Ian Pierce

Tag: everything was beautiful and nothing hurt

  • Dethklok, Moore Theatre, May 25, 2026

    This is coming more than a week after the fact, but I still figured I might share some photos from the Dethklok concert I went to at the Moore Theatre! It was a great time. The Moore is a legendary historic venue where some of the most famous bands in history played before they made it big (I’m thinking specifically of a certain trio of Melvins fanboys from Aberdeen, Washington, with a famous ditty about smelling like deodorant), and I’d never been to a show there before, surprisingly! The opening bands, Witch Ripper and Thrown Into Exile, absolutely shredded. It was also cool to see Witch Ripper again. They’re a local band, and I caught them opening for Year of the Cobra at Tractor Tavern in Ballard a few years back. It’s awesome to see local artists getting a big spotlight by playing with a huge band like Dethklok!

    The only drawback of the show was that I believe I caught a cold there that I haven’t been able to shake for over a week. I’ve been treated to a sore throat, painful swallowing, blocked ears, and new and exciting flavors of phlegm. Ah well. So it goes.

    ~ Iann 0)))

  • mountain stars

    I’m in California right now, but I thought I’d check in. I was up in the mountains skiing for a little while, which was weird, because the highs were in the low seventies, so it was like skiing on Slurpees for most of the time. But even so, I had fun. It was typical spring skiing: guys in shorts, girls in bikinis, guys in Spider-Man costumes… the usual shenanigans. The only problem was that the weather was like what it is at the end of April, not the middle of March. So it goes!

    I tried to take some pictures of the stars while I was up there. I think they turned out pretty good! At least, they were pretty good for a basic iPhone camera.

    It’s nice to be able to see stars. Back home, the night sky is shrouded in clouds most nights and light pollution the rest of the time, so seeing some actual spacelights is a welcome treat

    Writing continues apace. I’m almost done with a draft of a novel. Gonna ship that out to beta readers soon and start querying it by this summer. I’ve also written a few short stories that I’m going to submit after revisions. My hope is that 2026 will be the Year When It Finally Happens™. Unfortunately, I wanted that about 2025, and while the Resnick award was cool, I’m still not a Publicated Authorist, as I call it. My fear is that I’m going to think that this year will be the Year When It Finally Happens™ until there are no years left. I don’t think that’s a writer thing, though. It’s a human thing.