I Was Wrong About Taylor Swift, Again
After a sequence of repeated failures, I’m now forced to consider the possibility that she is really, genuinely out of touch.
The Weather in the Twin Cities
There’s this uneasy weight in the air.
A Few Meals I Like
I’m certainly not above following a viral food trend (see: the aforementioned cucumber salad).
Five Incredible Games I Played This Year
Currently, I’m in the middle of troubleshooting a production line of machines that work together to make uranium hexafluoride.
The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald
At around 7:10 p.m., the Anderson asked how the Fitzgerald was doing, to which Captain McSorley responded: “We are holding our own.” That was the last communication heard from the ship.
The Best and Worst Places in Minnesota
Saw someone once with a bumper sticker that said “I’d rather be driving on Ayd Mill.”
Silksong
You can only do this along with everybody else one time.
Return to Form
Enough time has passed that I’ve been able to successfully reclaim sandwiches.
The Last Milestone Birthday
How am I still at Starbucks? Why did I even go to college? What am I even doing here?
I Regret My Wedding
Looking back, I wouldn’t call it the best day of my life.
Five Games that I Somehow Still Haven’t Played
There are simply too many games to play, and they just keep making them!
Nostalgia and Community in Three Card Games
As awful as Nintendo can be, the charm of Pokémon is undeniable.
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Of course, you also have to contend with the assigned theme sometimes.
Beginnings, Endings, and Rituals
I couldn’t help but feel like there should have been more ceremony about it, or some kind of concrete ritual. Ribbons, maybe?
I Was Wrong About: Twenty One Pilots
I’ve gotten much better at enjoying things.
Five Amazing Games I Played This Year
Even the role-playing stays impressively flexible for a bunch of ones and zeros.
Worlds Beyond Number
The result is a staggeringly compelling story that has had its little hooks in me for a while now, certainly deeper than I expected and perhaps slightly deeper than I knew was possible.
Coffee Creepies: Ghost Stories from your Local Starbucks
The tales say The Peeing Man looks just like a normal customer, so you’ll never know it’s him, until it’s too late… .
Niche Afterlife Agenda
For tetherball, I don’t think they make adult-sides versions of the game. Surely they do in the afterlife, right?
Quarter-Century
I’ve lived for twenty-five years, but I think these last five have been my favorite.
Every Good Gift
This man loves to be alive.
Work Is Love Made Visible
I don’t think it would be possible for me to repay my mom for so many years.
No Worrying Allowed After Dusk
Too bad, it’s 10:30 pm, shut up and keep playing Stardew Valley.
5 Mainstream Albums I Love and 5 Obscure Ones
It’s almost like I’m enjoying the music in spite of myself.
What I Learned Tracking My Emotions for a Full Year
But, well… the data says otherwise
Five Awesome Games I Played This Year
I decided to give it another try, despite my initial disappointment (misplaced, I think).
ASMR
I always found it strange at sleepovers when friends of mine would turn the lights off and fall asleep in near-absolute silence.
Marvin
He was also a man whose lasting legacy would be defined in a single moment.
Direction
How am I back at square one again?
Bullet Journal Guy
I had never learned to actually do creative work in the first place.
