Category Archives: Happenings

Updates on the time-sensitive end–going places, doing things, taking part in events, or moving onto new stages in life.

art fight 2023 (first blood)

Hey! Been a while. Been a weird year.

I participated in Art Fight for the first time last month. Call it part of my “being less of a hermit” arc. Which is funny because I dropped Twitter and barely pay any attention to any other social media. (I did say less of a hermit.)

But enough about the downfall of the modern internet, I’m here to talk about Art Fight. Which also wound up having drama, funnily enough, though I didn’t pay much attention.

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Mac and Cheese disaster

So I saw a video of a guy making some real bomb mac and cheese really easily by cooking the noodles, leaving some of the pasta water in it after draining and adding cheese shredder shredded cheese to the mix. … Continue reading

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A Tale of Two Welsh Record Stores

If I didn’t tell you about it already, I was in Wales for three weeks last month into this month visiting Caby. It was genuinely life-changing, and even though it wasn’t that long ago, I’m still wishing I was back over there, and her and her family keep telling me how much they miss me too. Life is seriously much easier in person–and it’s a lot more fun when there’s adventure to be had! And what better adventure can you have than foreign record stores?

There’s two in Caby’s immediate area, and I hit up both to great success. It was a lot of fun digging through the bins, picking out CDs, telling stories, trying risks, and even having some encounters with some curious strangers! I even bought some Welsh-language music! While I continue to put off working on the much larger trip diary, let me laser-focus on the days I visited…

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Four Becomes Five: Four Years of Somnol!

A quick happy birthday to Somnolescent before the day’s out here on the east coast… Continue reading

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behind the scenes

I actually meant to post this around… two months ago? Unfortunately some other factors caused a massive delay, but it’s time to finish this finally. Some pieces from Art Fight I wanted to talk about because I feel they are … Continue reading

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art roundup: october! (the fear of being known)

Whoops, I haven’t actually posted anything here since August despite saying I’d be active-ish. I’ve been busy, I promise. Continue reading

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Habby Halloween

Spooky pumpkins for a spooky Halloween! Continue reading

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And A Page Turns

to reveal a new canvas to doodle on. Continue reading

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both feet in (probably)

Who’s that, a fresh-faced, brand new member of your favourite bulb cult?

Actually, I’ve been in Somnol’s orbit for the past, uh, six years? Maybe longer? Continue reading

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recent photos, 08/08 – 11/08

I still have few drafts that are sitting around here and waiting to be finished, but I have some photos I want to show you in meantime.

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