I worked three days this week. Those days were…productive. Lots back-end database work to support requirements tracking in the new fiscal year, and a seemingly never-ending stream of paperwork. I’m kind of done with it, which is good, because it’s Friday afternoon. Between traveling back from WSNC, and taking off Wednesday for a doc appointment […]

As one expects, ConGregate was a very nice experience. Going in, I was, as is ridiculously common in the current age, extra stressed and anxious for all kinds of reasons that any regular reader here (assuming there are any) can surely identify. But, since I’m somewhat of a professional at this, I put on the […]

Last week was the Juneteenth holiday, and in spite of That Man™’s proclamation that all of us layabouts should get back to work, I took a long weekend, and my lovely spouse and I, along with the dog, took our what’s-becoming-annual camping trip to tick a few more State Parks off the list. It was […]

Another couple of weeks down, because I’ve been all kinds of busy, depressed, tired, sore, occasionally celebratory, and outside touching grass. Work is work, of course. I’m kind of just tired of all of it all, going through the motions and doing the thing, but not feeling particularly motivated to give the powers that be […]

…and that’s another one in the books.  This year’s Ravencon ended up being a good experience, largely due to the presence of some very good friends I don’t see often enough and a reasonably relaxed vibe when I wasn’t rushing to sit panels, play shows, running equally-busy offspring to off-site commitments, or working around inconveniently […]

So, I’m a few days back at work after a week-and-a-half break that included all kinds of interesting things, including, as mentioned previously, my debut as a solo performer guest at Dragoncon. That adventure, overall, went pretty well. I played some solid shows, got some nice reviews, saw some old friends, made some new ones, […]

So, after that “Am I going to even keep doing the thing?” post back in May, there’ve been a bunch of things worth talking about (apart from that Dragoncon post pinned up there ↑, that is)… As I alluded to in that post, I’m working on a new record, currently untitled, that I hope to […]

So, that’s the second time I had to call for a rescue due to biking mishaps this season so far. This one was a popped tire that sounded like a gun going off, on the same stretch of the Virginia Capital Trail where hit the pine cone last August and dripped blood for four miles […]

My first (of six) weeks playing the boss for the team at work is wrapping up. It’s actually been a bit less stressful than I expected. I’ve not been *not* stressed (especially in the early part of the week), but it’s not been a complete disaster. I also managed to move some of my own […]

The past weekend and several days on either side of it have been kind of a roller coaster… First of all, the big birthday party for my lovely spouse went off amazingly well, both in terms of remembering how to host events, as well as “beta testing” the new house space as a music venue. […]