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Pixel Q. refuses to talk about himself. If thou wishest, thou may infer from his blog what thou wishest.

20 Years of Blogging (sorta) – Redux

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Twenty years ago, I started this blog with this post.1 Ten years ago, I missed my tenth anniversary.2 This year, I’d like to celebrate with listing meaningful milestones of the past twenty years: So that’s it! What will 2025 and…

I’m Legally Awesome

a neon sign that says itbegan as a mistake

A few years ago, I decided to legally change my middle name. I didn’t know what it was going to be, but then, in the meantime, an awesome idea occurred to me! My middle name is now legally different. And…

The range of exercises

I’ve been thinking about working out a lot, recently. Maybe it’s because I’m pushing 40 and tired of being out of shape.1 Call it CREFTS: I think there is a kind of exercise everyone can grow to like. I, for…

The tragedy of a forgotten friend

a tombstone with writing on it

When I was nine or ten, I read Animorphs… a lot. I was active on the message boards and even tried to write my own story.1 One of the posters became an online friend of mine, AniJB.2 She hacked my…

Calling all freaders!

device, mobile, phone

Where are you? Was it something I did? Was it when I looked at you funny? Or when I didn’t update regularly for 15 years? Or that I’m just a sentient grape??1 Well, now that Twitter is over and social…

!00!!!

round fondant cake with happy birthday candle

Oh, shit. Last year of my 30’s. Gotta live it up! 38 was maybe my favorite year ever. Hoping 39 isn’t too far off! Today, I just played games with three friends, Freddy, Syd, and Alexandra. A bunch of people…

Giving the third degree

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People brag about how much more intuitive their particular systems of measurement are. For example, Americans will brag about how Fahrenheit is more intuitive: 0-100 degrees capture most outside temperatures (the actual extreme records are -128° to 134°, but those…

Acceptance and Surprise

four people sitting on shore forming hearts with their hands during golden hour

A good interlocutor should have the twin virtues of: Acceptance: not challenging you in ways you don’t need or want Surprise: challenging you in ways you need or want That is: they should accept you as you are and not…