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Ramblings about LGBTQ issues, technology, video games, and life.

Tyler HedrickSep 28, 20135 min read

Life lessons I learned as a freshman in college.

How failure, dehydration, and fear of dropping out made me a better person.

“Hey, I came to talk to you because I’m worried about my grade in this class. I really don’t…

Tyler HedrickNov 2, 20152 min read

Dear Anxious Virgin, Your Time Will Come

Anna Fitzpatrick

Dear Tyler

A letter from my 5th grade sex-ed teacher

I know class has been uncomfortable for you the past week. We just started the sexual education requirements, and I see how you’ve been looking around the room. I know what the other kids say about you, and I’m sorry. Everything will be ok…

Tyler HedrickAug 22, 20153 min read

Credit card signatures, what are they good for?

Absolutely nothing.

I was just at Gap shopping, and when I went to check out the cashier asked to see my credit card. I assumed he needed to verify my identity, so I asked “do you need to see my ID?”

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Public diary — entry 1

Public diary — entry 1

This was a pretty crazy week! It was my second week on The Watch (our version of an on-call rotation) and we had some really big launches…

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That time I was asked to do child porn

That time I was asked to do child porn

It was a relatively normal Thursday at the <redacted> Cleaners, the dry cleaners I worked at while in high school. I was scheduled to close…

Tyler HedrickJan 11

A Hedrick family tradition

A Hedrick family tradition

Every year I make a dish called “broccoli bake” for Thanksgiving and Christmas dinner. It’s a broccoli and cheese casserole-type side dish…

Tyler HedrickNov 27, 2015

We called her Luna

We called her Luna

Hayley Michelle Brown loved the moon. It all started when she was a little girl and we went camping in Colorado. It was a full moon that…

Tyler HedrickAug 8, 2015

I used to believe everyone committed suicide.

When I was a toddler, my great grandmother died. Like most 2 year olds, I didn’t entirely understand what that meant, I just knew that my…

Tyler HedrickMay 20, 2015

Pitch interval reference

When determining the interval of two pitches, it helps to have melodies or songs in mind that contain the interval.

Tyler HedrickMar 1, 2015

Ever notice sounds around you and think about why they are there?

I was thinking about this while waiting for the MUNI a few weeks ago. When they are about to annouce outbound trains they play 2 pitches …

Tyler HedrickFeb 24, 2015

[Building Manager],

Early this morning (around 6am) I was woken up by extremely loud music coming from within our building. This is not the first time this has…

Tyler HedrickFeb 28, 2015

Exploring my own teenage Photobucket

Exploring my own teenage Photobucket

I would say that I’m surprised I knew the password to this account, but every single account I had as a kid had the same 5 letter password…

Tyler HedrickNov 1, 2014

What Final Fantasy Taught Me

What Final Fantasy Taught Me

Life lessons I learned by playing my favorite video games.

Tyler HedrickDec 12, 2013

Why I chose Medium

Why I chose Medium

Why I turned down an offer from Facebook to work at Ev Williams’ new startup.

Tyler HedrickDec 8, 2013

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