Now

What I’m currently doing, feeling, and thinking about…

End of summer, still hot here. The sweet smell of roasting chile is in the air, and now I’m very much looking forward to autumn. And as always, SpOoKy sTuFf.

I bought my third motorcycle, a tiny Honda Trail125, with the intention of bringing it on a hitch with me on road trips. I’ll be trading in my 2015 Mazda3 for (most likely) a hybrid Ford Maverick, and I’m comparing topper tent setups and other options for some overland travel. The Trail125 is really fun and super moddable, but until I can get it to some proper backroads, I feel like it’s not in its element.

I’m a half dozen sessions into a campaign of The World Below, and it’s been interesting so far. The system is somewhat crunchier than I’d hoped it would be—a ton of statuses and tagged abilities that build on one another and require referencing—but the mechanical aspects seem really tweakable once the group internalizes a lot of that: a clean resolution system with a layer of complications and enhancements. As new as it is, we’re all learning together, and there are plenty of ideas that bubble up every week. I find myself slightly stressed to prep each session, but inevitably enjoying it thoroughly.

My brother and I are planning a trip to New York City for our first ever visit, and the sheer variety of things we’re interested in doing makes planning quite daunting. There’s little interest in any of the typical tourist fare, so we’re digging into more unique attractions, of which there seem to be plenty. We’ve already reflected on how engrained NYC is in American culture, but the reality of visiting such an iconic location is still dawning on us.

Updated September 9, 2025.