Brian's Corner

#digitalgarden Things to do: (Done 12/13/2025) Set my own favicon instead of the default add a commenting system (Done, 12/8/2025) Or at least an (optionally-anonymous) feedback/contact form in the mean time make it so the date published and date last upd…

I've been vegan since around 2020.

No one has specifically asked me this question (not directly at least) but it kind of is a certain subtext to the vegan experience, so I will answer it.

Notes about https://www.henrikkarlsson.xyz/p/search-query "A blog post is a very long and complex search query to find fascinating people and make them route interesting stuff to your inbox" TODO: apparently this is part 3 of a series of posts, starting at

Reading / taking notes on this article: https://letters.thedankoe.com/p/why-your-life-feels-fake-an-antidote (found via Makoism coffee post) "You wake up. and rather than hiding from the day by pressing snooze, you can’t wait to get up."

Articles: Article I found via Makoism (which seems to be my new favorite blog lately -- or at least I've really liked the links that he posts): Why I'm Not Worried About Running Out of Work in the Age of AI- Standout part to me: You want to be driving the…

Doings I sewed a button back onto my shorts.

I've had many ideas related to this topic.

The term and concept of "persistent realms" comes from this DreamViews post by Hyu in 2012[1].

I've come across this concept a couple times, and it's extremely appealing and aligns with my hopes for the future, especially as a contrast to how the current dominant systems in the world's governments work.

I try to be pretty privacy-aware went writing publicly.

Oh My Rockness is a website that lists music shows in NYC.

One episode of a great series ends, and you want to watch the next.

Silly Slug February 2, 2024 Freshman Move-Out December 23, 2023 Demonic Forest Fire (Blood Birds) October 18, 2023 (Done as corporate painting tutorial + my own twist) Friends in Nature February 18, 2023 Water Dripping From Leaf December 3, 2022 Ascension…

Most, if not all, of these were made with the purpose of using up excess paint after a paint night or paint session.

Listened to part of an episode of the podcast called "Sceptic's Guide to the Universe" (episode #1079).

https://www.wildmanstevebrill.com/ Steve Brill is an expert at foraging wild edible plants.

It's April of 2026 and I feel like my cooking habits have not changed much in the past few years.

Whoever is reading this -- this is the kind of note where feedback+opinions+discussion is very valuable (especially due to the social nature of this topic) so please write to me if you want to share any thoughts!

Hosting gatherings is a way to foster connections and cultivate community.

A wild ride of a movie.

(Discussed this idea a bit in The Right Way to Talk to People About Your Business - Indie Hackers Podcast; and closely tied to Thoughts on casual open social invites)

Really really love their music!

The below "new approach" isn't all there is to be said about my music consumption this year, but it's a major part of it.

As can be hinted in Please Don't Spearphish Me, I a conscientious of the dilemma of having a blog like this versus possible privacy and safety concerns.

Generally my favorite Broadway musical.

Currently this is a passive interest that I have no acted on in any significant way.

Steve Brill organizes foraging tours in Central Park (amongst other places in and beyond NYC).

10 https://blog.avas.space/nemesis/ (Avas Space is a blog I found via the Kagi Small Web RSS feed and I've been following new posts since then.)

Feeling inspired by a dreamviews thread https://www.dreamviews.com/intro-class/167037-santatis-workbook.html -- talking about how other real life skills are easier to work on because they have well-defined goals for those.

Ideally in the future this note will include: Pics of my current record player setup My thoughts on record players (I have thoughts: mainly, thoughts on whether or not I actually care at all about possessing records and/or playing them on a record player)…

I really liked this movie!

Overview KSR is one of my favorite authors.

Reactions to books I've read.

This is a book that my close friends in college were recommending to me -- took a couple years for me to get to it, but it felt like the right time: After Always Coming Home, which talks about the culture and stories of a fictional indigenous-like civiliz…

ReWild University A lovely channel run by Kenton Whitman.

Taking notes during my re-read[1] for book club in May 2026.

A couple months ago, I came across a YouTube channel called Justinthetrees.

One of the most important skills in lucid dreaming is dream recall.

I've been reading some bunches of Makoism posts and I've been liking both 1) His periodic/weekly coffee posts with links to interesting articles, as well as 2) His own posts.

Over the years[1], I have developed the instinct, in my dreams, to lick the ground (whether floor, dirt, pavement, grass), or really any nearby object, in moments of instability.

A Stephen Sondheim musical that won many awards. 1991 Original Broadway Cast Proshot (Proshot = professional recording) My first exposure to the show.

#veganism Animal kill clock: https://animalclock.org I believe that some day, humanity will look back at what we have done to animals as an atrocity, alongside other examples of war and genocide.

A lot to be said.

Great movie.

Black Swan (2026) David Malloy's latest musical.

Indie Hackers Podcast episode #154: "The Right Way to Talk to People About Your Business with Rob Fitzpatrick, Author of The Mom Test" Life Context I've recently been working on prototyping + brainstorming for an app idea (Idea - Spontaneous Plans).

#movie #japanese IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1345728/ (Warning: Not much spoilers here I think but I don't guarantee that there are no spoilers.)

A podcast with interviews giving advice on bootstrapping a product/app.

Digging in the archives of my Google Keep notes: From May 5, 2018: [!