There is nothing like watching standup comedy live that makes me think I can do standup comedy live.

At some point I wound up on a recruiter list for software engineering, which I know nothing about. I will now start responding to all of them in a sadistic manner.

One of the first "Southern Heat" kind of days so far this year in Asheville. I'm sure it's warmer somewhere else, but my old ass runs hot and I ain't much for nothing past 75 degrees.

Art is not a luxury. Dreams are not a distraction. Pleasure is not an indulgence. They're all natural human needs no less than food and shelter. You deserve them all, and in abundance!

There are few things brighter than watching my dog run around at full speed with all of the other dogs in his skills class. If only we could feel half that on our best days.

I've had entirely too many encounters with bears in the last 25 hours.

Hard Drives Cost To Much And It Makes Me Grumpy The cost of hard drives are up and I'm tired of having to replace my jeans every year. These are two connected thoughts. Consumer tech is rising in cost...

Charcoal messes ftom last night with @befreemarieee.bsky.social

Technology was supposed to support humanity, not replace it. Because it's only a matter of moments before a tec executive opens their mouth and presents the world with something profoundly stupid. Sam... https://dtpennington.com/technology-was-supposed-to-support-humanity-not-replace-it/

Getting the Patreon cooking with the shoot that relit the flame for my photography. @izzy-diaz.bsky.social at Burger Bar, pt 1 for folks who want to support my journey. www.patreon.com/posts/izzy-a...

Fuckin snoozefest for the ads this year. #superbowl

Happy Bad Bunny day to all, whether or not you celebrate.

Going through the archives and uncovering all the times my friends were tired of sitting for my camera.

From a recent shoot with Esme #photo #model #asheville

The Break Broken brains and the point of writing... https://dtpennington.com/the-break/

A quick trip to NYC for the weekend. I'll come back when the frost subsides

A proper Brooklyn drink service.

Thinking about that 2023 Tubi Superbowl ad that caused a widespread rash of DV.

Just saw 30 people in the ACE parking lot waiting to get their propane tanks filled. Asheville is not messing around with this storm. Hurricane PTSD is very much unresolved around here.

Asheville is still looking kinda rough. The rebuild is slow and seems to be getting slower.

It always escapes me that he was married to Padma Lakshmi for a minute.

How can the average American tell the rest of the world "Yo, we're less thrilled about this than you are"?

Who taught Rapaport how to eat? The manners on this guy. #thetraitors youtube.com/shorts/iiuXh...

From last night with @befreemarieee.bsky.social . Charcoal, textures, messes.

New on my (new) Patreon: @befreemarieee.bsky.social as the woods creep into autumn. www.patreon.com/posts/becca-...

In an effort to make more happen with my photography, writing, and art, I'm dusting off the ol' Patreon account. I have no idea where it is going, but there's going to be loads of stuff for anyone who subscribes, even if you're current patronage budget is "free." www.patreon.com/cw/dtpenning...

Blows my mind that no one has come up with a decent, offline-first competitor to Adobe's Lightroom Classic.

This machine keeps asking me to verify if I am human, but man...I don't even know anymore. You tell me.

Cancelled my subscription. Here goes nothing. Adobe Lightroom -> ON1 Photo. First test edits from a shoot with Daphne who really needs to get on Bluesky already. #photography #asheville

What the prez said about Rob Reiner's death was disgusting, but not half as gross as what will be said upon his own passing.

Oh. This got dark, fast.

Oh, damn. This is a crusher. Vital filmmaker of our time, and an advocate for all the right causes. Thanks for everything, Rob.

From the studio the other night.

Sunday mornings at the ranch

A shocking headline about news the world must act upon right now...story behind a paywall.

Patience tested at the grocery store today. This, the one time of year everyone is looking for the one ingredient for the one weird thing they cook for everyone exactly once a year. And no one can find a damn thing, but they'll gladly stand in your way.

Murder By Death at The Grey Eagle - The Farewell Tour - November 14, 2025 https://dtpennington.com/murder-by-death-at-the-grey-eagle-the-farewell-tour-november-14-2025/

Leaning heavily on my public library for some recent projects needing loads of research. Since no one in their right mind should deface a library book, I've kept an index card loaded with book darts as a defacto bookmark. Simple, convenient.

Becca in charcoal at 10 and 20 minutes. More to come with tonight's life drawing.

Got the flu shot today. Then I went to an art class and dogsat for five hours, just in time to start feeling like crap

HAS ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE SOLVED ALL OF OUR PROBLEMS YET?

Gmail, once an unprecedented leader in the email space (no ads? A gig of space? Holy 2004!) is now a bloated bit of junk. Their recommendations of what emails are priority or need my attention is always wrong. And the new ad formats they push to the mobile app are unforgivable. I just want email.

My super secret skill is never asking for help.

More travels, more photos. Working out way up the New England coast.

On the Cape May Ferry this morning, NJ bound. Lots of movement this week. Loads of new photos

Haven't hit "publish" on something like this in a while. A year ago my town, my neighborhood, the way of life we knew was completely washed out and away. A year later, we still feel it. dtpennington.com/hurricane-he...

Hurricane Helene - A Year Later https://dtpennington.com/hurricane-helene-a-year-later/

Summer into Autumn 2025 https://dtpennington.com/summer-into-autumn-2025/

Steroids and Saline https://dtpennington.com/steroids-and-saline/

Messed around with all the "wrong" settings yesterday. You can do anything you want with a camera, that's the nifty thing about it.