Current Projects
The Drilldown
Truth without application is mere abstraction. This page is strictly about what will be actionable as of the date posted.
Time and resources will determine how efficiently I check things off this list.
This is a 6 months to 2 year plan.
The Categories
Active initiatives with defined outcomes and deadlines (e.g., writing a book, building a piece of software, planning a trip).
These are the current buckets:
HEALTHWithout this, nothing else matters. I’ve had some challenges that I need to overcome.
MONEY MOVESI know what to do. I know how to do it. Let’s get it done.
EDUCATE METime for the paper to catch up to my brain. self-edification via education.
CREATIVEYour essence. Don’t neglect the one thing that fuels everything else.
INVESTMENTSI have a knack for this. Be consistent.
PERSONALThis is the miscellany.
Cue the music!
Health
- Weight train.
- Major cardio – get NordicTrack subscription again.
- Strengthen legs and joints.
- Lose weight – target: 225lbs – 240lbs.
- Reduce meds w/ doctor’s approval.
- Tackle existing health issues
Money Moves
Get a job.
- Find a f/t perm or contract.
- Focus: digital design, LXD and UX.
Get a gig.
- Land a RFP long term project.
- Land better HyperGraphik clients.
- Jaegger portal is my friend.
Create an MVP app.
- Develop my top 3.
- Writable grant assistant.
- Zeroply job board.
- And…?
Revive a side gig.
- Revive WhappenStar.
- Utilize WeConnect.
Fix taxes.
- Get a disability tax credit.
EDUCATE ME
Get an LXD certificate.
- PREFERRED YorkU – Admission date: Sept. 21, 2026, 6 months, $3,650 YorkU LXD/
- U of T Admission date: ongoing, 6 months, $3,285 U of T LXD
Get a degree.
- TRU-Thompson Rivers University B.Des TRU Design online, use PLAR and OCAD transcripts
- Athabasca University B.Comm, Marketing or Comm Studies
- BA then Masters?
Masters option:
London School of Design and Marketing – LSDM (United Kingdom / Portugal) £7,650 (Enrollment fee £180)
- Degree: MA Design
- Focus: Visual strategy, visual communication, design culture, and creative direction.
- Accreditation: Validated by UCA (University for the Creative Arts, UK).
CREATIVE
Read more.
- One new book per month minimum.
Write more.
- Finish the adult novel.
- Finish the YA novel.
- Write everthing elase as a short story to begin.
- Assemble the book of poems.
Draw more.
- Get your fundamentals back – take a course.
- Develop your style – focus.
- Learn Procreate properly
- Learn Maya & Blender.
- Paint more too.