Mar 24Cannabis in QuarantineThe first time I smoked weed was with my friend Lucas. We were underclassman in high school in 2009, and one foggy weekend we hiked through the hills, got stoned, and made up some stupid songs together. Now it’s 2022 and I’m taking a bong rip on my day off…Cannabis3 min read
May 3, 2021Lament for Casual BanterOne of the things I miss the most about working in cafes is shooting the shit. This was the ability to fill thirty seconds to a minute with vanilla conversation that maybe made a person’s day 5–10% better. …Quarantine5 min read
Apr 25, 2021Dear Friend, I Hope You’re WellDear Friend, It’s been a long time since I’ve been able to sit down and write. There’s been a lot distracting me and over the past year it has felt like the world needed less words and more action (even if that action is simply rest). …20214 min read
Published in Remotely Interesting·Nov 23, 2020How To Be a Citizen of the InternetToday we’re mostly at home and incredibly online. It can be frustrating, lonely, and boring to not be able to go to cafes or cookouts, but ultimately it’s necessary. In the Before-Times, I was extremely social, and made it a point to hang out with as many different groups and…Quarantine4 min read
Published in Remotely Interesting·Nov 9, 2020Recap: The “Good Vibes” StreamOn Tuesday November 3rd, 2020 (Election Day in the United States), I teamed up with online activists and creators to host a day-long self care event called The Good Vibes Stream. …Election Day4 min read
Published in Remotely Interesting·Oct 26, 2020Twitch Streaming & Remote LearningI recently was invited to speak to a remote class of middle schoolers about coding for fun. I was a little nervous, but their teacher assured me that it would be fine. “It’s like being a Twitch streamer,” she said. “You don’t know who is actually watching, and most folks…Education5 min read
Published in Remotely Interesting·Oct 19, 2020You’re Doing the Work of Five PeopleThe folks I interview for my podcast, The Orbit, have to wear a lot of hats. They’re online creators, which means that they have to be photographers, video producers, editors, sales managers, web developers, product designers, community managers, and more. When I ask them about the things that they have…Productivity4 min read
Oct 13, 2020The Good SchoolIn high school, I applied to a program designed to get students from Bad Schools into Good Schools. The idea was to find students with good grades at “failing” high schools and send them to fancy, expensive colleges on the East Coast with as many scholarships as possible. On paper…Education7 min read
Published in Remotely Interesting·Oct 5, 2020Reject “Business as Usual”Global pandemic and civil unrest make it impossible to predict what the world will look like from week to week. Yet sometimes I feel like there is pressure to behave as if things were normal. We are still expected to pay rent. Some of us are lucky enough to have…Productivity5 min read
Sep 24, 2020Cafe LamentMy social life centered around cafes, but now it’s in video games. — Years ago, I lived in a low-income housing unit that was eight or so blocks east of Powell’s City of Books, where I worked as a bookseller. Every morning I would light a cigarette as I walked out the door, and by the sixth block the cigarette was out and…Coffee5 min read
