This is unspeakable: Russia is bombing Ukraine. I'm Russian-American, and most of my family remains in Russia. I love Ukraine with all my heart, and most of my friends are Ukrainian.

Все буде Україна 🇺🇦

Effective immediately, I'm protected by the Age Discrimination Act of 1975 👴🏻

Old Man Yells at Cloud

2021 was a very long year. In part because we didn't get to decompress after 2020, in part because a lot of 2020 stayed with us through the entire 2021, and in part because of a bunch of personal stuff that happened.

2021: The Year in Review

It's funny how I spend a lot of my free time on tweaking this website, improving this or that, adding a random feature, or falling down a rabbit hole of some technology I may eventually want to use here. Yet its main purpose - it's a blog, damn it! - happens to be mostly neglected.

Building This Website: Meditation Through Code

I've been writing stuff that nobody reads for a long time. Now I not only do it here but also in a private paper-based journal. And it's been a game-changer in the past few months.

Journaling

I've upgraded my keyboard recently. It's been a frustrating, fulfilling, and invigorating experience so far.

Moonlander Keyboard

2020 was a year of, among other things, missed concerts. I missed live music so much that as soon as I got a chance to go to concerts again, I went nuts.

Fall Out Boy, Green Day, Lindsey Stirling

Just a few photos from the bike ride through Arlington, Washington.

Arlington: bike ride

The summer is different this year. Let's take a look at what's going on this time around.

Summer Time

It's been such an exhausting yet exciting month. The new house stuff is coming along, moving out is on track, work is buzzing. I'm tired, pumped up, sleepy, and on fire!

June 2021 Update

A a lot had happened in the past month. We closed on the house, got fully vaccinated, I won a hackathon at work, and once again updated this website.

Weekly Update #4

This one is short: house hunting is over & family is in town!

Weekly Update #3

An exciting week, full of driving around and anticipation of change: travel, vaccines, and house hunting!

Weekly Update #2

In order to keep myself accountable and to develop some writing consistency, I'm going to start posting weekly updates. Here's the first one.

Weekly Update #1

This by far the worst year in generations is coming to a close. It won't be missed, yet it will remain in our memory, history books, and our shared trauma will take decades to heal. Here's to 2021, hopefully, a better year.

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