From 9131507c483db29f3faa3581620a260e25cc041e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Nathan Upchurch Date: Mon, 20 Oct 2025 12:52:53 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] Update /wish --- content/wish.md | 54 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++---------------------- 1 file changed, 30 insertions(+), 24 deletions(-) diff --git a/content/wish.md b/content/wish.md index 736cdbc..ea7b2b9 100644 --- a/content/wish.md +++ b/content/wish.md @@ -9,44 +9,54 @@ structuredData: none This page is a list of wishes, a la [taylor.town/wish-manifesto](https://taylor.town/wish-manifesto), both tangible and intangible. ## On gifts -If you're here looking for a gift idea for me, while I am always grateful that someone is thinking of me, when I look about me I get the impression that I don't really need more objects in the house to store, clean, and look after. When I decide to buy something myself, I do my best to be very intentional in choosing something that I feel will meet my needs perfectly, and will last as long as possible. Not only is this better for the environment, it helps me keep my life as simple and sustainable as possible, and frees me from the sense of obligation to return in kind, which I probably cannot afford to do. +If you're here for gift ideas, thank you for thinking of me! While I am genuinely grateful for your consideration, when I look about me I get the impression that I don't really need more objects in the house to store, clean, and look after. For the sake of the environment, I try to reduce the amount of widgets I call into existence by paying for them (or having others pay for them on my behalf). I am also fortunate enough to be able to buy myself pretty much everything I need[^1], so please, rid yourself of any feeling of obligation whatsoever to buy me a gift! -If, however, *not* getting me a gift seems unconscionable, as best as I can determine, the non-consumable material items below all meet a need exactly and will last long into the future, making them perfect gifts. +However if abstention seems unconscionable, I would be delighted if you were to make a charitable donation on my behalf; I would also happily receive any of the consumable items below. -If, like my mother, the non-consumable items below seem too boring to you to satisfy the gift-giving itch, I'd always be delighted to receive anything from the [tea](#Tea), [edible](#Edible), or [incense](#Incense) sections. +## Tangible -## Charities -* [Black Lives Matter](https://blacklivesmatter.com/) -* [Howard Brown](https://howardbrown.org/) - Howard Brown provides free and sliding scale general health, sexual health and reproductive care, and counseling and support services in Chicago, with focus on care for the LGBTQ+ community. -* [Northwest Side Solidarity Network](https://www.northwestsidesolidarity.com/) - A Chicago organization: "We work in solidarity with mutual aid groups throughout the city to ensure that all our neighbors have access to the resources that they need. Our work focuses on the Northwest side of the city, where we host a monthly free food-pop up with fresh produce, dairy, dried and canned goods." +### Charitable donations +* [Arch Linux](https://archlinux.org/) - Arch Linux is a lightweight and flexible GNU/Linux distribution that tries to Keep It Simple. +* [Black Lives Matter (USA)](https://blacklivesmatter.com/) +* [Free Software Foundation](https://www.fsf.org/) - The Free Software Foundation (FSF) is a nonprofit with a worldwide mission to promote computer user freedom. +* [Howard Brown (Chicago, USA)](https://howardbrown.org/) - Howard Brown provides free and sliding scale general health, sexual health and reproductive care, and counseling and support services in Chicago, with focus on care for the LGBTQ+ community. +* [Inkscape](https://inkscape.org/) - Inkscape is a free/libre and open source vector graphics editor for GNU/Linux, Windows and macOS. +* [KDE](https://kde.org/) - "We are a community of technologists, designers, writers and advocates who work to ensure freedom for all people through our software." +* [Krita](https://krita.org/en/) - Krita is a professional free/libre and open source painting program made by artists who want to see affordable art tools for everyone. +* [National Immigrant Justice Center (USA, Midwest)](https://immigrantjustice.org/) - "The National Immigrant Justice Center (NIJC) defends the rights of immigrants, refugees, and asylum seekers." +* [Northwest Side Solidarity Network (Chicago, USA)](https://www.northwestsidesolidarity.com/) - "We work in solidarity with mutual aid groups throughout the city to ensure that all our neighbors have access to the resources that they need. Our work focuses on the Northwest side of the city, where we host a monthly free food-pop up with fresh produce, dairy, dried and canned goods." * [Palestine Children's Relief Fund](https://www.pcrf.net/) - Provides free medical care to thousands of injured and ill children yearly who lack local