Entropy

Recently I deleted all of the posts I ever made publicly about Bitcoin that were associated with my meatspace identity.
I sold at the bottom of the last bear. It's too volatile for me. I'll stick with my approved govt coupons like a good citizen.
I've turned 1-2 people into hodlers but that's it. No more evangelism for me, the risk/reward doesn't add up.

2024-09-28 15:40:53 UTC

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They're from Age of Sigmar, which is basically what old Warhammer turned into.
I also did not have much luck (or skill) when it came to 40k 😂

2024-09-27 20:44:55 UTC

Work in progress. Forgot how much time was involved in the building part before even getting to the painting.
1/2 of my old P3 paint pots survived storage but I should have enough to start this weekend.
https://m.primal.net/LDwN.jpg

2024-09-19 22:22:46 UTC

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Oh yeah. I fully remember. Probably won't play except small casual games with friends. I'm more interested in the building and painting at this point.

2024-09-19 22:02:51 UTC

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That's awesome! Yeah I'm looking at Skaven pretty hard rn. It would scratch that nostalgia itch and the new models are leagues better than they used to be.
GW has really outdone itself on model design for the last few years.

2024-09-19 21:49:11 UTC

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40k 3rd and 5th Ed way back when. I painted and played other games too but I haven't touched the hobby in like 7 or 8 years.

2024-09-19 21:40:38 UTC

I think I'm going to get back into painting minis. Maybe do AoS or 40k at first as a warmup and see how far I can push my skill level. Maybe branch into display painting.
It's been a long time since I had a hobby that wasn't sats or firearms related 😂

2024-08-21 22:59:54 UTC

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RIP lol https://image.nostr.build/0d425df78d523e2dd921024a195f08a4c45d3feddd21358b2e1c5089d94b951b.jpg

2024-08-21 18:55:04 UTC

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Wow. I can definitely see that seeing play. Creatures have come a loooooong way.

2024-08-20 15:49:36 UTC

GM #coffeechain
Decaf is taking some getting used to, but I had to cheat and sneak in a teaspoon of the real stuff in this morning.
After weeks without, a little is going a long way 😂

2024-08-19 14:57:55 UTC

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What do you play in Legacy? Before I stopped playing competitively in 2014 that was my favorite format - Dredge will always be close to my heart even if it didn't feel like I was playing Magic 😂

2024-08-18 06:15:56 UTC

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It's gone downhill a lot the last few years IMO.
It feels like it's turned into a total cash grab from endless reprinting of desirable cards, alternate art, special cards, etc. Power creep is pretty crazy.
I just play commander and cube draft on occasion now. The new stuff just isn't appealing to me.

2024-08-17 15:37:50 UTC

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Thanks for the tag - always happy to follow another writer!

2024-08-06 00:21:54 UTC

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The ones who will hate us the most are going to be the ones we tried to convince for years.
Human psychology is nothing if not predictable.
#nevent1q…p9xr

2024-07-27 20:45:36 UTC

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Yeah, I can't stomach any more of this gibberish.
Gonna go enjoy what's left of the day 🌞
#note1dsa…d29l

2024-07-27 20:42:24 UTC

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it's fucking hilarious.
'History in the making' lmao

2024-07-27 20:32:01 UTC

He is one of the worst speakers of all time. 😂

2024-07-24 16:16:29 UTC

GM
I finally made the move to black coffee today in order to do intermittent fasting.
It tastes a lot better now that I've weened off of sugar the last few months.
#coffeechain

2024-07-21 03:45:20 UTC

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🤣💯

2024-07-21 03:43:52 UTC

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I could. I may. It doesn't really matter. I live in a state that's going to pick blue no matter what.

2024-07-21 03:42:08 UTC

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I'm done being gaslit. Vote your conscious but for me that means leaving the Dems behind. Whether that means RFK, a voided ballot, or the orange man, I'll figure that out when I get there.
I do wish you a pleasant evening though.

2024-07-20 23:27:19 UTC

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I feel like maybe there's a disconnect. Trump lies and exaggerates a lot. I'm not endorsing the man, I'm only saying that I am no longer hating him like the media pushes people to do. I am no longer looking at him and automatically dismissing everything he says, or his policy proposals.
Both left and right are wrong about most everything as far as I'm concerned, because what they disagree on is how to spend other people's money, and how best to force compliance from people who disagree with them.

2024-07-20 21:59:36 UTC

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My political views ossified into far left liberalism because of Iraq.
Disillusionment with lib politics started started probably in the Obama years, but I kept consuming mass media and it kept me more of less compliant.
I still don't like Trump, but the media coverage of the assassination attempt was eye opening and what I needed to really see how brainwashed I had been.

