by Ira | Jan 16, 2026 | Challenge, Journal
I don’t have the constitution for a beach day. More specifically, I don’t have the melanin. I burn pretty quickly. I also dislike the feeling of sunscreen. I wear it! Obviously. I’m just saying I don’t enjoy the feeling of it. And I don’t like being cold, which means...
by Ira | Jan 16, 2026 | Challenge, Journal
Any book claiming that something complicated in life is actually very simple, you only need to follow these steps, likely, almost certainly—you know what I’ll go out on a limb and just say “certainly”…is bullsh*t. That’s the theme of this podcast that we listened to...
by Ira | Jan 14, 2026 | Challenge, Journal
Spam Musubi, y’all. It’s one of the best snacks out there. It can be your entire meal, in fact, if you want it to be. We rode bikes today. Every time I ride an eBike, it really really really makes me want one. And I know I can get one, there are many very affordable...
by Ira | Jan 14, 2026 | Challenge, Journal
“Burgled” is a very funny word. We need to use it more often, I think. It feels very old school. In other news…I think my favorite song from K-Pop Demon Hunters is “What It Sounds Like.” Intensity plus. Much drama. “Golden” is what I’ve listened to the most, probably,...
by Ira | Jan 13, 2026 | Challenge, Journal
They make the Hawaiian islands look so much closer to each other than they actually are. Like, I’m looking at a wall-mounted wooden sculpture of the islands right now, Big Island down at the bottom right, rising up and to the left all the way out to Kauai…and looking...
