I originally wanted to expand on yesterday’s post, but I think I’ll leave it as it is. I was in a mildly anxious mood, and needed to get that out of my system more than I needed to make a cogent point. The problem with the noise analogy comes from the existence of the Hedonic…

My older brother is married now! I wish him and his wife all the best. They’re such amazingly nice people, and they deserve all the happiness in the world. The celebrations were excellent: They had their ceremony at the zoo (we got to feed giraffes there), and their reception was at a fantastic restaurant in…

Looks like I didn’t do the travel blog after all, whoops. I never take photos of these things either. Fundamentally, I feel like some things can be accepted as temporary. Not everything needs to be immortalised in text and image. In doing so, I’m also, in a way, training myself to remember them properly, to…

I have, for a while now, owned quite a few pocket notebooks, usually Moleskine. These notebooks all have the same life cycle: I’m a very inconsistent person. The booklet I’m writing in at the moment is one given for free at the Riders Hotel in Laax. Incidentally, that place is amazing. But whatI’m writing in…

It’s 9:30. I’m at home, sitting at my desk, looking out over the neighbourhood. Everything is covered in a thick layer of snow. At the end of the road, a chimney is exhaling white smoke that looks almost like a cloud of rising snow. On my balcony, a chair has fallen over. Its back now…

I read the VAMP this week, and was rather unimpressed. Much respect to the authors, but I suppose the writing styles didn’t really appeal to me. The dialogue series, though highlighting important issues, seems somewhat stilted. I didn’t really enjoy the interjections from “a student in the future”, though I respect the fact that they…

Last week, I fell out of my good habits again. I skipped Analysis and spent the entire time browsing Reddit or reading Dragon Ball (which, by the way, I finished within 3 days). I promised myself that after the election, I’d stop browsing that hellsite for good. On the weekend, I couldn’t help but notice…

A pebble is kicked across the ground, crackling and fizzing against the other stones. The kids are tired. It’s been a long walk. The heavy bags and the scorching sun beat down, melting resolve. For most of them, it’s their first time doing such a hike. My first time, I’d never walked that distance before,…

I’m currently sitting in ETA F5, on the “deck”. The deck is the best seat in the entire lecture hall, but only one person can sit there. To explain: The row in front of the projectors has tables, but no chairs. So, you have to have a chair to sit on the deck. But, there…