Confessions of a researchaholic

I have been taking Caltrain recently for commute while my car is in the body shop, and thus could resume a favorite activity of mine – quick portrait sketches of fellow passengers during the rides.
These are obviously not the best sketches in terms of absolute quality, but I like them given how much I can achieve in such a short amount of time (at most a few minutes and sometimes only a few seconds).

The train schedule has become sparser (and less convenient for passengers) since the pandemic, likely for cost saving due to reduced ridership, which in turn could cause further ridership reduction in a negative feedback loop.
I hope both the ridership and schedule will pick up again soon.

// when a programmer needs an extra break
// inspired by real code I saw
switch(day)
{
  case "Mon":
    doWorkA();
    break;
  case "Tue":
    doWorkB();
    break;
  case "Wed":
    doWorkC();
    break;
  case "Thu":
    doWorkD();
    break;
  case "Fri":
    doWorkE();
    break;
    break;
}

It took me a few days later to realize how to achieve this effect via motion graphics.

https://youtube.com/shorts/PUP1q54Kn9w

Dying squirrel, road side, blinking eyes.

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Uh8-kJ6KuQA

Giant tree uprooted got chopped away.