I’ve always enjoyed a good walk in the rain in the city. It’s the one time when you be sure that nobody will be out and about. You end up mostly having the city to yourself for a short while. So when it started to downpour this afternoon, I donned my trusty raincoat and headed out for a midday walk.
Some people don’t seem to get that although stereotypes have a kernel of truth to them, they’re just a kernel. Holding that kernel against a random person who happens to be from the broad category the stereotype comes from, is just arse holery of the highest order. – me
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.
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.