On the rare occasion of a neat and cleaned-up desk, here’s a picture. Does this ever scream “science fiction writer at work”, or what? The eagle-eyed among you will notice that all the gear is Alienware-branded, which means you can probably guess that I occasionally use it for pursuits other than the typing of sentences…
Month: October 2020
World shut-outers
I bought these Bose QuietComfort 35 headphones more than four years ago, and I’ve used them almost every day. Now the battery holds a fraction of its original charge, and the earcup cushions have started to separate. I could get new cushions, but the battery isn’t user-replaceable, so it’s probably time to retire these. When…
49
I’m turning 49 years old today, which is odd because I often feel like I can’t be that old because I’m not that long out of high school. But the calendar says it’s true, so I guess I really am a year away from the half-century mark. I ran some numbers in my head the…
The name of my next band
Here are the collected band names from a few months of private chats with friends. (I am claiming all of those, by the way.) Schnitzelburger Compensatory Treats Automatic Umlaut Inner Dilbert Bourbon & Carbs Parsimonious Electrons Contraband Soda Strategic Meatball Stockpile Ablative Skateboard Spiky Dong Hashtag Countermeasures Technically Rich Presumably Sedated Heirloom Bling Experimental Bread…
Color palette: New England X-treme
Even 2020 can’t manage to make a big dent in my enjoyment of the fall here in northern New England. This year has been an awful, cortisol-swaddled slog, but that just makes it more important that we carve our own little pleasures out of it whenever we can. For me, one of those pleasures is…