
My AI-generated Cats
Happy Caturday! Last weekend I played with Midjourney Discord. Below are my results as a Midjourney virgin from the few experiments conducted. […]
Ki no moto ni / Under the trees, Matsuo Basho
ki no moto ni / shiru mo namasu mo / sakura kana
under the trees / soup, fish salad, and everywhere / cherry blossoms
A “Haruki Murakami Quotes” Mini Notebook
I was in the basement retrieving some art materials (acrylic paint tubes, brushes and stuff) and plucked out a few past issues of my Flow magazines from the bookshelf there. Then I found this mini notebook (roughly A7-size).
An idea came to me to use my Olivetti Lettera 32 typewriter to type out my favorite soul-searching Murakami quotes […]
This one short life and my stuff
I had a very random thought today—this morning—and felt that I must record it. Write it down somewhere. I decided to do it here.
I thought about my personal library. […]
Saturday Blog Catch Up
It’s Saturday, I’m catching up on my blog feed and came across a few interesting discoveries. As usual, I started with Austin Kleon, my favorite of favorites. […]
Keys to Success — B. C. Forbes
Today is Sunday and it's my day of reflection. The essay below, "Keys to Success," written by B. C. Forbes in 1917, is a constant reminder to me of what life is about. I refer to it often and am inspired to share it today:
Your success depends on you.
Your happiness depends on you.
You have to steer your own course.
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Happy New Year 2023!
I went to bed at 9 PM on new year’s eve—the usual time. Before that, I was reading HOW TO BEGIN by Michael Bungay Stanier (he goes by the moniker MBS). Beginning at 7 PM, I started reading where I left off the day before, and finished Chapter 2 (which felt more like a “Part” 2) of the book. There are, in total, 3 chapters (or parts).
Mister Pops and I were sleeping soundly when the fireworks started going off. […]
Completed: THE KISS - Gustav Klimt
When I started this paint-by-numbers project more than four weeks ago—painting only on weekends—I hadn’t expected it to be such a time-consuming, back-breaking exercise. But THE KISS is worth it.
Will I do this again? Most likely […]