Musings
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On being nice to ourselves
This is a hard one. It really is. It really shouldn’t be. But through an unfortunate combination of my own mental quirks and societal conditioning, it is really hard for me to just give a list of things I’m good at. It feels like I’m bragging or dishonest, or perhaps if I say I’m good Continue reading
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Musings on energy recovery
It’s been awhile and I’ve been meaning to write for ages. I’m really good at writing excuses for not writing, but that’s not super interesting for anyone to read, so I’ll skip that part. Suffice it to say that life has been interesting, as I am pregnant, and this has caused many physical and mental Continue reading
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Green
The sound of rain on leaves is soft. It reminds me I am sheltered, only feeling a drop here and there that slips through. In this moment of reality, I am the one who has to be here, to do this, to feel this. The street lamp can’t decide if it should be off or Continue reading
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Just fine
I was home sick the other day. Because I felt kinda garbagey but also wanted to be productive, I started sorting through the music I have downloaded on my phone. This consists of hundreds of songs that either I found on the family computer in the 2000s or which various siblings and friends shared later. Continue reading
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Let’s Talk About *Feelings*
Or, rather, emotions. I thought they were synonymous, but a quick google just revealed that there is, in fact, a difference that would be fascinating to delve into further at some future time. For now, however, I will content myself with understanding that feelings are conscious interpretations of our emotions, which are natural responses to Continue reading
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Vegas Photo Dump
At the end of August/beginning of September, I travelled to Vegas once again to finish off my summer internship. (If you’re interested, I wrote about the first trip here: Pondering Existence and Visiting the Strip.) I drafted a quick blog post with the intent to edit and publish it as soon as I got home. Continue reading
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5 Tips For Dealing with Overwhelm
Stressed? Me too. Here are some tips that help me cut through the overwhelm. Well, some of it at least. Before we get started, I want to make it clear that I am not a doctor, psychiatrist, therapist, or any other kind of professional that is authorized to give medical advice. What I am is Continue reading
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AI is hot stuff right now, and I fear I’m falling into the bandwagon. As a general rule, I avoid anything trendy until it’s safely falling out of style; then and only then do I try it out. But one of my recent assignments at work has been to look into using AI to summarize Continue reading
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Pondering Existence and Visiting the Strip
Happy Monday! Time is zooming past rapidly, and it’s been almost a month since my trip to Las Vegas (which I had intended to post about as soon as I got home). I went as part of my internship and to be honest, it’s probably the last city I would have chosen to visit on Continue reading
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Yay Summer
Do any of you ever think you mistyped a period or comma and then you realize it’s just a fleck of dirt on your screen? Or is that just me with a gross laptop? I keep meaning to clean it but somehow it never happens, though I did clean the fan recently. This involved my Continue reading
About Me
Hi, I’m Melanie. I like a lot of things, so I write about a lot of things.
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