Do you ever get the feeling if you don’t sing something RIGHT NOW you’ll explode? That happens to me quite often and it’s been so hard to skip recording these moments. Usually, if I have a song scratching the right part, I’ll just go home and record it. I love that process. Without a functioning recording device, it’s been a bit tougher during those moments. I figured, I might as well share a small clip of a song that has been scratching my brain lately. Here’s part of Cody Johnson’s The Painter.

My computer is still broken, so here’s another song from the vault. I performed this song on Mother’s Day in 2016. I loved making music with David Hansen, especially on holidays. He could always come up with something special and something that would be a good challenge. I’m grateful for all the musical experiences I had with him. Happy Mother’s Day to mom’s of all kinds.

I have been in a slump lately. With my laptop breaking and being so busy, I’ve been neglecting the artistic side of me. Thankfully, other people’s posts inspire me to create something. Today, I’m grateful that my chosen momma shared a post that was just too funny for me to scroll past.

For those who may not know, a Rush is an energizin’ drink from a New England staple, Aroma Joe’s. They’re one of my favorites and the question she wrote was too relatable! To my knowledge, there is no rush bear. But there is now! I’m introducing, what I’d like to call Caffeine Bears. Check this out!

The Rush Bear (left) is for Momma, who chooses a red raspberry, peach, and pomegranate rush on the regular. She calls it, The Trap House Princess. Momma shimmers and she deserves a bear who does too.

The Dunks Bear (right) is one I created for myself, as I’m a Dunkin girlie at heart and I’m not quite as shimmery as Momma. I’m just a kid from Maine who loves orange, Dunkin, and I own way too much camouflage.

I hope you’ve enjoyed my creation of the Caffeine Bears. Maybe I’ll continue this series, because I think it’s hilarious.

What do you do when you get a message like this? You make a graphic out of it. Am I going to give anymore context to this? Absolutely not. In honor of my best friend graduating with her master’s degree today, enjoy her prompt!

Our news station’s producer requested a new featured image for our long running contest, Caller of the Week. The old graphic was fine, but a bit outdated. I wanted to modernize the image and still have a professional look, as it is for the news station. After a bit of brainstorming, trial and error, this is the image I finished with.

Phone numbers blurred out for privacy of the station.

Sometimes getting inspiration for new designs is difficult. We’re in a bit of a lull at work, so I haven’t gotten much for new assignments lately. I decide to give AI generators a try. I used ChatGPT to get a new design prompt. Here’s what it said:

Here’s a simple graphic design prompt for you:

Prompt: “Create a minimalist poster for a fictional music festival called ‘Harmony Fest’. The festival celebrates diversity in music genres with artists from around the world. Include abstract musical elements like notes or instruments to represent the fusion of cultures and sounds.”

Feel free to interpret and design this prompt in any way you like!

Using an AI prompt was a great way to get a new idea, while somewhat feeling like it was an assignment. I have trouble coming up with stuff from scratch, so it’s nice being told what to do, haha. I created a bunch of fake artists, dates, and links, to make sure it’s clear that this is not a real event. Here is my Harmony Fest 2025 Poster!

I spend a lot of time talking about the highlights of my job and this post is no exception. This job has given me the chance to apply my knowledge of what I learned in school. That aspect to me is baffling. Today is another day where I haven’t used the quadratic formula, but I have logged into Adobe four times already.

One of our stations is rebranding a little. My coworkers and I have been helping create new graphics for the website. One of the segments that is getting a makeover is called Music From 207. This is all about Maine music. This is the graphic I designed, with very little direction. I impressed myself with this image if I ‘m being completely honest. I knew I wanted something cozy, like Maine is. The most important part, as always, is the music.