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Summer 2020 Life Update

Hello, friends! After months of not posting about the exciting events of my life, I figured that an update post was in order. In May, I graduated from Soka University of America. Since school was being conducted online due to the pandemic, my life has remained comparatively unchanged by my ownership of a Liberal Arts degree with a concentration in Humanities. Over a month passed between what would have been my graduation ceremony and the arrival of my diploma, cap, and gown, so there was awhile where I wondered "What if I actually didn't graduate? What if there was a problem with my transcript and they're waiting to tell me?". But, fortunately, my diploma has now arrived, and I am officially a college graduate! Before the pandemic required me to move home, I was able to get my graduation photos taken. So, please enjoy these graduation portraits, courtesy of Soka's Photography Office: This is one of the better pictures featuring me smiling with teeth showing. Howev

Friends, I'm Trying to Justify My Absence

Hello, friends! You may notice the unusualness of this post's title. The other day, I had an idea for a podcast. It would be called Friends, I'm Trying. Please imagine this title read with peak passive aggressiveness. If you have heard me being passive aggressive, or if you've heard the type of passive aggression that is often used in a Quaker environment, you know the tone I'm referencing. Anyway, my vision for this podcast was a conversation between me and two friends. In each episode, we would check-in, discuss a topic, and end with affirmations. Every episode title would be "Friends, I'm Trying to ___". Topics would alternate between being serious personal goals and fun topics. So, one week's episode might be "Friends, I'm Trying to Meditate Daily", and the next week's topic might be "Friends, I'm Trying to Not Hate Undertale." And then I would invite friends who were relevant to that goal. (For example, a friend who