As the world is seemingly sucked into the black-hole-vacuum of despair around us, we are faced with a new self-punishment.
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As the world is seemingly sucked into the black-hole-vacuum of despair around us, we are faced with a new self-punishment.

The pain of admiration, awareness, appreciation, and knowledge is understanding the beauty of something someone created, and realizing that you may never enjoy something of your own as much. This is what I think when I read Kurt Vonnegut, or Philip K. Dick, or listen to the lyrics of Sean Nelson of Harvey Danger. https://open.spotify.com/episode/5yPKfYMkqqtrGJ0ci0VcUQ?si=4-qvK4Y3QQaOxrSGzef0pQ&dl_branch=1 [...]

Just redid this old post as a podcast with some bonus material. Listen in the Spotify player below the text. Thanks for listening. What if we are all the same person, but we just look and act differently based on a multitude of superficial, external, and situational variables? What if the real point to existence [...]

A broken clock is right twice a day. A clock that works but is set to the wrong time, may never be correct.

Hey everyone, I just put together a Spotify Playlist called Thought & Other Absurdities Music. It's a collection of songs, comedic performances, and all of the 5-10 minute episodes of The Thought & Other Absurdities Podcast. All of the songs have been referenced in this blog or inspired the writing or art for my blog [...]