Drafts Nerdery
Very productive night. I organized my Drafts widget. I also scanned quotes from print books I’m reading into Drafts. During my walk, I dictated notes to Drafts and action items to Omnifocus. And I just now processed everything in Drafts to Obsidian and Ulysses. Oh, and I made my 500 words per day in Ulysses.
Finished reading: Eisenhorn Omnibus by Dan Abnett 📚 I’m dubious about books based on IP, particularly RPG IPs, but when a friend recommended this book, I kept an open mind. I’m glad I did. This book took me a year to read, but it was a blast. I’ll miss having it in my life.
Every morning I listen to two albums. Today I listened to Afric Pepperbird by Jan Garbarek Quartet and Järnnätter by Civilistjävel! 🎵
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1eU9bsb02aggki4oCJpezi?si=GJPH3IZJR1mTXGOFmISIjg
Finished reading: The Tragic Sense of Life in Men and Nations by Miguel de Unamuno 📚 I’m going to ponder this book for quite a while. na now I have to add Don Quixote to my stack of books to read.
Every morning I listen to two albums. Today I listened to Bleed Out by Mountain Goats and Sub by Jack Sheen. 🎵
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1eU9bsb02aggki4oCJpezi?si=GJPH3IZJR1mTXGOFmISIjg
For the last decade, on the first day of winter, my tradition has been drinking a shot of aquavit every night for as long as the bottle lasts. I wasn’t feeling it last year, so the bottle in my freezer was forgotten until tonight. Feels weird to drink aquavit in the dead of summer.
I’ve arrived at the final essay in Miguel de Unamuno’s Tragic Sense of Life. Before I finish his book, I’m taking a day to process the essays I’ve read.
Unamuno has staked out the grounds for his argument for what he wants most: immortality. And not the faux immortality of statues or literary fame or living on in the memories of his family. No, Unamuno will accept nothing less than true immortality. But here’s the thing: Unamuno does not like definitions. He will walk up as close as possible to a working definition but not a step further. So he will not come out and state how he will achieve the immortality he craves.
Furthermore, the last essay is titled “Don Quixote in the Contemporary European Tragi-Comedy.” I’ve never read Don Quixote. Do I read the essay and hope my cultural knowledge of Don Quixote will carry me through? Or do I read Don Quixote first and then read the final essay?
Every morning I listen to two albums. Today I listened to Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace by Foo Fighters (thanks P and H) and Success by Onieda. 🎵
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1eU9bsb02aggki4oCJpezi?si=GJPH3IZJR1mTXGOFmISIjg
Finished reading: Musashi’s Book of Five Rings by Stephen F. Kaufman 📚
Every morning I listen to two albums. Today I listened to the ISOLATED compilation album and Limoges by COIL.
https://ultimae.bandcamp.com/album/isolated-24bit
https://www.thighpaulsandra.co.uk/store/p226/COIL_LIVE_-_Limoges_2002.html#/
Every morning I listen to two albums. Today I listened to Paradise Don’t Come Cheap by New Kingdom (thanks @Angst_Xiety) and The Telepathic Lockdown Tapes by The Quiet Club. 🎵
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1eU9bsb02aggki4oCJpezi?si=GJPH3IZJR1mTXGOFmISIjg
My WESN Allmanarrived in the mail. Pairs well with my microblade.
Every morning I listen to two albums. Today I listened to Flash 須臾 by Yenting Hsu and Dagur by Shurken. 🎵
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1eU9bsb02aggki4oCJpezi?si=GJPH3IZJR1mTXGOFmISIjg
High school gives away free belts in the fight against sagging pants 💬 While sagging pants is not a sartorial decision I’d make, I don’t understand what the fuss is all about. This mode of fashion is multigenerational. These kids are just dressing the way their grandparents dressed. https://www.ktvu.com/news/free-belts-high-school-students-campaign
Every morning I listen to two albums. Today I listened to Original Soundtrack (A Strangely Isolated Place) by ASC and Os passos sequem como um espelho by Ferran Fages and Pedro Chambel. 🎵
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1eU9bsb02aggki4oCJpezi?si=GJPH3IZJR1mTXGOFmISIjg
In my life, I got to see Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett’s Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch and Gaiman’s The Sandman adapted for television. I’m tickled that the two series exist.
Are the series equal to the source material? No, of course not. They’re different medium. The series is well done. They’re enjoyable. Sometimes I’m even moved. These are cherished stories I read as a young man. Reading them transports me to that time in my life. And I also remember the awe of what I was reading. I knew I was experiencing something singular. I would give anything to reread the book and series for the first time. And I hope someone shares the same magic watching Good Omens and The Sandman.