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on the transition (’25)
well… for better or for worse, the year 2025 is now complete. following up the great year i had in 2024 would be difficult, but 2025 handled it with poise. there was no real part of the year that i felt dragged, it was more or less a balls-to-the-walls affair from start until finish, leaving…
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on the perfect day
there’s a lot of thought and preparation that goes into living one’s perfect day. i’ll do my best to keep it relatively realistic, even if it isn’t going to be a regular ole day of life back in h-town. of course the perfect day can be the most grand thing ever, where everyone i have…
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on being a villager
i’m a homebody at heart through and through. there is very little that i enjoy more than staying home and doing whatever i want to do, whether with autumn or by myself. maybe it makes me a bad person since i seem to enjoy the company of myself to that of others, but oh well,…
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on being meat-free for nine years
each year, october 18th holds a very special place in my heart. it is the day that, on a whim, i decided to stop eating meat. well, truthfully, when i initially made the decision, it was only going to be for a week, but once the week was over i just kept it going. and…
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on my favorite game i’ve played on each console
i’ve been a big fan of video games since 2005 when i got a gameboy advance sp for christmas from my parents. i don’t know that i would fully consider myself a gamer, but i’ve been a heavy player of games for a very long time. it’s not my personality or anything, and i wouldn’t…
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on audiobooks and reading 24 books in june, 2025
the above title is all going to depend on your definition of “reading” books. if you count listening to audio books as reading, then you won’t hate me! however, if you think listening to an audiobook is mere consumption of a book and lacks the distinct attention and care that traditional reading encompasses, then this…
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on a recent obsession with the nba
i’ve always had a love for the nba. sometimes it has been more passive than active, but i feel like over the past two years i’ve been much more than just a casual fan. will i blame my previous decreased attention on the fact that the spurs were booty cheeks for a while? absolutely. don’t…
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on where i eat in houston
on a run the other day, i was considering how i really don’t like eating at new restaurants; i’m much more a creature of habit and prefer to continue eating at the same spots over and over and over. i’m not sure what it is, but i guess i just like what i like. and…
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on my favorite year of teaching
i’ve definitely been trying to procrastinate the writing of this one for as long as i could, but with the school year officially over, i can prolong no longer. this year has felt like one continuous dream. immediately when the school year started i knew how good i had it with the students in my…
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on recommendations for reluctant readers
sigh, this was a tough (but exciting!) list to cultivate. i’m tempted to just include only my favorite books or ones that got me really into reading, but that may not be a comparable experience for everyone. i looked through the books that i’ve read and tried to identify high-interest books in different genres that…
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read between the runs 