2023 was as flaccid as I expected. Lots of activity, but nothing was done. If I grew, it was horizontally. Pulling more weight with less power. Putting more interests in the shelf. It was a year of interruptions and distractions. Always with the interrupts. Fucking always. Maybe I’ll find passion again in 2024.
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Seattle Travelog, Observations
Part of a series from the travelog of my trip to Seattle in October 2022. This is a reflection written a few days after the trip. A cool thing about Seattle is how they treat pedestrians. Just like Portland, drivers will slam their brakes and wait patiently for people to walk across. That’s not to …
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Driving around tonight in the fog makes me realize that I miss weather. It’s always so hot and dry and boring here in Austin. Give me weather, dammit. Variable weather. Second-guessing weather. “Do I need a coat, an umbrella, or cargo shorts?” weather. It’s what I miss about living in my mid-latitude home state, where …
New Year, Old Life
At the beginning of 2021, I’ve taken to actually using the full potential of my living space. All of these pieces of entertainment gear, which have previously been scattered and disused in my last apartment, are now together, connected, and usable. As such, I’ve started pulling old audio tapes from the mothballs. For a time …
Cat Landing
For those of you keeping score, I’ve found a new apartment. It’s about a mile south of my current home, in my previous neighborhood. It’ll be nice to get back there, since that area is closer to my usual haunts. But it won’t be this place. Nine years, two months. Four jobs. Countless shift rotations …