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  • (Tl;dr video companion for this article): They say the best things in life are free. You know what else is free? Being buried alive or having the ever loving shit beaten out of you in a back alley with a fucking hammer, so maybe don’t believe everything you hear Yesterday, we had finally arrived at… Read more

  • (Tl;dr video companion to this article): My favorite part of any piece of media is when someone sees what you’re watching, and then trying to justify either why you’re watching it, or that what you’re watching is “not usually like this”… Like being so embarrassed that you’re caught watching wrestling, you lie to whoever walked… Read more

  • (Tl;dr video companion for this article): I’ve always been an advocate of “laughing it off” when it comes to frustration, cause if you can turn your anger into a laugh, anything annoying you becomes one big fucking punchline instead. Which, depending how pissed off one is, it’s far better to make something or someone into… Read more

  • (Tl;dr video companion for this article): One must be careful about living too much in their own head, or alternatively, projecting a fictional standard on the everyday, as maintaining a sense of rigid idealism can become quite the Judas Iscariot to any thought process. Even if one’s expectations are extraordinarily realistic within the realm of… Read more

  • (Tl;dr video companion for this article): We often times take for granted some obvious truths due to being overwhelmed with excitement in the moment Some of these truths are more painful than others, but our inability to notice them all come off tasting just as bitter The transition from Kid Link to Adult Link in… Read more

  • (Tl;dr video companion to this article): If one predicates themselves on Stoic philosophy, they will be all the better at steeling themselves for the days when it feels like the whole world is against them… …cause those days are often just right around the corner Continuing on from where we left off, we had successfully… Read more

  • (Tl;dr video companion of this article): In the great journey of life, it’s always important to give credit where credit is due Even if it’s one of those “silver lining” credit moments, where the credit is due to something or someone kicking the ever loving shit out of you but it made you better in… Read more

  • (Tl;dr video companion for this article): Most of the time, one’s social problems can be resolved quite easily through the simple act of confidently exerting oneself. Link and Zelda should have just implemented the “Focus” strategy when first dealing with Ganondorf. Would have saved everyone a lot of time Yesterday was a predictably joyous day,… Read more

  • (Tl;dr video companion to this article): Try as we might, we can’t always get what we want. Though these days, the economy has become such a dumpster fire, wanting anything more than living in filth ridden, abject poverty seems downright utopic I was fully prepared for a totally different “today” to play out in front… Read more

  • (Tl;dr video companion to this article): If you hard, you hard I was referring to a hardened nature to survive on the streets with, but now that I’m thinking about it more literally, people do get super hard for twink like vampire men…is there an unwritten rule somewhere that vampiric dude-likes have to be compete… Read more

  • (Tl;dr video companion of this article): Ironically, I think the more people attempt to avoid struggle…they’re actually just dooming themselves to even worse amounts of struggling, if you follow me. You’ll never learn if you don’t learn Whew…nice to be exhausted by days end due to good reasons for once. An incredibly productive day leads… Read more

  • (Tl;dr video companion to this article): Try as we might, we regularly fail to outrun the specters of our past that represent chronic failure This is of course opposed to moving on and making brand new mistakes with the same old tendencies*Warning: article contains spoilers for Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse* I hope this does in fact,… Read more

  • (Tl;dr video companion to this article): So starts a new month…so commences entirely fresh ways to be disappointed. Just to break up the monotony of all the disappointments we’re already use to, of course The cynical sarcasm truly is just a coping mechanism (when isn’t it???), as most of my flippant asides always hold kernels… Read more

  • (The tl;dr video companion to this article): Preface: What a fucking shit show this article has become….I guarantee you I’m just going to entitle this article something outlandish referencing ballsacks or some nonsense of the sort. Anyways, I don’t normally write a preface for my articles, but as I will make mention in a minute… Read more

  • (The tl;dr video companion to this article): Creators giveth, and creators taketh away, all in the same moment. Which, ironically, is not just an oft miscited paraphrasing from the Bible, but also the main gist of the theme song from The Facts of Life…. just a fun observation I thought I’d share with you Which… Read more

  • (Tl; dr video companion to this article): What was old is new again… The eternal return spares no one My last article was err….if nothing else, terribly honest about the “state of things”, as they seem to be, in reference to me, gaming, and the vast emptiness that creates the texture of the every day.… Read more

