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- /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 🤖 Generated with [Claude Code](https://claude.com/claude-code) Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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title: Eric in the Present
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[infinity]: https://iinteractive.com
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[nowff]: https://sivers.org/nowff
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[Derek Sivers]: https://sivers.org
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[profile]: https://nownownow.com/p/2ugf
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[/now]: https://nownownow.com
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[blog]: https://blog.kestrelsnest.social
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[mastodon]: https://toots.kestrelsnest.social/@eric
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[pics]: https://pix.kestrelsnest.social/@eric
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[locallygrown]: /posts/locallygrown-origin-story/
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[randomrecipe]: https://www.youtube.com/@RandomRecipeProject
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[conpossible]: https://www.conpossible.com
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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.
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## Where I am now
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Still living in Athens, GA in the home my partner and I bought several months into the pandemic. Same house, same neighborhood, same roots growing deeper.
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## Who I am around now
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Our house has three people and two cats. The people include me, my partner, and my youngest daughter who spends every other week with us—she's a sophomore in high school and doing great things. My eldest is now a senior at Georgia State University.
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We [lost Charlie](/posts/2023-07-24-goodbye,-charlie/) but our two remaining cats continue to keep me company while I'm working. You'll find plenty of photos of them in [my gallery][pics].
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## What I am doing now
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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.
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[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.
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## What I am reading now
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Currently a few chapters into *Service Model* by Adrian Tchaikovsky.
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## What I am playing now
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- **The Outer Worlds 2** — A whimsically dark RPG from Obsidian in the tradition of Fallout. Delightfully cynical corporate dystopia.
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- **Assassin's Creed: Valhalla** — Viking exploration on the Xbox.
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- **Gloomhaven** — Finally playing with a regular group after the game sat on my shelf for years.
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## What else?
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### Writing Again
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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.
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### Creative Projects
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- Recording, editing, and posting cooking videos for the [Random Recipe Project][randomrecipe] again
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- Still have that corset vest sewing project waiting—fabric ready, pattern chosen
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- Leather working supplies sitting ready for when I find the time
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### Upcoming Events
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- **[Inuhele](https://inuhele.com)** (January 23–25, 2026) — Atlanta's annual Tiki Weekend. I'm on staff.
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- **[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.
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## Where my head is
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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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---
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Checkout the [/now page movement][nowff] started by [Derek Sivers][]. You can get a
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[profile][] if you set up a `/now` page.
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[/now][] — so many people doing stuff in the now!
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