2026-05-05Hello! First, a technical note: the homepage now only loads 30 images instead of 50 images. It used to have an infinite limit, but I'm on Day 88 now and I really don't want people scrolling so long — it probably causes accessibility nightmares. As always, a linked-text list is available for all...

2026-05-04Hello! You know, given that today marks the start of exam week, I should be giving myself an excuse to write shorter articles so I can really crunch on my study materials. I forgot what a capacitor is, and I still don't know if Jim Crow is a real person. Off to a great start!Anyway, this article might be...

2026-05-03Hello! First, a technical note: I bought a third domain name, and I already regret it. Come check out dingusberry.com and tell me what I should do with it.When you use a shallow depth-of-field (something like f/2.8) you are able to separate the background from your subject, with a decent falloff and...

2026-05-02Hello! A reference to the Disney movie Mary Poppins Returns, my favorite movie.I love when things line up like this. Trees on both sides, the gray sidewalk almost straight to the horizon, with slightly hilly landscape. It might be a bit weighted to the right, since the bright gray road on the right is a...

2026-05-01Hello! It's May now!Last night, I performed at a school concert with a jazz band, where everyone gets to watch me struggle with my cheap old electric guitar. Seriously — the thing's nearly a decade old at this point and the plug is loose; no amount of tightening seems to stick for more than a day or...

2026-04-30Hello!The title comes from my high school English project, where we made a "short film" in the style of La Jetée — still pictures, mostly black and white, with one section of motion picture. We could have made our own original story, but I got lazy and copied the story from Ray Bradbury's There Will Come...

2026-04-29Limited permission was granted to use photos taken for these events on this site.Hello!Mahmood, musical producer and school classmate, represented his country of Bahrain by singing his own music. He competed against student representatives of several other countries, which I've organized alphabetically by...

2026-04-28Hello!In comparison to yesterday's photo of a laboratory, this one is much more realistic.The outside of this building was... well, just a regular building from the looks of it. No fancy glass walls, no fancy bright colors. The first laboratory wants to make a statement and be admired, while this one just...

2026-04-27Hello! I'm just realizing that the amount of readers viewing through a RSS feed probably outnumber the readers viewing through email. That's unnerving, because I don't know who any of you are. If my posts have been aggregated somewhere, let me know! I don't know you exist unless you email me.Anyway, I need...

2026-04-26Hello!Yesterday, my article on volunteering for Earth Day events was published late. There's a few reasons for that, both technical and personal, but they should be addressed now. I'm preparing for something awesome for Day 100, but my exams are coming up, so my life is yet again thrown into a chaotic...

2026-04-25Hello! Let's address the elephant in the room: yes, this article has been published very late. It is less likely to happen in the future now that I've made some changes. Just pretend it's Earth Day.Happy Earth Day! A few days ago, I volunteered for two environment-related events: an Arbor Day at a local...

2026-04-24Hello!I fell asleep in the middle of a call again... this keeps happening. I didn't have any work to do anyway, and at least I woke up early to attend today's "booking day" at school.Many friends of mine are pursuing arts degrees in college, and arts careers beyond college. I'm not one of them, but I...