Code, Curses, and the Beautiful Rage of Programming
Code, Curses, and the Beautiful Rage of Programming

Programming is an act of control — until it isn’t. The computer was supposed to be on my side. That was the agreement. I typed commands, and it obeyed. Simple. But like most relationships built on blind obedience, this one was destined for trouble. We’d been dancing this dance for years — me believing I …

I Love Code I’ll Never Run — and Trips I’ll Never Take
Finding joy in exploring worlds built by others

At 2 AM last night, I was in bed, deep in the details of a hiking guide for a Japanese pilgrimage trail I’m not taking. I’d been clicking through the same pages for hours — trail maps, temple descriptions, ryokan recommendations — knowing full well I’m not going to Japan anytime soon. It isn’t the …