West Side Story: Review
I‘m sorry, I cannot find myself to like this movie at all. As an adaptation from stage to film, all it seems to do is replace the set with a nicer outdoor one but keep the raw and unpolished feel...
2021 Movie Challenge
I saw Stephen King’s tweet and I will try the same challenge this year. In 2019 I watched all the MCU movies, so this year I will try the James Bond series (highlighted). The list will be updated as I...
Quarantine Personas
I grew out my facial hair during quarantine and then shaved it away while revealing different personalities. Inspired by writing prompts from school, I wrote a short backstory for each character. Try coming up with your own for each one,...
The Old Man & The Gun: Review
Ok, this is how you make a movie. The Old Man & The Gun follows the story of Forrest Tucker (Robert Redford), a lifelong criminal in his 70’s who’s recently escaped prison, and John Hunt (Casey Affleck), the detective out...
Using Python to Calculate Intraday Average Stock Movement
What are the best months/days/times to day-trade stocks? It helps to look at intraday movement to seek patterns and help you decide what actions to take and when to take them. Here I look at minute-to-minute historical data for SPY...
Olive Garden Pasta Pass 2018 Review
So it’s over. The two month Pasta Pass is complete and while I thought it was a good deal, I will probably not do it again. Simply put, it’s unhealthy. I didn’t mind eating the same thing over and over...
Pastanatorics: Optimizing Olive Garden’s Pasta Pass Menu
So you decided to punish yourself with a pasta pass and you want to make the most out of this deal. First thoughts are probably: “How many plates could I eat?” There are 7 pastas x 6 sauces x 6...
Ip Man 3
Third in the series, they’ve played out this character for too long. Even the actor Donnie Yen said he wouldn’t do a third one, yet here it is. There appears to be a link between the number in the series...
Calculate your FIRE Age (Financial Independence/Retire Early)
How to calculate your FIRE (Financial Independence/Early Retirement) Age! Obligatory beach picture.
Here’s How I Used Data and Probability to Pick a Top 4% NCAA Bracket
I don’t know a thing about college basketball. Here’s how I beat 96% of all brackets posted to ESPN. Hearing that the odds of picking a perfect bracket are 1 in 9.2 quintillion, I was interested in the idea of...