This is a photo of me in 2008 holding a red fox at the DeYoung Zoo in Wallace, MI. An old coworker of mine volunteered there and was taking the fox for a walk. …
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Learning to relax.
If you're like me, you might want to always be doing something. If you're not occupied you can feel hopeless or like your losing time. Even when you are busy, …
They just get you.
There are people in your life that just get you. You don't have to hide any of your thoughts from them. You can say anything you want and feel fine about it. …
Construction is awesome.
I've been building things like a bandit lately. Tables, a desk, isolation boxes for guitar amps and cabs, painting my room, and more to come! I can't say I've …
Creating keeps me sane.
I've been making things since I was a kid. I wasn't always good at it though. I sucked at it. Like I was super crappy at everything. I also got easily …
Simple Progress
Everything we do is part of a bigger sequence, also known as life. When we think about all the scenes that happen in an animation, it takes so much time and …
Song of the day: In A Notebook by Goldmund
As this week has been a whirlwind of thoughts and emotion for me, this song brings me to peace. It centers me. The simplicity of the notes and the softness of …
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The more I build, the less I want.
Over the past year I have been pretty busy building things. Things that are both intangible, such as my blog, as well as tangible, such as my first standing …
I got hit by a truck and survived. You can too.
This week something pretty intense happened to me. I never saw it coming. When it happened I felt the worst pain I think I have ever felt in my life. I didn't …
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The book of secrets. Possibly a few shortcuts.
Life is full of secrets and shortcuts. The worst part about them is that they are usually the hardest to actually do. The secrets are not discovered until after …
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