A quarter of this century is now complete. We've been closer to the third decade of the 2000s than the first for a while now. As always, we're standing at the precipice of the future, and the edge of the past. In twenty-twentyfive, I stood at
my heart cracked! it's rare to meet someone who's ready to fully listen to your dreams. thanks for listening to one of mine. i wanted to write a bit about what "a kiss from above" and its music video means to me— it'
Growing up, I never knew when or where I'd encounter my friends. With Marco from across the street, I'd go up to his door and ask if he was down to play with me. With Fernando, I was older and we agreed upon a specific whistle
Film log
This roll is really a love letter to the West Coast. It's from the end of the summer of 2024, and really captures the beauty and range of my home state. It's also a reminder that there are forces greater than humans in this world, and
Film log
Uhhhh, so I accidentally left some film sitting for a while. I just got it developed, but it was shot around the time I moved to San Francisco in May of 2024. Going through the footage made me realize how much I've learned about the city, its aesthetics,
Introductions to texts often happen before you get your hands on them—think of the friend who told you in a casual conversation about a book to read and why you should read it. This is my introduction to "Resisting Algorithmic Oppression," a thesis for the UC Berkeley Latinx Studies program.
Film log
I just finished up graduating from Berkeley. The following are frames from my last semester. This spring semester felt great. I was on campus and really learning. The top middle, top right and bottom left are all photos from the Center for New Music and Audio Technologies. I took a
Collection of writings by Alexander Parra concerned with the intersection of society and tech.
A letter to all those who helped me finish my degree at UC Berkeley, whether they knew it or not.
Another film log! I think this roll was not as good as last, I'm still trying to get used to the new camera.
A short kind-of poem on entering the future.
I'm going to try and keep a log of all the film I get back, telling a little about some of the best frames (or half frames in my case). These were shot on the new Kodak Ektar H35N. It's somewhat of a novelty given that
A recollection of the events in my life for the past year.
Buy Now Pay Later payment options, such as Affirm, Afterpay and Klarna, are here to stay. Why?
ChatGPT has captured the imagination of the world. We are just catching up to what that means for us, but I argue that we need more humanities in the pursuit of better AIs.
Underrepresented minorities at UC Berkeley are, well, very underrepresented. I think it's a problem and you should too.
There are many reasons I do not interact with CS majors. From being told I’m a diversity admit to CS majors picking their noses in front of me without a care in the world, I have too many to enumerate. These stories are just some of the many I’ve collected.