Where do we start? How about here?

In an effort to pass the long hours of boredom doing something that:
1. Doesn't involve being outside in Pacific Northwest winter, because I can only be so soggy. And when part of your day job involves being outside in varying soggy conditions, you need a break.

2. Doesn't involve staring at a computer screen, because after a year of staring at it for work and lack of better things to do, I'm met with a combination of being emotional unfulfilled and the boredom that has utterly permeated everyone's year.

I started building a wood shop in the garage. Something I've wanted since I bought a house for the first time. I had one in a shed. It was filled with a variety of cheap tools. But I have a REAL garage, I could finally build it out!
Turns out it's cold outside. So that stalled as November and December creeped (crept?) upon the land because I needed to be able to evacuate stuff outside to insulate the garage so I could tolerate the winter weather. Also, you learn quickly of the value of organization within the dust.

So I picked up a sketchbook. I set about doodling. I like sketching, and I've never been good at it. Given the entire Covid thing, it seemed like a good thing.
If the last year taught me anything it's that the simple act of creating something for your own sake, no matter if you look stupid doing it, is worth doing.
I also embraced the teaching of the great sage Jake, from Adventure Time - Sucking at something is the first step to be sort of good at something.

( So, I started drawing things )