Month: October 2018

Field Notes: In and Out

It took me about a month and a half to finish this one. Out: Field Notes Coastal (beautiful edition, but the reticle grid is a bit too bold and noticeable for my taste). In: Three Missions (another winning edition from this year).

#Inktober 25: Prickly

This was a fun and easy one. Faber Castell Pitt brush pens, Staedtler pigment liner 0.3 and a Field Notes Signature sketchbook.

#Inktober 24: Chop

Another weird prompt. Montblanc 149 fountain pen filled with Montblanc psychedelic purple ink, with shading from a water brush, all on a Field Notes Signature sketchbook.

#Inktober 23: Muddy

A quick and cute one. Retro 51 Tornado on a Field Notes Signature sketchbook.

#Inktober 22: Expensive

The expensive but coveted Pelikan M800 Stone Garden fountain pen.

Staedtler pigment liner 0.7 on a Field Notes Signature sketchbook.

#Inktober 21: Drain

This year’s prompts are weird…

Pilot Futayaku double-sided brush pen, Faber Castell Pitt brush pens and a Field Notes Signature sketchbook.

Quick Update

Here’s what’s going on in a nutshell:

  • Back to writing while I figure out what to do with my first novel (beta readers, synopsis, etc).
  • I’ve deleted Tweetbot from my phone again. I’ve really cut down on my social media lately, and it’s time to once again take a step back from Twitter for a while. It just makes me so angry and frustrated lately, to no good end.
  • Listening to Serial season 3 (talk about angry and frustrated), MBMBaM, Do By Friday, Roderick on the Line, Felicitations and the Pen Addict. I’ve really cut down on my technology podcasts for the past few weeks, because there’s only so many times you can hear a bunch of dudes talk about their iPhones or watches.
  • I’ve managed to return to journaling, and my running is back on track. I’m still spending a lot of time in the hospital, on the phone with the hospital or researching health things on the internet for my mom, but I’ve managed to eek some sort of balance into the craziness of it all. Keeping my head above the water at this point, which isn’t bad.
  • Drawing and reading like crazy, instead of watching TV or playing video games, which is a net positive for me.

 

This week’s long run: dark and flighty

Set out while it was still dark outside:

Was rewarded by an awesome sunrise:

And some Egyptian geese:

As well as a pied kingfisher on the hunt:

A white-throated kingfisher was perching on a wire above the boat dock (you can barely see him, I know, but they’re flighty, so I couldn’t get nearer):

I was super surprised to see a ring-necked dove, as they’ve been overrun by common pigeons:

On the way back I saw a gathering of kayaks in the sea, which was a first for me:

A little over 10K on a very interesting run: