Prior thoughts:

Nathan Upchurch • 18th of July, 2026
I love the “oud from Mozambique” line from Pete & Bas. I crave more creative flexes in rap lyrics; I’m so bored with Ferraris. But a sapele Boos Block? Now you’ve got my attention!

Nathan Upchurch • 2nd of July, 2026
Apparently the vast majority of republicans do not see me as american despite the fact that I was born a citizen. Considering how I’ve been treated in predominantly republican areas, I can’t say I’m surprised. And honestly, like, what are they even gatekeeping? Compared to many first world countries, the quality of life here is ghastly. No interest in improving anything, either. The attitude is if you don’t like it, you should leave.

Nathan Upchurch • 2nd of July, 2026
I’ve had enough of this heatwave, thanks. You can stop now.

Nathan Upchurch • 29th of June, 2026
I wish that before companies bolted-on AI assistants to their products, they first considered whether they have been neglecting basic quality of life features like fuzzy search, trimming whitespace from inputs, good info hierarchy and discoverability, etc. Like, if your software is a labyrinth full of foot-guns, of course people are going to want a magic lamp.

Nathan Upchurch • 18th of May, 2026
Spooky stuff.

Nathan Upchurch • 28th of April, 2026
Shoyeido’s Overtones Patchouli is a banger. It really should come in a box of 450 5.25 inch sticks; I’d buy one in a heartbeat.

Nathan Upchurch • 18th of April, 2026
Starting the day with some pinhead oats with banana and peanut butter, Middle Mountain Duck Shit Aroma Dan Cong Oolong from Yunnan Sourcing, and a stick of Tennendo’s Kyara. Got to love Saturday mornings.

Nathan Upchurch • 17th of March, 2026
It is just me, or is anyone else facing a deluge of reading comprehension issues when trying to communicate with others these days? Like, I can write things clearly, in plain language, multiple times, with bullet points, and folk still aren’t getting it. What is going on?!

Nathan Upchurch • 3rd of March, 2026
This exercise stuff isn’t all that bad after all.

Nathan Upchurch • 17th of February, 2026
Mefjus’ Manifest is a hell of an album. No one puts out such pristinely produced tracks as Drum and Bass artists.

Nathan Upchurch • 3rd of February, 2026
Can we stop making fun of people who play the lottery please? We know we’re not going to win it; we’re just paying for that brief, illogical feeling of hope.

Nathan Upchurch • 27th of January, 2026
A harsh truth for any new graphic designers out there: Most times, you’ll get a logo. It will occasionally be vector. Once in a blue moon, it will also be CMYK / spot. Your client does not know what these things mean. They will never know what these things mean. There is nothing you can do about it.

Nathan Upchurch • 16th of January, 2026
Sol got me a large soy-milk maker for Christmas. There’s nothing like a hot cup of fresh smilk in the morning, and I’m about to make so much of it!

Nathan Upchurch • 14th of January, 2026
Nothing quite prepares you to see people your age and younger begin to post drivel on LinkedIn.

Nathan Upchurch • 13th of January, 2026
Hard green tea? Stop it already.

Nathan Upchurch • 12th of January, 2026
If you don’t want to worry about pesky things like contrast ratios or accessibility: become an artist, not a designer.

Nathan Upchurch • 11th of January, 2026
Drying some freshly washed spikenard root and the entire room reeks of it. Sol reckons it smells like feet.

Nathan Upchurch • 9th of January, 2026
Tried the viral Nathan and Sons Underbrush gum today. Review to come soon!

Nathan Upchurch • 7th of January, 2026
Looks like my new status feature is working as it should!

Nathan Upchurch • 7th of January, 2026
Can we not do world war three, please?