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Reflections on 13 Years in Charleston, SC (2011 – 2024)

On Monday, my final day in Charleston, SC, I took a walk around downtown in the early afternoon. I walked through the College of Charleston campus, where I first explored upon arriving in Charleston as a 17-year-old freshman in 2011. I was not expecting to be hit with such a powerful wave of emotions. I […]

November 14, 2024 Read More

A Brainstorm About Instagram Growth

I have been thinking a lot about Instagram and how to use it to blow up Extra Chill. Over the years it seems to have gotten more difficult to generate engagement on Instagram. There is a massive supply of content on the platform and people are overwhelmed and half the time they don’t see your […]

October 16, 2024 Read More

Clearing Out the Old Office

Today I cleared out my office so that room could be rented out. Seven years in this house, and seven years in that office. Another sign that time is moving on, whether I like it or not. It almost feels like graduation, in a way. A world of uncertainty before me, and the feeling that […]

August 30, 2024 Read More

Another Log on the Fire

I have this mindset of not being able to stop until my goals have been reached. Currently, this means getting enough traffic from Pinterest to Sarai Chinwag in order to reach the threshold to monetize the site with Mediavine Journey. Once that happens, I can allow myself time to pursue my hobbies at home. Since […]

August 26, 2024 Read More

Paintings In A Cave

Being a writer during a time when less and less people are reading things is a strange feeling. I will always enjoy the act of writing, but perhaps the skill will fall to the wayside as an ancient ruin with the rise of AI. Even myself, as a skilled human writer, will have to battle […]

August 26, 2024 Read More

Thoughts from a Train

Over the past few days, my mind has been consumed with doubt about the longevity of Extra Chill as a viable business. Five iterations of Extra Chill Fest over the course of 7 years has led to about the same exact turnout every single time. Hosting a local event with up-and-coming local artists places a […]

August 18, 2024 Read More

Procrastination as a Break

Procrastination is the struggle that I fight with every single day. It’s this feeling of having so many things that I could be doing, but not wanting to do any of them. So I waste my time on pointless activities that have no bearing on my future, such as the act of writing this useless […]

August 7, 2024 Read More

Fueling the Grind

I’ve taken a liking to this personal blog, and recently made a few updates to the theme. I enjoy having a space to write stream of consciousness articles without the pressure of having to be professional, outside the box of music that is Extra Chill. Being an entrepreneur is weird. On one hand, I am […]

August 6, 2024 Read More

The Grand Experiment of Life

I feel like everything I do these days is one giant experiment. Sure, there is some structure to my life because I run sailing charters part-time, but overall, I am constantly trying new things. This has accelerated significantly with the introduction of AI into my life, and I am pretty excited about a lot of […]

August 5, 2024 Read More

Evil At My Heels (Poetry Collection)

I started writing the poems in this collection, titled Evil At My Heels, during the summer of 2023, and decided it was finished in the spring of 2024. This is my first time sharing poems publicly since at least 2016. These days I am mostly known for music journalism, but I once had dreams of […]

August 2, 2024 Read More