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05 sep 2026

Sat, 05 Sep 2026 11:11:49 -0400

these wuthering heights

Perhaps one of the most radical acts available to those who …

Wed, 12 Aug 2026 09:56:46 -0400

Perhaps one of the most radical acts available to those who seek lasting change is art. Force has its limits. Technology has its limits. Both can compel behavior, but neither can remake the mind. What endures is the transformation of foundational beliefs, the quiet reshaping of how people see the world. That transformation, once seeded, spreads from mind to mind. Power structures do not stand on steel or silicon; they stand on the assumptions that people no longer question. Art works at that level. It erodes not the walls but the ground beneath them, and in doing so, it does what force and technology cannot: it makes that structure unthinkable.

in this era, i’ve made the decision to not try to keep up …

Mon, 10 Aug 2026 11:12:06 -0400

in this era, i’ve made the decision to not try to keep up anymore. when things move at least 52x faster than any individual can anymore, what’s the point? i’ve always considered myself an artist and a creative before a technologist, so i’m choosing to step away from it all permanently and save my humanity and my mind. get left behind or you’ll embrace AI. i’m happy with being left behind.

I belong to these mountains. They never stop calling my …

Sun, 19 Jul 2026 06:21:47 -0400

I belong to these mountains. They never stop calling my name.

19 jul 2026

Sun, 19 Jul 2026 00:00:00 -0400

19 jul 2026

Sun, 19 Jul 2026 00:00:00 -0400

My little corner of the internet

Sat, 18 Jul 2026 00:00:00 -0400

i finally got around to making a little website for myself again in case all other places were to ever fail, this will be where others can find me. posting cadence will probably be slow like usual. but if i have something more longform it’ll be a post. musings will be like little social media posts.