I'm stuck in a pattern. An idea hits for a track, and I drop everything. I'm laying down beats at 2 AM, recording rough vocals, and experimenting with Google's TTS voices (and resynthesizing) like I did all through Astral Goose's debut album. Then it's mixing, walking away, coming back to remix and master. Again and again. I love that creative rush. But at what cost? My sleep is shot. My brain never shuts off. I'm always jumping to the next thing, terrified inspiration might vanish if I don't grab it right now. AG's second album already exists in fragments on my hard drive, but everything feels so hurried. That said, check out the [Adventures of Astral Goose](https://linktr.ee/astralgoose) if you're curious what comes from these sleepless nights.