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Beautiful New Years Fantasy

24 Dec 202030 Dec 2020
This post is part of a series of tongue-in-cheek streams of consciousness inspired by the holidays. I used to grow up watching a lot of those stop-motion Rankin-Bass specials around…
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Feminine Sexuality in Cinema (1/4) Intro & Barbarella

19 Dec 202017 Jan 2021
Cannabis is a miraculous substance which I credit for giving me a greater appreciation towards certain works of art. In my experience, to witness a film or album while stoned…
Thoughts & Memories

Weird, Terrifying Dreams I’ve Had: The Reboot

11 Dec 202011 Dec 2020
Lucky number seven! Let's not waste any time... #97 My Dream Girl (Literally, But Not Really) I dreamed I was dating the YouTube personality, Jenny Nicholson,* and brought her home…
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Thoughts on Rocko’s Modern Life

7 Dec 20207 Dec 2020
I'm not sure if this is apparent to my readers or not, based solely on my body of work, but 90's nostalgia has always been a big part of my…
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Beautiful Thanksgiving Fantasy

25 Nov 202025 Nov 2020
This post is part of a series of tongue-in-cheek streams of consciousness inspired by the holidays. I wrote this diatribe well in advance, it predates the entire COVID pandemic and…
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Personal Tragedy & Peanuts

23 Nov 202023 Nov 2020
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 202024 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 202015 Nov 2020
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…
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Thoughts on Groundhog Day (and the Meaning of Life)

31 Oct 202031 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

Beautiful Halloween Fantasy

22 Oct 202022 Oct 2020
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 202019 Nov 2020
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 202020 Oct 2020
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…
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Overlooked / Underrated Fictional Characters I Wish to Bestow Accolades Upon (EXTRA!!)

14 Oct 202014 Oct 2020
As it turns out, immediately after I posted the main entries in this series I thought of a bunch of other participants I should have included. So, why not, let's…
Thoughts & Memories

Weird, Troubling Dreams I’ve Had: The Return

13 Oct 202017 Nov 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 202013 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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12 Overlooked / Underrated Fictional Characters I Wish to Bestow Accolades Upon (2/2)

6 Oct 202014 Nov 2020
Continuing on from last time, here's the rest of the list. Remember these are not presented in any particular order. Little Bear Little Bear was perhaps the best series Nick…
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12 Overlooked / Underrated Fictional Characters I Wish to Bestow Accolades Upon (1/2)

5 Oct 20205 Oct 2020
Something I've been noticing a lot with media the last few years is that what's not explicitly stated about a character can often be more tantalizing than what is. I…
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The Most Iconic Song from the Summer of Love

1 Oct 20201 Oct 2020
Usually, I prefer to give the spotlight to lesser known people and art on this site when I can. Frankly, I find the articles which just reiterate the same ten…
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Seinfeld’s Early Years (w/ Emphasis on Elaine)

26 Sep 202026 Sep 2020
I love Seinfeld. It's by far my favorite sitcom, one of my "go-to" programs I can just throw on at any time, in any emotional state, and find myself enjoying.…
Thoughts & Memories

Weird, Tragic Dreams I’ve Had: Resurrection

15 Sep 202015 Sep 2020
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…
Thoughts & Memories

Weird, Touching Dreams I’ve Had: Requiem

3 Sep 202020 Sep 2020
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…
Thoughts & Memories

Weird, Trippy Dreams I’ve Had: Redux

10 Jul 202025 Aug 2020
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 20208 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 202014 Jul 2020
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 20206 Oct 2020
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…
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Lost Media (3/3) My “Holy Grails” (Literature)

1 Jul 20201 Jul 2020
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 202026 Jun 2020
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 202026 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 202025 Jun 2020
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…
Political Reactions

Police Brutality (1/2) My Thoughts

20 Jun 202020 Sep 2020
The cover image of this post is the Whiskey Rebellion Flag. It's the banner associated with American heritage which I most closely identify with, and fly at my own house.…

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