Heat Weirdlastname In a conversation on Zoom this morning, we chatted about staying on track with work and life. A system I guess-and-checked my way into is working really well for me right now and seemed to resonate with others, so I thought I’d share it with you. Take what resonates, leave the rest. First, I made … Read more
I wrote in May about sharing things you feel good about on social media—getting exercise, baking, creating art. (You can revisit that post here.) At the end of that post, I indicated I had a tangent from it that I would share tomorrow. I have a huge stash of drafts. Some just notes. Some partially … Read more
More macro! I got some advice on improving my shots and wanted to redo the dog’s eye (I like that shot) but haven’t thought to do it when they’re laying and I’ve had enough light. Speaking of not enough light… this one is too dark, and I wouldn’t normally share it, but watching Brussels sprouts … Read more
My great-aunt apparently drove later in her life than she should have. I never rode in a car with her but I remember overhearing grownups laughing that she was like Mr. Magoo, where she always turned out fine but there was a trail of chaos behind her. We’re not always aware of the effect we … Read more
During the summer of 2019, I got to visit my great-aunt, the twin sister of my late grandmother, my biggest fan as I grew into being a musician. Whenever I go back east, I make sure to visit Aunt Ellen. I learned on my last visit that she’s in an assisted living facility now—against her … Read more
First photos of 2021! No new photos, actually, but I started messing around with composites. I haven’t taken any photos with compositing in mind (is that a verb?), so I’m just piecing together ones that might work. Good practice, good fun!
8:30 a.m., January 1 I woke up around my usual time, the result of the relentless internal alarm clock. I used to sleep in whenever the alarm clock was blissfully unemployed, but years of waking at the same time seem to have taken their toll, and despite going to sleep after midnight, I was awake … Read more
It’s easy to see the bad parts of 2020. They’re on the news, they’re in articles, they’re in memes, they’re showing up in expected and unexpected places in our lives. For the overwhelming majority of us, there were good parts to 2020 as well, even if some of them are double-edged. For example, both of … Read more
It turns out, yesterday was Sunday, so I’m posting a day late, but I have photos! And I want to share! And it’s winter break, so today is kinda like Sunday anyway. I received a beautiful bouquet of flowers … and didn’t think to pull out the Nikon. (The last couple of weeks have used … Read more
Exciting news: we adopted two dogs! They were double-or-nothing, pair-bonded chihuahua mixes, weighing a total of 13 pounds. They’re the bulk of The Kid’s Christmas presents, and “excited” is a drastic understatement. They’re skittish, though (reasonably), and they’re just starting to tolerate him. Learning curve for everyone. We couldn’t agree on names for them (Scooby … Read more