Now

What I'm currently doing, feeling, and thinking about...

I've mostly been in shock since the US election, honestly. Disappointment, confusion, the realization that this country is plunging into a dangerous downward spiral. So I'm finding distractions for the next four years.

As I do every other winter or so, I've been practicing yarn crafts. I've crocheted (infrequently) for many years, and recently learned Tunisian crochet and "knooking", which was brand new to me. So far, a lot of hats and inventing some adaptable patterns for wearable things.

My tabletop groups have been thoroughly enjoyable: I'm winding down a Deadlands game set in my town, ghost-hunting as a former magician as part of a true crime podcast, and investigating a seemingly abandoned California town as a highway patrolman with anger issues. I'll be starting a long-term Traveller campaign in January too, which I'm really looking forward to getting back into. I have a handful of procedural tools I've been programming for that game in preparation.

Other than that, I'm very much looking forward to warm days again. This time of year I always get motivated to cook new things and experiment with recipes. I've been doing a deep-dive into Cajun and Creole food, building on some vegetarian versions of things I've made over the years. I've got a few pretty solid jambalaya variations, but have yet to perfect a really good gumbo.

That's all for now, happy holidays!

Updated December 17, 2024.