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David Li
@2cheng.bsky.social
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• Aspiring, perspiring, expiring.

• Routinely off-line, writing across genres, making rock(-adjacent) music, and devising theatre pieces. DM me to chat about my flood subjects and research interests.

• Ambivalently he/him.
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All over the chart for me. “For I am unpindownable—“
The lyrics to “Unpindownable” by Chumbawamba.
October 8, 2025 at 7:36 AM
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Random thought: You can probably fit every musical act within the realm of popular music into this Cartesian coordinate system.
An empty Cartesian coordinate system with the x-axis indicating “DIY/subcultural” versus “mainstream/commercial” and the y-axis “solo” versus “collaborative.” A Cartesian coordinate system with the x-axis indicating “DIY/subcultural” versus “mainstream/commercial” and the y-axis “solo” versus “collaborative.” The first quadrant contains Sabrina Carpenter, the second Bikini Kill, the third Elliott Smith, and the fourth Jacob Collier.
September 27, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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Daily reminder to keep failing better.
A photo of a framed poster hung on the wall of the computer lab of my college’s Writing Center. The poster shows a list of crossed-out misspellings of the English word “failure,” black text on a blue background, culminating in the phrase “failure endears” accentuated in a black rectangular outline at the bottom. The photographer (me) can be seen in reflection form.
November 21, 2024 at 1:55 AM
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“And then, you act.” - Anne Bogart

“Who wants to be that alienated (wo)man from the ivory tower? Try. Win. Fail. Put on different roles, masks, personas. Don't wait until you're told what you're supposed to do. Choose by yourself. And do it yourself.” - Nadya Tolokonnikova
An illustrated page from “Read & Riot: A Pussy Riot Guide to Activism.” On the left hand side: a cartoon of a woman wearing a balaclava, smirking at the viewer. On the right, the title, “Rule No. 2: DO IT YOURSELF,” and a quote from the author, Nadya Tolokonnikova: “If you want to change something, you need to know how things work. An activist should know this. You’re learning about how things work by practicing them. Who wants to be that alienated (wo)man from the ivory tower? Try. Win. Fail. Put on different roles, masks, personas. Don’t wait until you’re told what you’re supposed to do. Choose by yourself. And do it yourself.”
November 7, 2024 at 4:17 AM