Now

Last updated: August 14, 2024

How I'm feeling now

I’m in the midst of a two week lull, in between the end of my summer school semester and a new job. I’m filling my time with updating my personal website/portfolio, building a routine, and staying up late watching movies.

These days, I’m feeling the usual melancholy most of us feel around mid-August. I’ve learned a lot this summer and hope to take this time to reflect and synthesize my experiences into something I can carry with me into the next season. I should also probably clean my keyboard.

Projects

1. ruleaid - A RAG tool to help administrators develop AI policies for their organizations
2. Writing here!
3. Developing a loose HCI reading group curriculum for the fall, hopefully
4. Starting a balcony garden

Reading list

1. Kitchen Confidential by Anthony Bourdain (audiobook)
2. Crip Negativity by J. Logan Smilges
3. 12 Bytes by Jeanette Winterson
4. Either/Or by Elif Batuman
5. All About Love by bell hooks

Experiments

1. Dutifully going to the gym and running 5-6 days a week
2. Trying recipes focused on eating whole foods
3. Meeting the first Monday of each month with Matthewto set goals and reflect
4. Establishing long-term financial investments
5. Watching as many old Hollywood movies as possible (so far, Sabrina is my favorite)
6. Bi-weekly walk and talks around Vancouver