What I'm Doing Now

(This is my Now page, an idea I got from Derek Sivers who also runs nownownow.com and thinks you should build one, too.)

Working on

Still continuing to work on the first draft of my sci-fi space opera novel, clocking in at close to 15k words and 14 chapters.

Fun things

I can't remember exactly where I heard about the French animated tech-noir thriller, Mars Express, but I was happy to have stumbled up on it. While the tropes of "What does it mean to be human?" or "human-like," and the question of androids having a soul, is nothing new, this movie felt like a fresh take on the subject. I loved everything about it, from the storyline to the characters to the animation. It definitely garners a second viewing. If France continues to churn our more movies of this quality and caliber, they'll definitely give Japan a run for its money.

Currently reading

I have a problem with trying to read too many books at once. Here are a few that I'm really into that are holding top spots on my Kindle.

• Hidden Potential by Adam Grant
• Figure It Out by Stephen P. Anderson and Karl Fast
• The Lord of the Rings Trilogy (currently on The Two Towers) by J.R.R. Tolkien

Recently read

See my Recently Read page for a complete list of books I've read or listened to in 2025.