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Personal Tragedy & Peanuts

23 Nov 20204 Mar 2021
Not to appear as though I'm fishing for sympathy or anything, but my grandfather recently passed away. It's been pretty difficult for me considering I haven't seen him in four…
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My Thoughts On Trans Issues & Experiences

18 Nov 2020
So, I try to walk a fine line with my blog. I'm transgender, and I don't shy away from that fact because I feel like visibility is important and I…
Thoughts & Memories

Weird, Tantalizing Dreams I’ve Had: The Revenge

15 Nov 20204 Mar 2021
Installment numero seis. It seems like every time I make another of these collections, I swear up and down that I've found the last of my old, old dream journal…
Thoughts & Memories

Very Quick Advice Before a Crazy Day

3 Nov 2020
It can be hard sometimes, but we should all try to make the best possible impression and be the best version of ourselves we feel we can be in every…
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Thoughts on Groundhog Day (and the Meaning of Life)

31 Oct 2020
I've had this old review of Groundhog Day waiting around literally from the very first day I started the blog. I have held off on posting it until now because…
Thoughts & Memories

Miscellaneous Stuff I Wrote For College: 5 Poems & 2 Dialogues

23 Oct 2020
I was cleaning up my hard drive and stumbled on some old stuff I had to do for a college writing class. So I figured "why not? I'll share these…
Thoughts & Memories

Beautiful Halloween Fantasy

22 Oct 20204 Mar 2021
This post is part of a series of tongue-in-cheek streams of consciousness inspired by the holidays. The featured image for this post is me in my favorite Halloween costume, after…
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The Most Cherished Film of My Childhood

21 Oct 20204 Mar 2021
The Hunchback of Notre Dame is the very first movie I ever saw in the cinema. Toy Story 2 is the film I saw the most times in a theater,…
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A New Milestone Has Been Reached! (What’s Next For theCarbonFreeze?)

18 Oct 20204 Mar 2021
As of the publication of this entry, if you include all prospective blog posts that are in the editing process or already finished and scheduled to launch at a future…
Thoughts & Memories

Weird, Troubling Dreams I’ve Had: The Return

13 Oct 2020
Well, I ended up finding several more previously recorded dreams in my old diaries that I'd forgotten about, as well as experiencing a few new ones in the last two…
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4 Brief, Miscellaneous, Not-Depressing, Poli-Sci Musings

13 Oct 2020
The title says it all, these are some thoughts regarding politics I've wanted to share, but didn't have enough content on their own to be standalone blog entries. A Poli-Sci…
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Another “Playlist” of Lesser Known Music I Strongly Recommend

8 Oct 20204 Mar 2021
Here's something else to subside some of the dreariness out of the last two days' depressing uploads. One of the very first blog posts I ever made was a giant…
Thoughts & Memories

Weird, Tragic Dreams I’ve Had: Resurrection

15 Sep 20204 Mar 2021
I had to share another hugely depressing blog post the other day with two more planned in the next week or so. (Don't worry, they're the last big, serious political…
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In Defense of Mother Nature; Contemplating Our Predicament & Coping With It

10 Sep 20204 Mar 2021
You can think of this essay as a spiritual successor to the three-part Post Modern Religion series I have shared previously. There's some heavy crossover with my political philosophy essays…
Thoughts & Memories

Weird, Touching Dreams I’ve Had: Requiem

3 Sep 20204 Mar 2021
Yesterday I posted some heavy shit about police brutality, so here's something a little less serious to hopefully lighten the mood a bit. The dreams trilogy is complete, perhaps with…
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I Finished My Final, Long-Promised, SMiLE Mix (Plus A Special Bonus Project!!)

21 Aug 202029 Jan 2024
We've reached another milestone here at the Carbon Freeze--post #270! If you'll recall, 27 is my favorite number and as a result, it's tradition that I celebrate 27-related anniversaries by…
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The Scipionic Circle: My Political Positions & Sources of Inspiration (2/2)

19 Jul 20204 Mar 2021
This post is named after Scipio Aemilianus, adopted grandson of Scipio Africanus (who, in turn, was Cornelia Africana's father) and husband to Sempronia (Cornelia's daughter and sister to the Gracchi.)…
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The Scipionic Circle: My Political Positions & Sources of Inspiration (1/2)

19 Jul 20204 Mar 2021
This post is named after Scipio Aemilianus, adopted grandson of Scipio Africanus (who, in turn, was Cornelia Africana's father) and husband to Sempronia (Cornelia's daughter and sister to the Gracchi.)…
Thoughts & Memories

Weird, Trippy Dreams I’ve Had: Redux

10 Jul 20204 Mar 2021
I had some more interesting dreams since the first time I shared some choice pieces of my dream journal. Continuing on... #17 Christmas Miracle I dreamed OJ had actually committed…
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The American Education System is Terrible (2/2)

8 Jul 2020
The cover image for this post is the Pine Tree Flag, used by several Naval squadrons during the American Revolutionary War. Here’s a few significant changes we could enact to…
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Our Society is Mean-Spirited, Selfish & It’s Making Us All Miserable

5 Jul 20204 Mar 2021
The cover image for this post is the Easton Flag, supposedly designed during Revolutionary times and used by the division of Captain Abraham Horn in the War of 1812. It…
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Beautiful Independence Day Fantasy

4 Jul 20204 Mar 2021
This post is part of a series of tongue-in-cheek streams of consciousness inspired by the holidays. Once, in a stressful situation, my boyfriend told me to imagine something reassuring in…
Media Analyses…

Lost Media (3/3) My “Holy Grails” (Literature)

1 Jul 20204 Mar 2021
My list of Lost Media "Holy Grails" ended up being longer than I anticipated, so I spun off the last few entries into this standalone post. It probably goes without…
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The American Education System is Terrible (1/2)

26 Jun 20204 Mar 2021
The cover image of this post is the Moultrie Flag, a banner used during the American Revolution. It's like the title says. I had a terrible experience in secondary school,…
Thoughts & Memories

Weird, Early Computer Game I Remember But Can’t Recall the Name

26 Jun 2020
I remember this weird computer game my school made us play in first grade. This would have been the 1999 to 2000 school year, and the game was very primitive…
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Lost Media (2/3) My “Holy Grails” (Audio-Visual)

25 Jun 20204 Mar 2021
So, in the last section, I discussed what lost media means to me, how I came to be acquainted with the topic and works which I've helped save or at…
Media Analyses…

Eureeka (From Eureeka’s Castle) is the Cutest Character Ever!

16 Jun 202023 May 2021
So with Penis & Giuseppe Rolando's partially lost filmography on my mind lately, I decided to try to seek out some obscure nostalgic media again. Every few years or so…
Media Analyses…

Lost Media (1/3) Intro & Searches I’ve Taken Part In

13 Jun 20204 Mar 2021
I have been fascinated by the concept of lost media since I was 16. I was a film buff for years even up to that point, had just gotten around…
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My COVID-19 Experience (& Also Thoughts on Shantae)

6 Jun 20204 Mar 2021
So, obviously I've been impacted by the coronavirus pandemic the same as everyone. There were plans I was looking forward to that got cancelled and I had to do without…
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The Legacy of the Eagles (Letting Go of the Past)

1 Jun 2020
This cover image features the coats of arms for Egypt, Libya under the Gaddafi regime and finally Romania, all of which are former Roman territories which follow the same trend…

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