About Me

I live in Austin. I typically post photos and personal & work-related updates, especially travel. I offer my opinions on Internet trends and media, talk about TV and movies I watch, share books I read or want to read, rant on right-wing politics, and advocate for inclusion and diversity in all facets of life. I also use this blog as a place to log various activities and media that I enjoy.

Blogging

Do the The Numbers Know My Taste Better Than I Do?

Over 900 films. 20 years of Letterboxd data. I ran the numbers on my own ratings. The patterns seem to be more honest than anything I'd admit out loud.

14 Mar

Politics

Redrawing India's Electoral Map

07 Mar

Macro

Automating Checks for Hold Period in Public Library

I asked Claude to cross-check my Hardcover 'Want to Read' list against the Austin Public Library's catalog. First run. No fixes needed.

02 Mar

Money

The Price You See vs. The Price You Pay

Two pricing systems, two blind spots. India hides the base price. The U.S. hides the final cost. Neither tells you the full number upfront. Click title to read in full.

28 Feb

Blogging

Minor Inconveniences Solved by Vibe-Coding

Built my first vibe-coded web app with Codex to automate my book-logging workflow. Paste a Goodreads link, add a rating and short review, and it creates a draft Ghost post with metadata and cover image. A five-minute task turned into a one-click fix.

15 Feb

Macro

LASA Culture Fest 2026

Here’s an excerpt under 280 characters: Student-led. Community-powered. At my son’s high school Culture Fest, you choose from talks on AI, eugenics, K-pop, immigration, hip-hop, maple seed physics, reproductive justice, anime, cancer screening, and more. Picking just three is the hardest task.

14 Feb

Tech

Using ChatGPT at work

finally got access to ChatGPT Enterprise at work—and started uploading grant reports, NSF feedback, and institute docs to speed up analysis. It’s powerful, but there's a teeny tiny limitation on how it handles documents across chats.

14 Feb

The Astral Library ★★☆☆☆

I couldn’t relate to Kate Quinn going from writing about strong women in historical fiction novels set in times

Small Great Things ★★★★☆

Good intentions and says all the right things but a little too exposition-y. It ends a bit too perfectly. But

The Poppy Fields ★★★★☆

Erlick's second novel (for me) tackles grief more directly. Centered around three characters who are forced by circumstances

Girl on Girl: How Pop Culture Turned a Generation of Women Against Themselves ★★★★★

Gilbert covers a lot of ground exploring incidences of women's exploitation in music, entertainment, reality TV, and even

Blue Moon, 2025 ★★★½

I guess it helps to be an alcoholic to hold an interesting conversation about your forbidden love in a bar.

Project Hail Mary, 2026 ★★★★½

Fist my bump. Or was it an alien fist jab? So much fun and dare I say, a good adaptation

Moneyball, 2011 ★★★★☆

It’s all in the numbers, but you don’t always do it for the numbers. Details * Release Date: September

Predator: Badlands, 2025 ★★★★☆

We’re now rooting for the Predator? But more entertaining than I expected it to be.

Cross (2026) Season Two ★★★★☆

Everyone seems to be using Alex Cross for sex. I half-thought even La Luz was going to. Details * Season Finale

The Night Agent (2026) Season Three ★★★★☆

A tad idealistic, but it keeps you on the edge. Minor spoiler: This is what happens when the President directly

Hijack (2026) Season Two ★★★☆☆

Although it picked up in the latter half, the season was a bit scatterbrained and a tad confusing. Details * Season

Kohrra (2023) Season One ★★★☆☆

Too many subplots, although in the last episode, one seemed to indicate a common theme among them. The show tried