# what i'm doing now _last updated August 17, 2025._ Winding down the summer as I prepare for a full fall semester of school. I'm teaching two sections of Digital Media & Design at the Career Prep Center, an online 2D Design course and two directed studies in 2D animation at LCC. Also teaching a Digital Photo class and an Animation class at MSU. Lastly, I'm taking a Design For Innovation class as a student. I'm going to be busy. Beyond that, I'm hanging out trying to find joy in the little things. Trying to find a personal balance in a hate-filled country driving toward authoritarianism. There's little I can do to combat the chaos but I can be centered so I can be there for my students. Many of my students are neurodivergent, somewhere in the LGBTQ+ spectrum, and/or societal non-conformists. They are the weirdos and it is my job to help them find their creative voices. It isn't much but it is what I can do to help the world be a better place. On the domestic front, my kids are going back to school as well. One is entering middle school and one is starting to drive. We have ice skating and cheerleading and martial arts. I'll be in class during the day and helping with the family taxi-service in the evenings. On the weekends, I hope to be sleeping in. --- _This is also posted on my [omg.lol now page](https://mister-chad.omg.lol/now)_. _I am also (probably) posting regular updates on [my status log](https://home.omg.lol/address/mister-chad/statuslog)._ --- _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. [You should totally make one too](https://nownownow.com/about)._