Author: John Morton

  • Things to Know About Therapy

    Things to Know About Therapy

    Since my mother passed away in 2018, I’ve had a standing appointment with a therapist. However, it was far from my only experience with therapy. May is Mental Health Awareness Month, so I’m sharing this video today. It’s the first in a series of storytelling videos I mentioned earlier this week. Who should see a…

  • Storytelling Forthcoming

    Storytelling Forthcoming

    My backyard is a disaster. Special Agent Dana Scully doesn’t seem to mind. While showing a recent design client a new updated page, I realized I haven’t made a personal update since last July. So here’s all the stuff that has been going on. The Too Good To Be True Job In my update last…

  • Wayne Ivan Bagwill

    Wayne Ivan Bagwill

    Last week my grandfather passed away. He went into hospice care on Tuesday, and when I learned the news I had a hard time focusing on much else. Eventually I went on to write a LinkedIn post about how my grandfather is largely responsible for my entrepreneurial spirit. He passed away shortly after and the…

  • DeKalb Arts Collective Survey

    DeKalb Arts Collective Survey

    Last week I took a survey regarding the possibility of having some sort of Art Collective in Dekalb. Below I have summarized the findings in a video. If you prefer to read, here’s a written summary. How long have you been making art? This is kind of what I hoped to see. A good mix…

  • Leap of Faith: Fulltime Freelance

    Leap of Faith: Fulltime Freelance

    How do you feel about a taking a leap of faith? It makes me nervous because it has come back to bite me more often than not, professionally and personally. And yet, often it is the only way to really break a cycle. Here’s The Deal One of my UX peers has been freelancing over…

  • Now Streaming (Happy Birthday, Mom)

    Now Streaming (Happy Birthday, Mom)

    Last month would have been my mother’s 61st birthday. In recognition of that, I decided to upload two original songs that were favorites of hers. You can now find the single “Poor And Wistful” on all major streaming platforms along with the B-side “(I’m An) Orange Daisy”. Poor and Wistful This is a song I…

  • Trying Not to Die Just Yet

    Trying Not to Die Just Yet

    Last Tuesday I got a headache at about 2pm. It was pretty bad and somewhat notable because I am not terribly prone to headaches. The following day the same thing happened. And now every day for a week. My Google search suggests that many people develop headache patterns mapped to their circadian rhythm. Good to…

  • Stressing  Out

    Stressing Out

    New Job Last week I accepted an offer to return to my former job at 3M. It is bittersweet in a number of ways, but mostly bitter. I won’t be returning at the same level I left. Instead, I’ll be at the very bottom of the ladder and have to work my way up.  I…

  • Untitled No. 1

    Untitled No. 1

    One of my problems is that I’m always taking on too many projects, and today is no different. In recognition of this problem, recently I attempted to wrap up one of my projects, the Fender Coronado II rebuild. It took several hours to correctly solder and stuff the electronic guts into the body, but I…

  • New Hostinger Hosting Customer

    New Hostinger Hosting Customer

    I didn’t realize I was going to write a whole hosting review today, but here we are. I was just going to type up and publish something simple so that I could know when my nameservers have updated. If you’re just a casual visitor of the web, you might not have had the displeasure of…