2024-07-20 17:02:47 UTC

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💯

2024-07-20 15:54:37 UTC

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back atcha 🫂

2024-07-20 15:27:23 UTC

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That's where I'm torn. Participation legitimizes the system that's been constructed to keep us as docile tax slaves. But I hate a lot of the ideas and policy that come out of the left wing of the uniparty.

2024-07-20 15:15:21 UTC

GM
I used to have TDS. I no longer blindly hate him or the people who like him as I was directed to for years.
Growth is a funny thing to watch in hindsight. I went from far-left to Ayn Rand within the space of just a few years because of exposure to the ideas and principles that are discussed in many Bitcoin circles.
This'll be the first election in 20+ years where I don't vote blue. Still undecided on whether I want to participate at all.

2024-07-15 23:12:36 UTC

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I like carrying as little bulk as possible, so for me a micro-9 offers good set of tradeoffs for what I need out of a carry gun.
I love to see other people's takes on EDC as well. it's always interesting to hear different approaches.

2024-07-12 23:29:34 UTC

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Still relevant.
#nevent1q…nhej

2024-07-12 23:27:05 UTC

Poor Germany got the right message to 'separate money from state,' unfortunately something was lost in translation.
No better teacher than pain though.

2024-06-18 14:26:52 UTC

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It shouldn't be a political issue to want to be good stewards of the land. I hate how climate activism has tainted environmentalism as a whole.

2024-05-24 15:46:06 UTC

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We are in a special club it seems 👀
#nevent1q…y632 https://image.nostr.build/b62569b1ad7c97ea746297a9def14c3cf923ec3fe5ee988cc27cab949d71905f.jpg

2024-05-24 03:23:00 UTC

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Basically. I don't understand the collective obsession. I get that it's a train wreck, but still... why waste your attention on it?

2024-05-06 04:28:11 UTC

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I feel this note deeply. I overthink social interactions to the nth degree because I don't want to be misunderstood, and my word is painfully important to me.

2024-05-03 16:55:25 UTC

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2 but reversed

2024-05-02 18:25:02 UTC

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I almost responded similarly, I had to reread it to make sure I hadn't misunderstood

2024-05-02 15:50:46 UTC

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I think some people hit the 'your bullshit conservative ideas' and jump the tracks.
The note wasn't particularly controversial. TLDR decentralized services are for everyone 😂

2024-05-01 22:03:42 UTC

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This song is so damned good. More people need to listen to it 💜

2024-05-01 21:35:42 UTC

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https://image.nostr.build/240cb3b7d9d2ea56bb5c45aca40b825318f291d2a11d6e03cbae655a39c4e0bf.gif
#nevent1q…52vs

2024-05-01 20:42:28 UTC

https://www.engadget.com/block-reportedly-greenlit-transactions-involving-terrorist-groups-and-sanctioned-nations-181222712.html

2024-04-30 19:19:47 UTC

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I have no love for Ver, but I'm not going to celebrate anyone getting caught in the gears of the injustice system.
This trend is going to accelerate going into the real bull market. Examples are going to be made.

2024-04-30 18:40:27 UTC

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This must be the low hanging fruit phase of 'they fight you.'

2024-04-30 15:33:46 UTC

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Boating accidents will not protect you if the state thinks you might still control property it wants.
#nevent1q…3sn9

2024-04-29 21:30:32 UTC

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It already feels super weird to me, like we've been in liminal space for the last 10 years.

2024-04-29 20:33:07 UTC

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Little over a year. On this nym though I'm at like 300ish days

2024-04-29 16:53:56 UTC

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His (and other's) warning about yield farming through Celsius, blockfi, etc saved me from getting rekt, so I do have a bias, but I believe he is a good faith actor and I appreciate his contributions.
I don't trust him any more than I trust anyone else on the internet. I learned the hard way years ago not to trust product recommendations in this space from ANYONE. At the end of the day you have to DYOR and take responsibility for your own decisions.
I don't think he's leading anyone to slaughter. I think there are too many lemmings following him and others blindly as a mental shortcut, and that's inherently dangerous.

2024-04-29 14:57:59 UTC

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https://image.nostr.build/0bc84d4de7141c0fdbbed51911299d4941c36ed8d6c9c551cd30b85ba37a704b.jpg

2024-04-29 03:29:30 UTC

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Ikr? Overheard at the bar someone complaining that fast food was so expensive it was 'killing' them.
I split a top sirloin with my wife tonight, with asparagus and garlic bread. It was maybe around 25ish total. People are literally paying more for the privilege of being poisoned in a convenient way. It's insanity.

2024-04-29 01:12:57 UTC

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All these years I've been pecking at the screen to get the cursor in the right place for edits 🤣😭

2024-04-28 21:14:19 UTC

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I skew pretty heavily towards the risk-averse and if I were in a similar situation I would probably opt for getting a job (Bitcoin or elsewhere) and plan to be there long enough for the other endeavor to start bearing fruit.
This way protects your stack for potentially another cycle, gives you a step back from what you are doing so that when you return you'll have a fresh set of eyes and renewed energy.
Just my two sats, it's hard to give advice for these things because there are so many variables that are unknown.

