A sporadically updated log of what I’m doing and thinking about. As a private person, this represents maybe 30% of my life that I’m comfortable sharing publicly :)
Updated on 09 Oct, 2026
Work and Projects
I’ve completed a month at Pixxel. It’s been an interesting ride getting to grips with space technology and the Indian space industry (the pixxel and spacetech tags on my Obsidian have 31 entries already).
I’ve been to the Clean Room three times already; it’s unbelievable that I get to be around incredibly complex hardware which shoot up into literal space. It still feels fantastical.
On Kindred Spirits, the last essay I wrote was upon the death of Annie Dillard, on how the world won’t be beautiful just so we can love it. But other than that, I’ve been drafting essays that are converging towards ideas of cooking, feminism, language, and food. None of them are publish-ready yet, but I’m having fun writing in the space of personal memory and socio-cultural history again.
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Reading
I’ve read 46 books out of my goal of 50 this year, which I pat myself on the back for. I continue to bias towards literary fiction, but also upped my intake of historical fiction, according to Fable.
That said, I’ve not done too well with non-fiction; I think the number of hours I give to strategy and research per day means I have no capacity left for it when it comes to personal reading.
Watching
At the urging of one of my closest friends (“put ur top 4 films on letterboxed, coward”) I’ve finally downloaded Letterboxd and committed to watching, well, more movies this year. My most recent watch was Tony, which I found moving and hopeful despite the context. I also watched The Remains of The Day, which was a masterclass in self-contained acting.
My Nintendo Switch has been seeing more use as well, because I restarted Legend of Zelda: Breath of The Wild and have Hogwarts Legacy on standby. There’s lots being said and shown about Rain World, which has also piqued my curiosity. I might get that next.
Creating
I added two new plants to my balcony: hibiscus and jasmine. They’ve both settled in nicely, and the hibiscus plant has produced three flowers (massive, each the size of my entire hand) since I brought it home a few weeks ago.
The downside is that it needs to be watered every two days or else it droops very dramatically. My bougainvillea better not learn that art.
Feeling
I’ve been increasingly feeling like my apartment is perfect, but missing just one thing: a dog. I imagine a little Shih-tzu running around and the temptation to drive to the nearest adoption centre and file an application is almost unbearable.
But I’ve been holding back because it’s a lot of work, I’m not home enough hours of the day, and I’m too devoted to giving my future dog its best life to bring one home and give it half of what I can. So we wait, until life becomes stable enough in other ways.