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It's easy to dismiss memes as frivolous tools of fun and humor, but have you ever wondered how memes might be able to change the world? Well, humor me and imagine a reality where the most powerful political figures communicated exclusively through memes. You wake up to find a tweet from the president of the United States with a meme of a confused cat asking, "Wait, you mean there's no wall?" The Prime Minister of the UK replies with a GIF of a man face-palming, captioned "Brexit negotiations be…

Move fast and break things

Country boy, I love you! Let's be real here… hunting and fishing are pretty fun activities. I have yet to go hunting, but I was known to brandish a fishing pole when I was a kid. My grandpa's buddy had a lake in his backyard and I had a blast reeling in fish. Ever since I became a city boy, I've been dying to do it again. Hunting and fishing aren't those activities like ice skating or rock climbing that can be done in urban areas indoors as well as in the wilderness. You really have to get dirt…

It's that time of the week!

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The world can be a very cruel and unfriendly place. While it is definitely true that we tend to speak from a place of privilege , going back to normal isn't feeling that hot. Being forced to commute to prison-like offices has felt nothing short of awful, and while the thought of partying with friends is cool, the reality of dressing up, going to a bar or club, and being surrounded by strangers kind of blows. Especially when they're still coming down with Covid-19. It is a pretty confusing time.…

The world is a pretty messed up place most of the time. And things definitely aren't helped by the cold of winter that we here in the northern parts Northern Hemisphere are experiencing. As the days get shorter, darker, and altogether less enjoyable, seasonal depression can make it hard to put things into perspective. Getting out of bed to greet the bleak world is a trial. That's why we have to do everything in our power to keep it together. Sometimes that means overdosing on coffee so you're n…

Being an Airbnb hater is a big part of who I am and what I do. I distinctly recall being on a family vacation, waiting outside in freezing weather for over an hour for the owner of the apartment to give my family the key. The owner drove a moped and I could tell that he did not feel sorry, not one bit. The best Airbnb experience I had was at a place virtually identical to a hotel, and honestly, that doesn't even count. Despite my bitterness, Airbnb's used to be novel and fun as a concept for mo…

Diagrams are supposed to simplify information. In school, venn diagrams were definitely my favorite. It felt like that was the case for everyone. Bar graphs? Lame. Pie chart? They are somewhat better. But nothing compares to the curvature of a proper venn diagram. The overlapping themes are a joy to acknowledge, and the charts are easily converted into extra clever memes and astute observations. While we appreciate a venn diagram that offers us some important information, there's something a bi…

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One of my favorite parts of the Harry Potter books were the Quidditch matches. There's something so relatable and simple about the fact that on that Quidditch pitch, Harry was just a normal kid. Sure, he was a jock and a sports prodigy, being the first first year to join the Quidditch team, but it was uniquely special watching him thrive in something. Harry wasn't a star student like Hermione and didn't have a great wizard family life like Ron. Quidditch is one of those things that he could suc…

Squidward smells...good

It's not that I'm overthinking, it's just that the rest of the world is UNDERthinking

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