Category Archives: Random Thoughts

Silence is the Enemy 2021

Not to sound edgy or anything, but in my advanced age I’ve found that the celebration of Earth completing another revolution around the Sun to be completely pointless. There is simply no significant scientific reason to celebrate (a fact tweeted by Dr. Neil deGrasse-Tyson, for a which he got called out for; I do believe he deserved the backlash for being a dick lol). I do, however, acknowledge that sentimentality is a part of the whole human experience — and as this blog has shown, I for one am a very sentimental idiot. Even in my cynical years, I don’t think that will change, no matter how aggressive I try to stay logical.

My Relationship With Sleep

Like I said in a previous post, I’ve been having a hard time sleeping for a couple of weeks so I tried taking melatonin. It was effective for sure, but I didn’t want to be dependent on anything on a supposed natural bodily function such as sleep. I weaned myself of the supplement after a week and I’ve managed to consistently get good (unaided) sleep since then.

Happy birthday, Kobe!

Happy birthday, Kob! It still sucks really, really hard knowing you’re not here with us anymore. You would’ve been super stoked watching LeBron, A.D., Kuz, and the rest of the Lakers finally play another playoff game again after seven years of drought. They’re going to wear the Black Mamba jerseys in your honor if they advance past the First Round. I’m rooting for them to make you, proud.

My Disdain for Small Town Community Reactions to the Coronapocalypse

One of things that really grind my gears when it comes to growing up in a small town is that people have a tendency to react to information with reckless abandon instead of logically assessing the situation first. This has happened a lot in my community ever since I was a little boy, and this Coronapocalypse is no exception.