daily slice-of-life photo blog of a Gen-X dad
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Bay and I visited IKEA today to pick up a few things to make our guest room feel a bit nicer. While we were there, I spotted a bunch of fun new accessories for the Kallax bookcase system. I already have a Kallax in my home office and probably have all the storage I need, but it’s still fun to see all the organization options. When I bought mine years ago, baskets were pretty much the only option, but now they have dividers, containers, and even little cubbies for cats to relax in. Really neat to see!🛋️🐱
I’ve recently started getting into drawing maps. After watching a few videos by JP Coovert and picking up a couple of his PDFs, I’ve been learning how to draw the kind of maps you see at the beginning of fantasy novels. Today’s photo shows a continent I drew. I still need to fill in all the terrain and landmarks, but I think it’s a pretty nice start for my first world map. It’s been lots of fun! 🎨📜
Tonight Bay and I went to AFS Cinema to watch The History of Concrete. It was funny and I highly recommend it! The photo (taken by Bay) is of me pointing out my favorite movie of all time, Diva, which we had re-watched here a few years ago. In my excitement, I didn’t realize that my second favorite movie (Round Midnight) was right behind my finger! 🎬🍿
As seen on today’s walk.
Despite loving stationery and pens, it’s pretty rare for me to actually use up a full pen cartridge! Today my Zento Signature finally ran out of ink. It makes sense, though – it’s my daily go-to pen for writing a page of Morning Pages, and the 0.7 mm cartridge I use lays down plenty of ink. I swapped in a fresh cartridge, so I’m officially back in business! 🖊️📖
I finished Keigo Higashino’s Invisible Helix audiobook today. It was great! Having read a few of his books and seen movie adaptations of his work, I was confident I’d enjoy this one. Surprisingly, this was the first time I’ve listened to one of his works in audiobook form, and it made for a perfect companion on my evening walks. It was a little sad to listen to, though, knowing Higashino-san passed away recently. RIP. 🎧📚
My health insurance provided a TENS machine that arrived in the mail today. It uses electrical impulses to help relieve muscle pain, so I tested it out on my wrist, which usually hurts when I try to move it too far. I’m not sure if it will do much for my wrist, but I’ll definitely be reaching for it the next time my lower back gets sore. ⚡💪
