2024 travel lessons

Reflecting on what I've learned over the years as a regular traveler.

2024 finances strategy

Credit cards, checking, spending habits, etc. Maximizing the benefits of my finances to enjoy my life, while minimizing spend, is a big interest of mine. Here's where I'm at as of 2024.

Testing from Samsung Dex

More ways to to optimize and minimize my travel packing -- instead of bringing both my work laptop and personal laptop, just reuse my phone for the latter!

2024 mid-year retrospective

Surviving a layoff, running again, Japanese learning struggles, etc.

単語：よつばと！

Vocab list from reading the よつばと manga.

単語：君に届け

Vocabulary list for watching the live action of 君に届け: From me to you

Translation: テイクオフ! ゴーオンウイングス

An attempt at translating a song from 炎神戦隊ゴーオンジャー, or Engine Sentai Go-Onger.

Japanese mushroom pasta

[vegan] With soy sauce, mirin, sake, and dashi based-broth.

Jasna's 00 pizza

[vegan] Finally -- consistently delicious thin-crust pizza at home!