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Undulant Rave: The Charming Hypocrisy of Effortless Responsible Drinking

I’ll tell you something personal about me… I like beer a lot, and I’ve never been drunk, not even once. I’ve come close-ish. I’ve been buzzed. I’ve gotten slouchy. I’ve almost gotten wobbly. I definitely wouldn’t drive after a full can. No sir. I do it for the taste. Which can really depend a lotContinue reading “Undulant Rave: The Charming Hypocrisy of Effortless Responsible Drinking”

Undulant Rave: Why Bullying Feels Beautiful And Is Largely Unstoppable

You’ll find people tell you that people, students, kids, whoever, bully each other, do that bullying thing, because of their insecurities. Because of how they’ve been treated poorly. Yeah, but it still hasn’t gone away. Bullying is still there, it’s ADORED by so many of us. You didn’t realize this. You know this, you didn’tContinue reading “Undulant Rave: Why Bullying Feels Beautiful And Is Largely Unstoppable”

Undulant Rave: The Meaning of Mother****er

I’ve heard that “mother fucker” is just a thing you call someone. I’ve heard a of a lot of similar words- they’re insults with an awkward positive energy. Because I am a philosopher and thought about this kind of slang for 10 years, I’ll tell you what I think a motherfucker is. A mother fuckerContinue reading “Undulant Rave: The Meaning of Mother****er”

Undulant Rave: Vegans Explained Really Quick

Hey, vegans, I’ve got a message for ya. And uh, anyone who knows about you. People like becoming vegan not because it’s shockingly easy, nor because it’s rewarding in its challenge. Nah, it’s because it varies from hard as fuck to easy as fuck as you’re trying to achieve it. And it just keeps wavering,Continue reading “Undulant Rave: Vegans Explained Really Quick”

Original Comparisons: Why trying to Enjoy Being Outside is like attempting to Become a Better Person [I Finally Feel Content]

There’s a rather plain and flat old park outside of where I live. I’ve gone there very often. To do typical things. You know what I do there, you know what you do in such a place. You think about your life, you ponder what to do. You imagine future conflicts, you savor joys toContinue reading “Original Comparisons: Why trying to Enjoy Being Outside is like attempting to Become a Better Person [I Finally Feel Content]”

Original Comparisons: Why Being Crappy at RPGs is like Having No Dating Skills

You played Pokemon or something, when you were younger. You gave your Charizard all Fire moves, or something else like that. It worked, it felt right. Until it really didn’t. But you didn’t want to experiment. You felt so very secure, even though it felt somewhat childish. You grew up and survived your adolescence. YouContinue reading “Original Comparisons: Why Being Crappy at RPGs is like Having No Dating Skills”

Original Comparisons: Why ENDORSING the Disowning of your Adult Child Makes You Seriously No Better Than a Clown

I’m going to try to keep this one brief. Because it involves someone I know who committed suicide. I’m not going to get fancy. Because you aren’t worth it. She was someone who only wanted to live a normal American life. She wanted still to have a connection with her family. I didn’t know herContinue reading “Original Comparisons: Why ENDORSING the Disowning of your Adult Child Makes You Seriously No Better Than a Clown”

Original Comparisons: Why Celebrities are (un)like Real Heroes

I’m here to make a statement. I open up my throat and sing. I’m here to make you undulate. Agreeing with me and not, you rise and fall, and stop at a place. You embody wavering, doing so without movement. You undulant being. Your undulant feeling. I open up my veins and screech. Celebrities areContinue reading “Original Comparisons: Why Celebrities are (un)like Real Heroes”

Original Comparisons: Why Frustrating Game Design is like a Gift Card

Let me ask you another thing, have you ever been frustrated or perhaps endeared by the lack of options you wish you had in a video game? I have heard many people say that not having certain accommodations to make things easier, or for certain strategies to be be allowed, guided them into enjoying theContinue reading “Original Comparisons: Why Frustrating Game Design is like a Gift Card”

Original Comparisons: Why Rhyming is Like The First Jacket of Autumn

Let me ask you something, perhaps you can figure it out. I’ve created a lot of these, perhaps you can do it yourself now. Wearing new clothing at the beginning of a season… two words having the same sound, aligned somehow in meter? Why oh why could these things be similar? I’ll give you theContinue reading “Original Comparisons: Why Rhyming is Like The First Jacket of Autumn”