A Dana Life

Virginia and the Carlton Bridge Sep 16

On September 16, Maine’s First Ship’s reconstruction of the pinnace Virginia was damaged while heading down the Kennebec through Bath. It appears the bridge platform on the Carlton Bridge was not fully raised, and her topmast struck the deck. Through...

The Most Boring Stream on Twitch Apr 16

A whole year of this.⊕Some links in this post are Amazon affiliate links — I get a small commission if you buy through them. Aimlessly driving down American roads. This was my experience the year I lived in a van.

It’s also been a whole year since...

Tripbot, the Adventure Robot Apr 15

⊕ For the past year I’ve been running a slow-tv art project. It’s comprised of an immense trove of my own dashcam footage, plus a custom chatbot to interact with the footage. I’m writing this to announce that I’ve made the source code to Tripbot publicly...

Post-Adventure Summary Jan 13

⊕ Weeks in: 47
Distance traveled: 17,638 miles
Current location: hats.cone.gent[?]

Eleven months ago today, I reversed my campervan out of my driveway in San Francisco and set forth on a magnificent adventure. I had ended my lease, put my possessions...

Map: Adventure So Far (v2) Sep 26

Since everyone enjoyed the last map of the adventure, I’ve updated the map to reflect the journey thus far. When this map was created I was outside of Dallas, TX, having come from the East.

There’s one last leg this map is missing… from Texas to Los...

Disaster! Sep 24

⊕ Weeks in: 30
Distance traveled: 13,465 miles
Current location: sends.embraced.cons[?]

After a nice visit to Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello, my check engine light went on. There was no unusual noise or behavior when the light turned on, so I continued...

Jump Into My Passenger Seat Aug 20

I’m really excited to announce a new project I’ve been working on:⊕Some links in this post are Amazon affiliate links — I get a small commission if you buy through them.

You know those TV channels that are just 24/7 fishtanks or yule logs? This is...