by Austin Alexander | Mar 26, 2016 | Ego, Fear, humanity, Life, Vice
Crippling self doubt has not just plagued me, I have repeatedly indulged in it. It is a place of self-deprecatory comfort. I take solace in believing that I’ll fail. Why? Because it’s easier to believe I won’t succeed, and follow through with...
by Austin Alexander | Mar 25, 2016 | Food, Love, unhealthy, Vice
I don’t remember when exactly my obsession with popcorn began. I mean, I liked popcorn as a kid but I was never like “all about it” until recently. The butter, salt, and texture just takes control of my brain and taste buds, and won’t let go....
by Austin Alexander | Mar 24, 2016 | Art, Culture, Fear, Vice
The Netflix binge to me is one of our generations prime examples of “I want what I want when I want it…now gimme”. Our whole society is based around instant gratification, that’s nothing new. I think the understated issue is that we have become...
by Austin Alexander | Mar 23, 2016 | Dream, Ego, Family, Friends, Sleep, Vice
The god damned snooze button. That is my morning vice. Not every morning, but more often than I’d like to admit. It never helps, but it always feels like it will. Just 10 more minutes, 5, 4, 2, 30 seconds. Any little sliver of more sleep, so I don’t have...
by Austin Alexander | Mar 22, 2016 | body, Ego, Fear, Personal, self-esteem, Vice
I just realized very recently that I’ve intellectualized many things in my life in order to prevent myself from feeling things fully. If I overanalyze and think everything through enough times, then I won’t have to feel as much pain if the bad things...
by Austin Alexander | Mar 21, 2016 | Action, Conversation, Dream, fun, healthy, Vice
Sometimes you just have to remind yourself to be right here, right now, in the moment. You gotta grab onto the now, right now. But, not hold so tight like it’s a vise grip—just make sure you’ve got a nice grip. I’ve never been superbly awesome...
