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Here’s a lot more random things that I participate in and enjoy, ranging from the semi-serious to the definitely-not-serious.
interests
- Memory
- For a class I taught at Splash, I learned how to memorize a deck of cards in a month. Current record is ~8 minutes. I also try to remember all the random facts that people tell me, from birthdays to class schedules to more.
- Musicals
- I love musicals! Favorite ones I’ve seen in-person are Hadestown, Waitress, and Les Mis (and I know the soundtracks to dozens more).
- Scrabble
- Word games are fun, and Scrabble is my favorite. I’ve taught Splash classes about strategy and two-letter words. One long-term goal of mine is to join competitive Scrabble tournaments.
- Jeopardy
- I’ve always wanted to make it onto Jeopardy. My main weaknesses right now are in literature and pop culture, so I’m trying to slowly build up that knowledge to have a shot at qualifying. Fingers crossed.
- Deep Discussions
- I love talking to people to learn more about who they are and how they see the world. One semester, I ran a small discussion series to bring strangers together to talk about big questions like “How do you define yourself?” and “What brings meaning to your life?”
- Rubik’s Cube Solving
- I got into cubing in high school, though don’t do it much these days. My fastest 3×3 solve is 11.08s, and fastest 3×3 blindfolded is 3:31.
good things on the internet
- Entertainment
- xkcd
- Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal
- Set with Friends and the Daily SetPuzzle
- Jelle’s Marble Runs (go O’rangers)
- Thinking
- Wait But Why
- YearCompass
- Although of course you end up becoming yourself and this quote he links to from the book
- Rabbit holes I’ve been meaning to explore
- The website of bill wurtz, maker of history of the entire world, i guess
- lesswrong.com
- Wikipedia’s list of list of lists
- Infinite Jest (does this count as an internet rabbit hole? no, but it’s on this list anyway.)
- this blog
- Better Explained (here’s a blog post about it)
- Google Patents (try searching random nouns, like football or pasta, and read the actual patent for entertaining content)
- wholesome links
- hugs
- my favorite train video