Owning gear comes with its own problem. There’s always better or different gear to be had. That’s avoidance-of-hard-work whispering in your ear. Don’t listen. Reading about gear, thinking about gear, and talking with people about gear does not make you better. Making things makes you better. Use what you have.

So I’m bringing back Grey Matter Gravy as a zine. Why a zine? Couldn’t this have been a short blog post or an email? Absolutely. But I love zines. My experience with them over the last few months has been one of connection with people—one that’s done with purpose. It’s totally different than and not particularly captured by liking a photo or reading a tweet. Also, it’s fun to make physical objects and I’ve been wanting to do more of that.

Why am I telling you this? Honestly it’s a note to myself. It’s an exercise in getting started.