now that hate has brought about justice in the western conference, i think joy, love, and friendship should reign in the finals. and this is how we heal.

i miss you all, all 5 of you i follow here

Hoping not to jinx things but the last few days have just been me on shoots and I haven’t been required to hop on calls, do email ping pong, or respond to a lot of viber messages. I may be a bit tired and fried but this feels so much better than the other kinds of work.

One of my Words With Friends matches is super defensive, low scoring, with no one yielding positions to hit the TL, DW, TW spots. It’s like the early 2000s Pistons Spurs.

A lot of people who should don’t think about bike racks enough even if a lot of people use them and need them to be made right. One of those “invisible” things that matter and kinda make cities more livable.

missing my friends: dunk, egg and the drug addled bisexual extrovert

very easy to see that men are the root cause of this world's troubles. as a man, happy to cede power and authority to women, happy to be a passenger prince on this ride to a better, peaceful world (of walkable cities, preserved wild lands, social safety nets).

I have had the luck of watching a lot of movies in the cinema in this young year. Truly one of my favorite things to do.

Feeling very affirmed that my opinion of a fellow creative is shared by other co-creatives. Is this being gossipy and maybe a little petty? Yes, but in a healthy, community-building sort of way.

very disappointing, this growing list of artists who are: - not going to be political - incredibly accepting of generative AI as part of their process - in the emails

It is driving me crazy, even if it should’t, that transport policy-wise, we in the Philippines are shadowing this American trend. One of the worst things that remained with us after decades of 20th century American colonialism is our car-centrism.

Forgot to post this here after posting it on every social media channel i have: I loved Sentimental Value (Joachim Trier, 2025) so, so much.

When Sabrina Carpenter sings “fuck my life,” it is not a cuss word, it is art, a civilized society would recognize this

reminder that the west invented passports to control the movement of black/brown people into western countries after plundering their homes for centuries.

I think that in this new-esque year, I will explore waxing my chains (an actual bicycle thing, not a euphemism or idiom).

holly hunter occupying the captain's chair in ways that no man has done before

I am into tiny homes, design-wise and ethically, but not into them in reality (lol). But this one is so well designed and perfectly detailed. A good home for the owner who is obviously deeply rooted in this space. www.youtube.com/watch?v=7a2o...

I just learned last night that I've misinterpreted the meaning of "bemused" my whole life. I thought it meant "wryly amused" but damn I was wrong.

my favorite tiktok / reel meme of the moment is people saying their year of birth and when someone begins with 19— it smash cuts to the jurrasic park theme and graphics

Sliver of light in dark times.

i would love to be luke kornet. wasn't a lock for an nba career but has one now. beloved by teammates and fanbases. great sense of humor, loves life. it's like the least impt thing about him is that he won a ring wth the 2024 celtics and is now playing alongside wemby.

creating an intentional safe space for my private viewing of da pitt (reheating my butter chicken and last remaining samosa, bought soda and chips)

I know that at the end of the day, Patagonia (outdoor apparel) is still a corporation, not 100% green (it’s in the book) but I think they’re real in not selling you something you don’t need, and also big on mending their products for you to keep using. I think bike brands should be the same.

"Since congestion pricing began one year ago, about 11 percent of the vehicles that once entered Manhattan’s central business district daily have disappeared. This may not seem like a lot. But it has changed the lives of many." www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

drugs, the helen of troy of things to war on

what do you call this design thing (for apps) wherein elements are floating and corners are rounded. anyway, YMMV, but i hate it.

I think that for 2026 we show more grace to others and their foibles except to those who text “hi” and wait for you to reply before sending the rest of their message.

No Country For Old Men (Coen brothers, 2007), still great almost 20 years later. Cinematography by Roger Deakins.

partial to things that use helvetica

mag twe-2026 na and i still miss you, google reader and old twitter

As a cuspy Gen X-er and, in hindsight, an ex in-denial hipster, I am primed to spot the cringe. But thankfully I’ve aged out of that and I’m happy to see people find what makes them proud and happy. In this year1end essay, I will—

Super enjoyed Eternity, the afterlife romcom with Elizabeth Olsen, Calum Turner, and Miles Teller. So many moments that got me choked up. Reminded me a lot of the 1991 afterlife romcom, Defending Your Life (with Albert Brooks and Meryl Streep!).

inequality doesn’t look like us living incredibly mundane lives compared to dua lipa. inequality is capitalism not giving us the dua lipa life even as we live normal lives!

I think forest green should be the color of 2026 and my basis for this is that it’s the next color of bike that I want and this is truly my character development because I used to think that green bikes are unlucky.

am i the only one who smiles at cctv cameras? or are we pluribus

first time to see the family stone, the only one from my family to not have seen it. i have many feelings, ranging from incredulity to feeling warmth and great mirth. loved it and everyone in it. i too want to live in a small, mostly white town, with snow. rip diane keaton!

"'...when you bike over that Williamsburg Bridge, let me tell you, it’s euphoric,' Duwaji says. 'Biking is really something that made me feel like I knew the city.'" www.thecut.com/article/rama...

me, sibling, and cousin in 1992, performing in front of family, for our christmas presents.

a really good friend hardly checks their messages (but we hang out often, and with equal initiative) and it’s a bit comforting. like this is someone who sets appropriate boundaries lol.

3-hour mid-day meals with your friends shouldn’t have be because of privilege (but because of having great support for the arts, a healthy respect for creative work, and also walkable cities. we lol but we all yearn for it.).

Potentially great news for me, as a Matthew Rhys fan, and as someone obsessed with The Power Broker, a Robert Caro book I've only read a 10th of, maybe. Cast Keri Russel as the expressway they bulldozed neighborhoods for! deadline.com/2025/12/matt...

top 5 movie roles I’d like to play: - hot priest - formerly cool now befuddled dad to a teenager - the best friend / teammate in a sports movie - non-red shirt in a star trek movie - married-to-the job, intrepid journalist

It wasn’t until the year 2025 when I began asking: Is this AI? Is this rage bait?

saddened by the death of rob reiner, devastated by how he and his wife (michelle singer) died. many things we enjoy in pop culture today probably reference a little bit of rob reiner's work.

criteria for being a groomsperson at my wedding: - we have biked together - we exchange reels often, having a respectable overlap in taste and humor - we’ve survived a sketchy situation together - hindi dds / bbm apologist - has an appreciation for the 2014 spurs

if i were a basketball player I would still be amazed every time my shot went in

studios should give rian johnson cate blanchett to make any movie he wants!

I like booth seating in restos but only when I get to sit out of it, trapping everyone, my captive audience.

every survivor on pluribus speaks to me. i could easily imagine myself coping as each of them would (very differently) if the world as i know it ended

when my dad died on my birthday, in between feelings of dread, i joked to a few close friends that i can’t believe he made my day about him. maybe one person laughed. anyway my dad would’ve found it funny. and that’s why he’s a god among men.