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I’ve simplified my Field Notes journaling down to a few rules: Date (“1.30 T”), indent once, and then a bullet list (using four different symbols to identify each item:

Circle for events
Equals for feelings
Bullet for task
Dash for note

The Artifact is Alive

My website came alive yesterday, the result of an experiment spanning over 100 interactions with the machine. I created the code and backstory of a

August 26, 2025

The Red Dot

I built a simple button the top right of my website. Best part about it, when I’m offline, nothing at all shows up there. Business as usual. But if

August 25, 2025

Going Live

Spent some time yesterday setting up my new office for live-streaming (microphone, camera, capture card, Switch 2, OBS Studio, screen capture from

August 24, 2025

Backstage: 8.22.25

Last night, after setting up my new office, I started recording music to test everything out. I could only record for about ten minutes before a

August 23, 2025

My New Office

I spent most of yesterday setting up a new office at home—pulling things from the attic, closets, and the back apartment, bringing a few items from

August 23, 2025

Ulysses

My yearly Ulysses subscription renewed today, which gave me a moment to reflect on its value in my life. It’s probably the most important app I use

August 22, 2025

Backstage and Tribune

I spent some time yesterday building out foundational features for the website. Things I’ve been preparing for months. There are now four links at

August 21, 2025

Creating On the Fly

AKA The Morning Coffee Landing Page and Why Blogging Makes More Sense Now. When returning to creating in public again, I decided to start blogging

August 20, 2025

Extractor // 08.19.25

This is the start of a series I’ll be doing, called Extractor. I imagine someone traveling the world, before the internet, scavenging resources and

August 19, 2025

Preparing For the iPhone 17

We’re about a month away from the iPhone 17. I’ve been prepping my current phone so the transfer would be easy. Purging my phone and getting rid of

August 18, 2025

Building Printable Templates With ChatGPT

It’s easy to use ChatGPT daily for basic questions, but don’t forget that it has the power to do so much more. Give it instructions on what you want

August 17, 2025

EDC For Twins

This is my daily carry going forward. Had to reduce it down to just the essentials for the twins (since their diaper bag is replacing my backpack).

August 17, 2025

Roman is coming home today

After a dozen two-hour drives to the NICU, Roman is coming home today. About two weeks later than his brother. Currently in the waiting room with

August 16, 2025

Croissant

I don’t like using social media, but I know it’s importance with sharing my work. Croissant strikes a balance that lets me send the same message to

August 15, 2025

The Library

Rose’s favorite daddy-daughter dates are at the libraries. We try to go once or twice a week. To play. To build in the sensory room. To look at all

August 14, 2025

Extractor // 08.13.25

This is the start of a series I’ll be doing, called Extractor. I imagine someone traveling the world, before the internet, scavenging resources and

August 13, 2025

Under the Hood

Looks good! What are you using under the hood? The website is running on Blot: A tool that turns a folder into a website. A simple way to publish

August 13, 2025

Custom Shoes

I customized my own shoes and been wearing them every day since. A few weeks ago, I turned some all white converse into some teal ones (my favorite

August 12, 2025

YouTube Shorts

Today is day two of me posting a video to YouTube. A simple YouTube Short. How you doing? Thank You Lord I’ll be doing this experiment with a lot

August 11, 2025

Show Up Daily

Show up daily. In life. With your family. For yourself. For your job. In the gym. In the studio. On the court. For your step count. For your word

August 10, 2025

Office Hours 1-9

I’ve made these little mixes on Apple Music throughout the last few years, when I’m inspired. Here’s what I wrote on March 3rd, 2023 for the first

August 9, 2025

Featured

I’m looking forward to using tags with the new blog. Being able to connect different posts together will be helpful. Like the new Featured tag I’ve

August 8, 2025

Rose and Her Backpack

I guess my packing skills have rubbed off on Rose. At three years old, she loves packing her backpack, for pretend or when going somewhere. She

August 7, 2025

Nintendo’s Indie World Showcase (August 7th, 2025)

I enjoy following live events and documenting what was shown. Today was Nintendo’s latest Indie World Showcase. Here’s what was announced: Mina the

August 7, 2025

August 6th, 2025

Starting this morning earlier than usual. Adjusting to this new sleep schedule. Arrived at the hospital at 3:30 a.m. to start my work day. Went into

August 6, 2025

First Ten Newsletters

I spent the last 24 hours backdating older posts on the website. From the homepage, you can scroll down to the bottom and it’ll load up another

August 5, 2025

Elijah is coming home today

Currently out of town at the NICU. Just ate breakfast, fueled up the Acadia, and locked in the car seats. Roman isn’t ready yet, but Elijah is

August 4, 2025

My Laboratory

I decided to build a new website to tell stories again—a place where the smallest ideas or the biggest ones can live. Time is much more limited now

August 3, 2025

Nesting

The last time I was creating was when we first found out we were expecting twins. I stopped building for a while. Reflecting back now, it was

August 2, 2025

Backdating

As I rebuild this blog, I plan to slowly go through all my old content and find ways to add it back to the site. Anything older than this post, was

August 1, 2025

Tapestry

has entered the room. Think Twitter, but for more than just one location: Blogs, social media, YouTube, Reddit, etc. are all are weaving

February 7, 2025

How I Use Field Notes

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