The Years of My Movie Watch List

I did a little analysis of my Letterboxd watch list, to see if there were any interesting patterns. Since the data export only includes the date I added it to the list, the title of the movie, and the … Read more

Started reading: But Now Am Found by Patricia Horvath πŸ“š.

Finished reading: The Kaiju Preservation Society by John Scalzi. Breezy fun for people who like to think πŸ“š.

Started reading: The Kaiju Preservation Society by John Scalzi.

Finished reading: A Subversive’s Guide to Improvisation by David Razowsky. It took me about a month. I found the biography section pretentious and long winded, but found the improv philosophy and practices inspiring πŸ“š.

I spent the day alone walking around New York City. I got a burger at a diner, bought a bunch of books at the The Strand, and saw Scream VI. Everything was glorious.

I just learned that I’ve seen 17 Cate Blanchett movies, which is 18% of the amount of films she’s made. I don’t know what to do with that, but there it is. 🍿

I saw Cocaine Bear last week in theaters, and it was joyous, grind-house, B-movie fun. I see so many reviews miss the point: it’s not Citizen Kane, it’s Citizen Toxie. 🍿

As an exorcise, I’ve been trying to curse less. This morning, out of nowhere, our cat Rocco sunk his nails into my ass. There goes that exorcise.

Started reading: A Subversive’s Guide to Improvisation by David Razowsky πŸ“š.

Finished reading: Responsible JavaScript by Jeremy Wagner. Good quick read on performance and minimizing JS, and I learned a few things. Felt good to know a lot of it and/or agree on the philosophy already πŸ“š.

A drawing of an enthusiastic catholic cardinal holding sticks of dynamite

What a doodle! Is it a gleeful Cardinal Richelieu about to go on an arson spree? The world may never know.

A drawing of a red horned demon

More drawings. Here’s a demon that looks kind of like a Genie. All hail the smoking goat head!

TIL that dynamic JavaScript imports are widely supported!

Started reading: Responsible JavaScript by Jeremy Wagner πŸ“š.

Images in my micro posts aren’t loading properly in micro.blog. The problem is also present in NetNewsWire, so something is clearly off on my end.

A drawing of an abstract, green character who looks scared

Continuing my doodle posts. Here we see something involved in a seemingly bad situation. Hope it works out!

An abstract drawn character pointing out

I’ve decided to post my collection of doodles. First up: all this pose!

Started reading: The Rust Programming Language (Covers Rust 2018).

What would you write if you weren’t afraid?β€”Mary Karr

The opposite of play isn’t work; it’s depression.β€”Stuart Brown

I did not finish: Middlemarch by George Eliot. I got a bit over 200 pages in, and while I did really enjoy a lot of it, the whole thing is just too floridly Victorian for me at the moment πŸ“š.

If you can’t explain it simply, you don’t understand it well enough.β€”Albert Einstein

Each time you write a page, you are a writer. Each time you practice the violin, you are a musician. Each time you start a workout, you are an athlete. Each time you encourage your employees, you are a leader.β€”Atomic Habits

Writing is thinking. To write well is to think clearly. That’s why it’s so hard.β€”David McCullough