The RazrPod: My iPod Classic Replacement

I spent from September of 2024 until March of 2025 using an iPod Classic 5th Gen for all my music listening needs. So that meant sitting in a coffee shop working with headphones as well as playing music in the…

Sweatpants + Cell Phones = No

My Pixel 6A lasted from March 2023-March 2025. This is pretty much the longest I've been able to keep a phone. In November 2024, the Pixel fell out of my sweatpants pocket onto concrete and the screen cracked. It was…

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I’m Madhav Saxena, I make websites and am based in New Orleans, LA. I was born in Allahabad, India, lived in Hong Kong for a few years, moved to New Orleans, went to college in Jackson, MS, lived in Houston…

Project Cultivate

Located in Hammond, LA, Project Cultivate is a non-profit providing cost-effective treatment for adolescents and adults suffering from Substance Use Disorder. They needed a website that detailed their services, allowed for donations, and helped them stand out as the professionals…

Running Away

Anytime friends talked about runners' high, I'd usually roll my eyes and think to myself "you've obviously never tried real drugs". I was wrong. The Coronavirus quarantine adds a bit of extra time to my day, since I no longer…

15 of the Best Hip-Hop Christmas Classics

This is far from a comprehensive list, but it's just enough for a fun night gathered around my new-used vintage audio set-up with some Fireball hot chocolate. These songs pretty much span from early '80s onward, so this playlist actually…

Moto E4 Plus Memories

What an awesome phone. Got it September 2017. Nearly stock Android, so didn't have to deal with too much vendor nonsense. The Motorola specific add-ons were actually useful, like some "Moto Action" that would cool the color temperature at 9PM…

Fall 2019 TV Shows

Stumptown - 8/10 - will continue watching. Sunnyside - 6/10 - will continue watching. *update 11/5/2019* maybe not. the writing really could be better. Bob <3 Abishola - 8.5 - will continue watching *update 11/5/2019* love it so much Carol's…

Restaurants & Bars from Bay Area Trip

House of Curries / Albany, CA Indian - good palak gosht, tandoori chicken, and unlimited cups of chai. East Ocean Seafood Restaurant / Alameda, CA Chinese - great dim sum and quick service. congi was pretty good too. Delhi Dhaba…

My new EP - 2005 dreams deferred

I recently found a CD of hip-hop instrumentals that I made in 2004-2005 as a senior in high school and I've put them up on Bandcamp and they should be up on streaming platforms soon as well. Bandcamp write-up below…

Mardi Gras 2018

An assortment of photos taken during Mardi Gras of 2018 (probably mostly February-March). These photos were taken in New Orleans, all in the Uptown, Mid-City, and Marigny neighborhoods.