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Week Notes No. 30 and 31

By Justin G. on 24NOV25MON

Current strategy for this weekly week notes is not doing it for me.

First Week

Almanac

This week will be tough. Highs will be in the mid 50s to mid 60s; lows in the 40s. At these temperatures, which I know are not that low for some of you, I will find running to be a struggle. And it might rain on Monday and Friday. Anyway, sunrise is a little before 7, and sunset is right at 5. The moon will be full later in the week.

NOV11MON

HVAC work begins, and quite a bit of rain, actually.

NOV12TUE

Farewell Chang, I barely knew ye. Best of luck in your new role.

NOV13WED

A month of sprinting at work and we cross the finish line. One finish line. There will be another one next week. But I can focus on just one thing now, which is nice.

NOV14THU

Highway thoughts: America is not a person, it’s a business.

NOV15FRI

Good chat with B as usual. Tried and kind of failed to not be too angry about, things.

NOV16SAT

First frost of the season, basically right on schedule. It’s on the roofs and shadows and a few shaded windshields.

NOV17SUN

Bsky is taking off. Is it the new old, erm, old site?¹ I’ve seen enough cycles, everything enshittifies, everything. Or just changes and isn’t what we thought it once was. There are a million other off ramps too. Maybe it won’t even become what we imagine it could be. How long will we get?

Second Week

Really not that excited about the direction that this weekly recap is going. It’s gotten quite formulaic and not that interesting to me to write. My goal was to a) remember what happened, and b) process or think through what I thought about it. Just making a record of the days isn’t really doing that for me. I think it’s probably time for a reset.

Almanac

Bit of rain, but not as cold. Often cloudy.

NOV18MON

I finished another pen. The fourth one this year. I bought a five pack at the end of last year. Can’t find the last one. I should check my backpack. Anyway, I’ve been using a “fancy” pen since then. It’s working. All pens are compromises, I just get along with some better than others. Hashtag stationary nerd.

NOV19TUE

I am focusing on one thing at a time today. It’s been a theme for a while. I keep trying.

NOV20WED

Other finish line is crossed. Really catching my breath now. But there will be more finish lines, more running. I think all these finish lines are one of the reasons for a lack of posting here. I hope things get back to normal soon.

NOV21THU

In the office for a toast. The PA system was having some difficulties; if the co-leads both spoke at the same time it would cut-out. Art as life.

NOV22FRI

Usual Friday things. Ladies and gentlemen, The Weekend.

NOV23SAT

Dinner at a friend’s place. Homemade pho broth is just a completely different thing than anything that I’ve had at a restaurant. Even those tiny mom and pop places. Ugh.

NOV24SUN

Some progress putting the garage back together after the HVAC work last week.

Media

Media consumption is up. Because, things.

Movies

Glass Onion, the second Benoit Blanc movie. I am glad that it doesn’t take itself too seriously, but takes itself seriously enough to commit to the bit. It was funny.

Television

Along for the ride for Outlander.

Nobody wants this is on Netflix. It’s cute and fun, after the first couple of episodes.

YouTube

The usual suspects: Gifgas in Canada, Martijn and is cadre of barefooted volunteers, and Maigomika. Perhaps a new entrant: Matheus?

One thing that I appreciate about Maigomika’s videos is that they show us there errors more often. It must feel pretty vulnerable to do that. Martijn only does it very ocassionally and when it happens he doesn’t call any attention to it. Quite possibly it costs viewers to do that. But maybe it retains some better ones? Show your mistakes, it’s one of the ways we know you’re showing us the truth of living there and not just some story. I prefer my stories to be more obviously stories.

Podcasts

The recent crossover episodes of Panic World to Search Engine on jaw maxing was unexpected, as was the Panic World episode on Tumblr as trans vector. As a regular Tumblr lurker, I had no idea. Please, other humans, just let people live as they wish in peace.

Music

Various Anjunadeep videos.

• Marsh on a train in Wales, in Kew Gardens, in Estes Park, Colorado
• CRI Anjunadeep Edition 441, Printworks, Osheaga
• Grant and Wisterhoff Mexico City

Daft Punk 2007 live show Lollapalooza

Reading

Finished Nexus, now The Odyssey as translated by Wilson is getting all of my attention. That book slays, so rhythmic, it’s like a meditative chant. I wonder if there is other modern texts in iambic pentameter. Hell, even just some contemporary fiction or essays might work. Who the hell am I now?

Words

• oneiric: relating to dreams.
• ossifrage: a lammergeier.² Looking that up leads to: An osprey, a vulture.
• clepe: to call out.

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