ODDLY ACCURATE

I am devoting this entire year (2026) of my logbook to the rigorous study and irresponsible application of clown logic.

You see, thinking about weird $#!+ has always been one of my more respectable vices, the kind of quiet pastime that looks harmless until you realize it is basically anthropology with a grin and no supervision. What will follow this year will be a curated selection of working journal topics I have been tinkering with, each one a small, academically tinted ambush where everyday life gets caught acting suspiciously symbolic and far too similar to things it has no business resembling. Consider it preliminary fieldwork from the front lines of human absurdity, a set of observational prompts for future logbook posts in which I will responsibly overthink ordinary objects and routines until they confess their hidden patterns, their unspoken rules, and their slightly humiliating truths, all while maintaining a straight face and citing reality as my primary source whenever possible.

I am planning on posting one of these topics once per month. My logbook posts tend to be more spur of the moment unedited thoughts. So these (this year) will be more serious. Hopefully not too much. There is something to be said about being a little snarky.

Tupperware lids and corporate data breaches

Travel-size toiletries and emotional oversharing

Bathroom exhaust fans and gossip

Coffee cup lids and passive aggression

Leaky pens and “just one quick thing” meetings

Trash can liners and personal brand management

Toilet design and political philosophy

Sourdough starters and generational trauma

Customer support scripts and religious liturgy

Dental floss and national infrastructure

Refrigerator organization and personality disorders

Alarm clocks and betrayal