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Black

Went for a sleep study last night, first in 12 years. I could only sleep 2 hours, so the tech could not get enough data. I totally blew it. I made preparations, turned my day upside down, even cut my 3-day weekend short so I could do this, and I blew it. Just could not …

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Posted byShawnFebruary 20, 2024February 20, 2024Posted inJournalTags: failure, memories, night, sleep

Over the Line

Had my annual physical last week. The good news is that I’m still alive. The bad news is that, after a decade of being told I’m prediabetic and can reverse it with diet, exercise, and oral meds, I’m now diabetic. My A1c is just too high, and it crossed the threshold. So here I am. …

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Posted byShawnFebruary 7, 2024February 7, 2024Posted inHealth, JournalTags: blood, diabetes, health, medicine, shame

Seventy Two, Twenty Seven

Time and temp clock, reading 12:10:30 PM, 72F inside, 27F outside

I know I shouldn’t, but it always surprises me when winter weather happens and we are always surprised, because we know we shouldn’t.

Posted byShawnJanuary 14, 2024January 14, 2024Posted inJournalTags: Austin, global warming, Texas, weather, winter

Twelfth

On December 11, I hung my xmas lights in the front window of my apartment to mark the beginning of about as much festivity as I care to muster. It’s just a single strand of C7 style LED bulbs on a timer that runs from 5pm to 1am. They even mount on the clips I …

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Posted byShawnJanuary 2, 2024January 5, 2026Posted inJournal, PhilosophyTags: Christmas, lights, religion, tradition, xmas

Turn

2023 was as flaccid as I expected. Lots of activity, but nothing was done. If I grew, it was horizontally. Pulling more weight with less power. Putting more interests in the shelf. It was a year of interruptions and distractions. Always with the interrupts. Fucking always. Maybe I’ll find passion again in 2024.

Posted byShawnDecember 31, 2023December 31, 2023Posted inJournalTags: 2023, 2024, change, New Year's Eve, reflection, stasis

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