Synad City is a setting I’m building for my eventual use in stories and games. I love worldbuilding, and this world is one is set in an Earth-like world with advanced technology. Synad City itself is just one place in this world and is a cyberpunk-themed location. To help me […]
Create: Writing Project 6: The Relic of Iestry, Part 1
This is a novel I’ve been working on slowly for about three years. I have not shared my writing with anyone for a long time. It’s a very vulnerable thing to do, and I worry a bit about others stealing my work. But here is the prologue to this working […]
Integrate: Using Technology to Update my Style
For many years I have defaults to wearing a t-shirt and jeans. It’s a classic combo, but it also can appear too casual depending on the context. Sometimes I need a decent outfit for an important appointment, like a date or a job interview or a holiday party. And some […]
Integrate: The Homebrewery V3, Part 1
The Homebrewery by the folks at NaturalCrit is a nifty tool I found a few years ago by accident. It’s purpose it to provide a free and fairly easy way to create “homebrew” material, specifically for D&D 5e. “Homebrew” is the term used for content written by people outside of […]
Create: Drawing Project: Airship, Part 1
The first drawing project I’m working on uses the following tools: I’m brand new to digital drawing. I chose the XP Pen Deco 01 V2 after doing research on Reddit and Amazon. So far, it is working well. I’m using GIMP because I don’t want to pay for overpriced Adobe […]
Reflection: Creation & the Power of Agency
Disclaimer: I am a deeply religious man and this post includes some of my ponderings about creativity and its role in life. I understand that not everyone may share my views, but I hope you’ll find some value in my perspective, even if it differs from your own. People have […]
Create: Music Project: Previous Projects
I’ve attempted to write and arrange music before, and some of those attempts turned out decently well. To give me a boost toward learning Cubase, I’m going to review some of those projects in this post. I don’t mind putting them out there for public listening and criticism. I wrote […]
Transform: Finding & Implementing Tools
We live in the future. There are tools at our disposal that were previously unimaginable. We all know this, yet we somehow take it for granted. I want to find and implement tools that will help me improve at anything I put my mind to. On this blog I plan […]
Transform: Analyzing Personal Aspects
The idea of Integration involves bringing separate things together to make one whole thing. Creation is about forming something new from constituent materials. But Transforming is the culmination of planning and effort. In regards to my life, this includes bringing various aspects of my life together to create the life […]
Reflection: The Future of AI in 2040, Part 1
I need to get my thoughts down and organized concerning the use of AI as a tool for generating art, especially because I plan to use it in my creative projects on this blog. One one hand, I know that Midjourney used art from the internet in its training […]
The First Step: Cataloging my Projects
I have so many projects to work on. I’ve started and abandoned projects all my life, from small crafts to entire novels. I’m tired of not finishing what I start. I have many projects of various kinds, so I’ll break them down into categories. First, Music. Music project 1: I […]
Reflection: Am I Living My Life?
Self-awareness takes effort. I’ve often felt as though I’m observing my life, not living it, and the brief moments I have of deep awareness of who I’ve become by default sometimes bring a sense of overwhelming fear. Going through the daily motions of life has brought me to a point […]