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Exclusive Evil: Two-Zero-Two-Two

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Exclusive Evil: Two-Zero-Two-Two

A recap. I also started cooking again.

Dennard Dayle
Dec 12, 2022
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First, I decided to try a bit harder.

And then my knee disagreed.

And then I got moody.

And then I started teaching.

And then I got okay at it.

And then I thought of my best prank.

And then the artist bailed.

And then I wrote a comic.

And then the artist bailed.

And then I thought of a different prank.

And then I laughed like a hyena.

And then I got arrested.

And then I wrote about getting arrested.

And then some people liked that.

And then my book came out.

And then a few people really liked that.

And then I joined the last comedy site.

And then I did a real, public victory dance.

And then I met a PhD student, which went alright for a while.

And then I met a nurse, which went alright for a week.

And then I met a lawyer, which went alright for ten minutes.

And then I got my first fan mail.

And then I got my first hate mail.

And then I started rowing properly.

And then I stopped eating cheese curls.

And then I became nocturnal.

And then the podcast died.

And then I snuck sci-fi into a fancy magazine.

And then I tried a cruise, which is always a mistake.

And then I tried skating, which is never a mistake.

And then I fell.

And then I kept skating.

And then I did headspins at a wedding.

And then I flew to Kolkata.

And then I did headspins at another wedding.

And then I got traveler’s diarrhea.

And then I was hung over.

And then I flew back dehydrated.

And then I designed my own seminar.

And then I turned thirty-one.

And then I had a pinched nerve.

And then it stuck around.

And then I got moody.

And then I taught two hours on Catch-22.

And then I lost thirty pounds.

And then I beat Elden Ring.

And then I changed my photos around.

And then I fell again.

And then I got better at falling.

Next time I’ll try a bit harder.

I do have a face.

Shoutout to Amran and Michael for convincing me to acknowledge time.

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Michael Estrin
Writes Situation Normal
Dec 12, 2022Liked by Dennard Dayle

This is excellent. Except for the lawyer. Never date a lawyer. I had to suspend my law license so that the woman who later became my wife would agree to go out with me.

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Amran Gowani
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Dec 12, 2022Liked by Dennard Dayle

Trigger warning: sincerity. I'm glad you're enjoying the teaching gig. Your students are lucky to have you. Three lives ago I wanted to be a college professor and I've always gravitated toward teaching. And though it sounds arrogant -- because my audience is smarter and more sophisticated than me -- I think of writing as my Jedi Mind Trick way of teaching these days.

Also, inspired by you, I bought myself a fresh copy of Catch-22 for Christmas. It's wrapped and waiting patiently under the tree.

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