Exciting, action-y music feels like one of my weaknesses, so I challenged myself to practice it this week. Look out! Rawr!

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Your best work is most likely something you have yet to imagine.

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 given subject, there is more media and information available than you can ever see or touch in your lifetime. Trying to ‘get through it’ faster doesn’t make any sense. Your processing speed is not the answer. To be effective, you need to be selective.

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, don’t wait.

Is there a community server for Honda vehicles? You know, an Accord Discord

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 LICORICE in my stocking. It’s a small gesture but it really makes my holiday.

Who in your life has a Thing they’re into, that you could indulge a little bit?

Merry Christmas everybody!!

Me (bearded gentleman) smiling at camera while sucking a candy cane, smirking, looking sideways at camera through purple tinted glasses, wearing a purple knit top and a plush purple Santa hat

Finally made time to open this lady up and fix her stuck reed. All ready to play some Christmas tunes! =)

Italian accordion with blue buttons and keyboard keys. Gold lettering labels it as Marco D'Oro.

I hope you find something you needed this holiday.

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 schedule until the New Year and remember that relaxation and joy will fuel your work, not set you back.

Don’t make me tap the sign

Please report any issues with Zoltar to The Fudge Hut

Looking forward to orchestrating this chord later (work in progress: ‘Happy Birthday’ variations)

Two bars of reduced score sheet music. There's an intimidating-looking very tall chord with a number of accidentals. It's a dominant flat 9, natural nine, sharp 11 chord. Spicy!

Being mostly detached from social media has really underlined how no one is texting me

Sesame Street is practically a public utility at this point. Getting rid of it is a cartoonishly bad move.

Didn’t compose yesterday, which of course leads to questioning my whole existence today

I need music like water.

Time for The Nutcracker!

The stage and orchestra pit at the ballet. The dropdown in front of the stage is decorated with an ornate frame and a fancy letter N. There are painted theater boxes on either side. The orchestra pit is full of soft Christmas lights.

Very bravely putting myself in the music studio even though the living room is super cozy and warm right now

I’m feeling good about what I’ve got cooking here.

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Scheduled myself to compose for two hours; composed for five hours. I was feelin' it today!