Penultimatum - Second Half of July, August, September, and Most of October
Packed couple of months, here's what's up: Learn how to iron: Which I needed to do for my sewing class. Learn how to sew: I made this adorable pillow case,...
Halfway There - May, June, and Half of July
Let's pivot. I've been hesitant to give updates because I've been feeling it difficult to articulate how I feel about this challenge, at the halfway point,...
April 2025 Update
This is a brief summary of the goals that I accomplished this past month. This is part of a monthly series of such posts so that I can track my progress and...
March 2025 Update
This is a brief summary of the goals that I accomplished this past month. This is part of a monthly series of such posts so that I can track my progress and...
February 2025 Update
This is a brief summary of the goals that I accomplished this past month. This is part of a monthly series of such posts so that I can track my progress and...
January 2025 Update
I am reviving my blog. As I'm not doing a low-buy year, I have changed my handle to one more apt: Everything New. Everything feels new right now, for me and...
The Supply Chain Crisis is a Global Income Inequality Crisis
Things are harder to find. Prices are rising. For a society that believes in consumption (isn't that what the etymology of consumerism really entails),...
Fast Takes on California's Recall
A great quote from former Governor Davis Gray Davis was the first and most recent Californian Governor to have his recall reach the ballot, and dubiously the...
Consumption Diary #37
A key part of this challenge is to record a weekly consumption diary. This will both hold me accountable to readers of this blog, and will allow me to think...
Consumption Diary #36
A key part of this challenge is to record a weekly consumption diary. This will both hold me accountable to readers of this blog, and will allow me to think...
How Bad Did I Let My Old Phone Get?
In front of me now is my new OnePlus 8 smartphone. My much beloved Moto Z2, by Motorola, shall soon serve as something between a paperweight, an emergency...
Consumption Diary #35
Due to my travels, this diary is abbreviated to just Monday and Tuesday. A key part of this challenge is to record a weekly consumption diary. This will both...
Coming Down the Home Stretch
If you hadn’t noticed, I’ve been largely absent from this blog for the last two months. I haven’t written my weekly consumption diary in a few weeks, and my...
Consumption Diary #34
I've been traveling the last week, and so didn't have the chance to post my consumption diary on Tuesday. To make sure I properly keep track of my...
Consumption Diary #33.5
I've been traveling the last week, and so didn't have the chance to post my consumption diary on Tuesday. To make sure I properly keep track of my...
Consumption Diary #32
A key part of this challenge is to record a weekly consumption diary. This will both hold me accountable to readers of this blog, and will allow me to think...
Consumption Diary #31
A key part of this challenge is to record a weekly consumption diary. This will both hold me accountable to readers of this blog, and will allow me to think...
Consumption Diary #30
A key part of this challenge is to record a weekly consumption diary. This will both hold me accountable to readers of this blog, and will allow me to think...
I Was Wrong About Meme Stocks, NFTs, and Dogecoin
The less clickbait title: Learning to Love The Bubble. The thing about bubbles–be they meme stocks, NFTs, or Dogecoin–is that, up until they burst, they can...
Consumption Diary #29
A key part of this challenge is to record a weekly consumption diary. This will both hold me accountable to readers of this blog, and will allow me to think...