My acceptance into the University of Toronto's Masters of Information program on March 15th was initially met with great excitement. However, my outlook has shifted since then. Let me elaborate.

As a busy person who relies on protein shakes for quick breakfasts and hitting my daily protein goals, I've been a loyal Revolution Nutrition customer for three years. However, their email marketing has gotten excessive, and their dark design choices along with some marketing tactics feel unnecessarily aggressive.

What does it say about me when two of my favorite films from the past five years feature disabled protagonists. This might hint at a deeper fascination with disability representation in media. As a researcher and designer, I'm drawn to how popular culture can explore these themes in an empathetic way.

Upon watching what has been made available of Mushoku Tensei and Freiren: Beyond Journeys end, I have come to appreciate a a few pieces of underappreciated story telling & world building methods. I will detail these methods and analyze what they mean for the enjoyment of media, and their use cases.

After a little dinner party that a 7 year old, who is attending a French immersion school, I have thoughts about my own language learning process and regrets surrounding it.

Looking at Japan and how housing is so different than Canada.

I got the Switch Lite, begrudgingly, to play one game. And was surprised as to how much the physical design satisfied me.