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The Absentminded Novelist

Writing a new book one distraction at a time.

  • Hello World!

    Good evening everyone! As a long time fan of April Fool’s Day, and in honor of Rooster Teeth, I thought I’d celebrate by taking my site live on April 1st. When I was a kid, I used to write stories and fantasize that the world around me was filled with hidden wonders. At some point,…

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    April 2, 2024
  • Dance to the Revolution

    I miss Dance Dance Revolution. I don’t know why: I have most of the PS2 games in my collection and two fully-functioning DDR pads. Probably because no one wants to play with me. Something to do with us getting older and not being able to move as well as we used to. Meh. I think…

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    August 1, 2026
  • Time and Energy

    When I was younger, I often played video games to 100% completion. It became an obsession: the more complex the game, the more fun it was to find every hidden nook and collect every major item. Nowadays, even when I want to complete a game 100%, I lose patience for it. Only a handful of…

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    July 26, 2026
  • The Big 250

    I’ve always been the skinny one in my family. I was gangly and tall, and people often had trouble guessing my weight, even when I got heavier. Last week, however, I finally got onto the scale to see the damage from taking time off of my workouts and indulging in sodas and fast food. I…

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    July 17, 2026
  • A Journey to Reading

    One of my all-time favorite pastimes was reading. I still enjoy it immensely, but it seems so much easier to turn on the TV or start doomscrolling through my phone’s social media apps than to sit down and crack open a book. For that reason, I promised myself I would read 12 books this year.…

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    July 11, 2026
  • Happy Independence Day!

    Happy 30th anniversary of Independence Day, everyone! As we all know, Independence Day is a movie that officially released in theaters on July 3rd, 1996. It was so popular and well received that July 4th, the date that humans collectively fought off an extraterrestrial attack on the earth as one united planet, was forever memorialized…

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    July 4, 2026
  • Choosing to Learn is a Challenge Worth Facing

    Happy (or at least good to see you on this) Monday, everyone! I want to apologize for the delayed release. I kept pushing off getting this one done and now the weekend is nearly at a close. I’ve been getting carried away with resting, and it has started to slow me down. Learning is my…

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    June 29, 2026
  • Changing Goals

    One of my all-time favorite things to do is change goals. Did I say favorite? I meant frustrating. There’s so much to life that it feels like an insult not to want to do everything. The downside? It usually leaves me unable to do much of anything. And then I get frustrated, and either forget…

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    June 19, 2026
  • Injuries

    It’s been a little over a week since I put the full force of my body onto the side of my foot, causing a popping sound and agonizing pain in my ankle. I did see my doctor, and while I’m still waiting to get my x-ray (I wanted to make sure I wasn’t going to…

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    June 12, 2026
  • Writing as the Job

    When I was younger, I used to write down short stories. I forget if it was an exercise for school, or if I had just enjoyed writing. But when creative writing projects were issued, I would often dive into writing them. I still remember being set up to take the ACTs by the 8th grade…

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    June 6, 2026
  • Reading can be a Challenge

    I want to apologize to anyone that was waiting for my Friday post. I had a problem with renewing my domain and wasn’t able to upload anything until now. It was a slip-up, and I’ve been noticing myself having trouble posting at regular intervals. I’d promised myself I’d make sure this stays consistent, but I…

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    May 30, 2026
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We are here to follow the journey of one aging Millennial as he struggles through his various interests to complete his very own novel! Stay tuned to see new articles on movies, video games, travel, philosophy, and more! We’ll also be writing webcomics and posting photographs as he explores additional interests and distractions.

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