What I’m doing now

Updated August 31, 2026.

Reading

Currently reading mostly big books. I decided to make 2026 the year I take on door stoppers I’ve put off forever, like Lonesome Dove, 1Q84, and East of Eden. I track all my reading on StoryGraph.

Top 100 of 2025

I created a list of the Top 100 Things That Made My Year for 2025.

Working Out with The Pump App

Arnold has his own fitness app, The Pump. I signed up for a membership two years ago and have been following the workout program to great results.

Walking 8K Steps Every Day

10K steps makes it feel like too much of my day was focused on walking. 8K feels like the sweet spot for me.

Playing Pickleball

I joined my local pickleball club and usually play in the evening three times a week.

Noting my Dreams

If I can remember them, I write my dreams down every morning.

Writing Every Day

Every day I write. My writing takes a few different forms:

• I retrieved my vintage typewriter from the closet and started writing letters. Sally Mann insists you should write letters, so I’m giving it a shot.
• In the evenings, I fill up two pages in my diary with my brush pen. Here’s an example of the best books I read in 2023. I draw cartoons, make diagrams, copy quotes, write poems and anything else that stirs me.
• I write the events of the day in my One Line before bed.

Hiking

Most of my Sundays include a hike. I got the idea stuck in my head to hike 40 miles on my 40th birthday. I’m steadily increasing my mileage until tapering off in December.