  • (tl;dr video companion to this article): Within the idea of the everyday, we as individuals have such a vast array of choices we can make, both in big and small ways, that can have a drastic number of outcomes that can change the course of our lives and transform the world around us. Why then,… Read more

  • (The tl;dr video companion to this article): I’m a big fan of inversion in the name of critical thinking, so while the classic idiom goes “can’t see the forest for the trees” in terms of a cautionary tale about missing the big picture due to focusing on smaller details, I think inverting the old adage… Read more

  • (Tl;dr video companion to this article): Now that we are officially back into spoopy season, we will all have some hard decisions to make. Some of these decisions will be far scarier than most others… Hard to believe it’s been twelve years since a mainline Castlevania game has come out, with Lords of Shadow 2… Read more

  • (The tl;dr video companion for this article): Life is terrifying shit show, and in this way, not too dissimilar to the act of accidentally making eye contact with a person in a mascot outfit. A deeply unnerving experience Putting life’s overwhelmingly negative qualities aside and zooming out a bit, this past week has been a… Read more

  • (The tl;dr video companion to this article): I always like to remind people the best way to troubleshoot something, happens to share similarities with the best way to do science: just try a bunch of shit and see what works. No worries on discerning the truth of the matter afterwards: it will be fairly evident… Read more

  • (The tl;dr companion video to this article): Monday’s use to exclusively belong to my series Words of Wisdom, where I remark about some philosophy I’ve encountered, design methodology that’s intrigued me, or an original insight involving the grand absurdity of life itself, which was always a fun way to book end my weeks with. Unfortunately,… Read more

  • (The tl;dr video companion to this article): My article from yesterday helped to detail my ongoing machinations in trying to expand the reach of what Active Time Event can provide, something I’ve been working on for a little while now, as I’ve been making video content alongside my articles since last December. It wasn’t until… Read more

  • (The tl;dr video companion for this article): In an effort to kind of expand the realm of Active Time Event, I’ve been putting in an effort to make more video content, which I’ve been including in the relevant companion articles that I write for them. I enjoy the vibes, and writing the scripts for the… Read more

  • (The tl;dr video companion to this article): The art of crashing out with respectable tact is a talent reserved for those of us with only the mightiest of constitutions… …or untempered mental health issues, whatever you got in your tool belt, really. While being able to take a break from writing is fine and dandy,… Read more

  • (The tl;dr companion video to this article): I think one of the best qualities a person can have also happens to be one of the best ways to go about media consumption in one’s day to day: don’t take it so fucking seriously. I feel as if I need to start posting this image as… Read more

  • (The tl;dr companion video to this article): History has a tendency to repeat itself, it would seem. That would go a hell of a long way in explaining why I have such a strong sense of deja-fucking-vu with these god damn feelings of mubble-fubbles bubbling up When I started replaying Metal Gear Solid 4 (MGS4)… Read more

  • (The tl;dr video companion to this article): The everyday is filled with terrifying and tumultuous trials and tribulations….though that is no excuse to outsource all your problem solving abilities to AI. If one outsources all of their problems to AI…does one even have a life left to live? The launch of the Metal Gear Solid… Read more

  • (The tl;dr companion video to this article): The fun thing about most of the people I’ve known who play stealth games…is that they don’t seem to be overly concerned about the whole “sneaking bit”. I always recommend they could try, you know, staying hidden in cover and not being hair trigger about shooting anything that… Read more

  • (The tl;dr companion video to this article): The phenomenon of rose colored glasses when dealing with nostalgia often fails to recall a totally accurate picture of what we left behind…unless one was into horticulture, and they are reminiscing about a rose garden, in which case…you’ve probably found the loop hole on that idiom. Unless one… Read more

  • (The tl;dr companion video for this article): One thing is very clear, after spending enough time occupying space within the Pokémon community….Pokémon fans are fucking crazy. In a world where people go on the internet and tell terrible lies on a near constant basis, my gut instinct maintains the feeling this random meme, is in… Read more

  • (The tl;dr companion video to the article): The problem with being in a self-sabotaging head space is that there are no innocent bystanders involved. The call is coming from inside the house…. Overall, I’d say that this last week turned out to be fairly enjoyable, which is a far cry from my more regularly cynical… Read more

  • (The tl;dr video companion for this article): With the days long, and the the exhaustion that follows intense, I have little in the way of solace to give…though may I offer you a Pokémon in this trying time? Much like Gengar, I too am fighting tooth and nail against exhaustion…and am also dead inside There… Read more

