Notes for the Eaten Articles

An archive of all Notes for the Eaten articles on the site

Maui Notes

04-16-2024

Notes from my recent trip to Maui.

See? It's January

01-24-2024

It's that time of year again; the droll, grey, seemingly forever empty days of January

2023 End of the Year Wrap Up

12-05-2023

Catching up on the latest details and looking back on 2023

Sculpting Freddy Krueger

09-23-2023

For my next sculpt, I attempted to recreate a pose from a childhood poster.

Sculpting Tools

08-30-2023

In an effort to document my sculpting journey, I present you with a list of tools.

Memory Play

07-06-2023

A little word salad surrounding thoughts of memory and change.

First Sculpt Completed

07-02-2023

I Finished My First Sculpt

New Artistic Pursuit

06-11-2023

I've started learning to sculpt in clay.

I Started Seeing a Counselor

05-18-2023

Like the title says, I started seeing a counselor.

Winter Blues

02-20-2023

Fighting the winter doldrums

A Conversation with ChatGPT

02-05-2023

A transcript of my first converstation with ChatGPT.

2022 End of the Year Wrap Up

12-31-2022

2022 end of the year wrap up – a quick summary of 2022, goals achieved, goals missed, and my wishes for the coming year.

What’s Been Going on of Late

12-18-2022

A quick laundry list of what’s been going on of late in my life. Work, blog platform, sporadic writing, etc.

Pizza Party

11-15-2022

A comic I’ll call, “Pizza Party”, from 2008. Recently found on a old photo sharing site. Created shortly before the 2008 recession.

Aged Like Milk

11-14-2022

My dire prediction for the mid-term election has aged like milk. That’s quite okay with me.

The Days and the Dark Days

11-05-2022

A short recap of the days, autumns return, writing struggles, the dark political days ahead.

The Days Run Away

10-02-2022

The days run away, quick notes highlighting the busyness of the days, notes on turning 47 and the speed at which time seems to pass.

Thoughts on A.I. Generated Art

09-03-2022

Ideas and opinions about the future of art and artists with the advent of A.I. generated art. Touches on Artbreeder, Midjourney, and Dall-E 2.

Cover Art

08-15-2022

A quick update and snapshot of the cover art in development, and a short note on the latest long form piece in progress.

Site Updates, Life Updates

08-07-2022

A quick round-up of site updates and life updates: what’s been going on with the new site design, homepage illustration, and work updates.

Covid Residuals

07-23-2022

Short post commenting on continuing Covid symptoms and the impact it has made on the ability to maneuver daily life.

I Also Won Covid

07-17-2022

Following up the “Winning Post”, I win myself some Covid as well. After 2.5 years of health I finally succumbed to the latest variant.

Winning Something

07-09-2022

Winning free concert tickets through a raffle brings to mind thoughts of my father who was a dedicated lottery player.

Daily Routine

07-06-2022

Short post commenting on daily routines, and the acknowledgement that daily news of gun violence is part of that routine.

This 4th of July

07-04-2022

Short notes on celebrating the 4th of July and patriotism. An update on the state of this blog and a coming revamp.

Incremental Edits

06-30-2022

Making incremental edits to a piece of writing, how the edits seem to domino at times, and the hope that with each edit comes growth.

Writing Daily

06-28-2022

A short post on writing daily for the “Notes for the Eaten” category, the past benefit of daily writing, and how I envision this working.

Catharsis

06-25-2022

A mundane Saturday that continued a feeling of catharsis: yard work, an afternoon stroll, a little TV, and hanging with the dogs.

Everything's Fucked

06-24-2022

A cathartic expelling of disappointment and disgust detailing how everything’s fucked, from the politicization of the Supreme Court, the dismantling and denigration of American democracy, to climate change.