Nautical Nonsense

12 June, 2025

Providence, Rhode Island

There's a current study being conducted in the marina of Matunuck. These coastal areas, nearshore tidal zones and other water spaces represent where and how urban pollution, including microplastics and other contaminants, enter the marine ecosystems. Floating wetlands have been developed as a nature-based solution to support biodiversity and improve water quality. The study will provide data towards a filtration method for microplastics and heavy metals. This project also pioneers the use of biocompatible and plastic-free materials by using myco-buoys to construct the floating wetlands. These will be deployed in these environments and monitored regularly.

I can't thank the team at 5 Gyres enough for having me on this project, and I'm excited to share the visuals and representation in the near future. Engineering a pilot study for future sustainable design in ecological restoration is no easy task, and it's important to capture the story in a captivating manner. As fait would have it, the moment we called 'action,' it simply wouldn't stop down-pouring. The things done for science.

A huge shoutout to Roger Williams for finding Rhode Island.

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Your Tomorrow (2025)

Compiled of interviews, memoirs and standpoints during the redevelopment of Toronto's Ontario Place, Your Tomorrow demonstrates the evolution and impact this park had on the city. A perfect representation of how much the residents of this city admired nature space. A story to help the feeble-brain understand that we don't need a business plan for every backyard this place offers, and selling off pieces of Ontario to line your pockets isn't exactly a high praise. I had spent a great deal of my childhood at this park, and during it's abandoned stages, I would reflect heavily whether running or attending a movie at the Cinesphere. It's still an underrated piece of history that brought so many people together, and presently a shameful reality-check for the clueless.

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John Green's Everything is Tuberculosis (2025)

Excited for a new John Green. Deep diving into the current state of such a horrendous disease. Though curable in some parts of the world, it remains a devastating entity for other areas. John contemplates the 'why aren't we choosing to?' task for humanity to distribute the cure where it's needed the most. For many, TB seems like an ancient disease, yet millions die every year from it. I wrote a speech in elemntary about Tuberculosis and am horrified to learn how bad it still is today....

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Hamilton Leithauser - This Side of the Island

The Walkmen proved their legacy when I had finally caught them live a few years back. Hammy's comeback is a time capsule taking you back to your old friends. Written during some pretty tough times, Hamilton portrays themes of disillusionment, acceptance and resolve. A bonafide toe-tapper. With a voice that perfectly paints a memory accompanied by big-band instruments, there couldn't possibly be a better time like the present to inflict this on the music world.

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Somewhere, Someone is Thinking of You by Henry Rollins

The words and lyrics from this man have never not placed a stranglehold on me. From his early days in the DC punk scene, Rollins has existed in some form of car-ride, opening band's cover and even public-poetry - and has been a lyrical master for forever. Sure, by the time you find yourself in the back-half of this poem, there are some questionable thoughts on paper, but what's more punk than truly not giving a damn how people perceive your inner thoughts? The bluntness is shockingly emotional. I think at one point in another, throughout all of our lonely existence, it's moving to fantasize that somebody out there may in fact be thinking of you.