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    So, a lot has happened since the end of February. Or, actually, the start. Because ... madness. I have learned a lot of things from it that I wouldn't mind sharing with you. 1 - No matter what the fast food restaurant claims, they treat their workers like cogs in a machine. Without really giving it away (unless you know already because you are a co-worker, family member, or someone I've mentioned this too), the place I currently work at likes to portray themselves as a restaurant that treats their workers like not workers. Like they are important to the system in a way that isn't just the manual and mental labor of being at the bottom of the machine. As I have found out through my experience this last month, this is a lie. I am a cog in the machine, and it seems that a lot of the problems they may have with me are because I'm the only cog really being watched intensely. 2 - People do actually care about me. Just not everywhere I want them too. And that's fine. I...

PR #022026 Reported on 10 March 2026 Project 1: Writing     Current Writing Project: Operation Eventide          Current Status: Planning/Scattered Draft Phase     Current D&D Project: Custodius Continuum, Eventide's Path          Current Status: 6 of 9 Sessions Completed     Blog Posts Completed: 10 of 52 (Including Extra Blog Posts) State of Project 1:     Project 1 is ongoing, as always. I haven't had as much energy as I thought to get certain things done, but I have done as much as I can. Heading into March, I'm going to try my best to get work done ahead of time, considering I have more creative projects coming in Spring and Summer that need attending to. Project 2: Weight Management     Current Weight: 230.0     Weight Loss/Gain: -2.6 in February (-2.6 in 2026)     Goal Weight: 180.0 State of Project 2:     Project 2 has been steady going for the mo...

The Siren World By Juan J. Morales     By far, this is one of my two favorite poets (the other being Idris Goodwin). This is also another writer where I show my bias. Morales was my professor in university as well as my academic advisor, so getting to experience a small part of him again in this poetry book brought back a bunch of pleasant memories.      The Siren World really brings home to me the tension between being from a certain place but "being" from an entirely different place. A lot of what is brought up in this collection is the back and forth between Morales' insights into historical figures and events; and his more recent feelings about his personal heritage and the experiences he has with his family and friends. You can really feel this as he talks about travelling to visit family. This collection brings a nuanced flavor to a larger discussion of cultural and societal shifts that appear when families migrate, whether between pieces of the same count...

      The bird did it.      That darn bird.      I don't think he realizes what he's done.     With this, I can plan the new path. The new timeline. The one that the Creator could not see. But I could. I could always see it.      Just remember this, mortals.     The good work you put in with good intentions can bloom into new possibilities. The effort you put in that is beyond your own ego will change things more than you can imagine. That is the true path to changing things for the better.      But for now, as I swim through this Void to my destination, I can still hope. I can still pursue the goal I've had in my golden blood for some time now.      Getting rid of the Outsider. Somehow.  ~ Greetings Gerald, As you can tell from the energy of this letter, this is not your wife. She is a little -let us call it preoccupied- with trying to reach you. And with this new little...

    This Valentine's Day will probably come and go for me this year.      Much like previous years, I am not in a relationship with someone, let alone someone who is excited to show some tokens of love to me. Which is fine. I will probably be sad about it toward the evening when I hear about how all the couples in my life are doing. Social media will show me both lavish displays and heartbreaking temper tantrums. I know how this day goes for most of the public displays of love or "love," depending on the situation.      But I'm jaded this year. A lot of my emotional energy is already drained as it is. So I may just use this day to do what I can to restore myself.      Chances are, in a few hours, I will be playing games with my group of friends that are jokingly called "the Civ bitches." Or maybe not (it depends on what everyone's plans are for the day). And I will probably have dinner like I normally do on Saturdays. Maybe my famil...