Welcome

Pages of papyrus, words in a conglomerate of rushed scribbles and tiny doodles.

Greetings, traveller. Welcome to the velvet-covered diary. Have a look around, perhaps you'll find something worth your stay. This place is maintained by Hedy.

Entries

Read about the principles of this blog, or start exploring directly.

• 31 Jul, 2025 Experimental July: Conclusion
• 19 Jul, 2025 Mainstream apps are bad at UX
• 13 Jul, 2025 Experimental July: Week 2 Reflection
• 07 Jul, 2025 Experimental July: Week 1 Reflection
• 03 Jul, 2025 Experimental July
• 05 May, 2025 Who gains?
• 05 Feb, 2025 On self-expression when writing online
• 23 Jan, 2025 Reject living a fragmented life (translation)
• 23 Jan, 2025 Reaching for words as a multi-linguist
• 20 Jan, 2025 How I use music for time-travel (Re: Music Questions Challenge)
• 20 Jan, 2025 How was TikTok without the Americans?
• 19 Jan, 2025 On ideal feeds, and a defense of The Algorithm
• 14 Jan, 2025 Would I still blog if I was brought up with today's social media?
• 12 Jan, 2025 Exporting Kindle highlights is weird
• 10 Jan, 2025 On handwriting and journalling
• 09 Jan, 2025 Love, a curious thing
• 08 Jan, 2025 On "sugar honey iced tea" and childhood memories

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