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Mar 21, 2025: Compelled to litter on the sidewalk because it’s less likely to end up in the ocean there
Mar 5, 2025: Faster solve today! Daily Akari 😊 Wed Mar 5, 2025 ✅Solved in 1:49✅ dailyakari.com
Feb 25, 2025: I’m live playing Civ VII, with some very important quality of life MODS! Come hang out and conquer the world with me! …
Feb 11, 2025: Loved today’s puzzle! A methodical solve. Daily Akari 😊 Tue Feb 11, 2025 ✅Solved in 4:04✅ dailyakari.com
Feb 11, 2025: Live now playing more Civ VII =) in the Exploration Age today! twitch.tv/clementco…
Feb 10, 2025: Civilization VII is out early! Let’s build an empire! twitch.tv/clementco…
Feb 9, 2025: Let’s solve some crimes! I’m live playing Sherlock Holmes: Chapter One. Come hang out! =) twitch.tv/clementco…
Feb 7, 2025: Severance S2E4: what!????
Feb 7, 2025: What a deal!!
Feb 7, 2025: More like YASSferatu
Feb 4, 2025: Hey everybody! I’m live on Twitch for a casual game stream. Maybe music after. Come hang out! =) twitch.tv/clementco…
Feb 4, 2025: They’re trying to make Fantastic Four again 💀
Jan 27, 2025: Slow down. There is more to do than you will ever touch in your lifetime. Speeding through is meaningless. Sink into each task, and enjoy it fully.
Jan 26, 2025: Dunno who needs to hear this, but create multiple redundant backups of your important files
Jan 25, 2025: Here is an ‘impossible improvisation’—each line is an attempt at continuous sixteenth notes, my human failure at which produces syncopated …
Jan 22, 2025: EscaFlonase. Like the 90s anime Escaflowne plus the nasal spray Flonase. Thanks
Jan 21, 2025: Scholars advise that you keep a well-organized running log of the changes. You won’t be able to remember them all when you need to, and …
Jan 19, 2025: Exciting, action-y music feels like one of my weaknesses, so I challenged myself to practice it this week. Look out! Rawr! youtu.be/DX4GvUWv2…
Jan 19, 2025: Your best work is most likely something you have yet to imagine.
Jan 13, 2025: If the supply is infinite, any attempt to move faster is irrelevant There is no purpose to moving faster through an infinite supply. You will never reach any milestone or end. Speed has no meaning and no use. For any …
Jan 8, 2025: Scavengers Reign is eerie, tragic, tense, pensive, awe-inspiring—one of the best things I’ve seen in years. If it’s on your list, …
Dec 30, 2024: Is there a community server for Honda vehicles? You know, an Accord Discord
Dec 26, 2024: I’m the only one in my whole extended family who likes licorice, and every year for Christmas my sister-in-law gets me some FANCY IMPORTED …
Dec 24, 2024: Merry Christmas everybody!!
Dec 24, 2024: Finally made time to open this lady up and fix her stuck reed. All ready to play some Christmas tunes! =)
Dec 23, 2024: I hope you find something you needed this holiday.
Dec 22, 2024: It’s difficult to balance moving a freelance art career forward with a holiday season full of activities. Give yourself a little grace in your …
Dec 18, 2024: Don’t make me tap the sign
Dec 17, 2024: Looking forward to orchestrating this chord later (work in progress: ‘Happy Birthday’ variations)
Dec 16, 2024: Being mostly detached from social media has really underlined how no one is texting me
Dec 15, 2024: Sesame Street is practically a public utility at this point. Getting rid of it is a cartoonishly bad move.
Dec 15, 2024: Didn’t compose yesterday, which of course leads to questioning my whole existence today
Dec 14, 2024: I need music like water.
Dec 13, 2024: Time for The Nutcracker!
Dec 12, 2024: Very bravely putting myself in the music studio even though the living room is super cozy and warm right now
Dec 11, 2024: I’m feeling good about what I’ve got cooking here. youtu.be/-T2a4w13B…
Dec 10, 2024: Scheduled myself to compose for two hours; composed for five hours. I was feelin' it today!
Dec 9, 2024: Sketching. Blueprints for something Christmasy?
