Brian Schnabel's Head Space
Where Magick and Mind Digitally Interlace.
Week of April 19, 2026, Personal Journal Entries: Blind and Living the Dream
Monday, April 20, 2026: 7:20 AM: This morning we begin a new, so to speak. I figured something was up when I saw that my 512-gig hard drive only had 81-gigs of free space left on it, and discovered Apple iTunes software was the culprit, it using 120 gigs of space via generating multiple copies of the same cell phone backup. The complete removal of said software went badly, leaving me with a PC that took 5 minutes to connect to the internet and radically changing free space on the hard drive. So, after running multiple hardware tests and a fresh reinstall of Windows 11, “It’s all better now!”
Monday, April 20, 2026: 8:59 PM: There was not much financial stuff to do today so I spent a bit of time touching up those things I did not get to finish off on my PC this weekend. Everything is functioning great for now, although you just never know which company is going to release a screwed-up piece of software next. Apple is out of my PC and will be staying out for as long as humanly possible. And… For good measure, I think I am just going to clean house on this system once a year, whenever Microsoft does a major release of Windows.
Monday, April 20, 2026: 9:04 PM: I began setting up a LinkedIn account this afternoon and will finish it off tomorrow. The only way you can get verified on their website is with a Real ID as opposed to a state ID and I suspect that going forward a lot of places will be preferring to work with people like myself who have one, especially when paying me for services. So, I guess I will be dealing with that before this summer is out, too.
Monday, April 20, 2026: 9:08 PM: I finally heard from my cousin last night and we spoke for quite a while over the phone. It sounds like things are going ok down there in Central Jersey despite losing her mom in January. She is going on a 5-day cruise with her husband of 30 years, leaving on Thursday. Today, my niece called me from school in Spearfish South Dekota and sounded better than she did last week. I had a nice chat with my nephew this afternoon, too. Everyone seems good for the moment.
Monday, April 20, 2026: 9:14 PM: The exercise program has been going well. I have slowed down over the past few days after hitting it reasonably hard every day for the past month. The positive effects have been revealing themselves most noticeably in my skin and it certainly is nice to be below 170 pounds for a change, even if no one else can tell. I think part of my overall improvement has to do with a better understanding of my sleep cycles but also the intermittent fasting every day without fail has factored in there somewhere, too.
Monday, April 20, 2026: 9:32 PM: Tomorrow, once I’m done with my LinkedIn profile, using Copilot as an idea factory on how best to fill things out, I will continue reading at least another chapter of Robert Green’s Art of Seduction. I’ve read the book before, but I’ve never bothered to attempt any kind of AI assisted analysis to see what’s practical for a blind guy like myself in each chapter. Sometimes the stuff Copilot comes out with is a bit of a stretch, even though it is pretty obvious to me that Microsoft’s AI is quite familiar with the material. But other times AI points out things I’ve never considered. So, I will just keep doing chapter reviews with Copilot to see what pops.
Tuesday, April 21, 2026: 7:17 AM: It’s currently clear, from what I hear, and 30 degrees outside. Do I want to go for a 3 mile walk this morning? “No.” I’ll do it later this afternoon when it’s around 50, once I’ve gotten my objectives done for the day, including getting another page on Brian Schnabel’s Head Space.
Tuesday, April 21, 2026: 7:21 AM: I had another vision this morning that hinted at intimacy soon. However, given a recent realization I’ve already written about here, it’s more than likely going to be an experience of meaningful communication with someone who is blind, works with the blind, etc.
Tuesday, April 21, 2026: 7:25 AM: Something about the crash course I took with M365 Copilot on effective communications with a NJ Department of Community Affairs employee stuck in my head over the past few days. If email communication is more than 6 sentences long, it’s carrying too much information. It’s also best to send one email per topic, hence the 6 sentences being effective. So, I’m adopting that with this journal; One entry per topic, each paragraph being around 6 sentences long to keep myself from over explaining things.
Tuesday, April 21, 2026: 8:54 PM: I Spent the day working on my new LinkedIn profile, and Copilot helped me work through the details, so everything reflects what I can and actually do. After feeding the system information on my current work experience, I set up the Open to Work section, so LinkedIn showcases my work as an independent technical consultant rather than someone job hunting. I clarified job titles I’m comfortable filling, location types; taking care to ensure my hybrid and remote preferences line up with how I really work. I Wrote up the text for my About section, focusing on my current consulting work with WordPress, cPanel, Windows troubleshooting, and audio editing but haven’t posted it yet. I also decided using older volunteer references from 15 years ago was counterproductive as they no longer represent who I am professionally. The profile is coming along nicely, Copilot being a huge help in understanding LinkedIn’s terminology and interface.
Wednesday, April 22, 2026: 8:07 AM: On this Programming Wednesday, I intend to wrap up with my LinkedIn profile and get at least one post up on that account. I will also update Brian Schnabel’s Head Space, working on the main page and checking to make sure the sitemap is current. I also need to update the settings in Firefox, so it is an efficient test browser.
Wednesday, April 22, 2026: 8:19 AM: I read Chapter 17 of Robert Green’s Art of Seduction and got a little insight into why I attract the people I do. It has given me a few ideas as to how I can work this to my advantage to get the things I want and need. However, as I look around my environment, one thing is pretty clear. Genuine relationships will continue to be very thin on the ground for me no matter what I do.
Posting that's a little off the trolley at times... Brian is a single Newtonian Gardens Apartments resident, Self-Publishing Author, cPanel WordPress Web Host and Windows 11 powered computer tech. He’s a musician, sailor, hiker, cycler and some women would say, “Magical, too!”