suboptimalism

there are many different blogging styles; some people write short daily posts reacting to news they read and whatnot, but i prefer to sporadically write long grandiose semi-autobiographical posts, occasionally integrating brief reviews of stuff i've watched recently or other short rambles as i see fit. this is so i can keep things interesting, both for me and for you, since boring writing is written bored. i won't waste time with any quotidian diary posts like "i went to the store and bought a thing", every post here will try to be at least as interesting as "i accidentally discovered a new species of crustacean" or "i went to an odd restaurant" or "i got marooned on the moon" or "dang the united inflight magazine is kinda wacky", the kind of stuff i might still be recounting/ranting about to people at a bar in ten years. everything here is guaranteed to be at least 90% true, certain details have been changed to protect individuals involved and to make me appear cooler (and my enemies less so).

archive (chrono)

2025

2024

2023

2022

a supposedly fun thing i'll likely do again

it's been a while since i’ve gone on a trip with my friend/business partner/former minecraft arch-nemesis, or any trip at all for that matter. despite having few interests in common, our trips together somehow always end up going great, except for that one weird spontaneous road trip to phoenix. i've mentioned this before but it’s good to have a more “normie” friend to stay grounded, and he did not disappoint by insisting that we go on a caribbean cruise...

6.23

my budget bocchi the rock moment 2: dj house party edition

although i’ve complained recently that my friends are only getting into lame things like trading card games or rock climbing, i do have one friend who has been getting into djing lately (in addition to trading card games and rock climbing). he’s my most “serious” friend, bringing a certain intensity to anything he partakes in, so in just a few short months he’s already gotten in deep...

5.9

picking up a twitter hitchhiker

the other day, i was scrolling X Formerly Twitter as usual between sets during my workout (between credits of pump it up) when one tweet suddenly jumped out to me because it called out the area i live in. although it wasn't from anybody i follow and had very little engagement, some quirk of deterministic algorithmic destiny showed it to me anyway...

1.21

important gamer announcement

attention: i'm now officially a certified EXPERT at korean dance game "pump it up"...

1.12

some year-end reviews

over time my blog posts have been ballooning in size and scope, i seem to have forgotten that i originally made the blog to host lighter, off-the-cuff stuff. so, i'm going to dial things down a bit and do a quick rundown of the best movies i saw this year...

12.23

rooftop report #3 END

socal has an ideal climate for putting up christmas lights, i don’t think i would be comfortable doing it somewhere where it actually rains or with big leafy trees around to contribute other rooftop slipping hazards....

12.20

rooftop report #2

putting up christmas lights is one of the most seasonal businesses out there, you've got basically a month or so to squeeze in as many clients as you possibly can, and of course half of them want their lights put up on the exact same day...

12.7

rooftop report #1

i discussed this before but part of the charm of the greater san diego area is how hilly it is - there are only a handful of large flat areas near the coast, on top of mesas, or at the base of valleys. undeveloped flat land has long since run out...

11.10

the dally in dallas

dallas, in some ways, was a return to the roots, to the scene of the crime, to the distant origins of the current era in my personal history (which may be coming to a close soon)...

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