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I thought about that a lot

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An advent calendar of 24 essays by 24 authors. Curated by @amymcnichol.bsky.social, designed by @madebysheppard.bsky.social, @ralphhawkins.bsky.social Be consumed: ithoughtaboutthatalot.com Subscribe: buttondown.email/ithoughtalot

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I thought about that a lot @allconsuming.bsky.social · 24/12/2024
In 2024, I thought a lot about my first love www.ithoughtaboutthatalot.com/2024/my-firs...
image text says: I’d filed my first love away in the nineties nostalgia compartment of my brain. The band that was once my everything became the band I only ever brought up in ‘first gig’ icebreakers. ithoughtaboutthatalot.com
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I thought about that a lot @allconsuming.bsky.social · 23/12/2024
"How can the strength of my testosterone-fueled vessel co-exist with my tenderness? Where does the need for control and competition meet my delicate emotions and thoughtfulness? Why do we treat men with privilege, yet our number one killer is ourselves?" www.ithoughtaboutthatalot.com/2024/muscles
image text says: In 2024, I thought a lot about muscles
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I thought about that a lot @allconsuming.bsky.social · 22/12/2024
In 2024, I thought a lot about my mum, her Alzheimer’s, and the Gregg’s sausage roll scam www.ithoughtaboutthatalot.com/2024/my-mum-...
image text says: Mum was vivacious, sharp and courageous. She’d had to be to raise three boys, alone, in south London. But Alzheimer's is taking that away. And that's devastating to see. ithoughtaboutthatalot.com
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I thought about that a lot @allconsuming.bsky.social · 21/12/2024
Last year, I saw a bloodied, dead baby outside a hospital. I've been seeing dead babies quite frequently since, and I've noticed a lot of people seem to ignore them. Maybe they don’t see them at all. www.ithoughtaboutthatalot.com/2024/why-i-a...
image text says: In 2024, I thought a lot about why I am embarrassed to be human
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I thought about that a lot @allconsuming.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
In 2024, I thought a lot about markers in time and space www.ithoughtaboutthatalot.com/2024/markers...
image text says: Legend has it that the 3 wise men didn’t follow a star, but Halley’s Comet. It’s a good story, as is much of religion. ithoughtaboutthatalot.com
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I thought about that a lot @allconsuming.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
"Ghosting needs a rebrand. The term feels too cute – a bit silly. Stick your tongue out and wink ghost emoji. But it is serious, it takes a real mental toll." www.ithoughtaboutthatalot.com/2024/ghosting
image text reads: in 2024, i thought a lot about ghosting
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I thought about that a lot @allconsuming.bsky.social · 18/12/2024
In 2024, I thought a lot about creativity and self-discovery woo-woo www.ithoughtaboutthatalot.com/2024/creativ...
image text says: I felt my creativity was a thing of the past and that my imagination was lost to adulthood. I decided to take a career break. ithoughtaboutthatalot.com
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I thought about that a lot @allconsuming.bsky.social · 17/12/2024
"At 17, Dad wound up on the Arctic Convoys which sailed to the Soviet Union in perilous conditions, and under heavy threat of German attack. Dad’s ship was torpedoed and he survived by clinging on to a plank of wood. He was one of only six survivors." www.ithoughtaboutthatalot.com/2024/why-my-...
image text says: in 2024, i thought a lot about why my dad was like that
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I thought about that a lot @allconsuming.bsky.social · 16/12/2024
In 2024, I thought a lot about caring and my selfish soul www.ithoughtaboutthatalot.com/2024/caring-...
image text says: My selfish soul whispers resentment. Not resentment at my partner. But an impossible resentment directed at the universe that put us in this position. ithoughtaboutthatalot.com
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I thought about that a lot @allconsuming.bsky.social · 15/12/2024
"I’ve never really had an OK time at the dentist – not since The Incident back in 1971 at the hands of my mother and Mr E. This year, some rather unfortunate dental activity in the top right corner of my mouth has triggered some terribly bad memories." www.ithoughtaboutthatalot.com/2024/my-top-...
image text says: in 2024, i thought a lot about my top right canine
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I thought about that a lot @allconsuming.bsky.social · 14/12/2024
In 2024, I thought a lot about friendship in my child-free forties www.ithoughtaboutthatalot.com/2024/friends...
image text says: We realised we’d probably expected everything to stay the same when we went another way to everyone else. ithoughtaboutthatalot.com
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I thought about that a lot @allconsuming.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
"Most new music’s not aimed at us Millennials. While I can appreciate Sabrina Carpenter’s lyrical quips, the teeny-tiny outfits age me out. I like Charli XCX, but I’m too tired to have a brat summer... But Taylor manages to feel like she’s for everyone." www.ithoughtaboutthatalot.com/2024/taylor-...
image text reads: in 2024, i thought a lot about Taylor Swift
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I thought about that a lot @allconsuming.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
In 2024, I thought a lot about why we still need feminism www.ithoughtaboutthatalot.com/2024/why-we-...
image text says: I am a feminist. But I didnt used to be. ithoughtaboutthatalot.com
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I thought about that a lot @allconsuming.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
"Losing a bundle of red & white woolly fibres may seem trivial, and mourning its loss perhaps childish – but do NOT mistake a football fan’s scarf for simply being a piece of functional, mass-produced and easily-replaceable clothing." #Arsenal #AFC #COYG www.ithoughtaboutthatalot.com/2024/my-lost...
image text reads: in 2024, i thought a lot about my losing football scarf
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I thought about that a lot @allconsuming.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
"Losing a bundle of red and white woolly fibres may seem trivial, and mourning its loss perhaps childish – but do NOT mistake a football supporter’s scarf for simply being a piece of functional, mass-produced and easily-replaceable clothing." i-thought-a-lot-about-that.webflow.io/2024/my-lost...
image text says: in 2024, i thought a lot about my lost football scarf
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I thought about that a lot @allconsuming.bsky.social · 10/12/2024
In 2024, I thought a lot about TikTok tourism www.ithoughtaboutthatalot.com/2024/tiktok-...
image text says: there are people who only want to see things so they can be seen seeing things. ithoughtabouttthatalot.com
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I thought about that a lot @allconsuming.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
The nurse was holding my hand as I opened my eyes. She leant in close. “The operation was a success,” she whispered. “You’ve got endometriosis, but we’ve removed the cells we found. They were in your pouch of Douglas." www.ithoughtaboutthatalot.com/2024/my-pouc...
image text says: In 2024, I thought a lot about my pouch of Douglas