Dec 8, 2024: Spot me at the Seattle Indies holiday party tonight =)
Dec 7, 2024: There was a big celebration when that bounty hunter got eaten by the Sarlaac. It was a Boba Fête
Dec 6, 2024: Are you being “““nice"““TM? or should you maybe take care of your own needs in this moment
Dec 5, 2024: DS9 but it’s an introspective reharmonization youtube.com/shorts/CM…
Dec 4, 2024: Viola was curious about the piano tonight =)
Dec 4, 2024: Hot-shot singers: try my Defying Gravity challenge =P youtube.com/shorts/58…
Dec 2, 2024: I wish I could have been in the room with the storyboard artists for Arcane. So many of these shots are so well-considered and dripping with subtext …
Dec 2, 2024: “Like munchkins, so small-minded.” I’ve been listening since 2009? and that line has NEVER sat right. Or course it’s a clever …
Nov 30, 2024: What a cute boy
Nov 29, 2024: Seeing Wicked in roughly 1hr. I expect to be either disappointed or dazzled with no inbetween
Nov 28, 2024: I made a turkey crust topper for our homemade pumpkin pie, out of the dough scraps. =)
Nov 27, 2024: My studio hours today have left me exhausted on the couch, but that’s just fine with Chopin.
Nov 27, 2024: Listen: inside the studio 11.27.2024 You may recall I was working on a practice piece based structurally on Beethoven 7 mvmt 2. This morning I completed section A2. It took some effort to …
Nov 26, 2024: Good problems: I want to watch Arcane season 2, but I’ve been spending a lot of time in the composing studio and haven’t made space for it …
Nov 26, 2024: OH MY GOD FINALLY
Nov 25, 2024: youtu.be/rcaKJNgWN…
Nov 25, 2024: Just learned a Yiddish insult: “May all your teeth fall out except one to give you a toothache.” Break it out this Thanksgiving! =)
Nov 25, 2024: When I was in school I intentionally developed more ornate handwriting to keep my neighbors from copying me. I feel like that has translated over to …
Nov 25, 2024: I whipped up a 30s demo track last night and actually cold emailed a potential client! Making career moves instead of just staying in the studio is …
Nov 20, 2024: Something I started writing today. More on this in my latest longform post =) Transcript
Nov 19, 2024: I’m nervous but proud to share my first composer demo reel! I’ve included the SoundCloud link below, or you can listen on my website, …
Nov 19, 2024: Getting over the fear–by end of day I’m finalizing my composer resume and reel. Aaaaa!
Nov 18, 2024: Every time I read ‘martial arts’ my brain also goes ‘marital arts’ and I chuckle to myself
Nov 18, 2024: ‘Kill them with kindness’ is a strange idea. What kindness harbors intent to kill?
Nov 17, 2024: Wisdom from the industry Discord server
Nov 17, 2024: Lots of pretty leaves blown into the train tunnel this morning =)
Nov 16, 2024: Seeing a local student orchestra perform Beethoven 7 tonight
Nov 16, 2024: “Art rehearses one for enduring uncertainty.” -Morse Peckham
Nov 13, 2024: Ivory towers have great marketing It feels like a contradiction: hermiting yourself away, working in solitude and mystery, and yet also being a public figure? Is such a thing possible? …
Nov 13, 2024: It played a whole cinematic when I drew this. First card in the pack
Nov 12, 2024: Clarifying and separating my musical standards and my musical ideals. I am codifying a standard, achievable definition of success for my work, so when …
Nov 12, 2024: There’s absolutely nothing wrong with rehearsing for an interaction. It doesn’t mean you’re a bad communicator—in most cases it will …
Nov 12, 2024: Also I had a great time at GeekGirlCon this weekend! Shoutouts to everybody cosplaying, paneling, and making some happy memories before what’s …
Nov 12, 2024: I caved and started trying out Pokemon TCG Pocket. It’s cute! And much more about collecting cards than battling, which I’m into. I like …
Nov 6, 2024: I’m going to have a composing session today anyway, because if I can find it in me today I can find it in me any day and knowing that is too …
Nov 5, 2024: Rhythmic Practice Practice composing with rhythm only before creating a melody from that rhythm. Transcript
Nov 4, 2024: Prokofiev imitating classical style #nowplaying #emlistens youtu.be/CGGNXmIPT…
Oct 29, 2024: Made a list of what gets me hyped up to write music, and reframed it as kind of a ‘pre-flight checklist’ of questions to ask myself to …
Oct 27, 2024: The only way to keep your glasses perfectly clean is not to wear them, which would obviously defeat the purpose. Avoiding use to keep something …
Oct 24, 2024: I’m hosting a seasonal poker night series for my friends, starting this Saturday. I’ve been spending a long time writing a helper guide …
Oct 22, 2024: Three composing sessions today on three different efforts. Gotta make the most of my days off 😅
Oct 21, 2024: From ‘Your Music and People,’ by Derek Sivers
Oct 21, 2024: Your mind is the fastest tool you have—it works at the speed of thought. No matter how fast you can look something up, it will always be more …
Oct 21, 2024: Brought myself nearly to tears at work today explaining what The Phantom Tollbooth is about. What a beautiful book.
