2022: The 15th Annual Year in Books
I can hardly believe I’ve been keeping a list of what I read for 15 years now. This year I only read 51 books, which is my lowest count since 2016. I felt...
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A Week in the Hellscape: Roe v. Wade Is Overturned Edition
The Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade on Friday and it’s basically all I can think about. So, instead of my usual blog, I’m sharing some thoughts...
A Few Weeks in the Life: November 21, 2021
Last weekend I traveled to Seattle to finally take my Spanish test (the DELE C1 level). Unfortunately, I didn’t get to take the damn test. I showed up on ...
Resources for Chaotic Times and Two Weeks in the Life: September 5, 2021
Last week I didn’t do a personal blog because I was busy working on my California recall election guides, in English and Spanish (please vote “no...
Guía para votantes: Elección de destitución del gobernador 2021
Por segunda vez en este siglo, California ha organizado una votación para remover al gobernador. Yo tenía 17 durante la elección para destituir al gobernador Da...
Voter Guide: 2021 California Gubernatorial Recall Election
For the second time this century, California is holding an election to recall the governor. I was 17 during the recall of Governor Davis and what I remember fro...
2020: The 13th Annual Year in Books
I was really hoping I would beat my past reading record (90 books!) this year, but alas, it was not meant to be. I made it to 88 books, which makes 2020 the new...
Collected Essays (1997)
A little while ago, my dad unearthed some of my early “work” while clearing out the garage. Included among various sticker-based arts was this small...
2019: The 12th Annual Year in Books
This year I read 73 books, which is a lot! Last year I read 58 and my average for the previous decade of reading was 52 books per year. This is the second-most ...
The One about Concentration Camps: Acts of Empathy for Cruel Times
I’ve been mulling over what to say about this for at least a week now. There’s no arguing, at this point, that the United States is running concentr...