Updates 3/8/18

Sorry, no new posts this week...so here's a cute lil' guy eating a banana.

I started two new jobs about a month ago, and I've been mostly trying to figure out how to fit everything around my new work schedule. In addition to this blog, I'm doing work with the Fulton Street Collective in downtown Chicago, I'm writing original stories for various publications, and I'm still trying to work on getting podcast projects off the ground...all while balancing a social life, my crippling "Warhammer 40,000" addiction, and if there's room left, keeping myself sane, which is easier said than done.

Basically, I am 100% going to continue doing this blog, but I don't know if I can do 1-2 posts per week currently. I also think Tuesday is a terrible day to post stuff given my current commitments - so I'm going to start posting on Thursdays only. The goal is quality and consistency, and for that, I need plenty of wiggle room in my schedule.

That's it. I'm giving myself a break this week, but I'll be back in the saddle next Thursday.

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