Week 19 - Nov 6 to Nov 12

2024-11-12

  • 🧋 One of my favourite dessert places closed down last week, so I ordered some of my favourite food from them (croffles and bubble tea!) before they shut down. Bubble tea is everywhere but I've never seen croffles as good anywhere else so they will be sorely missed.
  • 🗳️ I'm not from the States, nor living in the States, so feel free to disregard this opinion but my hot take after the election is that the results of the U.S. election affects the entire world. U.S. culture and political discourse is one the states biggest exports. They are a world power with significant influence on global politics. 95% of my online friends are living in the U.S. Not all of them may be directly affected by any future policies but I do feel worried for them. It was a bit of a harrowing moment and still is.
  • 🎓 I learned about the concept of an argument map. It's exactly what it sounds, but maybe for the more mathematically inclined folks, it's more like an argument node graph. Basically it lays out arguments and indicates relationships between them and the statement they are trying to prove. Very interesting, and I kinda want to read a paper and draw out an argument map for it.

🎵 I am not okay

  • 🥀 My Chemical Romance announce a North American tour and I am 111% going even though I just saw them two days in a row not even just a month ago (and if I can compete with all of Canada for tickets). From the teaser trailer and some comments from the band members, this could potentially be larger than a tour and maybe even new material. I'm not holding my breath for new material, as I think they should only release new music if they are confident in it. Still, I'm excited and I'm hoping to either bring my brother with me or go with some friends in Toronto.
  • 💿 I've been listening to XG's Howling and SHINee Minho's new album on repeat this month. Some really good K-pop releases recently!
  • 📊 My top artists of this week have been Green Day, The Used, Minho, XG, Queens of the Stone Age, L.S. Dunes, Leathermouth, and At the Drive-In.

2024-11-12