Eric Says Hi

The aurora came down to Georgia. How about that.

Oh hey – I remembered to open garageband and talk for a few minutes before I was in bed and about to fall asleep! Hi! How are you? Today I briefly talk about driving to Missouri for the eclipse.

In which I read the first few pages of The Hobbit

I walk along a short in-town greenway trail. Someone has installed a giant wind chime atop a huge tree, and it can be heard throughout the neighborhood. I talk steampunk and nerdy cooking.

The days have been cold and wet and dark and have sort of rolled one onto the next. But I have been doing things and have even left the house on occasion, like to go to a Tiki convention. And my new gaming group meets up this weekend for our first Gloomhaven session.

I take a pre-Christmas walk through the neighborhood and talk about local geography and soliciting friends to play board games with me.

I clip on my portable mic and take a little walk and talk about work and such.

Time is flying by. Surgery recovery is nearly complete, work has been keeping me busy, and I’ve been having fun recording cooking videos for my YouTube project.

I’ve begun filming myself cooking for a new YouTube project, and I’ve been slowly exploring what equipment one needs to successfully do that. Not a lot, turns out, but good sound is important so I picked up a wireless lapel mic set for my phone and used it for the first time to record this short episode. Note to self: don’t let your beard rub on it next time.

Surgery was a success and recovery is well under way. During my downtime I starting putting serious thought into a new video/cooking project that’s been bouncing around my brain for several months. https://www.youtube.com/@RandomRecipeProject

It feels like the year is winding down, and I’ve been reflecting on the effects of ketamine therapy, goals I had set, and preparing for a bit of surgery scheduled for tomorrow.

My favorite Athens event is this weekend. The Wild Rumpus, where thousands of creative costumed people take over the streets of downtown Athens, is here! I’ve been cutting, bending, and hot gluing cardboard all week.

A new nail salon opened up down the street today, so of course I had to go get my nails done.

I made it through the whole month trying hard not to do things that felt like work (other than my actual work). Things like figuring out why my microphone wasn’t working, for example. But now it’s October and there are things that need doing, so I started by digging out my backup mic so I could say hi.

Bethesda’s Starfield game came out last week, and that’s pretty much all I’ve been up to.

Each year, I try to spend the month of September doing not much of anything productive. Most years I don’t quite succeed, but this year is looking good.

It’s been a lot of logistics to plan and execute, but my eldest has successfully begun their sophomore year of college in the big city.

Went out to see Oppenheimer in 70mm IMAX, mostly so I could see my former professor and later friend in the best possible cinematic quality.

I’ve been testing recipes for a new cookbook that combines two of my favorite things: Hobbits and New Mexican cuisine. Inexplicable, but I’m 100% here for it.

I’ve been reclaiming space in my office and putting good use to my regular shipment of storage bins.

My buddy Charlie unexpectedly left us yesterday, and I’m grieving.

Had a surprise storm blow through town last night and preliminary reports look like a funnel formed over my neighborhood and really tore things up as it moved through. All’s well here, but there’s lots of cleanup to be done in Athens.

Took advantage of a slow time at work to disconnect and take the kids to explore the geography, people, and history of the Low Country. We did an awful lot in four days, but mostly we ate seafood.

As a consultant, my work engagements are always short-lived. It’s both a good and bad thing about the job. Now, one project has ended and I’m catching up on odds and ends before starting another.

I got one of those smart bird feeders last year and I love all the bird photos but the squirrels tried to eat it. Not the birdseed but the feeder itself. I spent some of my sick days splicing cables and replacing parts and now all is well.