I pursued a project that was inspired by an Instagram ad. It was an RGB LED lamp that lit up the corner of the room. I decided that I wanted to replicate this lamp but with added smart features that allowed connection to Amazon Alexa and Google Home. With spare steel tubing from my bed […]

With many people working from home due to the current pandemic, productivity usually comes to mind. Employers wonder if their personnel are effectively telecommuting, while employees may wonder if distractions are tracked or logged. Are you really working from home or do you occasionally slack off? Do you visit websites that are not work-related? Are […]

After my relationship ended with my ex, I moved in with my buddy. My current living situation is a small bedroom for myself. All the stuff that I owned which previously fit into an 1800 SF condo had to go to storage. I’ve been working off my Razer laptop for a while now but I’ve […]

Welcome to pandemic beach. Please keep a 6-foot distance, wear a mask, and try not to enjoy yourself too much. You’re probably breaking some sort of law. But bioluminescence in California isn’t an everyday event so it’s worth the rebellion. When you get to the beach, ignore the ridiculous amounts of signs that read the […]

So a little back story. My ex and I split up a few months ago and we moved out of the condo that we shared. I moved in with a friend while she got her own apartment. Unfortunately, I couldn’t keep my munchkin cat, Phoenix, due to my new living arrangement. Phoenix was to stay […]

I’ve always wanted to drive down to the Los Angeles River but never knew where the entrance was at. Scratch that, my friend drove me there once but the entrance was way too steep of a decline for a lowered car to drive down. It was about 45 degrees and it would cause the car […]

I spent two days in Bogota at the tail end of my Colombia trip. My buddy and I wanted to explore the city with our limited time. We decided to book a biking tour in Bogota through AirBNB experiences. The bike tour took us through several parts of downtown Bogota as a means of seeing […]

Like others, I’ve been stuck at home(for the most part) for the past few weeks due to the pandemic. In the US, all nonessential businesses [as defined by our lovely government] are closed. There aren’t very many options for going out or having fun. The most exciting thing to do by myself is going on […]