Oct 20, 2024: Composers with doubt: what does ‘bad at music’ mean to you? What is ‘good’ music?
Oct 20, 2024: A rough patch in my meditation practice this week. Missed a few days here and there. That’s all right. These are opportunities to practice …
Oct 19, 2024: Still thinking about Tár
Oct 19, 2024: Resisting the addictions of social media is really difficult. I’m not posting on the platforms - if you’re reading this on Bluesky for …
Oct 18, 2024: I usually carve portraits, so I decided to go for a monster instead this year. Balrog vs. Gandalf—Happy Halloween! 🎃
Oct 18, 2024: It is natural to sometimes yearn for a past self. Grief is growth’s mirror image. Try to embrace transformation.
Oct 16, 2024: Work in progress
Oct 15, 2024: Spooky skull 😨
Oct 15, 2024: It’s strange when people older than me talk about their mom or that relationship, as it’s a life experience I simply will not get to have. …
Oct 14, 2024: If a farmer is missing some cows, what’s in their garage? They have a cattle-lack =)
Oct 12, 2024: Did you hear about the British dyslexic composer who scored the romance film? They were nominated for Best Original Snog
Oct 11, 2024: Today is a rest day from composing. You need breaks to fuel what you love.
Oct 10, 2024: It’s spooky season again! Last year I produced an album of eerie ambient soundscapes, designed to loop seamlessly as background to an RPG …
Oct 9, 2024: I’m testing a cool free MIDI visualizer for sharing orchestral sketches, as a way for you to follow along without reading the full score =) Have …
Oct 8, 2024: Testing what happens when I crosspost a bsky link through micro.blog. Will Bluesky interpret it as a quote post? bsky.app/profile/p…
Oct 8, 2024: Composed for three hours today—mostly toying with motives until some interesting new material appeared. Writing music isn’t always glamorous. …
Oct 7, 2024: “With ‘Onaida,’ Natascha Rogers shares a liberating folk spell that draws inspirations from Yoruba spirits, Afro-Cuban rhythms, and …
Oct 6, 2024: Some wonderfully spooky chamber music! Happy HalloweeEEEeeEn! #nowplaying #emlistens theparlourtrick.bandcamp.com/album/a-b…
Oct 5, 2024: Splitting theme motives into variants
Oct 4, 2024: I’m really struggling to merge the more academic, artsy composition process I know with (what I perceive to be) the idiom and time demands of …
Oct 1, 2024: Chopin, vigil of the window
Sep 30, 2024: Felt really down on myself and my work yesterday, and I had a call scheduled with a friend to talk about the piece I’m working on. I was tempted …
Sep 28, 2024: What you love is only a part of what makes you happy. The majority comes from simple things: enough food, a chat with a friend, some movement. When …
Sep 28, 2024: A compelling and detailed interpretation of WTC Book I from Kimiko Ishizaka! Wishlisted! #nowplaying #emlistens #bach …
Sep 27, 2024: Successful session yesterday decluttering the orchestral arrangement of this little sketch I’ve been doing. Still unsure how I’m going to …
Sep 26, 2024: I’m resolved to only post things of value here on micro.blog. This has led me to tamp down on many frivolous thoughts I used to post to social …
Sep 25, 2024: [Music] more orchestration in progress 2024.09.25 Another treatment of the sketch I’ve been playing with. Trumpet-led, heroic. (Playback by NotePerformer) Transcript
Sep 25, 2024: People don’t bother to unfollow everyone when they jump ship. If you’re still on Twitter, you’re probably posting to a ghost town. …
Sep 25, 2024: Happy birthday today to Dmitri Shostakovich!!! 💜💜💜
Sep 25, 2024: What may be artistically obvious to you, may be quite fresh to the audience. Don’t fret too much over innovating—commit to being effective.
