a corn kernel's contemplations

Currently in a Carhartt Jacket phase. My entire search history is second-hand Carhartt Jacket sales. Overconsumption is our devil, and I am an advocate >:) (jk please stop buying things you do not need, yes you). August is the month for pointless drives, late night walks (and scaring yourself), wine nights, and deadlift PRs apparently. Heading to Japan in literally 4-ish days?? This snuck up on me big time since I've just been hyperfixating on research.  Rambling on a keyboard feels pleasantly familiar, this time I'm actually using my mechanical keyboard, in hopes that I will actually start my final summer research report sooner rather than later.  Currently also reconnecting with old and new friends, and indulging in endless conversations about everything and nothing.  I've had a crazy range of conversations in the past 2 weeks. We often surround ourselves with a bubble of like-minded people, but how can we only choose one flavor of life to live? I think I'm very cl...

[this has been sitting in my drafts for weeks oops] Beatles slap ngl, for some reason they have been my go-to music as of late. Very chill review for a very chill day back at work (I'm procrastinating again by writing this blog). There are several very stale donuts in the office and I dropped sprinkles everywhere.  HITC review!: Head in the Clouds was physically brutal ngl. Standing for 6+ hours in the heat was so intense I think I threw my back out. I slept for 12+ hours the next day. However, the music listening and community experience was t.o.p. n.o.t.c.h. I went expecting to mostly enjoy DPR Live and Ian since I'm the most familiar with their music... BUT YOASOBI WENT SO INCREDIBLY HARD. Since this was Yoasobi's first time performing in the US, a lot of people came to HITC mainly for them, and I can confirm the crowd reflected that. It was the most energetic and hype crowd, even compared to Zedd (which convinced me that going to a rave would be fun). I got chills with ...

Humans crave community and connection, and yet there are only so many opportunities to foster them. I feel like the way the US is set up socially makes it impossible to find community without expending significant resources for it. Special edition today! Here are some preliminary thoughts/word vomit on Barbenheimer :) Barbenheimer:  I watched Oppenheimer twice, and NGL Barbie is the perfect pairing with it. Oppenheimer deals with the macro of human experience and what it means for humanity to experience this nuclear technology. Barbie deals with the micro, the day to day implications of interactions in society.  Oppenheimer is a cinematic masterpiece, but of course because it is a Nolan film, it is not a film about the atomic bomb. It is a film about the moral dilemmas faced by Oppenheimer and only Oppenheimer. It is a powerful film about a man leading the Manhattan project, but not about the entire team or any of the surrounding history. After watching it twice, I have made m...