stash checking in

Thanks for setting this up, c! I just tried calling a few times, but you must be going somewhere, so this is a good time to write my first post.

Today is the second sunny day in a row we've had up here, and it feels really nice. Two people ice skating (or skiing perhaps, it was hard to tell) on the frozen river could be spotted from our studio window as the sun was making its way up. It was a really beautiful sight and a nice start to the day.

After that it took a bit of a dive because of the work we're doing now. One of the things I looked forward to coming here was working with designers in other disciplines (and I still do). It's tough, though. People cling on to what they know and have a hard time considering what those outside of their craft may see. Industrial designers are so fixed on form and styling that it's easy for them to ignore the deeper hows and whys behind what they build. With experience that will hopefully fade, but I've been having a hard time with one of the people in the group I'm working with and it's been frustrating. I'm not their teacher, so I'm not the person responsible for those lessons – and that is somewhat of a relief. So will be breaking loose from them in less than two weeks.

Tomorrow I'll be playing with sounds to create a simple loop. I'll let the product designers worry about the product design part.

I'm missing you on this meaningful day for us. I hope I can still talk to you before I go to bed. I've been going to bed early and sleeping really well, which is a really nice change from the first two weeks of being back when I was worried – ocd-style – that I had suddenly developed insomnia.

And now we're talking on the phone. I love you!