Hello!

I am sorry about the four month gap between posts. Once I began writing my post about the trip I took to New York City and Washington D.C., I found that I had contracted a common disease: poster’s block. I could not come up with a working idea for what I wanted the scope of my post to be; it oscillated between trip summary, photo catalog, general thoughts, but mostly some unsightly linear combination of the three. I should probably not take these formatting and content choices too seriously, since this is a personal site, but I have an urge to write well whenever possible.

Where have I been?#

I’ve been extremely busy! I registered for two difficult core CS classes this semester and I am in the “finding out” stage, as the kids say. (I’m 22 at the time of writing, I can say this). The semester has been very hectic–I’ve gotten accustomed to 12+ hour days on campus and camping at office hours for extended periods, but I’ve made friends in my classes and the camaraderie makes it feel worthwhile in the end.

Why am I posting?#

I’m on fall break! Mercifully, we don’t have to work non-stop from the end of August through to November. I’ve used my time off to relax a bit and catch up on some bookkeeping and note organization. But mostly sleep. Lots of sleep.

I like writing! This much should be apparent if you know anything about my background and family history :)

I want my website to feel more alive and personal! I’ve been growing more and more dissatisfied with the state of the internet, particularly with the prevalence of social media as a primary (and often only) source of interaction between people. I appreciate personal sites because they offer more biographical information about someone, as opposed to timeline-based media, which are not as well suited for this purpose. I like getting to know people, and personal sites are great for this. Why not contribute? (Rhetorical, directed towards myself)

Have I done anything fun?#

Yeah! I’ve gotten into a more consistent gym routine during the semester.

I’ve also explored the city in my downtime, as usual. I discovered there’s a mall at the end of the Red/Blue Lines??? I’ve ridden plenty of the new 2025 New Flyer XD40s that PRT has started rolling out quite regularly. I also visited the site of the East Busway photoshoot for memories’ sake. I miss the furries.

Will I post again soon?#

I genuinely don’t know! I would like to finish up that NYC trip update post, but over break we were assigned malloclab, a notoriously time-consumming assignment.

Thanks for reading! I hope to be writing again soon Aured