I picked up two sequels to books I don’t have the previous parts to, along with a novel starring Norby the Robot, whom I can only assume is a well known, beloved character. 📚🤖

Over the weekend I picked up a new plant. Put some live trees next to my dead trees.

Follow up on how data in software: data can’t tell you everything about your product decisions.

My roommate had an extra ticket so last night I got to see Jeff Rosenstock at the Warsaw. Really fun show. 🎵

Imagine a world where “bio break” meant, “I’ll be 5 minutes late to the meeting, I need to write my biography.”

Yes, August is almost over, but I haven’t collected my thoughts on July yet, so take my hand and travel back in time to the distant lands of about a month ago. Most of the stuff I see is old … Read more

First pants day of the year. Feels like I’m no longer wearing a swamp. 👖

TIL that the CSS relative color spec says that currentColor is supported, but no browser supports it. Sad times.

Listening to Lulu for the first time. So hard to disassociate from all the discourse this far in, but I’m trying to just take it in. Will probably require multiple listens. 🎵

I don’t have words for how deeply Nick Cave speaking about grief and joy and music impacted me.

(The title is only clickbait-y if you don't like Disco, in which case, boooo) Many music industry figures have a huge impact without being in the spotlight, but Nile Rodgers is my favorite … Read more

Man, I gotta write a long piece on The Moody Blues. 🎵

Couldn’t agree more with not blindly following data.

I never saw Halt and Catch Fire, and I don’t plan to, but this meditation on the fragility of ideas from Robin Rendle resonates with me.

Look,” Lee says, pointing across the room towards a chalkboard that has nothing written on it.

“It’s perfect.”

In the park and some legend is reading a book while riding her bike.

I got a book of John Waters interviews in Baltimore. Seemed too appropriate. 📚

I came up with a knock knock joke in improv rehearsal today.

Knock knock.
Who’s there?
Hi.
Hi who?
Sounds silly!

I can only apologize.

Had the pleasure of performing in the Baltimore improv festival this weekend. Had a blast. Thank you to all the organizers and everyone who came out!

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

TIL that in JavaScript, non-strict mode is called sloppy mode.

Susuru Ramen in Astoria is the best ramen, full stop. 🍜

Since moving in with my roommates, we’ve watched a lot of movies together. They are almost exclusively horror. I’m not mad. 🍿

Started reading: 2001: A Space Odyssey by Arthur C. Clarke 📚

Read this one before, but reading it again as an impromptu book club after seeing the movie again in 70mm at the MOMI.

Really funny, gross piece. What I Learned From One Month Of Not Eating Raw Chicken by Gregory Erskine.

Finished reading: Be Here Now by Ram Dass 📚