# what i’m doing now _This is a **now page** as described by [Derek Sivers](https://nownownow.com/about). It is a simple update of what I’m currently focused on in my life right now._ ### current stuff Finishing up a busy semester of teaching too many classes at both [Lansing Community College](https://www.lcc.edu) and [Michigan State University](https://comartsci.msu.edu). Once again, I took on too much this semester and am happy it is winding down soon. I’m writing/rewriting a 3D class while teaching it, desperately trying to stay ahead of the students as I learn the [Adobe Substance suite](https://www.adobe.com/creativecloud/3d-ar.html). Fortunately, my other classes are more developed and established, so they are easier to handle. Preparing to take nine students to the state SkillsUSA competition this upcoming weekend. I’m coordinating the Ad Design competition this year so I’ll be busy all weekend making sure that runs as smoothly as possible. Last year I had two students win gold and go on to Nationals. I would love to have someone win gold this year even though it is a lot of extra work to move up to that level of competition. I was finally able to save enough money to replace my old failing laptop. For the first time ever, I’ve switched to a Mac. Have taught on Macs for twenty years but always had a Windows machine for myself. Now I’m slowly researching and exploring Mac apps and tweaks. It is exciting. The M3 machines are beasts. ### upcoming stuff i’m preparing for… Creating new ebooks for revisions to the foundation Design and Communication course taught at Lansing Community College. The course covers design principles and elements. I want to create a cross-referenced wiki similar to my website, although will probably be dedicated webpages instead. For the first time in years, I won’t be teaching a summer class. That means I will soon have a fully open schedule to work on whatever I want. That’s exciting and a bit daunting. Excited to have the tools and time to work on my own art again. No idea what I want to do yet but I’m sure ideas will come flooding in soon enough. I’m tentatively scheduled to teach a 2D animation course this fall. I’ve been teaching the concepts and tools in a smaller format for years. I’m excited to put together more content for an expanded course. I’ll probably spend time this summer making little cartoons and motion graphics. I also hope to spend more time working on my website. There are a lot of holes and unfinished pages sprinkled throughout this site. I have tons more content that I’ve wanted to work on for quite some time. Might actually be able to finally get to it. --- **updated April 6, 2024**