There have been several posts on here lately lecturing people on how to write and on literacy.1 I’m throwing my own dumb opinion into the fire here and saying: cut it out. Stop that. Mind your own business! There is no “correct” way to write.2 These are personal blogs with people’s own thoughts. People are...

I had the sudden inspiration to post on here since I haven’t in a while. Here are a few things I am grateful for lately: my little corner of the world good rooftop views bánh mì flowers in a cute vase semi-spontaneous travel wide open spaces (the concept but also the song of course) new journals bookstores (except...

When I was a teenager, I was fortunate enough to receive a trip from Make-A-Wish. It was possibly the only good thing to come out of a torturous childhood illness. I’ve wanted to give back for some time and recently reached out to volunteer. During that process, I encountered the most dystopian thing I’ve seen in...

I've always been a bit of a hater. Chaitanya's Moving on from being a Hater post makes some good points about this frame of mind. Being a hater can create a negative perception of the world, that much is certainly true. But I think this can be tempered. It's possible to be an optimistic hater. Better things are...

The other day I posted about how you can no longer use Reddit on a phone without downloading their app. Several people wrote in to tell me about libreddit, a great frontend for Reddit that bypasses the paywall (and happens to have no ads/tracking too).1 The best libreddit instance I’ve found is catsarch.com’s...

I've been a customer of One Medical for many years. I was devastated when Amazon bought them in 2023. Despite my chagrin at this acquisition, quality of care did not change when Amazon took over, so I have stayed using the service.1 Health AIEarlier this year, Amazon began to force all One Medical customers onto its...

One of my personal rules for social media is that I only use the web version of sites. The web version is better for privacy, far less addictive, and makes my phone less bloated. In the last few days, Reddit added a great new feature to the the mobile web version of their site. Now, when you try to browse their site...

have not posted on this blog in quite a while. Might get back into the swing of things. Here are some things I have been grateful for lately: community gardens tuxedo cats1 when you are looking for treats at the grocery store and other adults are also looking for treats and you all have your hands on your hips and...

I listen to a lot of genres. My whole life I’ve gravitated towards indie and counter cultural folk (is there a type of folk that isn’t counter cultural? I don’t know). At times I’ve been afraid to share that I also love pop. This weirdly seems to be the case for many people. Pop is too trite. It’s too mainstream....

Lucky and not so lucky things to be grateful for this week: cheeky bumper stickers saying things out loud instead of bottling those things up music (and wireless earbuds — I feel like we take that magic for granted?) unionized workplaces plants dogs biting their owners’ leashes (the people with these dogs are...

When I first got into skincare a few years ago, I read a lot about sunscreen. And despite any potential conspiracy by Big Skin™, sunscreen is pretty magical stuff.1 As part of that research, I also learned how much sunscreen people “should” be wearing. And reader, let me tell you: I do not think anyone is using the...

A few years ago I had a conversation with my roommate at the time about how I sometimes find myself endearing. This was an alien concept to her. How self-absorbed do you have to be to find yourself endearing? Years later I come back to this conversation after working on myself and becoming closer to the person I...