A Reflection on my Sober October

Earlier this month my partner and I decided to take some time off from drinking. We’ve done this a few times, as of recent we did it twice during the pandemic and decided to try it again in “normal” times. I can only speak for myself, so this post is...

Don’t Make Your Ideas (Too) Precious

A few months ago I submitted a short story of mine to a publication. The publication is a small-time one, hasn’t released its first issue yet (schedule is set for October of 2021), and probably won’t have that strong of a readership during its debut....

A Wall, A Canvas

The urban landscape is littered with walls. Walls of brick, concrete, wood, and glass. Each of these walls serving their own purpose. To protect the residents within from the element, to retain soil or water from escaping, to provide an aesthetic finish to the...

The Art of Album Art

Let’s talk about squares. We are all familiar with those simple one-by-one polygons, compared other polygons they are the most searched for shape on google. Why are squares so special? Well there are many reasons why, you can use them for tables, windows,...

The Laws of Nature and The Laws of The Land

My job is in utility engineering, primarily in transmission lines. Working on projects that are several miles long and expand all across a city has brings upon its own challenges. Our lines have to be designed not only with real tangible constraints such as the...