<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="yes"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>Alina Certified on Paul's Particles</title><link>https://paulstapel.com/categories/alina-certified/</link><description>Recent content in Alina Certified on Paul's Particles</description><generator>Hugo -- gohugo.io</generator><language>en-us</language><lastBuildDate>Sat, 14 Mar 2026 16:44:36 +0100</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://paulstapel.com/categories/alina-certified/index.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title>On Being Ugly</title><link>https://paulstapel.com/meditation/being-ugly/</link><pubDate>Sat, 14 Mar 2026 16:44:36 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://paulstapel.com/meditation/being-ugly/</guid><description>Can&amp;rsquo;t relate, I&amp;rsquo;m hot as fuck.</description></item><item><title>Social Guy</title><link>https://paulstapel.com/meditation/social-guy/</link><pubDate>Sat, 14 Mar 2026 16:15:28 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://paulstapel.com/meditation/social-guy/</guid><description>A ruler&amp;rsquo;s success should be measured by the success of his commonwealth - Me
Once again I feel myself reaching beyond myself. Lately, I have found myself becoming more and more social, and I wanted to reflect on this.
When I tell people that I usually identify myself as an introverted person, they don&amp;rsquo;t often believe me. The reason is quite apparent; I laugh, chat and bounce around all over the place with social energy not often found in your average person.</description></item></channel></rss>