This is a NOW page, a neat idea cooked up by the amazing Derek Sivers.
It's a way to get an overview of what I'm slogging through focused on at the moment.
I finally had a moment between renovation tasks to update all of our OpenBSD installs to the newest release. Nothing broke!
I've been nerding out about typesetting with Typst. In the past I've dabbled with LaTeX, groff, and some unmentionable acts of pandoc. This is MUCH easier to use.
Google has recently announced that they plan to take Android into some new and even more disturbing directions. As a result, I've been familiarizing myself with alternative mobile options. My needs are incredibly simple, and I'm starting to suspect that I might be able to daily drive a linux phone.
DeltaChat released a video calling feature, and I've been using it as an excuse to have some longer realtime conversations with friends. While the interface needs a little polish, it's already been an excellent experience.
Socialgaff got me inspired to revisit the idea of both having and maintaining this page.
After a nearly two year hiatus, I've returned to making theater masks!
Trance masks are made from little more than paper, glue, and paint. The process is labor and time intensive, and I like having one going as a background process to poke at between projects. I just finished the first one I have worked on since we moved here, and I'm already thinking about starting another.
The new workbench has been working really well for us. I love wandering in and seeing different projects going at the same time.
We've chosen questions for the next episode of our podcast. I'm hoping to record soon.
The never-ending adventure of transforming a hundred-and-someodd year old hotel into a clown school, artists residency, and theatrical playspace.
We've made big progress on the library recently.
There are shelves now, and they have books on them! I've been more or less living out of cardboard boxes for the last two years, so this has provided a massive morale boost.
There's still a lot left to do in there, but it feels a room more than a construction area now.
The library bench has a temporary set of panels covering the lower storage area. We've pulled some truly lovely fabric out of storage, which was originally used on a human-sized jack in the box in the show PlayThings. We're designing custom covers out of these colorful velvet panels, which will both look fantastic and continue our reinventing bits of our history in this new place.
There's an unrelated silly new project brewing, currently codenamed the Sunrise PottyDoor. I've made a promise to myself that I'll get the bench built before I dive into that delightful madness.
At the moment I'm working on handstands.
I have a long standing trauma about them, which I'm slowly grinding my way through. I haven't officially said it yet, but I think my goal next year is to focus on doing handstands away from a wall or other safety supports.
Pushing the library forward lead to a bunch of box shuffling that cleared another large section of floor. We also unpacked the walking globes, and I've been thinking of getting back up on one of these shiny round deathtraps.
I've also been itching to dig through some boxes to find my juggling hats.
Things I've either eaten, or am in the process of eating:
sounds: WBBL (mostly while sanding plywood)
words: The Mask Handbook - A Practical Guide by Toby Wilsher
words: The Slow Decline of Joy
experiences: Karen Montanaro's new show
foods: I had my first honeynut squash soup recently. Highly recommended.
Last Updated: 2025-11-12