this week. I bought it when I went to visit my family this last Christmas, and didn’t play it much after I got back. … Continue reading
Posted in Video Games, Writing About Games
Tagged 3DS, animal crossing, animal crossing new leaf, housing, nintendo, video games
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Essential Reading: Half of Americans Are Effectively Poor Now
This article stressed the hell out of me over the weekend, but what it’s saying is important to know. We’ve reached the point where about half of Americans can’t afford the basics. At least not all at the same time. … Continue reading
Posted in Politics
Tagged capitalism, money, politics, revolution, screaming internally, sharing stuff
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