cryptic-cynic

Confessions of a Loiterer

Today I talk about being a loiterer, appreciating the moment, not being a working stiff, and generally being a dirty hippie. https://youtu.be/R2bk35kuWdU ---CJ ...

New Podcast Announcement! Decentralized News IS Back On Thursday Nights Now With A New Host!

We are back from our Holiday break and better than ever! 2019 is going to be a great year indeed! https://youtu.be/e3CrTYXy0rg Join me in welcoming the newest h...

Seattle Bitcoin ATM

I took a couple photos of this Bitcoin ATM in a downtown Seattle mall. --- --- This machine was created by Coin Me, which is based in Seattle, and allows you to...

Test

[](https://dlive.io/livestream/cryptic-cynic/536e008c-5600-11e8-8263-0242ac110002) Test test My live stream is at DLive...

Cherry Blossoms

--- --- --- Cherry blossoms seem to be everywhere; almost attacking me. Small petals assault me, unprovoked, from above. Attach themselves to my being. Add deco...

Reflections on my experience with homelessness, Part 3

Reflection and introspection at the five month mark I've recently become aware of the fact that I have been homeless for five months now. It's hard to believe, ...

Reflections on my experience with homelessness, Part 2

I've been thinking about Phil Collins' song "Another Day in Paradise" a lot lately. >She calls out to the man on the street "Sir, can you help me? It's cold and...

Reflections on my experience with homelessness, Part 1

I was inspired to share my experiences by a post by @hickorymack that was resteemed into my feed by my pal @kafkanarchy84. Thanks to both of you. I haven't been...

Incredibly Amateurish Photo Blog, Vol. II - Cross country travel series

First installment of a miniseries documenting my train trip from Illinois to Washington state, USA This trip will cover a distance of over 2500 miles (4020 km) ...

Rethinking my place in Ancapistan, being true to myself, community, & acceptance

>People are strange when you're a stranger Faces look ugly when you're alone Women seem wicked when you're unwanted Streets are uneven when you're down When you...

VJ LIVE! Ep. 43: The "War on Drugs" / Building Anarchist Communities Online and Off

Joined by CJ King ( @cryptic-cynic ) from the US, and Amir Al-Zubi from Bosnia talking: The inhumane atrocity that is the "war on drugs" Building anarchist comm...

The Monday Steem Desk - October, 30th, 2017: Upcoming #VJLIVE talking the “Drug War” / Building Communities on Steemit and in “real life” / Changing your mind is okay! (RWE quote)

A whirlwind weekend. Back here at the Monday Steem Desk again. (Last Monday was my son’s birthday so the Steem desk took a day off!) This is the Monday Steem De...

Haunted: Halloween, Holidays, Memories, and Grief

As the fall season progresses and Halloween draws near, I find myself feeling haunted. An all-too-familar, but nonetheless unpleasant occurrence in my life over...

Visions of a Voluntary World (A primer on Voluntaryist/anarchist thought).

Oh! The anarchy! Imagine getting to keep everything you work for. Not in part, but in full. This is simple and basic human dignity. Imagine the market providing...

Fuji 5Lakes Training Blog - 10/19/2017 - Running nervously on an overpass not made for pedestrians (how it feels to be an anarchist, every day)

Living life as an anarchist is kind of like the run I took tonight--along a long, narrow overpass (an elevated section of road heading downtown)--with no sidewa...

Incredibly Amateurish Photo Blog, Vol. I

Welcome. Enjoy the first installment of my amateur-as-fuck photography. --- I took these photos from the indoor observation deck of the Columbia Center in downt...

Hello, world of Steem...

Greetings, all. Well, here goes nothing. I haven't blogged in quite some time, and haven't used all this fancy formatting stuff in a long time, so bear with me ...