Ben Collins-Sussman
@sussman.bsky.social
He/him, Chicago native. Former eng director @ Google, composer, pianist, banjoist, author, gamer, photographer, illustrator, radio ham, dad. http://debuggingteams.com
From Live figure drawing meetup today
July 28, 2024 at 10:23 PM
From Live figure drawing meetup today
iPad Procreate, textures
July 21, 2024 at 3:42 AM
iPad Procreate, textures
Final cover of my D&D adventure.
June 24, 2024 at 10:21 PM
Final cover of my D&D adventure.
First attempt at drawing a fantasy portait ... middle-aged gnome.
May 23, 2024 at 10:31 PM
First attempt at drawing a fantasy portait ... middle-aged gnome.
Well it finally happened: after 3 months of working in the same coffee shop every other morning, today the barista greeted me by name when I walked in.
May 2, 2024 at 2:29 PM
Well it finally happened: after 3 months of working in the same coffee shop every other morning, today the barista greeted me by name when I walked in.
Two months into sabbatical: 25,000 words of fiction written.
I’ve spent my life writing blogs & technical books, and wanted to try something new. I joined #FlashFictionFebruary & wrote 28 tiny stories. I joined a course on writing D&D adventures — and my first draft is almost ready for play-test.
I’ve spent my life writing blogs & technical books, and wanted to try something new. I joined #FlashFictionFebruary & wrote 28 tiny stories. I joined a course on writing D&D adventures — and my first draft is almost ready for play-test.
March 8, 2024 at 8:11 PM
Two months into sabbatical: 25,000 words of fiction written.
I’ve spent my life writing blogs & technical books, and wanted to try something new. I joined #FlashFictionFebruary & wrote 28 tiny stories. I joined a course on writing D&D adventures — and my first draft is almost ready for play-test.
I’ve spent my life writing blogs & technical books, and wanted to try something new. I joined #FlashFictionFebruary & wrote 28 tiny stories. I joined a course on writing D&D adventures — and my first draft is almost ready for play-test.
2月の日曜日
February Sunday
February Sunday
February 11, 2024 at 10:27 PM
2月の日曜日
February Sunday
February Sunday
Amateur artist here. 😅
November 16, 2023 at 1:58 AM
Amateur artist here. 😅
Look, I love playing in folk jams, but if you cant hear the BANJO, then perhaps everyone needs to turn down their amplifiers.
November 4, 2023 at 12:10 PM
Look, I love playing in folk jams, but if you cant hear the BANJO, then perhaps everyone needs to turn down their amplifiers.
My GPS watch basically shows me Tolkien maps while hiking now. 🤣
October 16, 2023 at 1:31 AM
My GPS watch basically shows me Tolkien maps while hiking now. 🤣
Unreasonably excited that my new watch can now display Unicode text messages.
September 30, 2023 at 2:02 PM
Unreasonably excited that my new watch can now display Unicode text messages.
Cold dead hands.
September 30, 2023 at 2:22 AM
Cold dead hands.
Sketched the cute pups of a friend. I
September 30, 2023 at 12:36 AM
Sketched the cute pups of a friend. I
Hiked 3 hours in the rain through Seattle’s woods and beaches. Still did a bit of candid street photography. 😂
September 29, 2023 at 4:07 AM
Hiked 3 hours in the rain through Seattle’s woods and beaches. Still did a bit of candid street photography. 😂
Still working on my homemade air quality sensor. Hand-coded the graphics. 😂
September 10, 2023 at 3:06 AM
Still working on my homemade air quality sensor. Hand-coded the graphics. 😂
お好み焼きを食べるの初めて！
オフィスの隣で新しいレストランがある！
漬物も美味しかった 😄
オフィスの隣で新しいレストランがある！
漬物も美味しかった 😄
September 8, 2023 at 6:19 PM
お好み焼きを食べるの初めて！
オフィスの隣で新しいレストランがある！
漬物も美味しかった 😄
オフィスの隣で新しいレストランがある！
漬物も美味しかった 😄
After a week of no symptoms, I FINALLY tested negative for Covid on day 10. I’ll test again in 48 hours to see if I can finally come out of quarantine. Can’t believe how slow this virus is.
I celebrated with a hike in the woods. Gorgeous, but too many damn mosquitoes. It’ll be better in October.
I celebrated with a hike in the woods. Gorgeous, but too many damn mosquitoes. It’ll be better in October.
September 4, 2023 at 6:43 PM
After a week of no symptoms, I FINALLY tested negative for Covid on day 10. I’ll test again in 48 hours to see if I can finally come out of quarantine. Can’t believe how slow this virus is.
I celebrated with a hike in the woods. Gorgeous, but too many damn mosquitoes. It’ll be better in October.
I celebrated with a hike in the woods. Gorgeous, but too many damn mosquitoes. It’ll be better in October.
I mean the original anime, yeah. But I just bought a manga too. 😄
September 4, 2023 at 6:21 PM
I mean the original anime, yeah. But I just bought a manga too. 😄
How about a graphite portrait?
August 21, 2023 at 3:31 AM
How about a graphite portrait?
Took a great “street photography” class this weekend with @leicaakademieusa . Highly recommended !
July 16, 2023 at 11:10 PM
Took a great “street photography” class this weekend with @leicaakademieusa . Highly recommended !
Having trouble getting this to accept MIDI clock… any advice?
July 5, 2023 at 2:46 PM
Having trouble getting this to accept MIDI clock… any advice?
From last week: full end-to-end rainbow test in Chicago.
July 4, 2023 at 12:19 AM
From last week: full end-to-end rainbow test in Chicago.
Touched grass, sketched surroundings. Suddenly this woman came and sat down right in front of me…!? Maybe she wanted to be painted? So be it. 😂
May 29, 2023 at 8:41 PM
Touched grass, sketched surroundings. Suddenly this woman came and sat down right in front of me…!? Maybe she wanted to be painted? So be it. 😂