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It gave me a strange feeling, like one of those moments where destiny could shift, or keep chugging along. Where I could see through the kaleidoscope, through one set of reflections, something that I could become, or fight against, but will only be fueled by passivity. I want to twist the beads and see a different destiny, but there is something to be learned, something to be feared, about letting things settle.

And then somehow Winter Wonderland came onto my Spotify channel and I remembered it is Friday.

Documentation

Moderation: Ghosts of a Vegetarian

2015-05-15 spncr Leave a comment

I was vegan once.

For 13 months.

I think in veganism, there are three main reasons: health, animal rights, and the environment.

I remember feeling empowered by veganism. People joke about you never have to ask if someone’s vegan because they will tell you. It is a broad generalization, but often true.

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Documentation

Materialistic excuses and the daily joy of something lovely

2015-05-13 spncr 3 Comments

I’ve been told I am a snob and an elitist many times, either about my taste in movies or the things I fill my house with. I like nice things. To me, the joy they bring is worth the investment.

My father has this same love for quality and the satisfaction of using something that servers its purpose regularly, confidently, and for years on end.

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Writing

The curse of cool

2015-04-18 spncr Leave a comment

I’ve always been a huge nerd. I mean that in a positive way – mostly because I think of nerds as the people who engage themselves mentally in order to endlessly expand their expertise in their interests. They are the obsessed and the masters. Ig they can’t hold a conversation it is probably because you haven’t yet stumbled into their arena and asked the right questions.

The concept of cool seems silly to me, constantly shifting. A huge part of it is about the chase of what is to come. Wasn’t Donny Darko cool? Not anymore, too many people like it. There is this feeling that when something is known to be cool, it was cool. It is no longer. Continue reading The curse of cool →

Technology, Writing

Alan Adler – AeroPress interview

2015-03-30 spncr 2 Comments

I just came across this interview. I hadn’t realize before this that that the AeroPress and the Aerobie are the same inventor.

I hope that when I am in my 70s I will have a similar variety of inventions. I better get cracking!

I think a lot about ideas and projects and I don’t spend enough time finishing things. It’s time to change that.

Here is the article: The Invention of the Perfect Cup of Coffee

Writing

Childhood obsession: Street Fighter II

2014-12-28 spncr 2 Comments

What is it that makes someone obsess?

The first time I saw Street Fighter II, it felt like something I wanted in my life. I must’ve been 8 or so, and like kids often do, I sat staring at the demo for many minutes. I loved Blanka, because he was a green monster who could electrocute people and he made a really nice monster sound.

Looking back, I wonder if my parent’s disdain for television and videogames fed my love for them. Love what you aren’t allowed? Does that really happen?

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