Update now/then/upcoming pages for December 2025

- /now: Add games (Outer Worlds 2, AC Valhalla, Gloomhaven), writing updates,
  Random Recipe Project resumption, upcoming events (Inuhele, CONpossible)
- /then: Add LocallyGrown migration, Random Recipe Project (50+ episodes),
  Kestrel's Nest federation, recent books from BookWyrm, events attended
- /upcoming: Add Inuhele and CONpossible with dates/venues, Loops for YunoHost,
  tiny apps, creative projects, n8n/Claude Code exploration

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content/now.md

@@ -10,13 +10,11 @@ title: Eric in the Present
 [blog]: https://blog.kestrelsnest.social
 [mastodon]: https://toots.kestrelsnest.social/@eric
 [pics]: https://pix.kestrelsnest.social/@eric
-[ericsayshi]: https://podcasts.kestrelsnest.social/@EricSaysHi
-[grimmlunch]: https://grimmlunch.org
 [locallygrown]: /posts/locallygrown-origin-story/
 [randomrecipe]: https://www.youtube.com/@RandomRecipeProject
 [conpossible]: https://www.conpossible.com
 
-This page is all about what I am doing *now*. It was last updated on September 23, 2025, and will be edited as things change.
+This page is all about what I am doing *now*. It was last updated on December 25, 2025, and will be edited as things change.
 
 ## Where I am now
 
@@ -32,30 +30,38 @@ We [lost Charlie](/posts/2023-07-24-goodbye,-charlie/) but our two remaining cat
 
 I'm the Vice President of Technology at [Infinity Interactive][infinity]. Our whole industry is in turmoil, so work is hard. We're doing a wide range of consulting—from technical infrastructure and software development to workflows and solving both simple and complex problems. Basically, all things having to do with technology and helping organizations organize what they have.
 
-Just completed a massive six-month migration of [LocallyGrown.net][locallygrown] from dying Rails 3 infrastructure to modern SvelteKit. The migration to new infrastructure is complete, but now the real journey is just beginning as we can take advantage of all the things the modern platform has to offer. Time to write new features, grow the service, and take it to the next couple of decades.
+[LocallyGrown.net][locallygrown] has settled into a rhythm of steady improvements after the massive six-month migration from Rails 3 to SvelteKit. The infrastructure work is behind us; now it's about new features, better tools for market managers, and growing the platform that serves 70+ farmers markets.
 
 ## What I am reading now
 
-Just finished a new short story by Dan Moren set in his Galactic Cold War series—it was wonderful. Currently a few pages into *Service Model* by Adrian Tchaikovsky.
+Currently a few chapters into *Service Model* by Adrian Tchaikovsky.
+
+## What I am playing now
+
+- **The Outer Worlds 2** — A whimsically dark RPG from Obsidian in the tradition of Fallout. Delightfully cynical corporate dystopia.
+- **Assassin's Creed: Valhalla** — Viking exploration on the Xbox.
+- **Gloomhaven** — Finally playing with a regular group after the game sat on my shelf for years.
 
 ## What else?
 
-### Emerging from the LocallyGrown Marathon
-The LocallyGrown work consumed 100% of my free time over the last five months. Everything got dropped. I'm slowly emerging from that intensity and starting to pick things back up. Kind of in recovery mode, just slowly coming back out and getting to be myself again.
+### Writing Again
 
-### Creative Projects Resuming
-- Working on a corset vest sewing project that I'm super excited about
-- Eager to get back to my YouTube cooking series, the [Random Recipe Project][randomrecipe]
-- Haven't released podcast episodes for [Eric Says Hi][ericsayshi] or [Brothers Grimm Lunch][grimmlunch] in quite a while, but want to start again—I just need to do it
-- Eyeing some leather working projects with supplies sitting ready for this fall
+After months of silence, I'm writing regularly again—both here and at the [Infinity Interactive blog](https://iinteractive.com/resources/blog). The words are flowing.
+
+### Creative Projects
+
+- Recording, editing, and posting cooking videos for the [Random Recipe Project][randomrecipe] again
+- Still have that corset vest sewing project waiting—fabric ready, pattern chosen
+- Leather working supplies sitting ready for when I find the time
 
 ### Upcoming Events
-- **Wild Rumpus** (end of October) - Athens' big outdoor Halloween parade festival. Need to decide on and create my costume soon!
-- **[CONpossible][conpossible]** (2026) - I'm the Costuming Track Director for this annual convention that started as steampunk but has expanded to embrace all of the "punks." This year's theme is "Through the Faerie Ring"—magic mixed with technology should be a lot of fun
+
+- **[Inuhele](https://inuhele.com)** (January 23–25, 2026) — Atlanta's annual Tiki Weekend. I'm on staff.
+- **[CONpossible][conpossible]** (February 6–8, 2026) — I'm the Costuming Track Director. This year's theme is "Through the Faerie Ring"—magic mixed with technology.
 
 ## Where my head is
 
-Really just trying to emerge from the LocallyGrown marathon. I knew it was going to take a lot out of me, but I wasn't quite ready for how much effort it took and how all-consuming it was. Slowly rediscovering equilibrium and reconnecting with the creative projects that feed my soul.
+The LocallyGrown marathon is behind me. Three months out from the migration, I've found my rhythm again. Writing is happening. Videos are being made. Games are being played. The creative projects that feed my soul are no longer waiting—they're in motion.
 
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