Quick Thoughts
As a South Carolinian, I’m happy to see Cory Booker break Strom’s record.
Looks like the Women’s Final Four will be South Carolina + the three teams that beat them during the season… Texas, UCLA and UConn. I think these are the four best teams in the country. And while I’m a Gamecocks fan through and through, Paige Bueckers looks like she’s on a mission.
Saw this last week and I’m still thinking about it…
Procrastination is not a time management problem. It’s an emotion management problem.
Took the modular numerals from the 2025 McLaren F1 livery and built a font on Fontstruct.
I’m ready for an F1 race that doesn’t take place in the middle of the night where I live. I want to watch the Chinese Grand Prix tonight, but 3 am is… inconvenient. I love that this sport travels the world, but varied start times is one of the consequences of that.
Today was disappointing. Tomorrow will be better.
I’ve settled into a morning routine of playing Apple News+ games in the morning: Quartiles, Mini Crossword, Soduku. It’s funny that I play these games more than I play Apple Arcade games, which are also included in my Apple One bundle.
I accidentally started listening to an old playlist that is much happier and more upbeat than my normal playlist. And wow, that makes a difference.
Stayed up late last night to watch the Australian Grand Prix. Rainy races are so incredibly stressful.
I’m curious how font foundries are structuring licenses for web apps like Canva or Adobe Express, especially when implemented at an enterprise scale.
Sitting in the lobby of the Alumni Center waiting for Jill to finish her finalist interview for the South Carolina regional science fair.
📺 Watching Drive to Survive Season 7. Ready for the F1 season to start next weekend.
I think every social media platform should allow multiple links in a post.
Rich People Are Firing a Cash Cannon at the US Economy—But at What Cost?
Another reason why severe wealth inequity is bad for the long term economic health of the nation.
Yesterday, my middle schooler lost his backpack with his school-issued Chromebook, his homework and two library books. It’s a long story, but after a period of panic, we found it in the high school front office.
Last night, we put an AirTag on his bag… just in case it happens again.
My sleep schedule has been a little bit off lately… went to bed early, woke up a little after midnight, came downstairs and my daughter was still up finishing homework/procrastinating.
Eight years ago today, I attended an Edward Tufte workshop in Atlanta. I left questioning so many assumptions about how designers present information and how people process data. It was one of the driving forces behind my return to grad school.
My son’s middle school has been sending an email, a text message and a pre-recorded phone call every Sunday night at 6:30. Thankfully, the principal just mentioned in the email that she’s not going to do the phone call anymore after talking to parents. There is such a thing as over communicating.
The start of another season. Ryan had some really nice saves today. 🥍
If you don’t value government, everything looks like waste.
Long day ahead of me, but the weekend is on the other side.
It’s been a long week, y’all.
They are about to start work on the riverfront trails near my house, eventually connecting to 27 miles of riverfront trails. They’ve been trying to make this happen for as long as I can remember. Would be fun to ride a bike from the suburbs along the river to downtown Columbia.
Long day ahead of me today. A couple of important meetings, a 3-hour grad seminar, more meetings… and then if I have the energy, I’m going to try to go to a talk on campus about AI and art.
I’m taking an asynchronous class on survey development. The professor’s comments on assignments are constructive and helpful, but her grading rubric is massively complex. We’re talking fractional points with varying weights. I’ve been a grad student for a really long time and I’ve never seen a grading scale this complicated. I’ve read over my last assignment several times and I can’t figure out for the life of me how I got an A.