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We're having a dress-down day at work and were supposed to wear jerseys but I don't have one any more. Do you think @sandfallgames.bsky.social would make this so I can wear it next time? Maybe with other names

I don't know how popular it would be, but everyone I showed it to said they'd buy it, lol
September 17, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Journuary! Today 1/31 at around 7:00 PM ET (I changed my mind, lol)!
twitch.tv/aarekmg

Might be a short surprise at the end of the game, we'll see. . .
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AarekMG (Nathan) has been playing trumpet casually for over 30 years and has been a contributor to vgleadsheets.com since 2018. He has been dipping his toes into jazz, arranging, composition, and mult...
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January 31, 2025 at 11:22 PM
it's that time again.
probably aiming for 7:30-8 PM ET
might be a musical surprise too. . . .
January 30, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Day 7

I'm grateful for medical professionals, especially ones who are cool with me being a big terrified baby sometimes.
November 8, 2023 at 3:13 AM
Day 6. Cats are fucking great. Dogs, bunnies, fish, sneks, axolotls, etc. are also super wonderful, I'm just partial to cats. Heck, in a way, I'm even grateful for every scratch.
November 7, 2023 at 2:17 AM
This gratitude bullshit: Day 5

I know this seems like a repeat, but I am truly grateful to be able to make music with so many talented people. Sitting in with the whole WMGSO tonight was an honor and a privilege.
November 6, 2023 at 3:02 AM
This gratitude bullshit, day 4!

Friends with whom I can make music. ZD hosted a jam for several hours yesterday and it reminded me that letting loose and just doing the thing is one of the most fun things.
November 4, 2023 at 8:22 PM
This gratitude bullshit, Day 3!

I am grateful to have a friend I've known since 3rd grade. Friday 11/3 was his birthday, and I hope he had a good day!
November 4, 2023 at 4:54 AM
Should I call this "30 Days of Thanks?" or "This Gratitude Bullshit?"

Either way, Day 2 is easy, too! 5 years ago today I got my cancer excised. I had literally the easiest cancer possible, but it still made me decide to approach life a little differently, and in what seems to be a good way
November 2, 2023 at 1:47 PM
Rel say "this gratitude bullshit works," so why not go around again?

30 Days of Thanks, Day 1 is easy.
I am grateful for 20 years with my wonderful partner! Life is easier when you get to hang around with someone you like most of the time.
November 2, 2023 at 12:27 AM
Just because I don't fully understand something doesn't mean I can't still be supportive. Shit don't need my *approval* to be valid.
October 25, 2023 at 7:34 PM
I did a lot of driving yesterday, and it really reminded me how much I love autumn. The trees on the mountains through which the river near me cuts looked *especially* beautiful.

Also, apple cider <3
October 23, 2023 at 10:46 PM
It's nice how often people don't believe me when I mention my age.
October 22, 2023 at 5:42 PM
Finished reading "We Sold Our Souls" by Grady Hendrix last night. Good book.

It's nice to be getting back into reading. I missed it.
October 20, 2023 at 11:16 PM
Time for my annual reminder:
It's okay to not like something and still not give others a hard time for liking it. We can have different tastes. Someone can like PSLs or pineapple on pizza, etc. Just be nice and take a pass

THIS is the stuff we can totally agree to disagree about!

It's really okay!
October 19, 2023 at 11:23 AM
Sometimes it's not even needing to ask for help. It's just having someone else on your side present to help you talk through it.
October 18, 2023 at 11:54 AM
Past few days posed some challenges, but also I got to be a goober online with dear friends over the weekend and do something new with Rel today. Even when things get rough, there are things like that to keep me going :)
October 17, 2023 at 3:46 AM
It's harder to be positive some days, and that's okay. It takes a lot of work sometimes. You're still doing your best and your feelings are completely valid.
October 12, 2023 at 12:19 PM
I've never regretted choosing kindness when it is feasible to do so.
October 11, 2023 at 9:58 PM
Every time I get imposter syndrome, I like to think about the times I've some of my favorite musicians voice *their* imposter syndrome, and it reminds me that I'm probably pretty okay at [thing] precisely *because* I keep doing it despite thinking I'm bad at it. Keep going, friends!
October 10, 2023 at 12:42 PM
Stinks that I still need to remind myself sometimes that the past doesn't define me. Would things have been different if, say, I hadn't gotten 2 concussions in 48 hours in high school? Definitely. But I'm making the most of things and I've found myself in a wonderful place with lots of great people
October 9, 2023 at 2:46 PM
Sometimes I see stuff on, like, Facebook to the tune of "share if you [did thing] and survived!" and it always bothers me because if you didn't survive, by definition, you can't share.

It makes me sad because people died doing that thing and here someone is acting better because they didn't die.
October 8, 2023 at 3:45 PM
Hey friends! Remember: as the sun begins to set earlier and earlier, take special care NOT to assault anyone!
Did an opportunity present itself?
Did a woman *exist*?
Doesn't matter! Go home! Have an hot cocoa or something!
Don't be a piece of trash!
You're better than that!
October 7, 2023 at 2:50 PM
Sometimes "your best" is doing nothing so you can recover from all the other stuff doing, and that's valid. The rests can be just as important as the notes.
October 6, 2023 at 12:49 PM
Guys. Hug your guy friends. Ask first, but most people could use more hugs, especially guys.
October 5, 2023 at 5:21 PM