letter from Andrew’s desk

What I’m Doing Now

Updated: November 2025

Section 1: Projects & Experiments

• Building a small weather-tracking app that combines local sensor data with astronomical forecasts to plan stargazing nights.

• Rewriting some old Python scripts to be less embarrassing.

• Experimenting with long-exposure night photography — currently learning how not to overexpose the moon.

• Restoring a vintage Game Boy I found during an urban exploration trip.

Section 2: Reading & Learning

• Currently reading: The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin.

• Dipping into Gödel, Escher, Bach again (this time I’m determined to finish it).

• Learning Japanese — still at the “I can say hello, order coffee, and mildly confuse locals” level.

• Exploring the ethics of AI through a mix of papers, podcasts, and late-night existential spirals.

Section 3: Nature & Daily Life

• Fall gardening is underway: kale, mint, and a few rogue cherry tomatoes that refuse to quit.

• Taking early-morning hikes before the city wakes up.

• Cooking experiments: fusion ramen with garden herbs — success. Thai-style tacos — questionable.

• Rediscovering the quiet joy of analog notebooks.

Section 4: Goals & Focus

• Writing consistently again — aiming for one thoughtful post per week.

• Finding balance between curiosity and focus (turns out, they don’t always get along).

• Spending less time doomscrolling, more time looking up — literally and figuratively.

That’s what’s happening right now. If you’re reading this, I hope you’re creating something that challenges you, too.