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The writing. Most of it comes out of something that was filmed, and it carries what the film skipped: the links, the real numbers, and the part I got wrong.
- SEP 30, 2026
4,197 verses, and no gemstone to sell you
Three months transcribing the Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra by hand, 2,103 rules pulled from it, and an engine that cites the verse behind every line.WITH THE FILM · 7:14 - JUL 31, 2026
Siddhartha, and the four people who paid
Siddhartha leaves his father, Govinda, Kamala and his son, and ends up a ferryman with a little more knowledge. I read it at 28 and kept asking who paid for it.WITH THE FILM · 23:17 - JUN 9, 2026
The 30 chord changes a minute rule, tested
Justin's rule is 30 changes between two chords in a minute before you move on. My baseline on day two was 24, with a string mark pressed into the finger.WITH THE FILM · 12:47 - JUN 4, 2026
The Alchemist, read from the crystal shop
Santiago sold his sheep, got robbed in a country he could not speak in, and then spent a year cleaning crystal glass. That year is the part I am in now.WITH THE FILM · 19:59