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Category Archives: Personal
Climate Strike (Anticapitalist Remix) Days 2345678 and Denouement
So! Last time I posted, I was talking about the Climate Strike I was engaging in, with the anti-capitalist twist that I tried to spend as little money as possible during the strike, to protest capitalism itself as well. How’d … Continue reading
Posted in Accountability, Learning, Personal, Politics, Video Games
Tagged anti-capitalism, capitalism, climate change, climate strike, dating, environment, food, medical, medicine, money, politics, third places, urban planning, video games
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Climate Strike (Anticapitalist Remix) Days 0 and 1
Hey everyone, it’s climate strike time! Or Earthstrike. Or whatever you want to call it. Today was the big event in the United States, and lots of people walked out all over the country, from their jobs and their schools … Continue reading
Posted in Personal, Pets, Politics
Tagged capitalism, climate change, environment, jabberwocky, jerry, money, pets, politics, protest, work
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Awake
Short update but an exciting one! I’ve had a very happy development over the past week or so. After talking with my doctor, I had the dosage of my anti-depressant upped (it’s now at the maximum). I wasn’t expecting a … Continue reading
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Tagged depression, medication, mental health, personal, sleep
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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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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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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
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Tagged accessibility, jobhunt, jobs, librarianship, libraries, wtbbl
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City Living
Author’s note: This one’s a bit of a ramble. Also Content Warning for some mental health discussion. Last night, I was having trouble getting to sleep. Well, more trouble than my usual, which is borderline narcoleptic. So probably the average … Continue reading
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Tagged depression, feelings, life, mental health, personal, seattle
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