Welcome to my blog. I hope you find what you are looking for, and if not, I hope you look at what you find. Here is a poem I wrote: all that really mattered...
The year is halfway over. Did you make New Year’s resolutions? If so, it’s time to check in, see how you are progressing. If not, no worries! Starting on January 1st is arbitrary, anyway. But if you like nice round dates, July 1st could be the perfect opportunity for you. For your inspiration, and my accountability, here are a few of my mid-year resolutions: Publish more writing It’s safe to say…
Well, the Dear Aliens contest results came out, and I didn’t win. Maybe you will enjoy my submission. Here it is: Dear Aliens, I was beginning to think you wouldn't come back for me. I forgive you. After all, you must have had a good reason for leaving me with the humans. I wish you had left me with something, though. Something, anything, to act as a reminder I’m not from this planet. My earliest…
I collect vinyl records and, more recently, CDs. I like listening to them and I also like looking at them. I also stream a lot of music on Spotify. Spotify displays album covers, but they lack the surface area of physical copies. Records sleeves and CD cases have a front and back, that's twice the room for artwork! Plus, lots of records include fold-out posters, and CD cases tend to have little…
An avalanche starts from stillness. Then seemingly something from nothing, in defiance of Newton’s first law: a tiny movement. That fistful of snow slides gently down the slope and affects its neighbors. They gradually wake and jostle and ripple. Suddenly, whole sheets of snow that appeared permanently affixed to the mountain are pulling loose and beginning to cascade. In a blink, everything white…
During college, I made the decision to study computer science. I wanted to be a programmer. Gradually, I became one. My choices were not primarily driven by money or prestige. I wanted to be a programmer because I thought they were cool. Not "cool" as in "popular," but more like "eccentric" and "passionate." The programmers I knew of were people like Linus "Nvidia, fuck you!" Torvalds, racecar…
(I’m referring to this post .) I like Bear blogs, but I feel we often devolve into a dick-measuring contest of who can reject modern technology the most. That’s all well and good, and I largely agree with the author’s sentiment. There are many valid reasons to still use cash today. However, I felt compelled to respond to some of these claims: “Cash is universally accepted within the boundaries of…
"I hope you live a life you're proud of, and if you find you're not, I hope you have the strength to start over again." F. Scott Fitzgerald I left my job in October of last year. I quit because I hated it. I have been unemployed for the past 3+ months. The original plan was to spend my time upskilling and building a portfolio so I could get an offer for a "better" job. I have not been doing that.…
disclaimer: I know the "left brain vs. right brain" idea has been debunked; it is not scientifically accurate to say that people tend to favor one hemisphere of the brain over the other, and that the left corresponds with logical thinking while the right is related to creativity. I am using left and right brain as an analogy for two archetypes of people which are fairly common, in my experience.…
although this yellow curry came from a little plastic tub from the supermarket its coconut and chicken brought me back to that strip mall Indian restaurant near the office where I used to have lunch with my ex-team but never on Tuesday because that was Poke day and I guess my favorite thing about work always was lunch and even now I think about chowing down on Italian sandwiches near the train…
Believe that you are not capable of (or deserving of) happiness. Ignore your friends and family members. Don't check in on them or make plans. Avoid intimacy and sharing emotions. Be as sedentary as possible. Don't move your body or exercise. Eat a shit diet. Don't prioritize your health because we're all going to die someday anyway. Don't participate in anything bigger than yourself or have any…