If you lean to the right, and are claiming a 1984 era of sorts due to the recent banning of Trump pages on Reddit and Twitch, I would like to draw your attention to the following. Claiming George Orwell as one of your own is a falsehood. He was a social democrat, who spoke out…
You only want to see me when it's easy. Not when it's hard. You want to stomp my face into the ground, let me scurry to my den to lick my wounds, and appear again the next day, all smiles as if nothing happened. You don't want the voice in my head to be mine.…
Forever doesn’t exist. Don’t romanticize it. Don’t glamorize it. Don’t even flirt with the possibility of it. Nothing can be forever. Even the moon and the stars will one day die. Accept change as a necessary and positive force in your life. And you will find beauty in the lack of permanence. And it will…
Don’t worry about what other people want. Do what you need to do to be happy. Don’t become something you’re not. Be in control of who you are. Don’t concern yourself with what others have. Have peace of mind. If you want to move, move. If you want to leave, leave. If your life is…
Some have asked me, “Why are you hell-bent on leaving?” I live in North East Ohio (NEO, for short). Cost of living is cheap, but wages (usually) don’t suffer for it. We’re close to beaches, farmland, a national park, and big cities. Diversity in Cleveland is second-to-none for a city with a Low-Cost-of-Living, and an…
It depends on the day, if not the hour, if I consider myself “good looking”. I could say that my default view on my appearance is a negative one. I wouldn’t describe myself as someone who thinks they’re pretty, but lately, I find that I do have that opinion with increasing frequency, as my mental…
It’s Friday night, and I have no plans. It’s a terrible state of affairs. I have no one to spend time with. No house to pop over to. I need to make friends. But, how? I could create a Meetup. I’ve been going to one sporadically, but it’s too far. 45 minutes to an hour…
People have many pre-made opinions about how life works. Usually, they consist of microscopic visions transplanted onto every corner of the world. Can’t get a decent job here? It must be like this everywhere. Dating pool is pretty lame? Maybe it’s time to settle. Life sucks right now? It’s probably going to continue to suck.…
I’m 25. As I round life’s bases, some traditional milestones should be hitting the scoreboard. Unfortunately, my age makes me a Millennial, and I’m lumped into an incredibly lackluster generation, known for being lazy, financially strapped, and not wanting too many kids. Moreover, my generation backs down from the proposition of home ownership. However, I’m…
I’ve felt so uninspired lately. Nothing is giving me that creative spark. My novel is in shambles. My ukulele sits untouched. I can’t think of anything that could possibly be worth writing or doing. It’s like I’m a toad, squatting for flies to come by, but nothing ever comes. January is such a do nothing…
It’s the beginnings of a bleak January in the Buckeye State, and many of its residents are probably looking for a way to beat the winter blues. I am, of course, no exception. I have been looking for a way out of Ohio in my spare time. This starts every September, long before the heat…
I remember when we were young. We were broke and lively, and you could drive a car. You dyed your thick hair blonde. I chose red. You said I looked like the lead singer from Paramore. I believed you. That summer of ’09 was the freest I ever felt, having no job and a high…
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