Now page (for October 2025)

(This is a now page. If you have your own site, you could make one too, and be included with other cool people who have a now page)

Updated October 16, 2025, from Glen Ellyn, IL USA

This is my second time making this monthly update in the middle of the month (instead of at the end or beginning of the month). I rather like doing it in the middle of the month. It feels more like what I’m in the middle of doing, and what I’ve done.

When I write these at the start of a month, I feel like I should be writing about what I’m doing in the future. And it’s always like, I’m not sure what I’m doing in the future.

The middle of the month enables me to both look forward, and look back.

Family

Pulling together all our Halloween photos from the past years.

Health

Got my flu shot.

Home

Installed a giant spider web for Halloween. Our first time putting it up. We are still figuring out the placement.
Installed a digital antenna and cancelled our cable. Going to save $85/month.
Changed our internet plan from an unnecessary 600 Mbps to 100 Mbps. The internet plan goes from $100/month to $30/month.

Pondering

I’m trying to understand how someone can support the atrocities that ICE is committing in Chicago. I want to understand their point of view.

Penciling

Working on my first triptych scorecard series. This covers the three-game Wild Card Series that the Chicago Cubs won this year. (I still have to continue the scorecard for the 1984 Ryne Sandberg Game).
I’m trying white paint markers on top of a field of dark graphite.
Been inspired by the early 20th-century lithos by Frank Brangwyn.

Reading

Same list as last month.
Energon Universe series. I’m catching up with the latest Transformers/G.I.Joe/Void-Rivals series via digital graphic novels from the library.
Folded wisdom : notes from dad on life, love, and growing up
The gamesmaster: almost famous in the geek ’80s

Listening

My cousin started a new radio show at WXAV, “773 Sounds.” Every week, he features local Chicago musicians. Every episode is at Tuesdays at 6pm CDT.
What I’m discovering lately in my annual “Discovered 2025” playlist. In the past four weeks, I added 21 tracks. Lately, it’s been acid jazz, hi-nrg, hypertechno, and norwegian pop.
My most-listened to song in the past 30 days is “Taking What’s Not Yours” by TV Girl (not really a fan of the lyrics, but I like the beat/tune. ’60s bubblegum, vintage soul, and hip-hop into their hypnotic strain of indie pop)

Watching

I watched the Cubs in the postseason. They won the Wild Card. And lost the NLDS. I was able to watch this via Sling’s one-week plan for $15. This was the reason why we cancelled our cable. I couldn’t watch the game on our Comcast plan. I love how easy Sling makes it to subscribe to a plan for a short time. No phone calls or mess with Comcast.
Rewatching Andor. I’m on S1E9.