  • (The tl;dr companion video to this article): Millenials have two things to look forward to these days: a new Pokémon game and how much getting out of bed sucks in the morning in your late 30’s and early 40’s. It use to be: I want to be the very best, like no one ever was!,… Read more

  • (The tl;dr companion video to this article): Some days it feels like one has already failed before even getting out of bed. Ah, the joys of youth….(as in, this is a much harder proposition to pull off the older you get) Feeling particularly existential today, though I’m not entirely certain what inciting incident invited such… Read more

  • (The tl;dr video companion for the article). Sometimes, the worst kinds of hell end up being the most inane thing you hadn’t even imagined. Unfortunately, those are the ones that haunt you for the rest of your days… Heading into the “finale” of Doom: The Dark Ages | Revelations, the latest DLC release for the… Read more

  • (The tl;dr video companion to the article) If it ain’t broke….don’t fix it. Like I said: if it’s worked for you thus far, keep on keeping on… With us being knee deep in the dead at this point, as we have ventured a fair distance into Doom: The Dark Ages DLC, Revelations, and have no… Read more

  • (the tl;dr companion video for this article:) Don’t put all your eggs in one basket, as the old saying goes. A modern day example of this idiom may involve the idea that one should make sure that they have social engagements that aren’t solely 100% through online interaction, for psychologically relevant reasons There has been… Read more

  • (the tl;dr video companion to this article) “The mind is its own place, and in itself can make a heaven of hell, a hell of heaven.” — John Milton (Paradise Lost) The hell we suffer always seems to be one of our own making Not sure if my currently fouled mood is based solely off… Read more

  • With so many issues plaguing us in this modern age, the everyday is certainly looking more dystopic with each passing week. The first big red flag for me that things are going wrong, quite honestly This week has been one of retrospection, as I have been detailing in my series of articles revolving around Halo:… Read more

  • To quote Bertrand Russell: The time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time. Which is a saving fucking grace of a quote to consider, if this person’s art (or this article) is anything to go by In a continued effort of both thoroughness, and to increase the chance that when all is said and done,… Read more

  • (Companion vid, aka the tl;dr version)- Lamentable as life may seem at times, value is ultimately perspective, and you’re the only person who can ever define what’s good about the everyday for yourself. Whatever you end up valuing, hopefully it doesn’t involve whatever the fuck this show is The general sentiment that has pervaded my… Read more

  • You know those days when you wake up, and you are either already in immense pain or immediately hurt yourself when getting out of bed? Aging not fun. When not even the hamburger helps, you know you’re well and truly fucked For the past week I’ve been playing the retelling that is Halo: Campaign Evolved… Read more

  • It’s not just about what one is saying but how one says it that matters. When keeping it real in Middle Earth goes wrong For those of you just joining us, I’ve been slowly peeling back the rind of the recently released Halo 1 “remake”, Halo: Campaign Evolved (H:CEv), in an attempt to see whether… Read more

  • (Companion video: aka, the tl;dr option) While it is admirable in the notion to give everything you’ve got; keep in mind, once you’ve given it your all, and the problem still persists…now you’re just out of options, and even yourself…you’ve got nothing left. Now what? I suppose my response to the just proposed scenario would… Read more

  • This much is true: you’ll find many of the truths we cling to depend greatly on our own point of view. One man’s mean slight is another man’s peaceful night In a moment that seemed to be one of sheer reluctance, I started writing about my time with Halo: Campaign Evolved (H:CEv) yesterday. The reticence… Read more

  • There is always a fine line between celebrating the past with ardent fervor and being hysterically shackled to it while suffering stockholm syndrome with a fearful smile plastered across a tear drenched face. Ah, the good old Thanksgiving classic With Mina the Hollower pretty much done and dusted, a small reluctance takes over me, as… Read more

  • Context is key in helping to understand reality at large. Commas are key in helping to understand context I often have to remind myself of some basics when writing, just as a good rule of thumb in an effort of eternal practice, as I feel as if a lot of people overlook their 123’s and… Read more

  • It is a cold hard fact of life: one can do everything right and still fail. Or you can be like Arby’s and avoid the anxiety of doing a good job by never trying at all As has been the case this year on Active Time Event, I’ve once again randomly stumbled into a rabbit… Read more

  • While the week has been mostly a restful one, it did not quite end that way for yours truly, which is never a good time. However, I’ve still got my heart set on sticking to my writing schedule before I hang it up for my work week, so it’s time we consider some Words of… Read more

