I do this manually at the end of each week: collating (and sometimes lightly editing) most of the recent little comments I’ve made on social media, which I think of as my public scratch pad. I mostly hang out on Mastodon (at post.lurk.org/@disquiet), and I’m also trying out a few others. And I take weekends off social media.
▰ Mid-afternoon sonic triptych through the open window, since it’s 67º out: heavy metal blasting from a convertible briefly paused(ish) at the stop sign, distant emergency vehicle siren, dog barking down the block
▰ Things I found myself saying in guitar class today: “I really like the shapes of diminished chords.”
▰ The Spanish Prisoner really holds up. I don’t think I’ve watched it since I saw it in a theater when it came out. I especially love how the artificiality of it all makes everything feel suspect as the story unfolds. And bonus points for a noir-tastic Carter Burwell score.
▰ I never before noticed that there’s a Disquiet Junto tag on Bandcamp:
https://bandcamp.com/tag/disquiet-junto
▰ (From Wednesday) Maybe I don’t go for my walk today?
This is what I use to map air quality locally:
▰ Reminder: On Friday, Sept. 29, from 7pm to 9pm, I’m hosting a listening session at the Berkeley Alembic of music by recording artists who explore “the poetics of the buffer”: capturing sound and toying with it while it lingers in the mind’s ear.
▰ Notice: I made it to inbox zero. If you’re currently expecting an email from me, I respectfully ask you remind me what the subject was, because far as I can tell, I’m caught up. Thanks. (This doesn’t count requests for editorial coverage, because I can’t reply to all of those.)