I've begun filming myself cooking for a new YouTube project, and I've been slowly exploring what equipment one needs to successfully do that. Not a lot, turns out, but good sound is important so I picked up a wireless lapel mic set for my phone and used it for the first time to record this short episode. Note to self: don't let your beard rub on it next time.
Surgery was a success and recovery is well under way. During my downtime I starting putting serious thought into a new video/cooking project that’s been bouncing around my brain for several months.
It feels like the year is winding down, and I've been reflecting on the effects of ketamine therapy, goals I had set, and preparing for a bit of surgery scheduled for tomorrow.
My favorite Athens event is this weekend. The Wild Rumpus, where thousands of creative costumed people take over the streets of downtown Athens, is here! I've been cutting, bending, and hot gluing cardboard all week.
I made it through the whole month trying hard not to do things that felt like work (other than my actual work). Things like figuring out why my microphone wasn't working, for example. But now it's October and there are things that need doing, so I started by digging out my backup mic so I could say hi.
Each year, I try to spend the month of September doing not much of anything productive. Most years I don't quite succeed, but this year is looking good.
I've been testing recipes for a new cookbook that combines two of my favorite things: Hobbits and New Mexican cuisine. Inexplicable, but I'm 100% here for it.
Had a surprise storm blow through town last night and preliminary reports look like a funnel formed over my neighborhood and really tore things up as it moved through. All's well here, but there's lots of cleanup to be done in Athens.
Took advantage of a slow time at work to disconnect and take the kids to explore the geography, people, and history of the Low Country. We did an awful lot in four days, but mostly we ate seafood.
As a consultant, my work engagements are always short-lived. It's both a good and bad thing about the job. Now, one project has ended and I'm catching up on odds and ends before starting another.
I got one of those smart bird feeders last year and I love all the bird photos but the squirrels tried to eat it. Not the birdseed but the feeder itself. I spent some of my sick days splicing cables and replacing parts and now all is well.
It's a hard time to be a small fish in the big pond that is the tech industry. We're circling the wagons and all the other metaphors to weather the storm.
FedEx delivered a disembodied robot on Monday and I've been building a user interface for that. I did manage to get out of the house for a bit and see friends I hadn't seen in years.
So much going on at work this weekend, but I'm able to pause for the weekend and glue some gears on things to prepare for the upcoming Atlanta Steampunk Exposition
So much going on at work this weekend, but I'm able to pause for the weekend and glue some gears on things to prepare for the upcoming Atlanta Steampunk Exposition
