I’ve been a Person Creating Things on the Internet for over ten years. For just under ten years, I’ve had a Patreon where folks who liked the things I made could throw me a couple of bucks to help keep me going. This week, after several months of deliberation, I shuttered that Patreon. I spent a lot of time talking about why I made this … Continue reading Why I Shut Down My Patreon
At the beginning of this year, I made a post about all the things I wanted to do in 2022. Not resolutions, per se, but a list of things that I’ve been wanting to try out for a while, or otherwise wanted to get to. Sort of a fancy to-do list. One of the items on that list was to purchase a film camera and … Continue reading Jumping Headfirst into Film Photography
Exactly one month ago, on January 9th, I posted a list of things I wanted to do in the new year. One month later, let’s have a check-in and see how those things are going. To recap, here’s the list: In 2022, I want to… Buy a film camera and get into analog photography Try once more to play the guitar Get back to learning … Continue reading 1-Month Check-In
It’s so funny, the way turning the page of a calendar can mean anything. In the grand scheme of things, January 1st is just another step in the ceaseless march of time. And yet, the promise of a “new year” fills my heart and my brain with all sorts of new things I want to do. Makes me want to blog. In 2022, I want … Continue reading A New Year
When I’m working on a project, I tend to get stuck in the weeds of what might outwardly seem like some pretty inconsequential decisions. Should I post vlogs on my main channel, or start a new one? Should I post this thing to Patreon? Which theme should my blog have? The answers to these questions elude me endlessly. I usually just end up chasing what … Continue reading Blogger v. WordPress
Hello there! It’s been some time. Or maybe it’s been no time at all. Time moves differently here on Dream Avenue. You may remember this place under its previous name, The Go To Hell Space. That was a fun time, and a fun blog, but all things must eventually change. Or maybe you don’t remember this at all, and know me only as a video … Continue reading Welcome to Dream Avenue
A year on from starting this blog It happened. What seemed impossible, or at least impossibly far away, just one year ago has happened. On April 6, 2020, I got word that I was being laid off, along with most of the people with whom I worked. On April 6, 2021, I became eligible to make an appointment for a dose of the Covid-19 vaccine, … Continue reading I Am Vaccinated
I had an idea for a post in the bathroom this morning. I did not write it down. What were you, phantom blog post idea? Were you any good? Did you have Cool Title potential? I should have written you down immediately. One day I’ll learn that lesson for the last time. Whoa, now I’m accidentally thinking about mortality. Oops! But for real you should … Continue reading To the blog that got away
The process of becoming an adult is largely the process of getting better and better at maintaining what can reasonably be called “a life,” which is itself largely a series of things you do regularly to fulfill an ever-expanding hierarchy of needs and, eventually, wants. I am now firmly in my “late twenties.” I’ve got the list of things I need to do to make … Continue reading On Discipline
Well, it finally happened. The novel coronavirus pandemic turned the world inside out, I lost my job, and I’ve been inside for almost two months straight, so I am starting a blog. To kick things off, I’ll start by handling some obvious questions: Q. Why is this blog called The Go To Hell Space? A. A few years ago (the last time I was unemployed), … Continue reading Welcome to The Go To Hell Space [MAY 2020]
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