Last weekend, I got an annual pass for a local botanical garden. I think it's the first annual pass I've gotten for anything, so I'm pretty excited about it. I'd already been to this garden twice and enjoyed it both times. The ticket wasn't too expensive, and if I go a total of five times over the next 12 months,...

On YouTube, there's a channel I really like that centers around what I can only call "mundane gaming content." Instead of focusing on things like expert gameplay or humorous commentary, the guy running the channel posts videos where he goes around the world of Skyrim doing "unemployment censuses" or tries to map out...

This post is related to a post that I saw on the Discovery feed yesterday: Our blogging struggles, and one of the "answers" to it (my blogging struggles). I've been thinking about restarting the blog after an extended time of inactivity, so I think this could be a good opportunity to reflect on some of the things...

Today, YouTube decided to recommend me videos from a guy who explores weird train lines and train stations, mostly in the Tokyo area. I’m not really a train otaku, but I ended up watching quite a few of the videos because I just … liked the vibe. Part of the reason why the videos felt so nice was the low production...

Artists at the bottom of the post Characteristics Dominant colors: Blue Attributes: Vibrant, playful, energetic, meditative, blissful, exciting Temperature: Cool Activity level: High Associated season: Summer Connected fields: Woodland Winds, Growth Spiral, Maboroshi no Natsu, Kaltstroeme InspirationsThe biggest...

Last week, I "did an oopsie" and ended up with no home internet for one evening. I came home from work, turned on the computer as usual - no internet. Tried connecting a few more times, restarted - still nothing. At first, my reaction was "oh no! this is bad!" But after I found out what the problem was, and had done...