  • Best not wait to put off what can be done today by waiting till tomorrow…unless one is like, really tired. I’m of the mind courage is the best policy, though I have to admit, staying in bed is quite comfy, too Yesterday ended up being a nice little detour of an article; I say detour,… Read more

  • Historical perspective is a hell of a wake up call, and it’s astonishing when one looks back, and realizes how some things that seemed so common place one minute were simply gone within a cosmic blink of an eye the next. The future is non-ownable, it turns out. One of those awkward days where I… Read more

  • You never know where the day is going to take you at any given moment. As a cynic, however, my suspicions always remain firmly intact of what to expect from any 24 hour period One of the reasons I feel so vindicated in giving Mina the Hollower so many props where props are due, is… Read more

  • They say if you want to improve, you’ve got to go right outside of your comfort zone in order to continue to refine yourself. If your comfort zone is your bed…well, I guess leaving your bedroom can be counted as progress. I mean, the logic is a little schmucky, but much in the same way… Read more

  • Always be prepared to go with the flow, even if that flowing ain’t really where you want to be going. I’m not sure why, but in recent days, when I sit down to put some thoughts to screen, almost always for something video game related, I usually have to start the entire process by having… Read more

  • Life can feel like an aimless meanderance from time to time, and as an existentialist, I see absolutely nothing wrong with this eventuality. Ultimately, existence really does just boil down to a series of back to back happenings, when you really think about it I’m guessing this post is going to be more or less… Read more

  • I’m always a advocate for being in the mindset of the here and now: focusing on what’s right in front of you helps to declutter the mind. Besides, the future may not be one of the most reliable sources of comfort one can imagine… My adventures through Mina the Hollower (MtH) continue to be deftly… Read more

  • Politics and philosophy are impossibly interwoven into our every day affairs, and to think otherwise is a delusion of grandeur worthy of only the most misguided of miscreants. That never prevents them from having their depraved versions of fun, however Mina the Hollower (MtH) continues to deliver, even if my betraying mood leads one to… Read more

  • Sometimes, you just got to dig deep down to realize what really matters. The real treasure was all the holes we made along the way My time with Mina the Hollower has been a fruitful one thus far, though I think this definitely falls under the umbrella of thought that says “got a good feeling”… Read more

  • Some days, even getting out of bed feels as if a nightmarish ordeal, and you just have to summon some grit and bear it. Unless your day is going to look anything like that thing above….then the bed is probably the best place to be Yesterday was a bit of a train wreck, not going… Read more

  • No matter how good it’s going, you are only ever one existential crisis away from questioning your entire existence on some random day. It is on these deeply existential days we all feel like the “+ Nat Geo” of the human race Though I am looking forward to 100%ing Super Meat Boy 3D, I feel… Read more

  • Sometimes, keeping it simple is all one can ask for. Other times…not so much One of the problems with having to write about the video games you play, and to have to play video games to write about, is that if during a day, you get hung up on something totally irrelevant, or end up… Read more

  • In the great trolley problem that is life, we are left with abysmal options. Almost makes the idea of being powerless to enact change feel like a vacation from choice It would seem I am in somewhat of a post game completion blues, which is much what it sounds like. Many books readers comment on… Read more

  • There’s a deep irony involved with escapism; insofar as to it’s quality at least. As one escapes to escape the drudgery of reality, but then when the escapism is even more drudging, one then needs to escape back to the drudgery from whence they came, The want to angry nap intensifies After spending some time… Read more

  • We all deserve a break; and one of the best favors you can do for yourself is self care. Sitting is a seriously underrated activity It’s been awhile since I’ve done a “Words of Wisdom” (WoW), and to be honest, I think the bar is getting a little high, as I feel as if I’ve… Read more

  • The truth hurts. There’s no punchline follow up to that cold open. That’s it. In an unpredictable bout of what I feel is justifiable ire, I’ve more or less been “on one” the past few posts, thrashing about in anguish at the thought of some of the more lamentable aspects of the gaming industry, with… Read more

  • Monetizing the Monotony

    “Ignorance is bliss” helps to remind us that a peace of mind is contingent with the notion…you’re better off not knowing. The truth shall set you free…the only problem is: freedom is terrifying I waxed more philosophically then I initially intended to in my last post, when discussing the utterly trivial nature of traditional reviews,… Read more

