How To Live Near Your Friends: The Illegal Bay Area VersionLiving near friends is so obviously important to mental health that we all wish we could afford to. This is how renters do it in the Bay.Nov 19, 2023Nov 19, 2023
Short, Cold, & Frugal Camping Tips (plus bonus Gospel of Hammocks)As a short (4'10"), cold, & frugal backpacker myself, I have spent years hyperoptimizing for this and have finally achieved the envious…Aug 18, 2022Aug 18, 2022
How to vet software work culture during your interviewSoftware is not merely code. Software is code that expresses a set of human intents, goals, and expectations that will inevitably shift…Feb 16, 2022Feb 16, 2022
Learning About Grammatical AnimacyWhen I was younger, I thought different languages were just different lexicons that you could interchangeably slap concepts into. But of…Jul 25, 20211Jul 25, 20211
Producing Less Waste For Completely Selfish ReasonsA couple years ago, I started eating less meat for completely selfish reasons, and it ended up sticking far more easily than I ever…Mar 21, 2021Mar 21, 2021
Being Deliberate About Your Pants And Power Tools: Material awareness for the lifestyle maximalistDecember 2018. After burning one of many countless identical chunks of time sorting through my jam-packed drawer of tangled spare cables…Feb 2, 2021Feb 2, 2021
The Mind Is In The Body: Everything I wish I’d known about PTSD healing earlieror, my public cliff notes for Body Keeps The Score & moreApr 25, 2020Apr 25, 2020
Herb gardens as a first step in repairing an urban dweller’s relationship with the earthI grew up mostly divorced from nature in the sprawling concrete plains of suburbia. The trees I saw were surrounded by fences or sidewalks.Apr 21, 2020Apr 21, 2020
The Five Stages of Bread EffortSo you’ve always wanted to become a devotee of the artisanal bread arts. Now that we’re all stuck inside, you’re ready to seize the day…Mar 29, 2020Mar 29, 2020
