§ I started reading the Anxious Generation today and it is fascinating! Like, you just _know_ that phones are a problem, it’s obvious, but what I realize now is less obvious is just _how_ they are a problem. To sum it up as I understand it so far; social media has been engineering to bypass crucial and important learning paths for youth during the most sensitive and important points in their development as members of society.

§ Spring is here! Backyard is setup. I will now live outside until November. Our poor apricot tree has blossomed, it survives another year. Hoping we get some fruit :)

§ Severance season 2 finale was meh. I’m bored by vibes shows and intentionally vague dialog. Season 2 had some good moments but after 3 years, I really wanted something more. I had expectations and it did not live up to them. That’s on me.

§ I spent most of March sick. Literally 3 weeks just feel like they disappeared. It’s been disorienting coming back; I celebrated a birthday, the time changed, and now it’s spring. All of that is a blur.

§ I am learning how to incorporate AI into my day to day in more meaningful and impactful ways. Next up is to work with MCP servers to fine tune. It’s all very fun. At the same time I want to find more ways to avoid touching computer. Hard to do when everything is computer.