Wrote a little summary of my takeaways from reading Four Thousand Weeks by Oliver Burkeman: mindfultasks.com/finitude-…
Day after the blizzard. Local grocery store is open and queued up to buy groceries. Feel apocalyptic today.
Mother Nature knows how to do it: we crushed the blizzard record in Buffalo (since at least 1950): 37 consecutive hours of blizzard conditions. ‘85 was 16 hours and ‘77 was 12 hours. Glad it’s over! Mid 50’s and thunderstorms forecasted for next weekend. 🤪
At least there ain’t no hole in the washtub. 🦦
Whelp this blizzard has been something. It’s been insanely windy since Thursday overnight (70 mph gusts), constant whiteouts since Friday AM, -10 windchill, and we’ve gotten about 2 ft of snow - with drifts over 5 feet. Thankfully we are home, safe and warm. Hoping it ends soon!
The Cymande re-issue came! Gonna be listening to this a lot today.
Finished reading: Four Thousand Weeks by Oliver Burkeman 📚
So good. Definitely a lot to think about.
Nilüfer Yanya - Full Set From The Basement
Her album Painless is my fave from 2022. Give her a listen!
Wednesday, November 30, 2022 →
Tired boy
I’ve got my “Best of 2022” album list up on Album Whale! 🎧
Thanksgiving observations
Thursday, November 24, 2022
Some observations from today: I am so thankful my dad made the trip to share dinner with us. Our first holiday since my mom passed at the end of the summer. ❤️ Really thankful for the wife and kids. They are great all of the time, but they really made today an enjoyable day all around. 🥰 I am firmly on Team Sides. Wasn’t into turkey this year and enjoyed the taste test of the vegan “turkey” breast we got from Aldis.
My Favorite Albums from 2022
Saturday, November 19, 2022
It’s that time again, though I’m a little earlier than usual! I’m not going to make you scroll to the bottom to find my top recommendation, so here we go: PAINLESS by Nilufur Yanya (Listen) I really, really hope this record gets it’s due. Everything is top notch: the lyrics, the melodies, the arrangements, her voice. It’s a perfect indie rock album, from someone who obviously loves really good music and knows how to fold those diverse influences into her songwriting.
🎧Now Listening: Don’t Know What You’re in Until You’re Out by Gladie
FFO: Cayetana (ex-members), early Waxhatachee, Hop Along, Lemuria, Swearin’
This album is certainly making my Best of 2022 list.
Buffalo storm prep update: local grocery stores cleared out — except pumpkin spice stuff. We aren’t that desperate yet.
Bummed Turnstile and Snail Mail canceled tonight, due to our coming snowstorm. Time to prep I guess! ☃️
My oldest friend Chris, aka Itinerant Printer, is having a massive sale on his amazing letterpress prints. Do check them out - I just grabbed three.
Some recent vinyl pickups: new Soulside and Hammered Hulls, two classic Dinosaur Jr., and Check Your Head from Beastie Boys. 🔥
I put together my finalists playlist for 2022 album of the year - 50 so far. Check it out here on Apple Music
Attempting to port the Hugo theme Congo for micro.blog. Stay tuned!
🎧 Insta-buy: Blue Period by Beauty Pill
A double LP compilation including the band’s complete Dischord recordings from 2003-2005.