It’s been a little quieter at work recently, so I’ve had a lot more creative energy for personal projects at the end of the day.

What I've been up to

• Historically, I write about one blog post a year, and last week I did two, which could be a good sign of things to come, or could mean the next handful of newsletters are going to be very quiet.
• Last summer, my friend Michele visited Portland and we spent a day on Peaks Island in Maine to make some photographs. I finally got around to processing the film and writing a post for my photo site.
• If you’ve ever been curious about Star Trek, I finished my personal guide to getting into the franchise, Starter Trek. This hasn’t been tested on human subjects friends yet, but I have a few volunteers lined up to try, and I’ll likely continue to update and adjust as I get feedback, and as new shows continue to be released. It’s like 4000 words though, so you may wanna sit down.
• I’ve been feeling excited about photography again, so I’m looking into getting some of my work printed. At the moment I don’t have any plans to sell prints or anything; I just want some nice things to look at, and to have something to hand to friends who visit and want to see some of my work.

What I've been into

• Pool Kids put out a new record a few weeks ago, and I cannot put it down (BandCamp, Spotify, Apple Music). It’s that flavor of dreamy indie/emo-pop that I find totally irresistible. Favorite tracks so far: I Hope You’re Right, Arm’s Length.
• The latest Maggie Rogers record is excellent too (Spotify, Apple Music).
• The Prey movie which just premiered on Hulu was a blast, and deserves all the praise it’s getting. Give it a try if you’re interested in a monster action/horror movie set in 1719 with an all-Comanche cast (and Comanche dub!).
• I’ve started working my way into the Sandman adaptation on Netflix. I was nervous about starting it because Neil Gaiman’s Sandman is probably my favorite comic series (it’s tied up there with Alan Moore’s Swamp Thing run, at least), but I’m a few episodes in and really enjoying it.

Musings

The plants in my neighbor’s window look so cool. Maybe I should get into plants 🌱

What about you?

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