I absolutely blazed my way through the first three books of Brian Sanderson's "Mistborn" series. These books are as good as all the fantasy dorks tell you it is. The first book is, essentially, "what if Ocean's 11, but there's people that use metals to get magic powers?" Like, that premise, in and …
This is my first "free lifetime update" with FL Studio and it feels *great*. It's not that I *need* all the new features (though the QOL improvements are welcome), but when a similarly "minor" upgrade came for Ableton I had to shell out, like, $150. So yeah. I'm really happy with my decision to …
<a href="https://previndustries.bandcamp.com/album/service-merchandise">Service Merchandise by Previous Industries</a> I've been really waiting for this one to come out. So much so that I actually pre-ordered it!
For the past couple of days my Morning Pages™️ have been about "performance" in one way or another. On Sunday I wrote about how I got so ingraned in the daily performance of "professional marketing person" that I've kinda forgotten what it's like to be myself — a regular human being. On Monday I …
I find it funny how it seems like everyone in the game is enjoying their life and having fun, even though they are going through an apocalyptic event and it's happening right in front of them. They're all like "shit, the castles floating, some guy from 10,000 years ago wants to kill us all, but dont …
Why spend loads of time writing about things you hate when you can create one mega-post and just update it as you find new things you don't like? [mastodon.social/@davatron...](https://mastodon.social/@davatron5000/112479724323610058/embed) So A List of Things I Don't Like russia AI being in …
I'm trying to figure out when's the perfect time to share that you're going through something. Is there a perfect time? I read a lot of blog posts/tweets/instagram posts. I watch even more YouTube videos. People are constantly going through shit (it do be like that sometimes). And, like, I …
[www.youtube.com/watch](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-W5ix1nQU4g) My brain is always running at 100km/h, so any time I see artists take their time to work on their art it's this huge wake-up call about how making things actually takes time. And then I see this video where Fran Meneses dedicates …
After 10 years of thinking about it (overthinking, really) I've finally started making a video for YouTube. As all "first" videos go, this one is about how it's the first video I'm making. I hate that. But as much as videos about making videos absolutely GRIND MY GEARS, I need to get this …
VERY good book. Just finished it today. Arguably even better than The Martian. DEFINITELY better than Artemis. Couldn't put it down. Sucks because i had a sleepless night, but does go to show how awesome and captivating the story is.
I was not excited when Andrew Huang announced that he would be writing a book. I've been online long enough to be weary of "books written by YouTubers". But that was unfair of me. Andrew Huang has been a goldmine of awesome and entertaining videos, helpful and useful advice, as well as a very large …
Just finished reading Essentialism by Greg McKeown. For me this was a very "front loaded" self-help book (one of my least favorite kinds). Most of the advice that the book has to offer is revealed in the introductory chapters. What fallows, then, is just a bunch of examples of how the advice can be …
Changing to a different blogging platform. Again. I'm very sorry.
I was sick the past week and that means that I was dehydrated. I usually don't drink coffee when I'm dehydrated, so I had a week-long break. I still drank lots of tea, but the effect is different; we all know that. Anyway, yesterday I woke up feeling exhausted so I had a cheeky little cappucino with …
I generally only get my news from official resources or resources that have done so well with providing accurate information so consistently that I choose to trust them (though, with a grain of salt). One of those resources posted (this morning) that tonight there will likely be another attack with …
I've had to stop drinking coffee because it was adding fuel to the fire of my anxiety. I hate doing these "responsible" things because while they make my overall life better (less anxiety is always good) they steal little moments of joy from me. Making a V60 coffee when I get up has been my "morning …
You spent the first five years trying to get with the plan And the next five years trying to be with your friends again First of all — we're bringing back using lyrics as status messages, cryptic posts, etc. We've cowered under the pressure of "what if it's cringe" for many years, and now it seems …
A couple of people are moving out of the apartment building I live in and it's stressing me out. It means nothing. It means their landlord sucks or it means they found a better place or it means the apartment is too small for them now that they have a kid AND two dogs. But to me it immediately …
Here's the energy with which I'm entering 2024:
When I got Ableton Live I said to myself that that would be the last music-related purchase in my life. It has everything I need and more. And yet here I am. I got FL Studio and I've been playing around with it and LOVING it. I think something about the workflow just works for my ADHD brain. You …
I have been hardcore reading these past couple of months. I went from having read 4 books in 2023 to 14 in the span of 60 days. It started with joining a book club where we were all reading Infinite Jest (that's still in progress), but as I was reading that, I also started reading other (easier) …
First week of the year was a tough one. It started with some pretty serious bombings from russia aka lack of sleep aka the rest of the week was fucked. Shoutout to the US Patriot air defense systems that helped Ukrainian soldiers shoot down 10/10 hypersonic missiles that russia has long claimed are …
Reading still brings me joy Reading together is a much better experience. It makes difficult books easier to stick with. If pen & paper is something I come back to any time I'm overwhelmed, maybe it's best to just stick to pen and paper always Especially if new stationary brings me so much JOY. …
I follow these blogs! You might want to as well! At the very least, you should at least check them out. https://winnielim.org https://sanlive.com https://maya.land https://maggieappleton.com https://az.id.au https://www.sheafitz.com https://evy.garden/notebook/ …
I've been slowly chipping away at a post about how journaling has helped me and the various little "journaling activities" that are actually helpful instead of time-sucking trash. Now I've had to throw that draft away because this video covers nearly all of my tips and adds some that I haven't …