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fruit of the poisonous tree

Some thoughts on the cops. Indirectly brought to you by my twitter feed, which has been screaming ABOLISH ALL POLICE for the past two weeks straight. (I really need to stop spending all day on twitter.) tl;dr I think police departments will always be problematic in ways that are difficult/impossible...

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Achaius (Lvl. 45) - June 13, 2020

all cats are beautiful

Woke up to a thunderstorm and an internet outage. Apparently, there was a power flicker earlier—not enough to set the clocks blinking, but enough to conk out the router, which is always kind of a princess even at the best of times. Having nothing else to do, I settled down to read the murder trial a...

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Achaius (Lvl. 45) - June 10, 2020

the main tank is kind of jank

So, as I mentioned, Kan was MIA for raid last Sunday. No explanation, nothing. He was offline during our usual raid time, which is extremely unusual; that guy's dot never goes dark. Tuesday morning, numbers sent out an earlybird roll call for raid. Again, seven check marks for Sunday, no response ...

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Achaius (Lvl. 45) - June 8, 2020

the tale of kidd

Here's a story from a few years back that still bothers me: 18-year-old Kidd and her two friends were taking a walk. Because it was a bad neighborhood, Kidd was carrying a pistol in her pocket for protection. (All three were black. Kidd was a convicted felon and, obviously, did not have a gun lice...

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Achaius (Lvl. 45) - June 7, 2020

the power of routine

I have so much walking built into a normal, non-quarantine workday. I wake up at 6:45 (well, not always, but that's the ideal) and spend half an hour walking in place while I do my Alchemist Code dailies. Then I catch the 7:30 train downtown, which gives me time for a 40-minute walk before work. I g...

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Achaius (Lvl. 45) - June 2, 2020

may gratitude

Time is sliding sideways. May's already over! Only a month until Artfight! Get hyped! ringing in the new month by getting back to drawing. sup bunnyboys making a new batch of navajo flatbread, v satisfying ART, what a bro thanks to my roommate for putting my lunch in the oven while I napped before r...

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Achaius (Lvl. 45) - June 1, 2020

a computer full of sound and fury, signifying nothing

newbie's computer woes continued throughout the week. On Tuesday, he developed an action plan: he was going to buy a new case and hope it fixed the problem. In the meantime, he said, "Priority number one here is, I shit you not, going to be getting aim trainer working on my old-ass laptop." This guy...

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Achaius (Lvl. 45) - May 31, 2020

ode to octopodes

It's open season on octopodes!! 250 free raid coins for helping bonk someone else's Giant Octopus, so everyone is rushing to help as many people as possible. Often it's a race to get into the lobby before it fills up or before the octopus flops. I've decided to stick with The Alchemist Code for no...

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Achaius (Lvl. 45) - May 29, 2020

just another summer day

Memorial Day begins like any other day. Sleep in until 8:50 am; wake refreshed, with my room a golden bowl of sunlight; head to the kitchen to make my morning mocha, then head to my computer. Luxury life is the new normal. Also part of the new normal: Today is grocery delivery day from Wal-Mart. E...

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Achaius (Lvl. 45) - May 26, 2020

newbie, don't download THAT much RAM

Looks like numbers is okay (for now)—his test from last Sunday came back negative. Best of luck dude. I was hoping Memorial Day weekend would mean MORE RAID, due to quarantine and all, but apparently it means NO RAID. Here's how it went: Early Friday morning, numbers put out the roll call. Pretty ...

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Achaius (Lvl. 45) - May 24, 2020

white stone premium bundle, $3.99 USD

May 16 – me, putting a pizza in the oven: *redistributes pepperoni evenly* roommate, putting a pizza in the oven: DIBS ON THE SIDE WITH MORE PEPPERONI DIBS DIBS DIBS === May 17 – Might be quitting The Alchemist Code soon. It's double hard shard week AND there's vision quest pro and I can s...

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Achaius (Lvl. 45) - May 22, 2020

wolf in the laundry

Laundry day means it's my first chance to wear this sweet wolf mask that Mom made for me. Mom used to sew most of my clothes herself, and I thought it was just a normal mom thing to do. In retrospect, it was probably because we were poor, and making clothes was cheaper than buying them. But at the...

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Achaius (Lvl. 45) - May 21, 2020

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