Hello friends, fam, and anyone who has been following along with this blog.

As you may have noticed, there’s been a bit of a lull in posts lately. What you don’t see is there are a couple of drafts sitting in a folder and an episode of Mumbler Radio started in Audition.

Folks who know me well know I can be a little neurotic about projects. If I don’t feel something is coming together, I shelve it until I find the proper motivation. And motivation is something that is often hard to come by.

There is also the fact that things are somewhat better than when I started this. That is to say, this was an outlet I poured myself into when the pandemic was at a very dire point here, and so I opted to channel that stress and anxiety into writing and the show. While we are certainly not totally in the clear, and with a mind towards the parts of the world that are still bearing the brunt of the pandemic, I will say in my own life I’m embracing more a sense of very cautious relief. I feel like the pause the pandemic had forced has let up some, so in my personal life I’m looking to focus more on plans I had intended to pursue before everything stopped.

I’m also looking to embrace more the beautiful things life imparts on us. I’ve spent time with friends and family I hadn’t seen in far too long in recent weeks, and I’m looking forward to doing more of that in coming weeks. I’ve got some trips out of town planned that I’m excited for, in particular.

And of course, all of this revolves around my day job which, like everyone else, dominates the majority of time during the week.

But I do intend to carry on here. I’ll finish those drafts and the episode in due time. Just know that I’m still kind of finding my ground as the world begins opening up.

Thanks always for reading. Talk to you again soon.

– Raul