Some things can go together

See this photo? From the outset, it might just look like two computer geeks comparing laptop specs.

However, you'll notice that the thing behind us is a canvas tarp and I'm dressed like a camp counselor. Why? Because we're sitting in a little booth in the middle of a field, that's why! What you're looking at here is the Living Archive tent at the Shelter Valley Folk Festival.

I have a lot of hobbies. Or at least, too many that I'm staunchly dedicated to. Problem is, these hobbies rarely coincide. Dividing my time between them is painful, and full of sacrifices I don't want to make.

Except maybe in cases like this.

Here is my reprieve from having to choose between separate worlds (geekdom and folk music) that I hold dear.

It's a reminder of how much the basic tenets of community, art and responsible living don't necessarily have to be mutually exclusive from games, technology, comics etc. And when I get a chance to bring ideas from one realm into another, you better believe I'm all over it.

Generally speaking, I'm too much of a multi-tasker. And I give myself a hard time about it. I like too many different types of entertainment, media and artistic expression and so tend to exhaust myself trying to stay on top of everything.

But I'm learning that being a Jill-of-all-Trades has its advantages. My role is becoming essentially one of facilitating the crossing of boundaries within art and technology. And I love it.

See that hat I'm wearing? It says "More cowbell". Just call me Christopher Walken.