Bethesda's Starfield game came out last week, and that's pretty much all I've been up to.
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.
It's been a lot of logistics to plan and execute, but my eldest has successfully begun their sophomore year of college in the big city.
Went out to see Oppenheimer in 70mm IMAX, mostly so I could see my former professor and later friend in the best possible cinematic quality.
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.
I've been reclaiming space in my office and putting good use to my regular shipment of storage bins.
My buddy Charlie unexpectedly left us yesterday, and I'm grieving.
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.
Covid finally caught me and I had to stop doing lots of things I enjoyed for a while, including recording this very podcast. But I'm back at it. Hi!
I've got dough living in my fridge. I keep pulling chunks out and seeing what sorts of things I can make with it, and it has yet to let me down.
I can walk up the street to a new Publix, and their deli tempts me to spend way too much. Oooh -- it's five dollar sushi day!
Spent several days in North Florida and had a surprisingly good time, including picking pristine fossils up right off the ground.
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.
I got too much money back on my tax return, and now there's an espresso machine in the kitchen. Also, I'm extra twitchy for some reason.
My eldest had their first ever college spring break and we started it off by watching a TMBG show.
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.
My youngest and I got invited to a video shoot for the Chickasaw Mudd Puppies and had a great time.
Thanks to my improving mental health, I've been creating new habits I enjoy the last few months but I'm still learning how to juggle them all.
Summer has arrived in Athens, GA. Unfortunately I was distracted when Spring was here, yesterday.
Spent the weekend needing out with a bunch of steampunks who also happen to be some of my favorite people.
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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
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I like making things and putting them on the internet for people to enjoy. And I love it when people do enjoy them and let me know.
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
I've been getting exercise by chasing and fighting a fitness-obsessed dragon.
I like making things and putting them on the internet for people to enjoy. And I love it when people do enjoy them and let me know.
I'm back! Did you miss me?
I've got two weeks packed to the brim with stuff going on, and I tell you about it.
Maybe my doctor was punking me. I think I was punk'd.
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I've got five weeks to make a steampunk spacesuit. Can't be that hard, right?
I've got five weeks to make a steampunk spacesuit. Can't be that hard, right?
They turned one of my favorite characters into a comic book superhero and I don't like it.
Either my Synology or the Blue Yeti had to go, and it wasn't going to be the Synology. Happy New Mic Day to all who celebrate!
Time to start hitting the gym again. And by "gym" I mean the yoga mat in my bedroom and walks around the neighborhood.
Went down to Florida for a few days but I'm back!
I don't really have holiday traditions like I used to.
Nothing has made me laugh in recent memory like the show Taskmaster has. 24/10, will watch again
Some people are attracted to dumb but pretty things. If that's you, you might really like Avatar 2.
I love immersive story-driven games.
Sipping on chai while my kid storyboards at the sewers.
It takes me five minutes to make my coffee. It also takes me five minutes to tell you all about it.
Started a new job recently and after a couple weeks of flailing I might be finding my groove.
I stopped reading but my to-read pile never stopped growing. Now I'm back to books and making my way through the towering collection.
Chain of Events. Cause and effect. We analyze how stumbling through a neighborhood high on k can lead to joining a brass band in a clown's back yard.
(Apologies to the excellent Causality podcast for bastardizing their intro.)
(Apologies to the excellent Causality podcast for bastardizing their intro.)
I'm hopeful about... a shopping center? Who even am I?
I’ve been walking in the rain just to get wet on purpose (not).
It's the long-awaited One Week Anniversary Episode Spectacular! I quickly reflect on saying hi for a week and talking for too long.
Six minutes about using Daylio to track my state of mind, hitting the upper edge for how long I want these episodes to be.
Another Athens farmers market is closing down and I'm sad to see it go.
Four minutes about cough meds and the muppets of Thra
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Two days in a row means this is a thing now, right?
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What's this? The debut episode of a new podcast where Eric spends a couple minutes saying hi? Yeah. Hi!
Two days in a row means this is a thing now, right?
What's this? The debut episode of a new podcast where Eric spends a couple minutes saying hi? Yeah. Hi!