// journal
notes from the lab
Long-form writing about building apps, making music, self-publishing books, and surviving the chaos of running a one-person studio. New entries when I have something worth saying.
update · September 21, 2026 · 6 min read
A wounded duck reports to the 4077th
A studio update: golf scores with the consistency of a coin flip, Under The Influence on Saturday, a "minor procedure" on Tuesday, and a household held together by a dog, a kid named Sparky, and a visiting princess.
→ read_post()update · September 12, 2026 · 6 min read
Great drives, four-putts, and a festival with Under The Influence
A studio update: drives that behave, putts that absolutely do not, a festival set with Under The Influence tonight, and why scam-warning videos are the new always-be-closing.
→ read_post()update · August 15, 2026 · 6 min read
Great drives, lousy putts, and the eternal taco debt
A studio update: golf drives that actually behave, putts that absolutely do not, new music with Under The Influence, an upcoming Heartbreakers gig, and why real estate scams are eating more bandwidth than sleep.
→ read_post()update · July 21, 2026 · 6 min read
Gigs, smoke, golf, and the eternal taco deficit
A studio update: a great Saturday night with Under The Influence, a Heartbreakers rehearsal, the never-ending webmaster checklist, and why I keep playing golf when the air quality says 'do not'.
→ read_post()update · July 3, 2026 · 6 min read
Scam videos, summer gigs, and golf in July heat
An update from the studio: moving from app promotion to band promotion, leaning into scam-information videos, and somehow playing golf in the middle of a heatwave.
→ read_post()process · June 14, 2026 · 7 min read
Shipping Weird Things: a one-duck workflow for finishing side projects
A practical, opinionated workflow for getting weird side projects across the finish line when you're the entire team — scoping, shipping, and not losing your mind.
→ read_post()real estate · May 21, 2026 · 9 min read
Why I built The Listing Agent Finder (and what I learned about real-estate data)
Real estate is full of middlemen between buyers and the agent who actually controls a listing. Here's why I built a tool to skip the maze — and what I learned wrestling with public real-estate data along the way.
→ read_post()music · April 30, 2026 · 8 min read
Making an ambient album in a spare bedroom: gear, mistakes, and what I'd do again
How three Mark Druckmiller albums came together at a desk, with cheap monitors and stubbornness. Notes on workflow, sound design, and the surprisingly emotional act of finishing.
→ read_post()books · March 12, 2026 · 10 min read
Self-publishing on Amazon KDP: a no-fluff guide from someone who actually did it
Four books, two pen names, one steep learning curve. Everything I wish someone had told me about formatting, covers, pricing, and the long tail of KDP — minus the guru-speak.
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