I feel lucky that all of the craziness that began in 2020 has barely affected me and Cari. What's missed the most is hanging out with friends, both near and far, and not being with them during the holidays. Other than that, every once in a while I get the craving to go out to a restaurant. We have not eaten out since the pandemic started, and that's not really an issue with online ordering as it is these days. I'm also not blinded by the fact that an arbitrary number on a piece of paper now says it's a different year and things will be different. Sure, I'm hopeful that maybe things will be much more normal by the end of 2021, but I fear that the narrow-mindedness of people who think that everything bad died with the turn of the calendar will once again push us into a...
Category: General
Happy Holidays
I think it's starting to sound cliche to say that I've been very busy in my day job lately, which is why I have been posting regularly. But, I'm gonna say it anyway. Over the past couple of months I've been able to re-build how my department works. As a result, projects are getting completed quicker and the team is getting happier as they see see their efforts bear fruit. I think we're on a great track for 2021. I've been experimenting with creating a schedule for my free time. I have so many interests and things I need to complete that, if I don't organize and strucutre, the time will get wasted. For me, the approach to this will be identifying the things I need to do (projects), scheduling them, and then fitting in things I want to do around that. I'll post more on this as I get...
Drawers
In case you were curious, Hurricane / Tropical Storm Eta gave us a good soaking, but nothing significant really happened here. I was able to tackle another studio credenza drawer this weekend. This time, the target was the crafting supplies. Credenza drawer cleanup 3 of 4 (before). Credenza drawer cleanup 3 of 4 (after).
Creative Relaxing
I'm just now starting a block of time off from my day job. I've got 228 hours ahead of me. I intend on physically and mentally resting some, but also being productive on some projects and planning. More to come...
Tropical Storm Eta Advisory 44A
Oh, she's swinging back toward us.
Tropical Storm Eta Advisory 34A
Site Images Fixed
As reported in this post, the missing site images have all been fixed.
Preparing for 2021
I've decided to focus on deep cleaning, organizing, and purging inventory in the studio. I'm halting all of my own projects until this is complete, with the hopes I can resume everything again on Jan 1st. To that end, about a month ago I started planning out drawer organizers using foam core boards held together with hot glue. Yesterday, I was able to complete two of them. Combination of foam boards and custom 3-D printed holders (left side). There are still two more drawers in that credenza, and eight drawers in my main desk pedestals that need to be done. I hope to be able to do two drawers per week. I also took the time to completely empty off my desk (computer monitors, charging stations, etc.) and dusted and wiped everything down. I rearranged and relocated a lot of things on the desktop to a point where I could...
Image Problems
While getting ready to post that last blog entry, I noticed some pictures were missing from some posts. The problem goes back to July 2020, at least. I'm going to be spending time over the next week fixing this manually. There are currently 53 missing.
Supporting Others
A friend of mine, Tif Wegmann (Instagram, Twitter), needs our help to raise $7,500 for her treatment of Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS). Please read her story and donate. https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-tif-with-heart-treatment Friend Chris Higgins is producing a five-episode documentary, Best of Five: The Classic Tetris Champions. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/chrishiggins/best-of-five-the-classic-tetris-champions Friend Anders Mouridsen who has been touring with Country artist Cam, has also been a guitarist on her latest album, The Otherside. Pick it up - it's really good! Also, don't forget THAT MONSTER SHOW Episode 1 is now available to watch on YouTube! And check out our Cast & Crew Q&A.
