I think I’ve reposted this guy’s content before: here he’s remaking a leather bag for a student of Korean medicine. I love the low-key jab at AI, too!
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Funny Corvids
Sorry, I can’t resist a good Corvid Compilation:
Albino Squirrel!
I have a soft spot for these guys: there was one on my grad school campus that hung out in the oak trees on the East Quad, and I would look for him everytime I walked from my building over there to catch the shuttle home. Long may their luxurious white tails wave!
Loading…Ghost of Yōtei
I was pretty conflicted about playing this game. Don’t get me wrong: I *loved* Ghost of Tsushima, but for reasons that had nothing to do with the main point of the game, i.e., killing people. I loved riding my horse through the jaw-dropping landscape, taking screen-caps of the jaw-dropping landscape, soaking in hot springs, writingContinue reading “Loading…Ghost of Yōtei”
ESC #48: Valentine’s Day
Gotta do Italian for Valentine’s Day, of course.
Letter of Recommendation: A-ha
I think most of us have had that Gestalt-like moment in which we recognize that an artist is expressing something we feel and thought no one else felt. That’s how I felt when I heard A-ha’s debut album, Hunting High and Low, at the age of 15. I’d of course heard “Take on Me” onContinue reading “Letter of Recommendation: A-ha”
ESC #47: Crawfish!
This one had a roughly Southern theme. Highlights were the Japanese fried chicken wings and the toasted pecan cake!
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I realized the other day when I saw one of our cute little campus food-delivery robots trundling its way down the sidewalk, and my first thought was, “Where’s my bow?” that I had perhaps been playing too much Horizon: Zero Dawn. Because in this game, you kill robot dinosaurs like the rent is due. AsContinue reading “Loading…Horizon: Zero Dawn”
Live Jellyfish Cam @ Monterey Bay Aquarium
You guys, this is so mesmerizing: I used some footage I took of the jelly tanks in my music video for “Travelogue,” in case you want to revisit that.
Sumo Update: January Basho (Hatsu Basho 2026)
Man, it’s an interesting tournament so far! My man Takayasu is doing decently (6-3); Wakatakakage not so much…; his injuries seem to be holding him back still. But the big news is that Kirishima (Sekiwake, lieutenant regional leader) is leading the tournament so far at 8 wins and 1 loss. Both the yokozunas (top fighters)Continue reading “Sumo Update: January Basho (Hatsu Basho 2026)”
The Rookery 