Pondathon II

Alvin–Uncategorised–

Oop I’m actually making a post here again. I know I’ve said this once yearly that I will become more active but THIS YEAR IS THE YEAR…! I hope…! As is tradition, I also claim to finally start reading again. … read more

its 2020

Alvin–Uncategorised–

Its kind of odd to consider the fact of it being a new decade. Entering the new year always feels somewhat surreal, and a new decade doubly so. I can only imagine what it was like to greet the new … read more

11 May 2019

Alvin–Personal–

One trend I’ve noticed in my thinking over the past year or two is that I have increasingly found myself agitated over the environment and governmental policies regarding it (amongst many other topics of which I will not talk about … read more

8 April 2019

Alvin–Personal–

Well, once a week turned out well. In any case, I think I’ve done a lot this past few two weeks? Including finishing two of my courses, and making some headway in my conworld, but I’ll begin with my reading. … read more

Sea change

Alvin–Personal–

The past few days I’ve decided to initiate some sea changes in my life. Most notably, I am trying to limit my usage of social media from here on forward, and I want to dedicate more time to my hobbies … read more

On The Affinities and Pokémon Go

Alvin–Uncategorised–

I’ll be honest. I haven’t bothered to jump aboard the bandwagon that is Pokémon Go. Everyone’s out capturing weedles and I’m too lazy to find an apk to download to play over here in Canada because keeping downloads outside of … read more

The Affinities

Alvin–Uncategorised–

The Affinities, written by Robert Charles Wilson, is a book set in the near future. The world is viscerally similar to our own but yet it is evident that much of what we see today is slowly collapsing. One such example … read more