Added to my listen to-do list for today. 💬 Lost debut album from Godspeed You! Black Emperor finally leaks 🎵
Um, no. 💬 Retired Pope Asks Forgiveness Over Handling of Abuse Cases
To-Do List
“On Monday, Mr Johnson called me to his office. I waited ten minutes for him to emerge from his private bathroom. At last the flush resounded and he came out, fastening himself. He sat at his desk and leaned back. I had two things to do today, he said. Take a shit and fire you.“ —Animal - Kathryn Scanlan, The Dominant
I donated a double bag of blood. Worth it for the excuse to eat some Oreo cookies.
Glued.
Treadmill on sidewalk.
Lite Metal
I was walking my dog the other night listening to Metallica’s Master of Puppets album. I stopped after two songs because while the guitar riffs were killer, the sound was too thin. I figured it was due to Spotify’s compression, or maybe it was the limitation of the recording technology at the time. On a whim, I decided to listen to Slayer’s Reign in Blood album, which was released around the same time as Master of Puppets. Reign in Blood was heavy. I also revisited Anthrax’s Among the Living album, and it also has a much fuller sound than Master of Puppets.
For funnsies, I also listened to a couple of tracks from Godflesh’s Streetcleaner and Big Black’s Atomizer albums. Neither of those bands had the budget that Metallica had, and they used a drum machine rather than a drummer, and yet those albums are both far heavier than Master of Puppets.
What the hell was going on?
I’m not deep in Metallica lore, so I don’t know the story behind the recording of Master of Puppets. Still, I know that the band made a point of being sober during the recording sessions and that the album was produced by Flemming Rasmussen, who also produced Rainbow’s Difficult to Cure album. Possibly it was Metallica’s aesthetic? …And Justice for All is infamous for all but muting Jason Newsted’s bass playing.
I suppose I could hear if anything changed on their Metallica album, but I confess to being too thrashed out to care.
- First RPG you played: Basic Dungeons and Dragons
- Last RPG you played: FATE Core
- RPG you played most often: Vampire: The Masquerade
- RPG you recommend: Traveller (Classic)
#ttrpg #ttrpgs
🎲
This week’s episode of The Mandalorian was kind of a throat clearing episode.
Guardians.
Please recommend a Mastodon instance.
Roller Disco.
Cute roller skates.
Wired.
Korean BBQ joint plays KPop videos accompanied by brostep music.
The Zettekastening
I’ve been implementing zettelkasten on Obsidian for a couple of days. It’s too soon to say that insightful correlations are made evident, and I’m writing concise essays and paradigm-shifting books.
I will say that I’ve been enjoying more making, as opposed to note-taking. If you’re unfamiliar with zettelkasten, one of its practices is jotting down in your own words the note you want to make. The exercise gets you into the routine of getting to your note’s point, which can spark other ideas. And other notes, of course.
I’m curious and a little excited to see where this leads. I also would like to leverage it for a webcomic I’d like to write.
While Obsidian is helpful, I wish a company like The Omni Group take a crack at zettelkasten. They excel at productivity apps, and I’m sure they’d do a great job of streaming the process.
Digging this twee-psychedelic album from Monde UFO. 🎵 https://open.spotify.com/album/5OUkeiPhyo6PZJ5iCMYXKi?si=_OLQlI0TSz6SDst6vN9hqA
Okay, I will commit to Zettelkasten/Obsidian for at least a month. I’ll be curious to see where it takes me and what the results might be.
I watched Marvel’s Eternals last night. I can see why so many people were disappointed with it but it’s not as bad as I had expected. In fact, it’s a decent film, and it definitely doesn’t feel like a Marvel film. In fact, I may have to watch it again.
Golden bison on Golden Hill.