  • Often times, it’s the small things that count for the most. Whatever it takes to keep one sane In a movement reminiscent of my recent work on GoldenEye 64, where I got completely “derailed” right from the get, and needed to take a temporary hiatus before continuing, so too did my progress on Super Meat… Read more

  • In a world of overachievers, I advocate for a more modest means of personal satisfaction. A “good enough” mentality will help set you up for life in the realm of stress free self-empowerment I’m aware there is a lot of tonal whiplash in my style from day to day here on Active Time Event; one… Read more

  • Life ain’t simple, and anyone who tells you otherwise may just be unintentionally telling on themselves in the worst way imaginable. Where there be dreams, must also exist nightmares Much like the game, my articles about Mixtape have been non-traditional, not as much a dictation on a game, but more along the lines of the… Read more

  • As someone who is chronically stricken with stubborn cynicism, setting realistic expectations on a regular basis feels like an absurd prospect. Though no other way has ever made any more sense to me by days end As I continue my playthrough of Mixtape, I remind myself of a phrase I once heard in reference to… Read more

  • Sometimes, what we envision for ourselves is not always the reality that comes to pass. Time often makes fools of us all, sadly… We’ve been diving into some interesting introspective places in the Words of Wisdom series recently, and as I self-reflect upon them, I think one beautiful aspect of where we start on our… Read more

  • (Bloody Sunday by Pol Ledent) I think people have become so afraid of making mistakes, they’re too paralyzed to even want to live anymore. As a fan of existentialist philosophy, it should come as no surprise I’m a big fan of Soren Kierkegaard (K’), who is generally considered one of the original points of origin… Read more

  • It’s always with the benefit of hindsight do we appreciate our experiences for what they truly were. Appreciate may be the wrong word in some cases… As I close the book on my recent “Bonding Experience” with my GoldenEye 64 replay, I take a small breather and moment of reflection before blasting immediately onto my… Read more

  • As Mark Twain asserted; history doesn’t repeat itself, but it does rhyme. This would go a long way in explaining why my philosophical lamentations sound so sing songy Here we are, at the end of all things. At least, at the end of all things GoldenEye 64 related, as we bring to a close a… Read more

  • While the Marvel Cinematic Universe gets a lot of praise for post credits surprises, they were not the first ones to do it, as the Muppets beat them to the punch decades before hand. When worlds collide: the thought of Animal being apart of The Avengers initiative holds great interest for me With 007 finally… Read more

  • Find fun in the friction…or prepare yourself for boredom saecula saeculorum… We’re all there in spirit…We take a brief respite from my replay of GoldenEye 64 (and we were at the last level too! Grr…) to commit ourselves to a segment that I like to call “Words of Wisdom”, as I detail some ideas, personal… Read more

  • The old saying goes it’s always darkest before the dawn… …and sometimes, *you* continue to persist as the darkest thing sulking about, even after the dawn After the impressively vile and rampantly chaotic liquid shitting episode that any replay of the level Control turns out to be (at least on 00 Agent), we move into… Read more

  • Though this next bit of darkly shaded humor may mean nothing to you at the moment, after reading this write-up about one of the final missions in GoldenEye, I urge you to go read The Myth of Sisyphus (or at least a tl;dr summary), to truly appreciate the idea behind the premise of this article,… Read more

  • We get by with a little help from our friends… …no matter what’s on the agenda for the day After admiring some trans-continental bilingualism in the form of broadcasting self-aware meta media-literacy on a train yesterday, we move on from a proper derailing and find our selves in the Jungle, as our replay of GoldenEye… Read more

  • Sticking the landing is key in any good routine We often end up being victims of our own success After a dreadful mucking about in a metaphoric desert, one overflowing with conceptual sand of a coarse and irritating nature by even the roughest of standards, we gasp dryly for some kind of refreshing sense of… Read more

  • We all end up “oofing” every now and then, even the best of us… …it’s only when the oofing continues to persist does it end up turning into a big ole pile of yikes LAST TIME, ON GOLDENEYE Z! 64!, after super sonic racing right through the Archives level, in a fine testament to speedrunning,… Read more

  • In times of stressful need, one has to have effective ways to blow off some steam, in order to give themselves a little self love, for the sake of cognitive clarity and psychological well being. …cause it’s definitely going to get worse before it gets better After our brief excursion with ATE’s weekly Words of… Read more

  • Alright, I’m going to take a quick break for a second from my riveting replay of GoldenEye 64, as it is monday, where I take the time every week to help lighten the load, by sharing some much needed words of wisdom… As is often the case with the hunt for wisdom, it’s not about… Read more

