Chris DeLuca

It always tickles me whenever I see someone smoking while riding a bike.

In addition to my blog turning 15 years old this month, I noticed that I’ve had my drupal.org profile for even longer. My connection with Drupal has only grown with time. 💧

Silence-d no More

I wrote a humor column in college for the Hofstra Chronicle under the pseudonym Silence Doless, a nod to Benjamin Franklin I didn't come up with. I was very proud of this work at the time. It's all … Read more

There’s something about seeing a loose VHS on the ground that makes me want to take a shower.

A down shot of a concrete city sidewalk. A garbage can looks in the frame. There’s trash all around it. A grimy VHS lays there amidst the garbage, back up.

I started playing Castlevania: Symphony of the Night again, and I’m getting my ass kicked. I don’t remember losing this much this quickly my first time around, but that was years ago, so maybe I’ve forgotten it all. 🕹️

Today is my 38th birthday. Feeling a lot of gratitude.

TIL about the CSS cap unit, which is equal to the current font’s capital letter height.

A group of six friends is posing playfully on a crowded beach under a sunny sky. The group includes three men and three women. Each person has a temporary tattoo of Chris' face. One woman on the far left is wearing a floral shirt and shorts, enthusiastically pointing to her left arm. Her left arm has Chris' face near the elblow joint. Next to her is a woman in a black swimsuit and sunhat, posing with her hand on her hip. She has Chris' face on her bicep. In the middle, a man has towel draped over his head. This is Chris. The towel has his face on it. Standing next to him is a woman in a gray bikini with her back to the camera, playfully looking over her shoulder. Chris' face is on her lower back. A man in sunglasses and a baseball cap stands behind them, flexing his arm. On the far right, a shirtless man in beige shorts smiles while holding a drink can. The beach is bustling with people, colorful umbrellas, and towels.

I celebrated my birthday at the beach this year. My friends surprised me with matching temporary tattoos of my face, along with a towel also of my face. Silly, dumb fun. 🎂

Bagheera is a sleepy psychedelic kitty 🐈‍⬛

A black cat loafing on a chair, eyes half open. The color palette is cool with pops of purple and dark red.

It took me a while to figure out why LSP was reporting describe was not a valid method of string.

const id = label.toLowerCase().replaceAll(' ', '-').
describe('DisabledField', () => {

There’s always room for gummy worms.

I put my homemade aftershave in little potion bottles so I can feel like a shave wizard.

Two round glass bottles with corks containing a dark brown liquid.

New keyboard new life. Having Touch ID when docked is a game changer.

The black apple Magic Keyboard with the full numpad resting on a colorful mat with a star pattern.

Mythological Creatures Explained by Science

Here's an unfinished freelance article I wrote for Cracked many years ago. It was never published, but made it pretty far in the review process. 1. The Kraken was a giant squid The legend of the … Read more

In case you’re feeling like government can’t do good things for regular people like you and me.

Of Monsters and Scholars

I wrote this story in college for a writing class. It's a fantasy piece, set in the world of the Iron Kingdoms. I liked it at the time. Melvin Kretchum sat behind an enormous stack of books, their … Read more

The Death Hole

I wrote this story in collage for no one. Very apparent I'm a young writer still clinging to my darlings, and I couldn't get near anything of weight. Still, there's something there, I think. Once upon … Read more

Ocean's Blues Brothers

Here's a silly sketch I'm pretty proud of. Mash up of Ocean's Eleven and music. INT. DINER - DAY DANNY Blues sits in a diner booth oozing charm, whipping French fries into his mouth. He is joined by … Read more

One liner to open all git modified files in your editor. Substitute nvim with your-editor; statistically code.

git status -s | awk '{print $2}' | xargs nvim

Home Grown and Garden Fed

Another old story I figured I'd publish. It's pretty weird. There was something heavy in the air. It crashed through a second floor window, landing in a pile of broken glass and furniture. It was a … Read more

I ordered 3 of Julia Evans zines.

I have the PDFs, but waiting to read the physicals. Very excited.

Compelling critique of societies rigid conceptions of how technology interlocks with human life.

Google has been really kicking their own ass, in existential hit after hit. Tighten it up.

Ranking the Filthy 15

Back in the 80s, Tipper Gore and other cultural conservatives went on a crusade against sex and violence in popular music. They put together a list of fifteen representative songs to use as a … Read more

This has been making the rounds, and is super fun and interesting. Well worth the ten minute run time. How do they know dogs are colorblind? (w/ Cleo Abram) - YouTube