thebaysick everywhere, mostly

Notes on the basics — tech, travel, music, and whatever's on the desk.

Field notes from a curious generalist: dev tools and travel logistics, home-studio setups and fountain pens, marketing experiments and the odd stationery obsession. No niche, on purpose.

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Tech

Mechanical keyboards for people who write more than they code

What actually matters in a board when your main workload is prose, not IDE shortcuts — switches, layout, and the case for going wireless.

6 min read
Travel

Tokyo, in five notebooks

A week in Tokyo told through what I wrote down each day — stationery shops, back-alley coffee, and the one train mistake worth repeating.

8 min read
Music

Building a home studio without wrecking your budget

The gear that's actually worth buying first, the stuff you can borrow or fake, and why your room matters more than your interface.

7 min read
In Between

Fountain pens are a gateway drug — a beginner's guide

Why a $20 pen will change how you take notes, and how to avoid the expensive rabbit hole while still falling all the way in.

5 min read