Category: Personal Blogging
Personal Blogging
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On Caffeine Breaks
I typically take my coffee black — that isn’t something I take any sort of weird, shallow pride in. It’s a humble responsibility that I take on bravely knowing others aren’t capable of handling it. Originally, I was introduced to coffee with a lot of cream, but when I ran out of it I quickly… Read more
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On the Art of Noticing
There is a healthy online business in romanticizing things. In some ways, it’s just a digital version of what has always existed. Carnival Cruises and Disney have always wanted to pitch you on the concept of a dream vacation, even if the reality is waiting in lines and arguing with loved ones in a windowless… Read more
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On Emotional Durability
I have steadily become more enveloped into fashion tiktok. It started with a video walking through why old sweaters look (and were) of much better quality than fast fashion options nowadays. That Tiktoker even suggested search parameters on how to find great used sweaters on ebay, which I used to acquire my favorite sweater ever. … Read more
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On Receipts
If there was a part of myself that I could light ablaze with a flamethrower like it’s the monster from The Thing, it would be my dripping sentimentality. I’m the type of person who will hesitate for a moment to throw out obvious trash because it reminds me of a past time or a person.… Read more
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On Hubris
This one is a two part-er, part I is my original thoughts, and part II is my reflections after some emailing. Part I – written 8/28/2024 I’ve been thinking about something endlessly, toiling away at it in my mind until it nearly pushed me to the brink of total insanity. It’s about stolen valor. There… Read more
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THE BIBLIOTECA OF A TEENAGE BISON
I wrote the below as an introduction to a print version of my friend Vyasa’s blog THE BIBLIOTECA OF A TEENAGE BISON, I highly recommend you read it after reading this. The link is below. One night during our senior year of college, my roommate Vyasa ordered Domino’s pizza for carryout. Through some set of… Read more
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On Grassroots Movements
[Intro]Woah, hold onWoah, hold onWoah, hold onWoah, hold onWoah, hold onWoah, hold onWoah, hold onWoah, hold on One of the generalizations you can very accurately make about my generation is that we all like the idea of a “grassroots” effort. There’s this palpable love for the idea that people from different places bubble up through… Read more
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On Irony
A few months ago, I was hastily walking into Star Market to gather supplies for French Onion Soup – a dish I’d never made before – primarily to impress a certain girl. As I left my car, I was caught off guard by the sky over the parking lot. It was sprinkled with clouds, each… Read more
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On Time and Memory
Open up any politically motivated opinion section in this country right now and you’ll find lots of discussions of age and it’s effects on memory and decision making. I am just wise enough to know that I don’t have much of value to add to these particular discussions, but I have been thinking quite a… Read more
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On Obscure Excellence
I have a certain fascination with people who choose to become very good at obscure things – actually, the word is envy. I envy them. I always think of Zack Hample. Zack has decided to become the best in the world at catching baseballs. Was he masked up behind home plate, trying to catch sliders… Read more