2024-04-28 20:40:21 UTC

https://image.nostr.build/d39e08e4e8fd38cd9d4317c51d65b3900f0a06dad9f4f9dbb655eea0f0cd914d.jpg

2024-04-28 20:16:30 UTC

https://image.nostr.build/68a2f4c545cc7bc7ed3ca362f6c1b894e8c5638d62f975ce6385147e5e3c465f.jpg

2024-04-28 16:38:39 UTC

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Sand in the gears

2024-04-27 19:02:49 UTC

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It took me a few years of panic stacking until I realized this. Life is better when you are intentional about where you spend your money, it's not always about saving.

2024-04-27 18:44:16 UTC

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2a rights are literally infringed by every US jurisdiction in some form or another. It's not any more magical or politician proof than any of the other 'rights' that we cede to them daily.
The gov can and will conjure exceptions to amendments at will and enforce them to make examples even knowing that the law will *eventually, maybe* be stricken down.
Lowery is an influencer farming engagement. He may say something novel, useful, or interesting eventually, but this was not it.

2024-04-27 04:42:19 UTC

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Beautiful land and dream. I'm cheering for you!
I have similar goals but haven't found the right spot... yet 💜

2024-04-27 00:32:37 UTC

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Whoa what? Wtfh

2024-04-26 20:24:37 UTC

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They will use CBDCs or similar tool for us poor downtrodden peasants 'for our protection.'
They are going to run off-books accounting to do laundering. Maybe even utilize things like Bitcoin + privacy tools which would be painfully ironic.
In other words, it's just another layer of 'rules for thee' and they will continue to use traditional laundering tools like war or foreign aid, shell organizations and other tricks.
They don't even need to hide their activity very deep. Media is in their pocket, and most are asleep. As long as it isn't blatant they can continue their grift.

2024-04-26 19:41:48 UTC

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Wait, sorry @npub1yx6…7kza I think I understand now.
You're saying the best place to start is to find an existing project I find interesting, find the rep and copy it to tinker with and test small changes.
Learn by doing essentially. Appreciate the suggestion, I'll poke around and see what I can find.

2024-04-26 19:36:38 UTC

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This is great, but just to be clear some of these things I don't understand.
Clone a repo - that's a GitHub thing right? I'll add that to tools I have to become familiar with
What is an ide?
Some code is relatively easy to understand, but much that I've seen is very opaque and requires a baseline understanding of programming concepts that I'm not incredibly fluent with.

2024-04-26 19:27:33 UTC

I am not a developer. I believe that I am capable of learning code and building software if push comes to shove. I have spent time in years past trying to learn JS and python but ultimately lost interest from lack of motivation.
Well, motivation hath come knocking, so to speak.
But I don't know where to start. I'm interesting in contributing to privacy and sovereignty focused projects or maybe building something myself eventually, but I don't know what I need to educate myself on to get started. Could be specific languages or tech stacks, tools to understand, or even methodologies that devs commonly use. I want to learn but need help with the steps to take to get started.
Thoughts, suggestions, ideas, or guidance would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you #plebchain #asknostr

2024-04-26 15:28:58 UTC

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This is the vibe we need.
#nevent1q…9y9m

2024-04-26 03:18:52 UTC

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Glad she's recovering. Having aging parents is a sobering experience, and it makes me happy to see you being there for her. A lot of people aren't there for the people that raised them and it's terrible to see.

2024-04-25 17:59:48 UTC

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https://image.nostr.build/650eceac44d3371c75927d6370b2ffc26dcddd0724f088f7218c6b42637e7888.jpg

2024-04-25 15:53:46 UTC

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They didn't get to be elites without drinking state Kool Aid. Most are supportive of authoritarianism if I had to guess.

2024-04-25 01:47:50 UTC

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I don't think you understand what the first amendment means.

2024-04-24 21:04:03 UTC

The ETFs are the carrot.
Selective enforcement and subjegation is the stick.
https://image.nostr.build/7a3f78b37bf19ab614e455249d7f01e2c220746ba9ace834ccf936ad77db19f7.jpg

2024-04-24 19:17:55 UTC

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Nicotine is insidious. I wish you luck kicking it to the curb.
I still have pangs as an nonsmoker even though I haven't had any in over a year 😮‍💨

2024-04-23 22:31:53 UTC

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No issue, just the rationale I give my better half when she asks why I'm buying yet another case of 5.56 😂

2024-04-23 22:29:55 UTC

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If you always have a healthy surplus of ammo, you'll never have a valid excuse not to go to the range 😜

2024-04-23 16:26:25 UTC

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I'm still in training wheels mode, carrying without one chambered.
Still experimenting with holsters and positions.

