I build stuff on the web and write about what I learn — code, systems, and slow living. No bullshit, just honest notes. Hope it gives you good vibes — inspired, calm, or just a quiet moment.
How I moved my blog analytics from Google to a self-hosted Plausible instance running on Debian, exposed securely via Cloudflare Tunnel.
Discipline is not about cramming work into every minute. It's about finishing what must be done quickly, so you have more time for the things you love without counting the cost.
A record of Day 1 after leaving my job early. On learning to rest without guilt.
On the strange paradox of complaining about the hardest things we do, yet never regretting them.
How to pipe Ollama through Cloudflare AI Gateway to get unified logging, latency metrics, and token usage visibility.
I came across the term 骑墙派 — fence-sitter — and started using it on myself. The diagnosis: wanting the salary, the remote work, and the light workload all at once.
How I wired together Resend, Astro SSR routes, JWT double opt-in, and a GitHub Actions cron job to send newsletter broadcasts — without paying for a newsletter platform.
Rest triggers anxiety. Anxiety triggers busyness. I thought I could break the loop by choosing a slow-paced break — but the pendulum swung anyway.
I told a friend I was taking two months off. He warned me the market was bad. I spent weeks making that decision — and it shook in thirty minutes.
A Wednesday night run started like any other — until a Spotify playlist and real rain collided into a moment that can't be staged.