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As promised a few weeks ago, I’ll try to force myself to have a break from writing through August in order to build up my backlog so I can ensure more high quality content again starting on September. It is also as a good way to let my...
Duncan Rawlinson created this artwork using artificial intelligence and contemporary digital techniques. Billowing clouds in coral and peach tones rise above layered mountain ridges, their forms softened into a painterly haze. The sky...
For my birthday in June this year, my parents fulfilled one wish I had: they gifted me a new pair of headphones of my choice. I have a pair of AirPods Pro 2 that I had been using extensively and exclusively since 2023 up until then and...
Learned about the Moro painter and sculptor Abdulmari Imao through an essay on Facebook about the commercialization and dumbing down of art in local spaces (which I will look for again). The lines between our environment shaping us and...
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It's August! Somehow the year is already 2/3rds over. The World Gaza: Huh, Hamas has reportedly agreed to disarmement. Let's see if that goes anywhere. Iran: On again, off again, maybe there's talks, maybe more countries are getting...
I've written a couple of posts in the past about how my home network and home automation setup is laid out, but it has been changing so much over time that it's now time for an updated post! This time I'll put everything together on the...
The last two months have brought a surprisingly decent variety of crafting into my routine. Usually, I’m 99% about the knitting, but after dealing with some hand pain in the last episode, I decided to take a full week off from small...
Nau maiYesterday we played at the Santa Fe Brewing Company. I began my day by heading down to the bus in the hotel carpark to make breakfast. Liz and Jon had procured a big bag of bagels from the bakery and I sliced and toasted one in...
My experience living in Osaka and Tokyo on a Working Holiday visa, with practical advice on preparation, housing, work, useful apps, and places to eat.
I finally watched Project Hail Mary last night. My plan was to watch it on the big screen, but then— Well, I hardly need to explain the concept of time. It was good, the movie, but the book was better. It almost always is. Especially if...
I could not, for the life of me, remember how or why I started reading this article, but it's how I learned about Tomi Adeyemi's Children of Blood and Bone. Might start with the book first! Not sure yet if the article is having an impact...
August is there, and with this new month comes a new blogging challenge: Blaugust, the festival of blogging. Previously, I’ve seen this challenge, but I never participated because August is always tricky. End of children school, usually...
02/08/26 this is still going and serving me well! i definitely feel supported and more active and alive, but it did take a while to get here. even though summer is still hard, i am happy to initiate activities and accept others'...
Saw a clip from "The Rapture" BBC series -- the link doesn't lead to the actual clip tho -- and felt a bit uncomfortable watching it. Would like to know more of it! Looks like it's based on a book, so I could start from there.