William's Field Notes
William's Field Notes
William
My blog consists of notes from a working-class life. No polish, no secrets, just noticingings and other things from a guy named William.
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Despite all these attempts to start swinging the pendulum in the other direction, I am really struggling with my work environment lately. And by lately I mean the last three or four months. The last two have been especially taxing. When...
I got out for the first time today with my camera! 📸 Christina came with me and we trekked a bit thru the Old Falls. It was easily the best weather day of the year so far and we made the most of it. We stopped at Menomonee Park on the...
Working in the grocery industry, you’re forced to think well into the future, whether you like to or not. That means your local grocery store is already focusing on Easter Sunday, now that Valentine’s is out of the way. This sticks out...
Two days ago I'm digging around in Lightroom looking for a good nighttime city photo to use on the main page of my other website. After finding one I went to crop the photo, when I turned to Christina and asked for her input. I told her...
On this day three years ago, I bought my first mirrorless camera and started my journey into digital photography. Perhaps it is better explained as me “getting back on the horse”, because I did own cameras back in the day, but they were...
As I gaze at documents that I sent to Readwise back in 2023, one has to wonder: Does Anybody Actually Read Later? I feel like this idea of “reading later” was a bullshit habit created by business-savvy nerds who wanted to sell something...
Trying to determine what it is that prevents a person, and by that I mean me, from having a series of good days back-to-back has been taking up more of my attention than usual as of late. I believe for myself it has a lot to do with...
A long time ago, when I was approaching the age of thirty, I can recall lying in bed one night and feeling ‘the age of thirty’ hit me. It was a physiological sensation. I felt it and it was like this layer was placed on top of everything...
Sleep is one of the most important things a person can do for their well-being. It is the easiest to do because it requires nothing of you at all other than to put your mind at ease and fall into dreamland. Matthew Walker’s book “Why We...
This has not been an easy-ride by a couple thousand miles, but there does seem to be light at the end of the tunnel. Grandma is improving. My Sister, Uncle, Christina and I have broken up the week so the entire shit doesn't land on my...
When Christina found Pixel at the Humane Society, and we adopted our second cat, that was yet another entry on our constantly growing "List of first-times" because while I have had cats in the past, I've never been in a situation where I...
I do not like to use the word blogging. It has never felt like what I was up to. Growing up, when I read other people’s blogs and got that sense of connection, I really felt like these people embodied something that I simply lacked, and...
"One of my rituals at the end the year is asking myself these forty questions." — Steph Ango I don't be trying to get all fancy with these. This does not evolve into an essay. But now that I have a small stack of them, I am delighted...
Christina found us another addition to our family. Introducing Pixel! 🎧 Unknown Mortal Orchestra - Faded In The Morning (Acoustic Version) via Folk Fordward on SomaFM ✉️ Reply by Email