April 22, 2025
I’m looking for light — lightness in the world, being and spirit.
I’m also looking for actual sunlight which is always a pleasure after winter.
I’ve recently noticed light streaming across the dining table some mornings. This is one of the only places in the house with east facing windows. So whenever it’s present, I’ve begun to start my days here to get things in order.
I figured it would lend a good backdrop for a self portrait and update to this Now page.
Some other things happening now:
- Enjoying a studio space in Northside. I go there three days a week and it’s been great for focus and my goal of spending less time sitting at a computer.
- Consulting with three clients from all over the globe and working with a friends to support their design needs.
- Taking walks and honing a neighborhood map.
- Dreading upcoming house repairs that involve finding a burst pipe from winter.
- No travel plans having been to California and London already this year, but thinking about it.
- Enjoying bike rides with the nicer weather.
Reading
As many have figured out, a good way to support reading is to have many books going at once. Here’s where I’m currently bookmarked:
- Bedside
“We All Want Impossible Things” Catherine Newman - Backpack
“No One is Talking About This” Patricia Lockwood - Studio
“Still Pictures” Janet Malcolm (hat tip Zan) - Living room
“Dishoom: From Bombay with Love” (hat tip JT) - Mobile (Libby app)
“The Diamond Age” Neal Stephenson
Playing
- Inside (replayed, so good)
- Animal Well – got to the end and loved it but didn’t get much farther, regrettably
- Indiana Jones and The Great Circle – just started, but not into it… yet?
- Donkey Kong Country Returns HD – keep getting hung up on bosses
- Tomb of the Mask – Great mobile game for quick play dips
- Eyeing Split Fiction because It Takes Two was sooooooooo good
Watching
- The Residence (Netflix) – Wrapped up, t’was good fun!
- Hacks (HBO) – Right sized dinnertainment
- Andor (Disney) – Cautiously optimistic, the first season was some good Star War
- The Last of Us (HBO) – This is going to be tough
That’s all for this now, here are some previous nows or many nows of others.
