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src/posts/2013/2013-01-17-fuck-cancer.md

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-It is currently the evening of Sunday, Jan. 13. I just got back from visiting my mother, Rebecca Lake, who has been at the University of Iowa hospitals over the course of the last month, being treated for a stomach blockage that prevented her from eating. After undergoing surgery, it was discovered that she has end-stage stomach cancer that has metastasized. It could be 3 weeks, 6 months… they don't know. It all depends on how aggressive the cancer is and where it spreads to next.
+It is currently the evening of Sunday, Jan. 13. I just got back from visiting my mother, who has been at the University of Iowa hospitals over the course of the last month, being treated for a stomach blockage that prevented her from eating. After undergoing surgery, it was discovered that she has end-stage stomach cancer that has metastasized. It could be 3 weeks, 6 months… they don't know. It all depends on how aggressive the cancer is and where it spreads to next.
 
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src/posts/2014/2014-03-18-2014-03-life-update.md

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 <img style="display:block; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;" src="http://blog.niclake.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/7991_10100975359987865_1278804800_n.jpg" alt="7991 10100975359987865 1278804800 n" title="7991_10100975359987865_1278804800_n.jpg" border="0" width="300" height="300"/>
 
-Oh yeah! I'm dating this nice lady named Becca, and she's super pretty. I met her this fall through a friend, and we started dating in January. If you follow my <a href="http://instagram.com/niclake" target="_blank">Instagram</a> or <a href="http://twitter.com/niclake" target="_blank">Twitter</a> feeds, no doubt you've seen pictures or references to her popping up everywhere (sorry, not sorry). She's a chiropractic student down in the Quad Cities. She has a pretty swell taste in music. Her cat is the coolest cat I've ever met. She laughs at my jokes. She pushes me to be a better person, in many aspects. She's pretty cool, and I think I'm gonna keep her around for a while. (Sorry, ladies.)
+Oh yeah! I'm dating this nice lady named R, and she's super pretty. I met her this fall through a friend, and we started dating in January. If you follow my <a href="http://instagram.com/niclake" target="_blank">Instagram</a> or <a href="http://twitter.com/niclake" target="_blank">Twitter</a> feeds, no doubt you've seen pictures or references to her popping up everywhere (sorry, not sorry). She's a chiropractic student down in the Quad Cities. She has a pretty swell taste in music. Her cat is the coolest cat I've ever met. She laughs at my jokes. She pushes me to be a better person, in many aspects. She's pretty cool, and I think I'm gonna keep her around for a while. (Sorry, ladies.)
 
 I promise I'm going to try and be better about my blogging. I know there's a lot of people out there that enjoy it quite a bit. I used to try to keep a hard separation between my tech, my music, and my personal life, but I think that's all going to change. This is my blog, right? I can do what I want. So, you might see posts about this or that cool thing that happened, or about this new game I'm playing, or about music, or sports, or whatever. But hey, that's better than nothing, right?

src/posts/2014/2014-03-26-left-foot-right-foot.md

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 Come to find out, it was my shoes. A new pair of light stability shoes later, and I just knocked out 2 miles in 23:30 (running and walking). Not exactly world class, but I can't even describe how good it feels to be able to run that distance without pain anywhere in my body.
 
-Becca and I decided that we're going to run a 5k together at the end of June. That gives me about 13.5 more weeks to get into shape. I just did day 2 of the 9-week <a href="http://www.coolrunning.com/engine/2/2_3/181.shtml" target="_blank">Couch to 5K program</a>, and so by my math, I'll have roughly a month to improve my pace a bit before giving it a shot.
+R and I decided that we're going to run a 5k together at the end of June. That gives me about 13.5 more weeks to get into shape. I just did day 2 of the 9-week <a href="http://www.coolrunning.com/engine/2/2_3/181.shtml" target="_blank">Couch to 5K program</a>, and so by my math, I'll have roughly a month to improve my pace a bit before giving it a shot.
 
 It just feels great to finally hit my stride with something (pun totally intended). Between eating healthy and exercising, I feel great, and can't wait to see all the changes. I've got 30 pounds I want to knock off, and I've taken the steps to make that happen.

src/posts/2014/2014-12-31-beginning-anew.md

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-Tomorrow is January 1st, 2015. My evening will usher in the new year with minimal outward fanfare; Becca and I are staying in, making dinner, watching a few movies, and enjoying some peace and quiet. I've now got 4 days to relax, recharge, and get focused on the next 365 days.
+Tomorrow is January 1st, 2015. My evening will usher in the new year with minimal outward fanfare; R and I are staying in, making dinner, watching a few movies, and enjoying some peace and quiet. I've now got 4 days to relax, recharge, and get focused on the next 365 days.
 
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 - **Get under 160lbs.** Starting weight: 172.2 lbs.
 - **Release another album.** It's been nearly 2 years since <a href="http://themusicplaysyou.com" target="_blank">Sailing</a> was released. And I have SO MANY ideas.
 - **Read more. Write more.**
-- **Save money.** With an imminent relocation once Becca graduates, and plenty of student loan debt, I need to start putting money aside for things.
+- **Save money.** With an imminent relocation once R graduates, and plenty of student loan debt, I need to start putting money aside for things.
 - **Spend more time disconnected.** We just spent 9 days on vacation in North Carolina. While I still had my phone and used it, my screen time was drastically reduced, and I felt awesome because of it.
 
