If any of the electrical engineers in my family are looking for a gift for me, I’d love a device that says “Days Since Matt Last Started a Project” and had a button so I could easily reset it. Because its a new week and I have a new project I’m working on.
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Once Upon A Project: My Digimon Adventure
This is something like a newsletter series I’m starting. I have so many projects that I’m having fun working on, but if I have to wait until the project is finished, no one will see things. This will also help me get feedback, and organize myself so I can present this, which should help me …
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April Showers First Draft
I wrote this back in 2020, and then somehow, I forgot I had done so. I then wrote a new version in 2026. That one was posted online and today, I found this. Enjoy? Jon stepped into the bathroom and shut the door behind him, locking it. It was not a great high quality lock. …
CultureQuest: Waterworld (1995)
I wasn’t planning on watching a second movie this week that was about post-apocalyptic humanity living in disparate colonies, preying on each other with a world that didn’t quite make sense but was still very evocative, but here we are.
Culture Quest: Mortal Engines (2018)
You probably saw the trailer to mortal engines, and, frankly, the trailer was the best part. The idea of giant cities that wheel around and hunt each other is a neat idea, but it was maybe 20 minutes of the actual movie. And yet, that’s going to be what I focus on for the rest …
Matt’s Mind: Start of 2026
It probably is a sign of ill omen that during the first bits of free, discretionary time I had in the New Year, I developed a nasty head cold that sapped all my energy and drive. It’s taken a few days to get over it. Which might have been good, I guess, as I needed …
Matt’s Mind for September 17 2025
I have problems with goals. Setting them is easy, but actually accomplishing them? Hard.
Matt’s Mind for September 11 2025
Wednesdays. That’s the plan now. I’m going to try to do these on Wednesdays, and that way, my current ideas can be presented, instead of trying to fit the last 20 days into one post.
Matt’s Mind for August 14 2025
Oh man, only 10 days since the last update? It feels like so much has happened. Or at least, it feels like I’ve made some neat progress. So let’s take a look at what’s been going on. It starts with podcasts.
Matt’s Mind for August 3 2025
Welcome to August! Let’s take a look back and forward.