  • An old turn of phrase suggests one “stop to smell the roses”. Whoever said this never stopped to consider the possibility of one having taken a shit in the flower bed before you got there, and now you’re profusely gagging after taking a huge whiff of floral asshole Today, on our continuing replay of GoldenEye… Read more

  • In the grand scheme of things, context takes on many forms; one child’s energetic playtime may be an adult’s calming respite. There even existed a store, way back in the 20th century that even allowed consumers to rent such “context” Powering on through our replay of GoldenEye 64, and now that we have safely escaped… Read more

  • In the grand alchemical experiment that is life, it always boils down to just how many failures it takes to amass before one is finally able to transmute all of them into a single success. Basically every speedrunner’s mantra As we press on with our replay of GoldenEye 64, it’s hard for me to tell… Read more

  • Andy Warhol was reportedly quoted as declaring the following: “Isn’t life a series of images that change as they repeat themselves?” Look no further than Simpsons shitposting for an example of the cursed standard repetition lay bare, as the recursive nature of history repeating itself sees the very fabric of social connection begin to deteriorate,… Read more

  • GoldenEye 64: Das Bond

    They say never judge a book by its cover. People say a lot of stupid fucking things, don’t they? As we move forward with our replay of GoldenEye 64, after a brief excursion into totally off the map, extra canonical bullshit territory, with our trapesing through the terrifying terrain that troublingly terrorizes with titanic thermonbaric… Read more

  • Amdist the bombast and the bullet holes, the violence born of national woes, stands tall and proud the human spirit, with all of their eloquent prose. Well, if it’s true what they say about people being made in “god’s image”, then god is just some freak ass gooner chud pumping loads to Power Rangers porn… Read more

  • Though I’m not entirely certain I’ve articulated this thought in writing on ATE before, it’s certainly one that bears repeating now: fail faster. The faster you fuck it up, the faster you can either find out how to fix this shit, or figure out how to do it better next time Been awhile since I… Read more

  • “Men are more governed by their passions then reason”, a paraphrasing of a sentiment expressed by philosopher David Hume. In the realm of gaming, this loosely translates to: hang the sense of it, ask yourself the real question: is it cool? Cool happens when your heart is in the right place Dovetailing from my last… Read more

  • Flirting with disaster is always more fun when you’re the one holding the ace up your sleeve. After I used the word disaster, Reagan popped into my mind. How peculiar… As we continue on with our little soiree behind the iron curtain, and sally forth with our “Bonding Experience” as we replay Goldeneye 64, we… Read more

  • What goes up, must come down …and the bigger they are… Following on the heels of a post I found rather peak, peak enough that I strongly considered just going out on a high note and saying hang the sense of doing the rest of the god damn runthrough of Goldeneye 64, cause there’s no… Read more

  • The quote from The Big Lebowski sums it up pretty well: “Sometimes you eat the bar, and sometimes…the bar eats you.” A friendly reminder that life is full of ups and downs, strikes and gutters, and you’ve just got to take them as they come, and maintain your sense of chill and calm no matter… Read more

  • The design ethics of GoldenEye 64 brings to mind that quote from Futurama: “When you do things right, people won’t be sure you’ve done anything at all.” And other times, expectations are just too damn ridiculous to begin with Continuing on from yesterday, where I finally made my triumphant return to the world of the… Read more

  • In a justified moment of reverence to the likes of Thomas Edison, “I’ve not failed, I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work”. Adjusted expectations are vital to a healthy state of mind There is no avoiding the reality that this article represents a “shaking of the cobwebs off” kind of moment, as I took… Read more

  • It is said that the space right outside of your own comfort zone, is the optimal space for self-improvement, leading me to believe if one is anxious about the very essence of the everyday, the most masochistic of us become champions within the realm of the auto-didactic. Be hard: be Picard Hard. I usually come… Read more

  • Before we can accept the love of others, we need to be able to accept the love of ourselves. Can love bloom, even in an ominous dark cloud? As I was sitting down to see what I could concot in a blood shot eye induced 11th hour Words of Wisdom before I turn in at… Read more

  • We tend to overthink the everyday, as it is truly the simple things that matter most. Darren gets it I have so much thought bursting forth from my metaphysical self, and yet so little energy to fully fathom it. With that said, I think it’s going to have to be a much shorter (and more… Read more

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