2024-04-23 16:03:37 UTC

Classic Bitstein. If you've never read this, you should. As relevant today as it was in 2014.
https://nakamotoinstitute.org/mempool/everyones-a-scammer?ref=bitstein.org

2024-04-23 01:52:52 UTC

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I don't think it changes us so much as it reveals how far insane our economic calculations are because of fiat. Bitcoin is a return to baseline reality where rational self interest means low time preference.

2024-04-22 15:31:16 UTC

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Here's hoping. The corporate schtick has been nice for stacking but is not what I would choose to do otherwise 😅

2024-04-20 00:10:27 UTC

Happy halving 💜

2024-04-18 22:08:04 UTC

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My parent's age. It keeps going higher, I'm pretty sure I'll never be old at this rate.

2024-04-18 21:56:06 UTC

Testing
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2024-04-18 21:20:52 UTC

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Oh nah, I was an atheist for years but theological elements in a story don't bother me at all. When incorporated well, it can add a lot of depth and nuance to a story. I just didn't like how they approached it, it didn't feel like an organic part of what had been built over the first few seasons. It felt like they didn't know how to wrap it up, and hit the audience with a deus ex machina for lack of time and money to flesh out those ideas more fully.
But to be fair, those are old impressions. It has been a lifetime since I watched the finale.

2024-04-18 19:16:25 UTC

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This is a very valid point. The psychological aspects is very real.

2024-04-18 19:15:09 UTC

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I didn't care for the last season, mostly because the theological element felt shoehorned in and I didn't like the end of Starbuck's arc but I don't think it was as bad as what people made it out to be.
Small quibbles about a remarkable show. The tension in s1 is what gives it high marks for me - top shelf storytelling.

2024-04-18 19:10:47 UTC

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They make a ton of sense though. The gov wants you to survive and continue paying taxes.

2024-04-18 18:59:04 UTC

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The first season is some of the best television I've ever seen. I need to rewatch it soon. It's been 20 years?! 💀

2024-04-17 23:40:58 UTC

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I'm in account management, so I spend most of my time researching and understanding business needs and how to apply my company's software for the best outcome. Some clients, like this one, are not especially technical and they think that software is a magic wand. So I have to temper their expectations and foster a constructive dialogue.

2024-04-17 15:57:56 UTC

I love market participants that don't understand the game.
https://image.nostr.build/c13c1321bb18e7ce95d18d0ba34ad4a4a11c45a10be9602f5cab72d532800c7c.jpg

2024-04-17 14:27:48 UTC

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Unacceptable. Time to start hoarding.

2024-04-17 14:24:56 UTC

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Glad to hear your mom is getting better Shashue.
I'm trying to untangle what a client needs right now. Maybe some writing or a walk when I cut free of work. It's looking to be a really nice day.

2024-04-16 21:31:26 UTC

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I never caught the context for this. Any link to the original story?

2024-04-16 17:14:55 UTC

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Expected even.
#nevent1q…57u7

2024-04-16 16:52:51 UTC

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Wat

2024-04-16 03:39:02 UTC

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@npub1e2r…lx8t
@npub1ugn…898l
@npub1el3…l27r
@npub12rz…hrv9

2024-04-16 00:19:46 UTC

This will mark my first halving-to-halving cycle. It feels like a lifetime has passed in the last 210,000 blocks.
Lots to reflect on in terms of my journey as a bitcoiner, as a husband, and as a professional.
Glad to be here on nostr and nowhere else for the next epoch.

2024-04-15 05:17:16 UTC

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Very nice!

2024-04-13 20:17:35 UTC

The sound of degens weeping over getting margin called will probably always be in the background.
I find it soothing.
https://image.nostr.build/3547cda46f2b5eff8d0d66f38dbde556197ab4a34935fa581eace7949cdec3dd.jpg

2024-04-13 04:19:54 UTC

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Alphonse Mucha
There's something about how he balances a grounded femininity with the ephemeral that I find incredibly striking.
https://image.nostr.build/66e4ba514cabf750179622dc7db12a681a1e5841c0e39c2b70a5ae9b5c4b4ccb.jpg

2024-04-13 04:12:26 UTC

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The good old days😂
https://image.nostr.build/9c139e02975d342743f3e4d0d3ec167da9f80d5794316ad3c875d89a73a77a39.jpg

2024-04-13 03:02:18 UTC

Holy shit I actually did it.
26/25/25/24
Tomorrows gonna hurt, but it feels like winning.

2024-04-13 02:12:53 UTC

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The status quo

2024-04-13 01:18:36 UTC

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Real enough for Sats to hold a grudge 😂