Author Archives: Matt

The internet, going forward (for me).

By | July 19, 2023

Twitter was bought by the villain from Glass Onion and the people I followed are no longer there. Facebook is for grandparents and right-wing echo chambers. LiveJournal – remember LiveJournal?! – was my original fix, before it was purchased by a Russian concern, purportedly to tamp down on dissidents. Reddit is reaching the final stagesโ€ฆ Read More »

June 19, 2023

By | June 19, 2023

And some days, your anxiety will look like you making lists of all the things you want to accomplish in a day while simultaneously being paralyzed by the thought of it all.

Level Up: The End

By | March 6, 2023

I realize I only did it for about a month, but I’m putting this experiment to rest. The primary reason is that it’s making life feel like a check-the-box exercise. To put it in context of a video game you have a goal: beat the last boss. I don’t have that sort of end-game sortโ€ฆ Read More »

Level Up: 3/4/23

By | March 4, 2023

STAT SCORE NOTES 2023 TOTAL HP ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ ๏ปฟ 10 FP ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ 8 Endurance ๐Ÿ˜ 4 Strength ๐Ÿ˜ 1 Intelligence ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ ๏ปฟ 11 Dexterity ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ ๏ปฟ 11 Faith ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ Friday helps! 10 Arcane ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ Finally got one day! 7 I was going to run yesterday. And usually I’ll run in any weather that doesn’t involve hailโ€ฆ Read More »

Level Up: 3/2/23

By | March 3, 2023

STAT SCORE NOTES 2023 TOTAL HP ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ ๏ปฟ 9 FP ๐Ÿ˜ If I’m being honest, I’m being nitpicky here. I was in bed by 11:45 on the night my Boilers clinched the Big Ten title. But, rules. 7 Endurance ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ So, I’m thinking that if I’m doing intervals for speed, does it count on myโ€ฆ Read More »

Level Up 3/1/23

By | March 2, 2023

STAT SCORE NOTES 2023 TOTAL HP ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ ๏ปฟ 8 FP ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ Getting sufficient sleep is such a mood enhancer, I’m discovering. I feel like I’ve been much less grumpy lately, helping boost that Faith score. 7 Endurance ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ 4 Miles 3 Strength ๐Ÿ˜ ๏ปฟ 0 Intelligence ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ Knocked out a certification at work today. 9โ€ฆ Read More »

Level Up: 2/28/23

By | March 1, 2023

And thus ends February, and the end of my first Arcane challenge, which I was perfect in – no eating out for lunch. STAT SCORE NOTES 2023 TOTAL HP ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ ๏ปฟ 7 FP ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ ๏ปฟ 6 Endurance ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ 5K 2 Strength ๐Ÿ˜ ๏ปฟ 0 Intelligence ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ ๏ปฟ 8 Dexterity ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ ๏ปฟ 8 Faith ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ ๏ปฟโ€ฆ Read More »

Level Up: 2/27/23

By | February 28, 2023

STAT SCORE NOTES 2023 TOTAL HP ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ ๏ปฟ 6 FP ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ ๏ปฟ 5 Endurance ๐Ÿ˜ Rest Day 1 Strength ๐Ÿ˜ ๏ปฟ 0 Intelligence ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ ๏ปฟ 7 Dexterity ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ ๏ปฟ 7 Faith ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ ๏ปฟ 7 Arcane ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ ๏ปฟ 7

Level Up: 2/24-26/23

By | February 27, 2023

And sometimes we’ll post multiple days in arrears. This weekend was our FIRST Tech Challenge State Championship for the robotics team I help coach, Panic in the Buildroom, which is a team with Center Grove’s Red Alert Robotics. While it appears we won’t be advancing to nationals, we were pretty pumped to go home withโ€ฆ Read More »

Level Up: 2/23/23

By | February 24, 2023

OK – so sometimes I’ll post in arrears, today being one of those days. Sometimes I like to stay up late. Usually it’s because there’s a video game, and after everyone else is in bed is the best time to play. Or I’ll want to read more. Or whatever. Sometimes I just like the silenceโ€ฆ Read More »