The journal.
- 4 min readApr 24, 2026Progress Update #1: What’s Been Going On So Far
The last few weeks have been a strange mix of hectic and energising. The kind of busy that doesn’t feel like a grind because you chose it. I’ve been going deep…
- 1 min readApr 24, 2026Ep 09 | The Reset (Kinda)
What started as canceling one media subscription turned into a full-scale audit of my digital life: too many email addresses, files scattered across Dropbox and…
- 1 min readApr 21, 2026Ep 08 | Too Many Subscriptions
A movie I'd seen on another platform showed up on Netflix as a "new arrival." That was enough to make me stop and count how many streaming subscriptions I'm act…
- 5 min readApr 21, 2026Google Workspace Is Out. iCloud Mail and Spacemail Are In
I've been paying for Google Workspace for years. Not because I needed it. Not really. It just sat there, month after month, quietly billing me for features I ne…
- 6 min readApr 20, 2026Is It Too Late to Start on YouTube? (I Asked Myself the Same Question)
The question came up again recently, and this time it hit differently, because I'm the one starting. Not just thinking about it. I've been building out my conte…
- 1 min readApr 20, 2026Ep 07 | My App Broke
Three failed attempts at vibe coding a language learning app taught me something I didn't want to admit: not having an engineering background isn't just an inco…
- 1 min readApr 17, 2026Ep 06 | A Milestone Update
There's a project I've been building quietly. And this is the first time I'm talking about it here. In this episode, I share where it stands right now: Ne…
- 1 min readApr 16, 2026Ep 05 | Duvel on the Shelf
Episode 5 of the audio journal. This one's about Belgian beer showing up in bars halfway across the world and what it stirs up. A quiet question about roots, ab…
- 1 min readApr 15, 2026Ep 04 | Five Small Targets
Five micro goals. That's what this episode is about. I've been inconsistent with blogging, I've had bad sleep for years, I drink too much coffee, and I have con…