Just had Zyara for lunch and as always it is too good.
Finished reading: Cat’s Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut ๐
Remembering the time I eat edible underwear. They tasted like candy. Sorry, candy wrapper. Most troublingly, I can’t remember why I ate it.
There’s Magic: The Gathering players around, and I’m resisting the call. Must. Not. Fall. Back. Into. Another. Expensive. Hobby.
Had a lovely visit to Houston. Sad to leave my buds behind but glad to be back in New York. Itโs cold tho.
Passed a shop in Houston with the motto: โsmoke, vape, hookah, wellnessโ
I went to a Die Hard watch party the other night with mostly folks I didn’t Know in Houston. One person out of maybe twelve hadn’t seen it. Very fun time. ๐ฟ
Storms rolling in out in Houston.
I spent several hours at Cidercade in Houston yesterday. Lots of fun playing The Simpsons, Time Crisis 2, and Mario Kart DX, among others.
I learned today the best selling “For Dummies” book is Windows for Dummies. I don’t know how that compares to Acne for Dummies, which, good God, is real.
A while back my dad would text me movie reviews, and I would publish them to Tumblr. I’ve re-collected them here on my blog. They are…well, just read for yourself.
I accidentally triggered my friend’s automatic garbage can to open, and I reflexively apologized to it. “Oh, sorry, I don’t need the garbage, my bad.”
I’m in Houston, spending time with my friends and their small daughter. It’s really nice. And warm.
Nothing makes you feel more like a tube then simultaneously being thirsty and having to pee.
Iโm here watching a Steely Dan cover band and thoroughly enjoying myself. I have definitively entered my childless dad phase.
Started reading: Cat’s Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut ๐
Finished reading: Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia ๐
The guy sitting next to me in the emergency exit row on the plane is reading a book on game theory. Doesnโt inspire the most confidence.
Caught a nice view in Harlem.
Media diet - November 2023
As December rolls in, I’ve been spending some time reflecting. There’s a lot on my mind, but for now, here’s the media I’ve been experiencing over November. Movies Killers of โฆ Read more
Friends showed me Rebecca Black sung by Bob Dylan. It is Friday, after all. ๐จโ๐ณ๐
Did anyone else play Gorillas back in the day? Still holds up.
You ever get a random song stuck in your head, apropos of nothing? Today it’s Come Sail Away (with meeeeee lads).
I’ve been really addicted to Suika. It’s a falling fruit, physics-based puzzler, and I can’t stop playing.
Here’s my contribution to the โwhat apps am I using?โ posts.
- ๐จ Mail Client: Apple Mail
- ๐ฎ Mail Server: Fastmail
- ๐ Notes: Orgmode
- โ To-Do: Orgmode
- ๐ท iPhone Photo Shooting: Apple Camera
- ๐ Photo Management: Apple Photos and Dropbox
- ๐ Calendar: Apple Calendar
- ๐ Cloud File Storage: iCloud
- ๐ RSS: NetNewsWire and Newsblur
- ๐๐ปโโ๏ธ Contacts: Apple Contacts
- ๐ Browser: Firefox (sometimes Safari)
- ๐ฌ Chat: Messages, Signal, Whatsapp and Slack
- ๐ Bookmarks: Micro.blog and Pinboard
- ๐ Read It Later: Micro.blog
- ๐ Word Processing: Pages and Google Docs
- ๐ Spreadsheets: Numbers and Google Sheets
- ๐ Presentations: Keynote
- ๐ Shopping Lists: none
- ๐ด Meal Planning: none
- ๐ฐ Budgeting and Personal Finance: Numbers
- ๐ฐ News: RSS
- ๐ต Music: Bandcamp, Spotify
- ๐๏ธ Podcasts: Overcast
- ๐ Password Management: 1Password
- ๐ค Code Editing: Neovim
- ๐ Books: Kindle
- ๐ Blogging: Micro.blog