Mike Davis’s City of Quartz taught me to see cities in a new light. Davis showed the things cities hide, like prisons that look like an innocuous high-rise. Davis demonstrated the uses of tactical design, such as park benches that the homeless are unable to sleep on.
Every morning I listen to two albums. Today I listened to For Madmen Only by UK Decay and Too Dark Park by Skinny Puppy. 🎵
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1eU9bsb02aggki4oCJpezi?si=GJPH3IZJR1mTXGOFmISIjg
I am thrilled that William Gibson’s The Peripheal is a tv series. I’m puzzled that Bezo’s didn’t acquire and produce Neuromancer, but I’ll let that slide. My fingers are crossed that Amazon will adapt Gibson’s Bigend Trilogy.
I’ve gotten over my embarrassment of going out in public with a sling bag, AKA the tactical purse. Now that I appreciate their practicality, I covet the slings bags other people sport. So much room! My bag barely holds my essentials.
Every morning I listen to two albums. Today I listened to Love Devotion Surrender by Santana • Mahavishnu Orchestra (thanks, Fitz) and Undesignated Remixes by dgoHn. 🎵
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1eU9bsb02aggki4oCJpezi?si=GJPH3IZJR1mTXGOFmISIjg
I have a collection of grocery bags, but for the most part, I only use one bag. It’s a brown plastic grocery bag from 7-Eleven, and I’ve been using it, I believe, for the last four months. It’s astonishing how much use I’ve got this one bag.
Every morning I listen to two albums. Today I listened to Biokinetics by Porter Ricks and Loyal To A Fault by KUR. 🎵
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1eU9bsb02aggki4oCJpezi?si=GJPH3IZJR1mTXGOFmISIjg
I’m pleased that my first two smart notes were about Blue Ant, the agile marketing agency of digital nomads from William Gibson’s novel Pattern Recognition, and unpacking an aphorism by E. M. Cioran.
“Myths turn back into concepts: that is decadence.”
Finished reading: How to Take Smart Notes by Sönke Ahrens 📚 I was hoping for concrete examples of how to make smart notes, not why I should make them.
Every morning I listen to two albums. Today I listened to Forage/Presence by Drape and WE LONG TO BE HAUNTED by Laura Cannell. 🎵
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1eU9bsb02aggki4oCJpezi?si=GJPH3IZJR1mTXGOFmISIjg
https://infraction.bandcamp.com/album/forage-presence
Every morning I listen to two albums. Today I listened to Isolation by Part Timer and Singularity Zone Vol. 1 by The Oscillation. 🎵
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1eU9bsb02aggki4oCJpezi?si=GJPH3IZJR1mTXGOFmISIjg
Every morning I listen to two albums. Today I listened to THE ROAD NOT TAKEN by Ecovillage and Boy In Da Corner by Dizzee Rascal. 🎵
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1eU9bsb02aggki4oCJpezi?si=GJPH3IZJR1mTXGOFmISIjg
Every morning I listen to two albums. Today I listened to COMETA by Nick Hakim and TIMEBEING by Uji. 🎵
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1eU9bsb02aggki4oCJpezi?si=GJPH3IZJR1mTXGOFmISIjg
I was going to do the responsible thing and go to bed at a reasonable hour. But I discovered William Gibson’s The Peripheral television series is out. So, I’m staying up late. The intro is quite good, and the moments feel like a nod to one of the covers for Neuromancer.
My Ambient Dub retrospective mix was a delight to put together. Immersing myself in Excursions in Ambience for next month’s retrospective mix.
Every morning I listen to two albums. Today I listened to A Moon Shaped Pool by Radiohead and White Chalk by PJ Harvey. 🎵
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1eU9bsb02aggki4oCJpezi?si=GJPH3IZJR1mTXGOFmISIjg
The last week I’ve been puttering around in Automator and Shortcuts to automate a task I spend 5 minutes on every weekend. I’ll find out if everything goes off without a hitch this Saturday. If I’m successful, I will shave off nearly 5 hours of work a year.
Every morning I listen to two albums. Today I listened to Laughing So Hard It Hurts by Mavi and Stay Close To Music by Mykki Blanco. 🎵
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1eU9bsb02aggki4oCJpezi?si=GJPH3IZJR1mTXGOFmISIjg
