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.
After years without contact, I was informed that someone I had a really complicated relationship with has passed. I'm only just getting past the numb shock that comes from receiving any bad news, and I'm slowly unpacking my feelings.
I had a complete stranger randomly read my NOW page and send me an email. I think it's one of the coolest ways I've made a completely random human connection in a while.
Someone described my constantly shifting sleep schedule as "Timezone Parkour". The fact that long covid messed up so many of my rhythms is a constant point of frustration, and this adds a little delight to thinking about it.
I got an unexpected vase by post!
I've been familiarizing myself with the current state of linux phones. While they have gotten better than I expected, there's still a couple of blockers keeping me from being able to daily drive one. I'm frustrated that wanting to use a wireguard based VPN is making this difficult.
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.
Speaking of DeltaChat, I successfully rebuilt the deltachat-rpc-server on OpenBSD, so I can use it with the janky-yet-usable arcanechat-tui. I'm also poking at cmsend as a way to send myself automated messages securely.
Added a rel="me" link to this site's header, so it can be verified on the fediverse.
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 started sketching ideas for another.
The new workbench has been working really well for us. I love wandering in and seeing different projects going at the same time. Right now there's a large container of hand-shredded paper there, for a future batch of paper mache clay. I've got a few experiments planned, and if it works well I'm also hoping to use this material for projects in #ThisOldClownHouse.
We've recorded a new episode of our podcast. Transcription and editing are underway!
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 (aka the Delrita Reading Room) 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. Next big task in there is getting the baseboards and trim sorted out.
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.
I was interviewed about my work. Read it here.
After unpacking our velocipedes, we added some lights to a 20" unicycle. Video here.
Things I've either eaten, or am in the process of eating:
sounds: The brand new old-timey music of Tuba Skinny
words: The Mask Handbook - A Practical Guide by Toby Wilsher
words: The Harvest Will Come by JA Westenberg
experiences: Karen Montanaro's new show
experiences: The first snow of the season.
foods: I had my first honeynut squash soup recently. Highly recommended.
Last Updated: 2025-12-03