I was delighted to find a tin of Bert’s Bees in the breast pocket of my fall jacket, which had been waiting for me since last winter.
Every morning I listen to two albums. Today I listened to Laughing Stock by Talk Talk and Fire Hills by Ollie Brice Trio/Octet. 🎵
[open.spotify.com/playlist/… ](open.spotify.com/playlist/… ) https://westhill.bandcamp.com/album/fire-hills
Widget Screen: Snapshot of My Day
A bit of nerdery I want to share. I’ve set up the widget screen on my iPhone to give me a snapshot of my day first thing in the morning.
My Fantastical widget tells me what’s on my docket for the day and does double time by providing the temperatures.
My OmniFocus widget gives me an idea of my workload for the week.
My Apple Maps widget shows the traffic in my neighborhood.
My battery widget tells me the current charge of all my devices.
My deliveries widget tracks all the packages I’m expecting.
My Feedly widget shows news items.
There are useful widgets below, but those are the ones that priced me with the info I need to start my day.
It’s the season where I lament I no longer have time to read H.P. Lovecraft short stories every day for October as I did in my 20s. But I will read one piece of fiction from him: The Rats in the Walls. Aside from some of his usual displays of racism (sigh), it’s a chilling yarn.
21st-century reading habits: I’m currently reading two books on my Kindle; two books on my iPhone using the iBooks, one of which is an ePub I helped Kickstart; one print book, which I’m only reading because I can’t get it as an ebook; and listening to an audiobook.
Am I missing something, or is the dictation function for Drafts on the Apple Watch no longer available? ⌚️
I’m pleased with myself for processing the highlights from the books I’m reading into Obsidian. I’ve got a neat little workflow that scans highlights from print books and adds them to Obsidian using Drafts and Text Case. The trick is to make notes now that they’ve been processed.
I associate Oktoberfest with a cracked tooth. Years ago, when I lived in Boston, I went to an Oktoberfest by the Channel. I bit into a brat, and hit a piece of gristle, and I cracked a tooth. By the way, I just ordered a bratwurst. I will eat it with care.
Every morning I listen to two albums. Today I listened to Desertshore by Nico and Return To Forever by Chick Corea. 🎵
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1eU9bsb02aggki4oCJpezi?si=GJPH3IZJR1mTXGOFmISIjg
Every morning I listen to two albums. Today I listened to Opvs Contra Natvram by Behemoth and Urthona: Forever People by Urthona. 🎵
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1eU9bsb02aggki4oCJpezi?si=GJPH3IZJR1mTXGOFmISIjg
https://urthona.bandcamp.com/album/urthona-forever-people
Every morning I listen to two albums. Today I listened to Secrets of Inanna by Connie Han and Ten Love Songs by Susanne Sundfør. 🎵
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1eU9bsb02aggki4oCJpezi?si=GJPH3IZJR1mTXGOFmISIjg
Obsidian users, what metadata setup are you using?
Every morning I listen to two albums. Today I listened to Motomami+ by Rosaliá (thanks, @YannNovak) and Donuts by J Dilla. 🎵
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1eU9bsb02aggki4oCJpezi?si=GJPH3IZJR1mTXGOFmISIjg
Is it weird I want one of those sling bags?
Glad my experiment of one home screen with Drafts, Stacked & Siri Recommendation widgets is ending. I’d often look for an app, get confused why it wasn’t on my home screen, search for it, forget what I was looking for or forget what I wanted to accomplish once I did find the app.
Every morning I listen to two albums. Today I listened to Adrian Sherwood Presents: Dub No Frontiers and Turn On The Bright Lights by Interpol. 🎵
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1eU9bsb02aggki4oCJpezi?si=GJPH3IZJR1mTXGOFmISIjg
https://adriansherwood.bandcamp.com/album/adrian-sherwood-presents-dub-no-frontiers
Every morning I listen to two albums. Today I listened to Slavestate by Godflesh and Profanation: Preparation For a Coming Darkness by Praxis. 🎵
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1eU9bsb02aggki4oCJpezi?si=GJPH3IZJR1mTXGOFmISIjg
Every morning I listen to two albums. Today I listened to Spirituals by Santigold and Bazerk Bazerk Bazerk by Son of Bazerk. 🎵
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1eU9bsb02aggki4oCJpezi?si=GJPH3IZJR1mTXGOFmISIjg
Finished reading: Night Market Noodles by Peter Lamborn Wilson 📚 Like most people, I know Wilson as Hakim Bey, the author of the much beloved T.A.Z. (Temporary Autonomous Zones). Nightnoodles isn’t the anarcho-mystical experience that T.A.Z. was, but it’s a pleasant romp through some of Wilson’s favorite themes and ideas.
Every morning I listen to two albums. Today I listened to It’ll End in Tears by This Mortal Coil and A Crow Looked At Me by Mount Eerie. 🎵
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1eU9bsb02aggki4oCJpezi?si=GJPH3IZJR1mTXGOFmISIjg
