Woozy from the anesthesia

I’m an introvert, so my principles of living are likely more conservative, boring and more strict than most people. However, these are the tenets I put in place for myself because as I grew up, matured, and got to know myself through interactions with people and experiences, these are the things that I, or my …read more.

Being unemployed for almost 2 years now has brought my life to a halt. Since my savings has been exhausted, bills haven’t been paid, projects have been put on hold and amenities like my Peloton and software subscriptions have all been cancelled. Much of my motivation has diminished and has been re-routed to my determination …read more.

I was today old when I learned that Ben who played the “Indian” robotics engineer in Short Circuit wasn’t actually Indian at all. He was a white man in brownface played by Fisher Stevens. He was banned from India for 20 years for playing the racist role.

I was born in the late 70s. In school it was literally in the curriculum to teach us not to litter, don’t drink and do drugs, love thy neighbor, respect others, do unto others as you would have them do unto you, plant trees, if you don’t have something nice to say, then don’t say …read more.

I’ve decided to archive the older portions of my website and continue fresh with Eve in the City as a federated blog on the Fediverse. Everything from 2004 to September 2025 is preserved here.

I could pay more attention to my personal interests. I once really enjoyed drawing, writing, playing my cello, programming and creating things, but then work and money to pay bills took priority and managed to diminish my love for them and I hate that. I’ve been slowly getting back into my hobbies though, so I …read more.

Brand? This word needs to die. It’s bad enough this is a capitalist society, so we don’t need to start labeling our interactions with hollow, capitalistic terms like “brand” or associating ourselves with yet more fan clubs that believe in something. Don’t let capitalism go to your head. The only brand I associate with is …read more.

The system in America is unsustainable. Everyone keeps talking about going back to something, but that’s not possible. It can’t be fixed. The whole system has to break before something new can come out of its ashes. Ask Germany.

… have consequences