access to care within the local health care system. -* [Transactual](https://transactual.org.uk/) - A trans-led UK based organization working towards a world where trans people can live safely, in dignity and with access to the healthcare they need. +* [Transactual (UK)](https://transactual.org.uk/) - A trans-led UK based organization working towards a world where trans people can live safely, in dignity and with access to the healthcare they need. +* [Transgender Law Center (USA)](https://transgenderlawcenter.org/) - "Transgender Law Center is the largest national trans-led organization advocating self-determination for all people. Since 2002 we’ve been organizing, assisting, informing and empowering thousands of individual community members towards a long-term, national, trans-led movement for liberation." +* [Trans Lifeline (USA)](https://translifeline.org/) - "Trans Lifeline provides trans peer support for our community that’s been divested from police since day one. We’re run by and for trans people." +* [Zrythm](https://www.zrythm.org/en/index.html) - A highly automated and intuitive free/libre and open source digital audio workstation. -## Edible +### Food * Vegan haggis - I just miss haggis, and I remember vegan / vegetarian haggis being quite good. I did make a batch of my own once with TVP and it was nice, but it took ages to make. -* Vegan mooncakes from [Little Moon Bakehouse](https://littlemoonbakehouse.com/) with lotus paste and fake egg yolk! -## Incense +### Incense * [Baieido Tokusen Kobunboku](https://kikohincense.com/collections/baieido-incense/products/tokusen-kobunboku) * [Inca Aromas White Breu](https://tarotarts.com/products/inca-aromas-all-natural-fair-trade-incense-white-breu-for-clarity-and-spirituality?variant=39838738251860) * [Kida Jinseido Ranjatai Incense](https://kikohincense.com/collections/kida-jinseido-incense-since-1937/products/kida-jinseido-ranjatai-incense) * [Minorien Kyara Fu-In](https://kikohincense.com/collections/minorien-incense-kikoh/products/minorien-kyara-fu-in-incense) * [Shoyeido Horin Assortment](https://shoyeido.com/products/horin-incense-assortment-sampler) * [Shoyeido Kohbai Pressed Incense](https://shoyeido.com/products/kohbai-red-plum-blossoms?variant=41714738921590) +* [Shoyeido Kunro Incense Assortment](https://shoyeido.com/products/kunro-incense-assortment) * [Shoyeido Premium Incense Sampler](https://shoyeido.com/products/premium-incense-assortment-sampler) * [Tennendo Hagi Rose Incense](https://kikohincense.com/collections/tennendo-incense-kikoh/products/tennendo-hagi-rose-incense) * [Tennendo Hanano Byakudan](https://www.japanincense.com/tn-0051.html) * [Tennendo Kyara Incense](https://kikohincense.com/products/tennendo-kyara-incense) -* [Tennendo Sumire Viotet Incense](https://kikohincense.com/products/tennendo-ysumire-violet-incense) +* [Tennendo Sumire Violet Incense](https://kikohincense.com/products/tennendo-ysumire-violet-incense) +### Tea +* A malty black tea from either [Spirit Tea](https://spirittea.co/) or [Yunnan Sourcing](https://yunnansourcing.com/). +* A peachy white tea from either [Spirit Tea](https://spirittea.co/) or [Yunnan Sourcing](https://yunnansourcing.com/). +* A savory oolong from from either [Spirit Tea](https://spirittea.co/) or [Yunnan Sourcing](https://yunnansourcing.com/). -## Incense making -* [Oak moss](https://www.amazon.com/Oak-Moss-Herb-Natural-Prunastri/dp/B0B4KL6WSJ) -* [Powdered ruffle lichen / dagad phool](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BYB8XVPZ/?psc=1) +## Intangible -## Life -* To advance my knowledge of mathematics. -* To be able to direct and sustain my focus. +### Life +* To learn more math. * To be better able to listen and trust when people describe their challenges. * To become a very good programmer. * To be more patient. @@ -60,8 +70,7 @@ If, like my mother, the non-consumable items below seem too boring to you to sat * To no longer have to worry about money. * Warm hands and feet at all times. - -## Society +### Society * Anyone who declares a war fights on the front lines. * Common ownership of public utilities and production facilities. * Equitable access to spaces and resources for everyone. @@ -72,7 +81,4 @@ If, like my mother, the non-consumable items below seem too boring to you to sat * For religion and any form of magical thinking to disappear in favor of basing beliefs on evidence and logic. * Healthcare, education, housing, and any resource necessary to sustain life to be free for all. -## Tea -* A malty black tea from either [Spirit Tea](https://spirittea.co/) or [Yunnan Sourcing](https://yunnansourcing.com/). -* A peachy white tea from either [Spirit Tea](https://spirittea.co/) or [Yunnan Sourcing](https://yunnansourcing.com/). -* A savory oolong from from either [Spirit Tea](https://spirittea.co/) or [Yunnan Sourcing](https://yunnansourcing.com/). +[^1]: Within reason—if you are filthy rich and would like to buy me a house or finance an escape to the UK for my partner and I, I'll not slap your hand away.