Life Blog - In My Bubble

It’s been a bit since I’ve written a general blog post about my life. I think that’s mostly because it’s harder to write like a storyteller when there’s not much conflict. 

Life’s been good. At least, in my little bubble. It makes me sad to see the USA faltering so bad, and, in my opinion, a fascist takeover and an election hacked by billionaires… but… maybe I’ll save that for another blog post.

My bubble has been good.

I guess we’ll start with this…

Yeah, my son was born in October of 2024. He’s literally the best boyo you could imagine. He’s happy, he laughs. He says, “Da-da!” and I swear he has a sense of humor. He’ll bite me then LAUGH because he knows he’s making trouble. He’s only 7 months old right now. 

Also, he’s clearly my child. Look at him!

My wife is doing great. She switched to my school district and had a great year as a new mom. I’m super proud of her.

Here’s us at “Tat a Teacher Day.”

Speaking of school, I finished my third year of teaching English to high school seniors. I love it, and, you know what? I’m really good at it. The students seem to have fun in my class, and they write me letters and draw me pictures. I have created some giant competitions, games, etc. and I’m looking to sell some of it on Teacher Pay Teacher soon. I’m also considering creating PD sessions and selling my time as a speaker to teach other teachers how to be more fun/creative. 

I guess the next big thing is that I started running a weekly Dungeons and Dragons campaign. I’ve been writing and creating a massive world and story. I play online with some people I selected from around the world, and they’re all pretty hilarious. I got lucky with a solid group. I think D&D has kept me going, given me something to look forward to. D&D got me through Trump/COVID and it’s doing its job again. 

I’ve been pouring most of my creativity into that, but it’s also helping me with some other projects. It’s a story from my Unraveler World, which I want to turn into a video game. I still have high aspirations. I guess I just will never stop dreaming. 

I’m fresh on summer break now, which feels good. Recovery from a good but challenging 7 months of being a parent.  

So, yeah, not much conflict. Not a tale of glory or whatever, but I’m doing well, still making tons of art.