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A few months ago I suddenly stopped posting any blog posts for quite a while. This break wasn't specifically planned, and I honestly was planning on getting right back to the semi-weekly schedule. However, as the spring semester continued I found myself more and more burnt out to the point that I couldn't even think … Continue reading An Unplanned Break…
As some of you may know, I became a dad back in 2020 and then again in early 2022. I would go into the normal tirade of how being a dad is the best thing that ever happened to me, and that I didn’t know love until I had these kids, but that’s just not … Continue reading But what about the good?
Over the past two months, I’ve regularly recorded and posted short 3-4 minute videos on my YouTube channel. This format is very different from the more highly-edited longer videos I’ve traditionally made on YouTube over the course of the last 10 years. As such, I’ve been watching similar YouTube channels in search of inspiration which … Continue reading Vlogging in 2023
Growing up, I didn’t know my extended family super well. Part of being homeschooled in a large family is you don’t really consider that you need any connections outside of that main family group—so most of the things I know about my aunts, uncles, and cousins are from stories I heard from my parents. One … Continue reading Things might not work out…
Those of you who’ve been reading my recent blog posts will know that I have a series of mental illnesses that have the tendency to fuck me up sometimes. Of course, ADHD is the obvious one, but I’ve also got a bit of chronic anxiety and possibly depression. I’m always hesitant to say I have … Continue reading On Being Self-Destructive
I’m often surprised by how many of the pastimes I enjoyed as a child have come back later into my life later. When I was young, I went through a phase where I enjoyed writing poetry—a few years ago I started writing songs. My early interest in Astronomy and Astrophysics is a big part of … Continue reading Why I Still Write in 2023
Small-towns suck. Growing up in one pretty much establishes your place in the world as either a worker in the town’s factory or one of the farmers who own 90% of the land outside city limits. In the event that neither of these options suits you, you’ll find yourself looking for a place elsewhere. For … Continue reading The Last Visit
I love books. I don’t know if it’s the prospect of the knowledge that is contained in these books or just a romanticization of the aesthetic of physical books, but one way or another, ever since I was young, I’ve wanted to own as many books as possible. This has continued into my adult life, … Continue reading Why Highlighting Doesn’t Help
This week has been bad. Well, maybe not the whole week… I very often try to get myself to focus on the good things in life. After all, I’m in a position where I’ve been able to go back to school to pursue a different career in spite of my already being a father of … Continue reading When Things are Bad
When younger people like myself go through a sudden change in their life—specifically in regard to their beliefs or their sense of identity, they very often go through a period of acting out. I don’t claim to understand why this is all the time. I’m sure very often it’s an attention-seeking tactic to try and … Continue reading Rediscovering your Identity
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