Stories
I lost a cat, so I donated blood.
What is penance? Repentance for mistakes? Is there a book of karma that dictates what exactly one can do to correct an error as devastating as this? I don't know. My brain didn't, either.
Pixel Bloom
Posts made by Pixel, prior to 2026.
Reviews
The tangled knot of Morbius
Perhaps it is poetic that Morbuis centres around the protagonist's regret for creating something too horrific for the general populace.
Thoughts
Anxiety is.
It is what it is.
Thoughts
Being a decent person, #2
Spending the time to listen to someone who you think doesn't know what they're talking about saves you the time of making an antagonist later. Silencing, talking over, and belittling the inexperienced only isolates both parties further. Respect alternative perspectives and thoughts.
Reviews
"The Batman" is a bad, try-hard artiste grunge film.
Simon Kinberg's "The 355" did a better job at this than Matt Reeves' "The Batman."
Opinion
Wedding music tips from a function centre DJ
What songs are best for tossing the bouquet and garter? What should my bridal waltz be? Here are some tips to help you decide.
Stories
Machine Learning
It’s some garbage neo-rock track belonging to a Cyberpunk-style video game. Any listener might be forgiven for believing the track had no purpose. It’s background music – and repetitive background music at that. Siev can transpose this in her sleep. What is there to interpret?
Stories
Jagged Little Pill: re-examining my #MeToo.
Jagged Little Pill enforces reflection. The show raises some valuable points: why does it take Nick, the perfect son, to finally step forward as a witness for anyone to believe Bella's telling the truth?
Reviews
The 355: a good starting point for feminist spy flicks.
All-female genre breakers are becoming more commonplace, and if I have to leave The 355 with something, it's the knowledge that Chastain and Co did their all-female feminist spy run well.
Stories
It's all a s#$%-show
Raymond drives around a long line of cars stopped along the highway under a greyed sky. His lungs ice over as he surveys each vehicle, taking in the details of each driver gripping their steering wheels or staring down into their laps. Occupied tents and camp chairs litter the footpath.
Thoughts
Being a decent person, #1
Acknowledge the death of a stranger's loved one with an object of condolences. Offering them spoken words is a repetitious event. If you have no financial means for a sympathy gift, your condolences should be time, to listen or support, to advise and acknowledge struggle that is not
Thoughts
Liptember 2021
Like healthcare, it is generally divided by sex and gender: different services are needed for different issues. However, for a long time, this wasn't the case with mental health -- and having this problem treated with a "one size fits all" strategy is not an effective solution.