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I thought about that a lot @allconsuming.bsky.social · 08/12/2024
In 2024, I thought a lot about getting the fuck out of our comfort zones www.ithoughtaboutthatalot.com/2024/getting...
copy on the image says: By resisting change, we are upholding the manufactured systems that we are forced to live within. The same systems that are rigged against us. ithoughtaboutthatalot.com
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I thought about that a lot @allconsuming.bsky.social · 07/12/2024
"I became addicted to the dopamine hits from interactions with my content. As my profile grew, I found my career started to benefit and I leaned in more and more... But now, as the poster child for openness, I want to close myself off." www.ithoughtaboutthatalot.com/2024/shuttin...
image copy says: in 2024, i thought a lot about shutting up. ithoughtaboutthatalot.com
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I thought about that a lot @allconsuming.bsky.social · 07/12/2024
In 2024, I thought a lot about what home feels like for a nomad www.ithoughtaboutthatalot.com/2024/what-ho...
image text says: as someone who has been living nomadically for a few years, i dont have a traditional home. for me, home is every place that just feels 'right'. ithoughtaboutthatalot.com
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I thought about that a lot @allconsuming.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
"Some buyers think I am both a chat facility and an Evri delivery driver coordinator. There are those who haven’t bothered to read my crafted sales copy, and send 1 word Qs about my wares that remind me of my time on dating apps: “Length?” “Size?” www.ithoughtaboutthatalot.com/2024/selling...
text says: in 2024, i thought a lot about selling parts of myself on vinted
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I thought about that a lot @allconsuming.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
In 2024, I thought a lot about my dad reincarnated as my son www.ithoughtaboutthatalot.com/2024/my-dad-...
image has text on it that says: a friend asked if my son would be my favourite if we had another kid. maybe. because whose spirits might our next child be? ithougthaboutthatalot.com
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I thought about that a lot @allconsuming.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
"Our male students are using expressions such as ‘alpha’, ‘simp’, ‘sigma’ and ‘lone wolf’ – the same words that Laura Bates discovered are part of the language incels use about themselves and other misogynists." www.ithoughtaboutthatalot.com/2024/boys-wh...
yellow image with copy that says: in 2024, i thought a lot about boys who hate women. and there's a line drawing of a genderless character, sitting and thinking
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I thought about that a lot @allconsuming.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
In 2024, I thought a lot about Gladiators www.ithoughtaboutthatalot.com/2024/in-2024...
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It's the kind of attention-seeking I've always been taught to scorn. Don't be too vain, too brash, too loud. But how much has that meant holding back, and diminishing myself in the process? ithoughtaboutthatalot.com
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I thought about that a lot @allconsuming.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
"I don’t think my childhood was unhappy. Mum took us on trips to the beach and we camped and cooked outdoors. Christmas always felt magical. What I am unhappy about is my dad. I would have liked to have had a better one." ithoughtaboutthatalot.com/2024/saying-bye-to-a-dad-i-never-knew
yellow image with copy that says: in 2024, i thought a lot about saying bye to a dad i never knew. and there's a line drawing of a genderless character, sitting and thinking
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