August 2022

Now, Archived

Howdy friend! It’s the end of August in the year of our Lorde twenty-twenty-two. This page is here to keep you—the readers—up to date with my life and times.

The goal is to be a bridge between the curation of self that is my about page, and the overshare of a daily blog. My hope is that this update finds you well, happy, and healthy mentally and otherwise.

As always I present you with present me.

James Mathias leaning in and looking into the camera in front of an out of focus wall of designer board games. James is wearing an olive green shirt with orange lettering Adventure Til Death and a grey and pink San Francisco Giants baseball hat backwards.
“Wanna play a game?” ©2022

Since the last update I turned 48. Yes, I know the beard is giving 57, but it went grey in my 20s what are you going to do? I tried dying it one time, and it just turned back to white, so it's here to stay.

I'm feeling great, down 120+ pounds, and learning to live this life in a smaller, different body. Some days are easier than others, but all days are looking up and bright.

Overcoming my fears, I finally got myself fully vaccinated against covid. Yeah, I know. It's a long story filled with irrational fear and extreme anxiety. Point is, it's done now. I feel relieved. I should also mention I never went into public spaces while unvaccinated, as I didn't want to risk mine or anyone else's health or safety.

After realizing I have adult money now, I decided to buy myself a full set of Copic markers—yes all 358 available colors. I plan to create and publish pieces as soon as they get here, and after I've practiced a little.

And finally after all this time, it looks like I'm getting a PS5 soon!