If you're producing music solo, you know what it’s like to feel like you’re not making progress even when you’re putting in the time. You're doing everything yourself. You're doing it in your spare…

Basic Victorian BitchThere's fine perfumery, and then there's Basic Bitch Juice. Let me make the distinction: fine perfumery entails the complex and abstract blending of accords that, when…

I said I would journal quarterly in my March post, but I can no longer contain my excitement for writing here. This April has been perhaps one of my busiest in recent memory. A new financial year…

Fake Metro Trains "Due to ongoing delays with the delivery of our new Xtrapolis 2.0 trains, we've implemented some temporary measures to keep our network running." Tech Stuff…

May 2026, 4 p.m. Sitting at my mom’s house in Southern California. Homemade Italian beef, great conversations on the couch and a shower head that doesn’t go above my chest. I’ve…

I was at the horse barn this week, taking a mighty steed to his stall after a lesson, and one of the other volunteers mentioned that she was looking for a paying horse barn job. She is mid-twenties,…

Why do I make myself up every day when I do not have a job and my only outings are errands and chauffeuring my daughters to their extracurriculars? For one, I do not want to be a frumpy mom. I was a…

A heavy week on the docs side. Two things shipped that I had been chewing on for a while, and a couple of small skills came together. Some reading and writing on the side too. - 🧪 Built a…

27th April to 3rd May 2026 This week went into navigating work stability. On Saturday, I met J to explore the possibility of working at the TIDE Foundation. They are doing very similar projects to…

Saw my first obviously written by AI job posting this week. Also saw a recruiter complaining about AI-written CVs being submitted. Claude-powered AI coding agent deletes entire company database in 9…

Tractors, beige boxes and what's next My father was very fond of tractors. He would never miss an occasion to stop for any tractor we came across on holidays, at a fair or an agricultural museum. His…

Finally made it to week 400! Cast on a jumper for E, chosen by her, and with the intention of making a mini version for her cousin so they can be matching. This week I went to some leadership…

With 90% of startups failing, buying a business with proven product-market fit might be the smartest entrepreneurial move. Here's why I'd rather buy than build.

Not much to write about this week, I was busy mostly at work. Been pretty hot outside lately. This long weekend, I mainly spent time staying in and resting up. I rewatched Dhurandhar 2 with my mom (I…

One morning I got a call from my younger brother Jaime. He was crying. He tells me my mom’s health, which had been slowly declining over the past month from advanced cancer, had reached the point…

anyone who knows me personally knows i LOVE a reset. it's my favorite word in corporate, it's my favorite part of a new month, and it's also a word that literally means nothing to me but a chance to…

An opportunity in New York unexpectedly sparked a 12-year Pay-it-Forward project. Thoughts on adopting a "Builder" identity, a soul-searching question about blockchain, and why human collaboration is…

從一份紐約職缺，意外開出一個 12 年的 Pay-it-Forward 計畫——關於 Builder 認同、區塊鏈靈魂拷問、與 AI 時代人類為何還需要合作。

Notes for week 18 of 2026

Books: Added - How We Get Free, Added - Orientalism, Reviewed - The Wretched of the Earth, Reviewed - All About Love Films: Reviewed - Roald Dahl's The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar, Added and…

We watched The Drama this afternoon and had the inevitable chat on the way home. We’re both all quite boring in comparison. We’re unrepentant thieves. We were high school floozies. By the time we…

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I haven’t posted in a bit, but I feel bad leaving my last post at the top of my blog. I think my position at the time was reasonable: in mid-2025, “I’m skeptical but curious and experimenting” was a…

Year 3 at work and tech Work and tech stuff since last blog post has continued to be around multiple different projects with multiple project titles. Now, it’s 3 years since I started working…

meta Was in the Bay Area (specifically, San Carlos, mostly) from Sunday to Friday, for work stuff. Two weeks on the road, basically back-to-back, is no longer something I’m particularly fond of doing…

Here are some things that were interesting to me in April – for your enjoyment in May! Where is the Raccoon Hole?A wholesome adventure from a very fun writer. “They don’t look like…

Hi! Yesterday I made a post about a stray cat we took in named Arlo. We had his vet appointment today, and I'm so happy to say that his red blood cell count is looking so much better! He needs…

versión española acá 🏡 🏡 🏡 🏡 🏡 🏡 🏡 🏡 A few weeks ago, I read a blog post about Swiss psychologist Marie-Louise von Franz’s idea of ‘the provisional life.’ It’s this belief that the current life…

Catching up on stuff after dealing with the death of my mother in late April. I'd say "still processing," but it's one of those things that never ends. As with any death, there are both lost…

she does not know it yet. we both liked asian. we were to meet at foo. place was locked in, time was too. she had taken surfing classes a few days before and was staying with her friends. i reached…

Hello, So this week has been a little wild... from things being meh, to going great, to going ugh, then great and now downhill again. I keep thinking of how some people just seem to be lucky. I am…

The 2026 edition of the Windup Watch Fair San Francisco was at Fort Mason this weekend . I only made it to the fair for a couple of hours on Friday, but I think I made the most of my limited time…

May is finally here, one of the best months of the year. The temperature is finally rising, the sun is shining, and life starts to feel just a little bit better. New month also means new links. This…

… and I’m feeling a little fragile. This year so far has been a circus. And not the fun kind. Oy.

… and I’m feeling a little fragile. This year so far has been a circus. And not the...

For some, remote work isn’t just a perk, it’s a lifestyle requirement. The idea that someone who doesn’t even know their name might force…

May 2, 2026 Not For Radio - Ache March 31, 2026 itula - didn’t wanna have to do it MUANH - u wanna have it March 18, 2026 Lucy Dacus - ‘Losing’ (live for Like A Version) March 10, 2026 DJ JUANNY |…

Good morning. I did myself no favours by telling you all that the next newsletter after my vacation would be today. I am, indeed, home from vacation but I had forgotten that travelling to the West…

So why is it that meeting someone at a particular moment can determine, for the rest of a lifetime, whether they become family or friend?

Stuff I Did Another CMS Swap – I remade Korora Solutions on WordPress+Divi and went live with it. I don’t have any sites running on Drupal anymore. I really did enjoy my time there, but I…

A whole lot of news and a very silly business plan.

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Just got an update from SHUMAS, the organisation on the ground in Cameroon that helps us do those charity things, like the two schools. Looks like things are going well. Hopefully lots of pics and…

New Year in China, new apartment, AI fatigue, and a last-minute trip.

I finished this book in April 2026. I recommend this book 9/10. Why you should read this book: This book will provide you with great tools and principles for starting to build trust across your team…

Saving for retirement is simple but not easy. Learn more about planning complexities in this week’s terrific links. Retiring early takes a lot of planning. A Wealth Of Common Sense This is the…

A couple of shorter working weeks were squeezed around the boy's Higher exams and a long weekend on the Isle of Mull. Ridiculous levels of sunshine helped to tick off an impressive list of…

Snow in Inwood, New York. Photograph by the author. Recently I’ve been looking at hourly ridership data from the New York City Subway. Last time we learned that people go to work in the morning…