My next music release, the third in my Empty Spaces series of EPs, will release on June 5 and is available for pre-order on Bandcamp. If you are interested in writing about the EP for a publication and want a download code for both tracks, let me know. theseliminaldays.bandcamp.com/album/empty-...

Tulip update.

I want all of my neighbors to know that I proudly fly the flag for Gondor.

I don’t do the church thing but I will throw this movie on while folding laundry. ✌️💙 youtu.be/9CqysW8V9qw?...

Baking lemon & blueberry cupcakes this morning. 🍋 🫐 Doubled the recipe because no one could give me a solid headcount on how many people are coming to the last minute Easter dinner my mom is hosting. 🙃

Walked to the library from my house, checked out a couple of fun romance novels from the “Lucky Day” shelf, tripped & fell in the middle of the street b/c apparently my day wasn’t that lucky. (The books are okay & so am I.)

Gonna put out an EP of silly electronic versions of classical songs this summer & I’m excited about it. 🎹🪐🪩

If someone is using the profits from their art to fund a really hateful cause, don’t buy their art. It’s simple. Don’t read their book. Don’t watch their show. Don’t stream their movies. If it meant something to you as a kid, that’s okay. It’s different now & it is time to move on.

Tulip update. 🌷

Woke up feeling anxious & thought it would help to make a giant to-do list. Now I have a giant to-do list & am possibly more anxious. 🙃

Lately I’ve been feeling like I miss playing music with people & kinda want to get into it again. Except that starting or joining a band takes so much energy & I actually really love going to bed at 9pm. 😂

Just saw “Project Hail Mary” and loved it. Great adaptation of the book! Amaze amaze amaze.

Sometimes, everything is annoying & the best thing you can do is make brownies with Nutella in them.

I love trashy reality tv but I watched one episode of “Age of Attraction” & might actually vomit if I watch anymore. This is not fun trashy, this is just kinda dark.

Today it’s warm enough for my favorite seasonal activity: gardening while listening to audiobooks on my noise cancelling headphones. ☺️

Cover reveal & crowdfunding announcement! I have written another book. Project Tasman is a sapphic dystopian book about a woman in a psychological experiment. I'm so excited to share this beautiful cover from @bmwillows.bsky.social Follow the BackerKit below, pls www.backerkit.com/call_to_acti...

Seeing this pop up when applying for jobs now. 😔 I feel like opting out automatically sends my application to the bottom of the pile but I’m doing it anyway. 🤷‍♀️

This is going to be cuter when all of the bulbs in the surrounding pots come up, but here’s something cheerful I did yesterday.

First baby tulip bloom spotted in my yard (and yes, I know, I need to weed).

I’ve been hitting a wall with editing my novel but tonight I am going to set a timer & I have to work on this draft until the timer goes off. 😂

Please enjoy this picture of Prince in his natural habitat.

As a lifelong Oregonian, this really upsets me. morethanjustparks.substack.com/p/blm-announ...

I’m not actually working on my novel today but I’m listening to the inspiration playlist I made for my novel… That counts for something, right? 😅😂

I’ve been a fan of this guy since back in the day when he was making organs out of Furbies. It’s very cool to see him compete in Eurovision. 🎹🤘 Also, this song slaps. youtu.be/8XR2RvfZ-68?...

I’ve got the baking bug & there were a ton of bananas about to go bad at work. Soooo it’s banana bread time, feat. caramelized pecans. 🤘 Also trying a new thing where I roast the bananas first, which will either be revolutionary or a total mess, maybe both.

I know it’s far from the worst problem happening in the world right now, but Daylight Saving’s Time is a real bummer. ⏰ 👎

Got a Book of the Month box in the mail yesterday! 📚🎉 Haven’t read either of these authors before & I’m excited. Can’t decide which one to start first, I guess I’ll just see what mood I’m in when I sit down to read later.

Bought these cookies at the Asian grocery store near my house & the expiration date on them is cracking me up.

Starting the day with “Angel Witch” by Angel Witch (from their album “Angel Witch”). Happy Friday! 🤘 youtu.be/8oZpW3wyiWI?...

I saw Alexander Malofeev play with the Oregon Symphony last fall & I was absolutely blown away. He just released his first album & everything I’ve heard on it so far is gorgeous. 🎹 Playing piano like this at any age is incredible but he’s only 24!!! youtu.be/xCmAS9tHKjc?...

Was in such a rotten mood today & my afternoon piano students really cheered me up just by being their quirky, smart little selves.

Half of my book is record store employees leaning on counters while at work, so this one was easy. 😂 Here’s a snippet from the first chapter of “Obsidian Streets.” #WIPSnips

OBSIDIAN STREETS In 1973, an unknown rock band recorded a concept album set in a fantasy world. All five members of the band disappeared and the record was never released. Decades later, the one remaining copy turns up at a record store, unleashing more than just weird old prog rock. #WSPit #W #A

About to post my very first pitch for the novel I’ve been working on. 😅 I’m still revising and editing it, but I’m hoping this will motivate me to finish it. I also want to make friends with more writers!

Today’s “Obsidian Streets” snippet is from the scene where the owner of the record store (Larry) invites two employees (Sydney & Hunter) into the mysterious basement of the shop (where he may or may not be living). #WIPSnips Also, I’m working up the nerve to participate in WSPit tomorrow. 😅

My holiday amaryllis is finally blooming!

Well, this feels like some sad millennial rite of passage: I’m over here cleaning out my closet & am getting rid of almost all of my skinny jeans. 😭😂

Capitalism is eating me alive! Capitalism is eating us all alive! Happy Monday.

I’ve got a snippet for today’s word! The word “metal” shows up about 20 times in my draft, describing everything from folding chairs to music. 🤘 This is from the chapter where one of the record store clerks, Sydney, gets kicked out of a band. #WIPSnips

More & more people in my life are using AI without questioning it & it’s a bummer. 😔

Donny Benét’s new album of funky instrumentals absolutely slaps. 🔥 donnybenet.bandcamp.com/album/il-basso

Making a heavy metal workout playlist, please give me your best heavy metal workout song recommendations. 🤘🔥 I hate working out but am motivated by metal. 😂

Well, I gave into temptation & started a new project file for a story idea that’s been bouncing around my head. Just going to have some fun creating character bios & then I’ll return to the messy first draft of my other project… #writing

He pulled a blanket onto the bed and covered up Lamby. 😭

Watched “Tick Tick…Boom!” over the weekend so now I’m nostalgically listening “RENT.” I grew up w/ relatively strict parents & it’s wild that somehow this soundtrack slipped past their radar when I was in middle school. I guess b/c it’s a musical? 😂Anyway, I still know every word to “La Vie Boheme.”

Cleaning out my closet & I don’t know why I have so many sweaters because the only thing I actually want to wear everyday is my lightly-stained Plantasia sweatshirt. 🤓🎹🤘

Feeling overwhelmed with the process of editing the first draft of my novel. Trying to decide if I should push through or if I should take a break to outline a new idea. 🤪 #writing

Sighing with relief as a brand new coworker agreed with me about the Bad Bunny halftime show being fantastic. 😅

My dog typically destroys plushie toys but he just got this lamb chop that he LOVES and it’s so cute.

One of my coworkers just came back to work after 3 months off & announced to me that she doesn’t believe in the moon landing anymore. This is gonna be a long shift.