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The pace of the day

Proof that I still know how to explore the ridiculous

Oct 02, 2023
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Hi, team.

I apologize for not writing sooner, but I lost the last four weeks of my life to a nightmare hormonal birth control reaction. (I lowkey lost the last quarter of my life, too, to a *complete* crisis of self-confidence but that doesn’t seem interesting enough to rehash at the moment.)

It’s October 2nd, which I only mention because it’s the day aft…

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