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Video today. Most of today’s adventures I talk about it the video. For those who need a little synopsis: I started the new and improved Always Chasing the Child fiction project. About 3,300 words in, and I hope to update every week the way Kirryn updates Ascent. It is good to be disciplined. I’ve also been reading a lot of books, most of which relate [...]

I’ve adopted a new workout schedule. When I come home from work, I change into shorts and a tanktop or whatever I have that’s handy and comfortable, grab a tumbler of water, and catch up on my HCBailly Let’s Plays. Currently he’s running through Final Fantasy VIII and Link’s Awakening, both of which I am thoroughly enjoying, though I doubt anything will come close to [...]

Mary and went walking on the beach last weekend. We saw the sunset. We talked about everyday things. Meaningful things. Silly things. It didn’t matter. We were in good company. Staring at Lake Michigan, with sand in between my toes and sneakers stuffed with smelly socks in my hand, I thought about how I take Lake Michigan for granted. It’s something that has always been [...]

This morning I drove to Tracy’s house to buy a painting. A few months ago, I had seen her work on a website and fell in love. I didn’t even know she painted. I didn’t know a lot of things about Tracy then. I still don’t. She’s an enigma, a very cool woman. I hope, now that we’re both separated from work, I can learn [...]

The last time Courtney and I went dancing at Neo we did a lot of people watching midst our short dancing breaks. Sweaty and panting for breath, we’d move to a table, washed in the glow of a single candle, and just watch people on the floor twist, stomp and jump. There was one girl in particular whom we kept watching. She was a short [...]