Sep 23, 2024: More jaunty Balkan music for afternoon listening #nowplaying #emlistens babraband.bandcamp.com/album/bab…
Sep 23, 2024: Morning soundtrack #nowplaying #emlistens oparosa.bandcamp.com/album/hav…
Sep 22, 2024: [Music] sketch in progress 2024.09.22 Listen to this little snippet of music I’ve been toying with this week =) (I’m still figuring out how to format this correctly in …
Sep 21, 2024: Tried to share some music in progress today but micro.blog had trouble uploading the audio. Tomorrow maybe ;)
Sep 21, 2024: Take your meds and drink water today!
Sep 19, 2024: The quest for great latte art means that when I fail, I forget sometimes that I still made myself a tasty cup of coffee. I get worked up, down on …
Sep 18, 2024: Old harmful patterns are usually still there, under the surface. They don’t have antidotes. To live differently requires choosing differently, …
Sep 17, 2024: Hidden guitar
Sep 17, 2024: Being an artist means your taste will always exceed your ability. Being a professional means keeping sane despite being an artist.
Sep 17, 2024: Morning pour (after an hour and a half cleaning the kitchen) #coffee
Sep 16, 2024: Woke up on time, meditated, remembered breakfast, got to work early, opened up shop super fast, and poured a perfect first cup of coffee. …
Sep 16, 2024: Podcasts should have intermissions every half hour. I don’t want to pause in the middle of a narrative beat but the dishes are done and …
Sep 15, 2024: Drawing practice. Emphasis on organizing light with five values #drawing #artpractice
Sep 15, 2024: In other news: Viola
Sep 15, 2024: Me in the planning stage of the new piece: I can’t wait to get the actual writing! Me in the writing stage: oh no
Sep 14, 2024: Crossposting from micro.blog is very satisfying, in that I can write without being sucked into the social media platform. But I haven’t figured …
Sep 14, 2024: As the weather turns darker, it’s the perfect time to listen to a favorite album of queer anticapitalist klezmer. Ferocious and beautifully …
Sep 14, 2024: Breathe in, breathe out. Just once. Take a sip of the space you are in.
Sep 13, 2024: Some very helpful, grounded business advice in here. How to start an email list, for artists: …
Sep 13, 2024: When I’m feeling down the way I do today, I come back to Richter playing BWV 582. youtu.be/_W4PJUOeV…
Sep 12, 2024: It’s always an option to restart from wherever you are now.
Sep 12, 2024: Plan for after work: kitchen tasks composing session: continuing to plan the tempo map for this project drawing session: more practice with Reilly …
Sep 11, 2024: Some photos from the fair: This bunny named ‘With Intent’ A prize-winning flower A beautiful large bonsai (some type of Japanese juniper, …
Sep 11, 2024: Every year at the state fair I relearn that draft horses are absolutely HUGE animals
Sep 11, 2024: Off to the state fair for the day!
Sep 11, 2024: Planning the proportions of a new track is hard. For filmed media, some fenceposts are already in place—total length and the major emotional beats. …
Sep 11, 2024: The thing I love about three cats, that I couldn’t anticipate when we adopted the third, is the ‘energy field’ you get to sit in. As …
Sep 11, 2024: The smell of a fresh bag of coffee beans #littlethings
Sep 10, 2024: Buying dinner for a friend then heading to Street Fighter locals. A nice evening off =)
Sep 10, 2024: I’m working on my pencil drawing skills this month. Love Life Drawing is an excellent YouTube channel for both knowledge and encouragement, if …
Sep 10, 2024: Really easy to get sucked into a rabbit hole of building infrastructure for a thing, instead of doing the thing
Oct 27, 2023: Tanking on SF6 ranked this afternoon… but for the right reasons I’ve sealed up one of my biggest issues, which was inconsistent …
Oct 26, 2023: I’m definitely not sure how to connect this up to my main website. Or what my post ‘strategy’ ought to be. Or how to make it …
Oct 26, 2023: Hello, world! This morning I was reading about POSSE, the IndieWeb, and general self-empowering alternatives to our fractured social media architecture. This led me …