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Week Notes No. 37

By Justin G. on 25JAN06MON

New Year’s Eve/Day and visited some parks.

Almanac / outlook

The days slowly grow longer, minute by minute. Weather is expected to be sunny, or sunnier, until the weekend when some rain returns. Highs in the 50s, lows in the 40s. Monday is the new moon, so dark nights continue for the week.

Diurnals

It was surprisingly busy for a week off, with going here and going there.

DEC30MON

A bit of work even though I wasn’t supposed to. Nobody’s perfect.

DEC31TUE

I took my sister in law and niece for a long walk along the trail, and we looked over our part of San Jose.

JAN01WED

NYD. We napped. I read Ancillary Sword.

JAN02THU

I took a short photo walk at Calero Park, and sketched out some photography plans this year.

JAN03FRI

Unexpected chauffeuring to the doctor and CVS. Well, the doctor appointment was expected, it was an appointment. It was nice to get out.

JAN04SAT

I spent much of the afternoon spreading native seeds along some of the open spaces along or below the trail.

JAN05SUN

Driving to Santa Barbara. An easy drive and faster than I expected. Visually interesting here. I’ll need to make some time to photograph amongst all the other things.

Media

I had not bothered to look closely enough at to realize that Philomena Cunk is a deadpan mockumentary. Via NYT via more NYT.

Reading

Blitzed through Ancillary Sword and started Ancillary Mercy. The first one was the best, but these are also generally good.

Newsletters

Good advice for how to experience life more in Sasha’s ‘Newsletter’ on How to like everything more.

YouTube

Some gorgeous via ferrata from Train to Summit Punta Anna, and another

More normal winter weather content: Smith river.

Hiking Eagle Creek; I’ve always wanted to do this one.

I’m still stunned that Fire Watch was so gorgeous, and bummed that they got bought and aren’t going to make any more beautiful games.

More beautiful NHK content: Ikebana.

Another beach webcam: Horseshoe cove at Bodega Bay. It looks like maybe the lens needs a little cleaning.

The cheesiest Samurai Castles ever from NHK. Cool. But cheesy.

Music

J Ribbon Anjunakitchen is good.

I’m putting this under music, but it’s really a 6 hour no commentary play through of the game Naiad. It’s good chill music, and a very serene looking game too.

Anjunadeep: More Marsh, Anjunadeep 14, Anjunadeep 15.

Hot Chip’s Tiny Desk Concert.

Television

Dark (Netflix), German language time travel loop thriller.

Movies

Attempted to watch Rebel Moon (Netflix), but it was increasingly clear that the psychic trauma it was going to cause would be for no good story reasons. Abandoned about 20 minutes in.

Atlas (Netflix), Hallmark movie level bad but in space and actually had some good bits. I’m as surprised to write that as you are to read it.

Other

Words

Perquisite: the long version of perk.

Arbor: shady corner of a garden or park.

Appetites

• This thick focaccia (YT) looks amazing! Can’t wait to make it. See also article/recipe.

Facts or ideas

• Winds that blow out of the east (easterlies) here in the Bay area are called Diablo winds, because the mountain range to our east is the Diablo range or maybe just Mount Diablo, similar to the Santa Anas.

Links

A couple of months ago I posted about some solar atmospheric phenomena, and here is a recent Gary Hayes Geotripper post.

Stray thoughts

Phone mics to ads

I agree that our phones are not eavesdropping for the advertisers. If they were, we wouldn’t notice this only occasionally. It would happen all the damn time. When have you known them to have any restraint at all, except when legally required to?

Email me your first week of the year.