the now     ~ June 26th, 2024

contemplating my inner landscape through the methods of Internal Family Systems and the work of Robert Falconer. I have struggled for years with depression and anger. Exploring new ways to relate to parts of myself feels like a compassionate and graceful approach. I'd love more feelings of compassion and grace in my life.

smiling as I watch my son grow up before my eyes. Yesterday he was an infant, and this fall he'll be two years young. He is already so capable in this physical realm. Constantly reminding us of the miracle of life, being human, and the innate ability to live in the moment and express ourselves fully.

working on this website in order to build out a payment portal to sell and distribute poetry, books, essay, music and more. I recently moved my web presence to my own self-hosted server using this Tech Independence script by Derek Sivers. And now, for the first time in over a decade am thinking about server side code and databases. Still just deciding whether I am going to jump in the rabbit hole or get someone to help me.

finishing a customized beehive that will hopefully catch a swarm this summer. I am setting up a number of bee hives that are empty but baited for swarms. Swarms are part of the natural process for bees to adapt genetically to an environment. Here in Montana, it has been difficult to establish local hives and I believe much of that is in part to the use of conventional beekeeping methods in a climate that is challenging to those customs. My pursuits in beekeeping are much inspired by the work of Jaqueline Freeman.

inching toward the launch of my first musical EP. Sourly disappointed to date with the music distribution options I'm finding and thus continuing to search and ideate something that suits my needs. I am surprised that there aren't better options considering the overlap between musicians and software developers.

finding an assistant, a nanny, and a town to call home in the mediterranean