i've been thinking about starting a blog for a while now. not because i have anything groundbreaking to say, but because i want a place to write things down before they disappear from my goldfish-like memories. thoughts, opinions, projects, experiences — the kind of stuff that feels significant in the moment and then gets swallowed up by how fast everything moves.
that's the honest reason i'm here. life has a way of stealing your spark if you let it. i don't want to let it. i play piano and tenor sax, i watch a lot of films, i do decent photography, i build things with code — and somewhere in the middle of trying to keep up with everything, i stopped doing those things as intentionally as i used to. this blog is my way of fighting back against that.
i also want this to be a reference point. something i can look back at in a year or five and actually remember what i was thinking, what i was building, what mattered to me at this specific moment in time.
so here's what you'll find: four categories. life is the personal stuff, like reflections, updates, whatever's on my mind. music is about playing and listening, the records i can't stop thinking about, the songs i'm learning. film is what i've been watching and what i made of it. tech is about projects, ideas, things i learned and want to share. above all else, if anything here nudges you to go build something you care about or pick up a hobby that you have left since you were a teenager, i'll consider that a win.
a few disclaimers: this is fully my opinion. it's based on my own experiences and no one else's. i share what i want to share. updates will be spontaneous, but i'll aim for at least once a week.
thanks for stopping by, stranger (or not-so-stranger). i appreciate you being here.
— yihan