The Dark Nebula

Welcome to the dark side. 

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I posted my first blog on this site in 2019. During COVID, it turned into my creative outlet.

Then... life got crazy.

Life is still crazy, but the blog has been calling. If you have found this page...

Welcome. You have found the Dark Nebula. 

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I am Back

By Raphikey DaLEO | March 15, 2025

I am BACK. Although I never really left. I had just put a piece of myself deep down into an internal dungeon. I did so for what I believe to be out of necessity. I thought that by being my full self, I could not achieve success. The truth is that I could not achieve success in the environment I was in and rather than looking to change my environment, I chose to change myself. The kicker? It worked. I was able to play the game and thrive. Partly because…

The Dark Archive

These posts are from the original blog which started during COVID.

National Days Are Now Out of Control, and I Hate Them (Unless I Get Mine Approved).

By Raphikey DaLEO

The amount of National Days has to stop. STAHP. There are 365 days in a year last time I checked and the fact that each day according to www.nationaldaycalendar.com recognizes multiple things a day is…

Shut up Susan, You Are Not Busy

By Raphikey DaLEO

This is the move, and I feel like it’s been going on since the beginning of time. I have no facts to base that on, that’s why I said: “I feel”. But, seriously that’s how…

What?

By Raphikey DaLEO

What is Intellectual Nebula? Besides some silly name for a website. Self-consciously it could appear to be pompous or conceded, but I assure you that’s not my intention. For a brief period, I was able…

Being a Dad is Weird

By Raphikey DaLEO

It’s weird. About two or three years ago, I started having this recurring thought: How is it, that I feel as if just days ago, I was figuring out which college to attend, worried about…

Toys at Work?

By Raphikey DaLEO

Let me start out by saying, I am a HUGE toy guy, I mean… look at my office at home. As you can see, this isn’t meant to throw shade at anyone who has toys…