collections — no. 006

collections: a weekly reset

It’s April 26th. I’ve decided to reorient my habits. All it takes is one day to compound to the next, or whatever the useless conventional wisdom says about this. With renewed purpose and a small dash of optimism, I’m back to talking out loud here, starting with some catch-up musings from March.

fighting fire with fire: the little fires everywhere in our pandemic year
faring well with spiritfarer: get in spirits, we’re playing a cozy management game about dying

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collections

—April 26 2021

collections — no. 005

collections: a weekly (accidentally turned monthly) reset

I am well over a month late with these words. I’ve been writing quite a bit for work, and those words have drained out of me onto Google Docs, but not quite on this little blog of mine. Perhaps the larger lesson here is that my words don’t have to be perfect; I just need to find the will in me to write them.

color me imperfect: the renaissance of quarantined hobbies includes learning how to paint with messy, layered watercolors
the problem with pandemic storytelling: let’s agree to stop romanticizing the times we are collectively trying to forget
meaning well with hypocrisy: i can’t tell you how bad i am at something that i can’t take my own advice

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collections

—April 20 2021

collections — no. 004

collections: a weekly reset

It’s March 18th. My writing gets further and further away from consistency. It’s been a hard few weeks.

my life into folklore: the grammy awards, and this album that snapped me out of a quarantine stupor
post-apocalyptic musicscapes: music tells time better than our memories can
you can’t say someone deserved better: nobody should deserve justice if we all entitled to it

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collections

—March 18 2021

collections — no. 003

collections: a weekly reset

It’s March 5th. I publish each edition later, and later. I might never catch up to a regular schedule. A little is always more than nothing.

human exhaust: it’s not zoom fatigue, but it’s not like talking to people is getting any easier.
kick it up a notch: the ugly duckling of smartphones, the display notch, has blossomed into a ubiquitous design pattern.

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collections

—March 05 2021

collections — no. 002

collections: a weekly reset

It’s February 23rd. I’m trying my best to write with some semblance of consistency, and forcing myself to write, even if I secretly don’t want to, for at least an hour a week. Consistent quantity creates quality, said a self-help book (probably).

martin scorsese hates content: one of the godfathers of modern cinema has strong words about what the algorithm did to content
wandavision made (linear) television cool again: if netflix invented the binge, then disney+ reinvented water cooler talk

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collections

—February 23 2021