TV recaps, internet spirals, short stories, and long thoughts from someone who didn’t want to edit audio
I don’t know if blogs are still a thing. I know newsletters are—I even have one, though calling it a “newsletter” feels like putting on a blazer to write a diary entry. TikTok is still here. YouTube essays with missable details from the most recent MCU film and hacky screenwriting tips—those are a thing. But a blog? Just some guy with a lot of opinions and a WordPress account? That feels like trying to bring back cargo shorts without irony. But here I am anyway. And for all I know, cargo shorts are back—I’m not on TikTok.
This isn’t about chasing virality or cracking the algorithm. I’m not selling merch. It’s more that I’ve spent the better part of twenty years thinking way too much about TV shows, memes, fan theories, brand stunts, and whatever weird trend is bubbling up in the group chat. And I still have a lot to say.
I’m not on TikTok and I don’t have a podcast. Not out of protest—more like self-preservation. I’m afraid I’d either get sucked in or accidentally start performing. I don’t want to dance for you. I just want to write—for me, to you.
So this is me, dusting off the old blog muscles. I used to run the most-read How I Met Your Mother blog back in the day (what a flex) which either makes me deeply qualified or dangerously nostalgic. Either way, I’m back. And if you’re reading this, maybe you are too.
This is a place for pop culture in all its forms—TV recaps, media criticism, deep dives into digital ephemera, nostalgic detours, and whatever cursed meme just dropped on my timeline. And maybe a little fiction here and there.
It’s not a “what to watch” blog. It’s a “why are we watching this and what does it say about us” blog. I’m not here to summarize the plot—I’m here to pull at the threads. Less live reaction to tonight’s season finale, more interrogation of why that movie from a decade ago still hits.
Expect hot takes delivered coolly. Big thoughts in lowercase. Think pieces with heart. As well as:
- Still Watching: Reviews of shows and movies you’re watching, and a few you forgot existed
- Still Scrolling: Essays on internet culture, meme logic, and tech-psychology weirdness
- Still Processing: Media criticism, tech analysis, emotional responses to culture (unrelated to the great former podcast of the same name).
- Still Loading: Unfinished thoughts, experimental formats, weird ideas in progress
- Still Here: Personal essays, nostalgia, and reflections on digital life
- Still Writing: Short stories that sit in a reality at least adjacent to our own
I’ve written this blog before. Some posts fizzled, some thrived. I’ve had hot takes go nowhere and niche essays hit harder than I expected. I’ve spent years thinking I should get back to writing and then telling myself the timing wasn’t right, or the tools weren’t ready, or I didn’t have anything new to say.
But at some point, you stop waiting for your pencils to be sharper. You realize even the dull ones can make a mark.
Warts and all.
Let’s start this shit up.
I’m scared my abilities are gone. I’m scared I’ll fuck this up. I’m scared of being boring, or obvious, or shouting into the void. But I’m starting anyway.
Let me take the idea that got me this far and put it to bed. What I’m about to do won’t be that, but it’ll be something.
And that’s enough.
Still Posting 