Revelry Reverie

If I made a year long video diary of riding my bike, it would 100% just be photos of me on the bathroom floor. #80sAnd90sHIITS #NotTheSameAsHits #BetrayedByMyFavoriteMusic #MyLipstickRIP

Seven years ago today was my very first day as a full time Automattician. According to our internal stats, there are 91 current employees hired before me, and 1,058 hired after me. I remember when I started that a 5-year anniversary seemed quite unusual and special. My intention was to be around forever, but it…

Ever since Grant has learned how to escape his crib, any time he wakes up in the night he clambers out and pads up to our room. Sometimes he wakes up while we are still awake and downstairs, and we listen to him thud to the ground and thunder like an elephant down the hallway…

Make a monster face!

The way a crowShook down on meThe dust of snowFrom a hemlock tree Has given my heartA change of moodAnd saved some partOf a day I had rued. Dust of Snow by Robert Frost

Some mornings, everything goes wrong. “Get your shoes on” the mama said, but no one was listening. “Where’s your coat?” the mama asked, but no one was looking. “Do you need a pack lunch today?” the mama said, but no one knew. The kids, meanwhile, were smiling, laughing, and having fun together. “Let’s pretend that…

The lighting is bad, because I finished it late and took the photo with artificial light. But I’ve been working on this one on and off since this time last year, and it feels good to finish another (small) painting. This is Winsor & Newton watercolor and Holbein gouache, on Winsor & Newton watercolor stock.…

The cold earth slept below;         Above the cold sky shone;                And all around,                With a chilling sound,From caves of ice and fields of snowThe breath of night like death did flow                Beneath the sinking moon. From Lines: The cold earth slept below by PERCY BYSSHE SHELLEY

One online and not on WordPress.com, one at work and anonymous, and one in real life. In October I took a dive into communities. I ended up being part (in some way) of three. I decided to try to participate in Inktober via my Tumblr account (via my WordPress.com account 🙃), and ended up with…