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This is a list of the most recent posts on the blog, the stream of consciousness and memories.

• Nothing Due Today

  A life organized around a to-do list takes the joy out of living. There's always stuff to do, obviously: somebody has to wash the dishes, sweep, go grocery shopping, get that cabinet door fixed.

  The problem is not the to-do list itself. It's the timing of tasks. I tend to do things whenever the stars and my brain chemistry get aligned and I actually want to do them. When I was living alone, dishes tended to pile up, laundry got unmanageable, the fridge was empty and I had to push things over on the table to make space to sit down to eat. Then, on a random morning, my mind was right and I powered through it all and left the place spotless. Suddenly there were no 'tasks', it was all joy.

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  life mental health  •   Jul 08, 2026

• What a game I just saw. Argentina vs Egypt. That comeback!

  I don't even really like futbol, but I'm in that temporary state of exception that happens every four years. And this game... I wish Mexico vs England last Sunday had been this one. But it wasn't, and right now I'm very happy for my Argentinian friends and for watching this absolutely fierce piece of futbol. Or Soccer, whichever one you'll have.

  Fuck FIFA, though.

  Thought #45  •   Jul 07, 2026

• I just took this test to find My AI Compass, and although I doubt it has any scientific validity, it was amusing that the result is pretty much spot on with what I think.

  The Shrug
  AI is a thing that exists and you regard it with detached amusement, like everything else. It's overhyped, sure, but so is most stuff. You'll use it when it's useful and ignore it when it isn't, and you find the discourse more interesting than the technology. You are unbothered.

  Via Gorkula.

  Thought #44  •   Jul 06, 2026

• There's a bit of a parallel there between journaling and vomiting: doesn't feel good in the moment, but afterwards you're like "thank god I got that out of me".

  Campbell Walker (Struthless), Journaling but make it punk.

  Thought #43  •   Jul 06, 2026

• One Episode Left

  I experience a sense of grief every time a great TV series ends. The sadness that there isn't going to be any more of it, the irrational feeling that there's never going to be anything as good, and the sensation of emptiness inside. It's a strong emotional response, not very different from losing someone you love, with the obvious differences in intensity.

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  TV change reflection  •   Jul 04, 2026
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  Cafe Tinita

  Stranded in Vicam

   Jul 03, 2026

• Yet

  It was ten, maybe eleven years ago. I was picking my oldest kid from school, he was 4 or 5. When he came out, I gave him a hug. We walked to the car, I buckled him into his car seat, and hugged him again.

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  life  •   Jul 01, 2026
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  The old man

  Having a coffee with my dad

   Jul 01, 2026

• Amor Fati

  In the last week I've found myself in two situations where I had to explain that despite all the crap I've been through, I wouldn't change a thing. That I love who I am, and I'm the product of everything I've lived, hence, I shall love all that past shit as much as I love past sunshine and rainbows.

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  philosophy reflection life  •   Jun 23, 2026

• The current state of spam calls and messages is ridiculous. But before, or in addition to legislation, because that’s slow, complicated and scammers just don’t care, we need immediate tools on our end. What about a way to effectively ignore any non-contact call or text on my phone? No “silence” or a special list. Just make it not exist. I don’t want them to even reach me.

  Thought #42  •   Jun 20, 2026
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Web Rings

I participate in several IndieWeb and SmallWeb webrings.

If you don't know what a webring is, you're probably too young and/or too cool. Here's an explanation.

• IndieWeb Webring

  A webring to find (and be found by) other folks with IndieWeb building blocks on their sites.

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• Generation Lissa

  People who started making websites in the late 90s/early 00s and are still here.

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• CSS Joy

  A webring for people who take joy in messing around with CSS.

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• Retronaut Webring

  "Some of us miss the messy old days of the Internet where we tried to get along and we'd link to each other's sites and it was all so much fun."

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