The Skeleton Beneath a Popcorn Movie
A reflection on why familiar movie formulas can still work, from Legally Blonde to High School Musical and The Devil Wears Prada, and what screenwriting structure reveals beneath the surface.
A Reply Sixteen Years Late
A heartfelt Mother’s Day letter written in response to a mother’s note kept for sixteen years, reflecting on growing up, leaving home, family, and the longing to return.
Using a WordPress Plugin to Create Go-Style Redirect Links
A simple way to create go-style redirect links in WordPress using the Simple URLs plugin, without editing files, with support for custom short links and click tracking.
Exposomics at the Awkward Beginning
Exposomics is entering a rapid-growth phase, but its promise depends on unresolved problems in mass spectrometry, compound annotation, databases, throughput, statistical modeling, and confounding.
Leaving the First Company I Ever Worked For
A personal account of leaving a first company after more than 1,000 days, amid repeated management changes, unrealistic video production demands, and a fading sense of belonging.
Brainfuck and the Fine Art of Seriously Absurd Programming Languages
A look at Brainfuck, its eight-command design, a compact C interpreter, Hello World examples, and other eccentric programming languages such as Whitespace, LOLCODE, Chinese BASIC, and Chinese Python.
A Dragon Boat Festival Weekend of Errands, Rain That Never Came, and Small Treats
A simple family diary from the Dragon Boat Festival holiday through early June, with supermarket trips, snacks, vaccines, hot weather, a hospital visit, and small everyday errands.
Stray Thoughts After a Night on the Galactic Railroad
A personal reflection on Kenji Miyazawa’s Night on the Galactic Railroad, its vision of happiness, the beauty of his fairy-tale world, and the 2006 animated adaptation.
Fifteen Years of an Independent Blog, and Letting Things Be Natural
Marking fifteen years since starting an independent blog, the writer reflects on aging, change, quieter writing, a tightening work rhythm, and the steady companionship of readers.
Modern Society Is Still Running on Old Frames
A reflection on how modern society still carries agrarian and industrial-era structures, why growth has become its operating logic, how capital and consumption reshape the world, and why the family is increasingly giving way to the individual.