After being caffeine free for 4 years, 6 months, and 29 days, I made an exception today at 13:00 for an experiment. I wanted to see what caffeine would do to me after such a long time away from it.

I had a very good day, but it was looking quite good from the outset anyway. I was ranting a bit, which I suspect was caused by a bit of extra aggression and agitation from the caffeine. It’s now 22:16 and I need to start winding down for bed, and I’m still feeling quite active and have zero interest in sleeping. So I took a diphenhydramine (mild sedative) to put me to sleep. When I was drinking a lot of caffeine, it never affected my sleep, but it most definitely has today.

I had 330 mL of Coke Zero, which was utterly disappointing and not how I remembered it. I also had a 250 mL Blue RedBull, which was surprisingly tasty. I don’t think I’ll be doing this again though. It has quenched my curiosity of what would happen to me when I consumed caffeine again, but the answer was “nothing good, but nothing particularly bad”.

I drove the route we were meant to complete on February 11th 1985, at the same time, on February 11th 2025. Mission accomplished. I didn’t crash this time.

Society raised us. Society is wrong.

“men shouldn’t cry” … codswallop
“therapy is for the weak” … horseshit

The strongest men are those who face their fears and accept the emotions that come with it.

https://www.facebook.com/TheHeartoftheTARDIS/posts/pfbid0DzUWvGtty2ZokuhbTzXPcyTGKY7adZ5ZBL5u9EgoMmccoZ9bd8ySgNU3utfCnmJYl

He’s full of shit, he’s not asking questions, he’s gonna accuse and demand, left this and that and everything else as though he’s king of the world when he’s not. He’s a washed up former world champion who’s not that good at chess anymore and he should shut the fuck up. That’s what he should actually do. – Hikaru Nakamura

I’ve been busting my butt in the gym for the past year, trying to improve my flexibility. This evening, I managed to grab my toes whilst one leg was full extended! SUCCESS!

Last time I did this, was probably when I was around age 10.

And yeah, I know a bunch of you can do this without trying, but for some of us, this requires a LOT of work 😉

Taken at the Berlin Marathon Expo 2024.

An idiot admires complexity, a genius admires simplicity – Terry Davis

When I feel others attack or belittle me, I try to have the confidence to look down on them with pity. This takes the power away from them and returns it to me. – Ryan Hellyer

Created in response to a post by Bret Heinrich on Facebook.