Every Concert I’ve Been To
I mentioned to my daughter and frequent concert buddy a while back that I was thinking of making — or trying to make — a list of every concert I’ve been to. She ended up beating me to it by…
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Music Finds, October 2025
October was a big new music month. Here are 14 songs I’ve had on heavy rotation from October. If you prefer Spotify over YouTube, check out the Music Finds, October 2025 playlist.
Never Let Me Go, Kazuo Ishiguro
I just finished this book, the first I’ve read from this author. It’s an incredibly deep and quietly disturbing book. The kind of book I’d have loved to write a paper on in college. There are a lot of themes…
Blowfish
Here is my latest Bitwig Studio creation.
Happy Halloween
Looking at this from my porch on this cool, dry, windy and dark Halloween.
A Better Bookshop
I just finished Intermezzo, by Sally Roony — read my thoughts over at Books. This was the second book I read with Libby, the Kindle alternative that serves up e‑books from your local library. A dear friend and former librarian…
Drawing the Sable cover
Thinking about drawing, I realized that I was trying something once and then moving on. With music, there is a lot of repetition and practice of the same piece. So why not the same for drawing?
Todoist Actual Backup
I built a Python script to export data from a Todoist account. There are a few topics here: SaaS customer data access, using AI for development, and the app itself.
88x31 button in Aseprite
I discovered Aseprite back in June but haven’t played with it much since then. I finally spent another evening with it and produced this tacky 88x31 button. This is such a fun app to use, and a steal for $20.
Zentangle Oct 2025
Trying to get back into drawing, so I decided to fill this page with 9 zentangles. I used a Pilot Precise V5 RT pen for this, which is great for writing but isn’t the best for drawing. I enjoyed it,…