The Mad Hatter in the City of Arkham: A Personal Playthrough
Posted: 11 Apr 2025 06:40
It's funny really. Like a comet, I crash landed here, confused & lost. Yet, there were so many road signs along my way. In high school, during my sophomore year, I was cast as the Caterpillar in our school's "Jr Production" of Alice in Wonderland. And even prior to that, I had purchased the 2-part book of both Alice in Wonderland & Through the Looking Glass--both by Lewis Carroll.
And again, Alice--she showed herself again. I was revisiting Batman Arkham City, not remembering all the details of the game, & I bumped into the side mission with the Mad Hatter impersonator.
"I planted a teeny, tiny, little idea in your head."
My all-time 2 favorite fictional books growing up: "House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer & "Apocalypse Now Now" by Charlie Human. A clone & a psychopath.
I have a feeling I need to resolve something that has continued to gnaw at the back of my mind. I live in America. I was born in California. My mother has my official birth certificate document & I've held it. And yet, when I tried to retrieve a copy for my employer in 2023, I was denied...
Which is very peculiar and completely blindsided me. I even went to my county's supreme court office explaining the head clerk of the Public Records & Admissions office had told me that I needed a "Seal of Approval" stamped by a court of law for me to be able to view MY OWN birth certificate. For various reasons & circumstances, I have yet to pursue how to resolve this issue. The only option currently available could potentially lead to my parents' arrest.
I think it has to be a glitch. A mistake, and no I am not overexaggerating--I am legitimately asking for suggestions on how to properly resolve this without doing what the court recommended (which was appeal to a judge to hire a PI to investigate by ancestral records with accordance to my biological parents.
Not to bring this a possibly dangerous/delusional level of speculating, but fuck me did this then and still now completely fucks with my head. I AM NOT SURE IF I'M EVEN "ME." I'm actually extremely stable, as long as I dont think about it but then it just doesnt get resolved. Any ideas from you guys? Cuz the "Imma lil freaked out" is growing lol
And again, Alice--she showed herself again. I was revisiting Batman Arkham City, not remembering all the details of the game, & I bumped into the side mission with the Mad Hatter impersonator.
"I planted a teeny, tiny, little idea in your head."
My all-time 2 favorite fictional books growing up: "House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer & "Apocalypse Now Now" by Charlie Human. A clone & a psychopath.
I have a feeling I need to resolve something that has continued to gnaw at the back of my mind. I live in America. I was born in California. My mother has my official birth certificate document & I've held it. And yet, when I tried to retrieve a copy for my employer in 2023, I was denied...
Which is very peculiar and completely blindsided me. I even went to my county's supreme court office explaining the head clerk of the Public Records & Admissions office had told me that I needed a "Seal of Approval" stamped by a court of law for me to be able to view MY OWN birth certificate. For various reasons & circumstances, I have yet to pursue how to resolve this issue. The only option currently available could potentially lead to my parents' arrest.
I think it has to be a glitch. A mistake, and no I am not overexaggerating--I am legitimately asking for suggestions on how to properly resolve this without doing what the court recommended (which was appeal to a judge to hire a PI to investigate by ancestral records with accordance to my biological parents.
Not to bring this a possibly dangerous/delusional level of speculating, but fuck me did this then and still now completely fucks with my head. I AM NOT SURE IF I'M EVEN "ME." I'm actually extremely stable, as long as I dont think about it but then it just doesnt get resolved. Any ideas from you guys? Cuz the "Imma lil freaked out" is growing lol