An important fact about myself is my pathological fear of conflict (thanks, anxiety). One of the many behaviors this has spawned is that especially in online circles, I tend to refrain from dipping my hands into the drama pot and giving my two cents. Very rarely I will voice an opinion about political events unless asked directly. But recent (ish) events in the internet community specifically have made me introspective about the roles and dynamics of internet celebrities and how they fit into our current culture, so if this is a Hot Take, as the kids say, then prep the oven mitts, this one’s coming in piping.
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Ace Mormon: A Declaration
I am a proud member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. I am also asexual.
The problem is—the problem is, up to a point, my sexual orientation and my religion get on famously. Law of Chastity? Nailed it. Never once been tempted to sleep with another human being out of wedlock. Within wedlock? Well, that gets a little fuzzier.
A Series of Horrible Terrible No-Good Very Bad Events
Friends, there will be a double posting this weekend; first, this post about the truly exquisite rash of bad luck I’ve experienced this past week, and second, a rather special pre-planned post I hope you’ll tune in Sunday for. It’s going to be incredibly personal and revealing for me, and I’m scared of it, but I think it’s something that needs to be expressed in my own personal context.
Before that, though, here’s a log of the past seven days, detailing the uniquely frustrating set of circumstances surrounding my recent purchase of a new phone, the first Really Big Purchase of my adult life, besides college and health insurance. And my work bag with unicorns on it. There were tears. There was laughter. There was definitely some dark magic at work, and some kind wizards to help combat it. Without further ado, I present: The Great Phone Purchase Debacle of 2019.
Pokémon Sword and Shield: Trailer Reaction
It figures that my first real post on my shiny grown-up blog is about Pokémon.
I’ll bore you with the details of my Pokémon addiction in a later post, because right now I’m too excited for Gen 8. UK-inspired region! Cute starters! Dynamax battles! Riding bikes over water! Knife dog! Old lady professor! The Galar region’s hottest club is Pokémon Sword/Shield, and it has everything (maybe literally, with the introduction of Pokémon Home, a cloud-based storage service, coming soon to the Switch).
Continue readingPostMordial Soup: A Contemporary Goulash
I’m Kayti Mayfield, and welcome to PostMordial Soup!
I’ve been an active internet gremlin for about a decade and a half now; most friends and acquaintances just know me as Quilly (or quillyfied, if you want to be formal, but there have been many variations on the “quill” theme). In setting up this blog, I thought long and hard about how to incorporate that accidental personal brand into the workings of a more professional setting, but in the long run, perhaps a rebranding was more in order. That said, let’s get to the meat of the introduction:
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