The Ballad of Wallis Island, 2025 - ★★½
Just finished watching The Ballad of Willis Island. It was... fine. Not terrible, but nothing that really stood out either. The story didn’t quite pull me in, and while the settin…
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Capturing a Rare Visit
Family gathered for a rare visit — grateful to be the one behind the camera 📸💛 Some of my cousins came by with my aunt and uncle to visit my parents. It’s …
Balancing Simplicity and Style Online
I recently made a few updates to the theme on my website at michaelmitchell.blog, which is hosted through Write.as. The goal was to modernize its look and feel while also comple…
Untitled post from July 10, 2025
I tried to stargaze tonight under the full moon 🌕, but the mosquitos were relentless. I couldn’t stay outside. Florida summers don’t mess around. 🦟 #FullMoonFeels #FloridaLiving #S…
Capturing the Moon with My Seestar S30
First impressions and photos from my new Zwo Seestar S30 telescope.
Blogging My Way: Typora + Git + Cloudflare + Micro.blog
This post serves two purposes. First, it marks the inaugural entry 🥳 on my new blogging system. I'm using Typora ✍️ to write and save my posts locally in a folder. From there, I git…
Happy 249th Birthday to the United States of America 🇺🇸
Today, we celebrate the 249th birthday of the United States — my home country and my birth nation. Nearly two and a half centuries have passed since our founding, and in that ti…
Untitled post from July 3, 2025
I see Trump’s "Big Beautiful Bill" has passed. I think it will ultimately cause more harm than good. If it works the way it’s supposed to, I should personally benefit from the over…
What Am I Even Blogging About?
When you sit down to blog… and suddenly forget what you were going to say. I’ve been thinking lately about what to blog about. I’ve had several ideas. The …