 

src/posts/2016/2016-04-27-hello-old-friend.md

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 So many new things have happened, or are happening currently. It's been a pretty insane whirlwind, so let me tell you what's been happening recently.
 
-- **I moved to the Quad Cities in October.** Becca lives down here, and I decided that it was time to live closer together. Driving 2 hours and only seeing each other on the weekends was a giant pain that we dealt with for over a year and a half. Blargh. To that end, I quit my job and...
+- **I moved to the Quad Cities in October.** R lives down here, and I decided that it was time to live closer together. Driving 2 hours and only seeing each other on the weekends was a giant pain that we dealt with for over a year and a half. Blargh. To that end, I quit my job and...
 - **Started working at the University of Iowa Foundation** as a web developer. Pretty slick gig. <a href="http://uifoundation.org/ai/" target="_blank">I put out a pretty slick new site just recently</a>, and I'm quite proud of it. More on this in just a sec.
-- **Becca and I got married!!!** March 5, 2016, we tied the knot at the Figge Art Museum in Davenport, IA. Tremendously dope experience. Went to Sanibel Island, FL and hung out with a bunch of retired old people for our honeymoon.
+- **R and I got married!!!** March 5, 2016, we tied the knot at the Figge Art Museum in Davenport, IA. Tremendously dope experience. Went to Sanibel Island, FL and hung out with a bunch of retired old people for our honeymoon.
 - (I told you I'd talk about it again in a sec.) **Got let go from my job.** Which really sucks, because that position was one I could've seen myself working at for the rest of my career; great mission, fun atmosphere, etc. I'm super bummed about it, but that's life. As such...
-- **I'm on the job hunt.** Trying to find a new job, so I can support the two of us while Becca finishes up getting her chiropractic license. The best thing about it is that we can now literally go anywhere we want, and we're taking full advantage of that.
+- **I'm on the job hunt.** Trying to find a new job, so I can support the two of us while R finishes up getting her chiropractic license. The best thing about it is that we can now literally go anywhere we want, and we're taking full advantage of that.
 
 These last 7 months have just been filled with changes. Most people would say "ups and downs", but I'm attempting to see the positive in all of this. I've been trying to do so in a variety of ways.
 
-- **Apply for jobs like crazy.** This is pretty obvious, I'm sure. But, Becca and I are looking to relocate to the Des Moines area, so it makes it both easier (there's shitloads of developer positions there) and harder (gotta drive 2.5 hours for an interview, and any offer = we gotta move quick quick quick).
+- **Apply for jobs like crazy.** This is pretty obvious, I'm sure. But, R and I are looking to relocate to the Des Moines area, so it makes it both easier (there's shitloads of developer positions there) and harder (gotta drive 2.5 hours for an interview, and any offer = we gotta move quick quick quick).
 - **Stream myself playing video games.** This is actually an interesting hobby of mine; I'm not the greatest, but I try to be entertaining. <a href="http://twitch.tv/PhoenixUNI" target="_blank">You're welcome to come check it out at any point.</a> I play League of Legends, Dark Souls, and whatever other games trip my fancy.
 - **Contribute more to open source projects, and/or work on my own programming projects.** I'm terrible about this, and have been since college. I need to get involved in the web community to have a better portfolio to market myself with. Oops.
 - **Be a (sometimes too) loving husband.** My wife is the best, and she's about to become a kick-ass chiropractor here in the coming months. She inspires me every day to be a better human being, and to push myself to new heights.

src/posts/2020/2020-06-25-life-update.md

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 ![altText][beau]
 
-Becca & I picked up Beau at the beginning of May, and he's been a joy. Beau & Pixel are fast friends. Bearcat is still a bit apprehensive, but they're bonding more and more every day.
+R & I picked up Beau at the beginning of May, and he's been a joy. Beau & Pixel are fast friends. Bearcat is still a bit apprehensive, but they're bonding more and more every day.
 
 #### Transitioned to Colemak
 

src/posts/2022/2022-08-13-music-pt-3.md

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 **Plini - [_Handmade Cities_](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4qOeZzZh9MM)** - This whole album is a masterpiece. This track somehow manages to stand out above the rest. The solo starting around 3:28 is just perfection (so much so that apparently Doja Cat "borrowed" it for her EMA performance? The things I learn looking up videos for this blog.)
 
-**Sleeping At Last - [_I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)_](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=muLfJWOfqGQ)** - Making their return to today's list, Sleeping At Last managed to mellow out a wonderful love song into something powerful and soulful. This was the song Becca and I danced to at our wedding. Such a beautiful song.
+**Sleeping At Last - [_I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)_](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=muLfJWOfqGQ)** - Making their return to today's list, Sleeping At Last managed to mellow out a wonderful love song into something powerful and soulful. This was the song R and I danced to at our wedding. Such a beautiful song.
 
 **Thrice - [_Hurricane_](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNTjrsLOuHo)** - Thrice was a band that I knew of in high school, but never got into for whatever reason. I remember hearing an acoustic version of this song and thinking "huh, I should check this band out". Such an incredible voice, an edgy 90s rock sound that still carries weight 30 years later. So good.