the matrix trilogy is so fun. some of it is corny and bad but i tolerate a lot of corniness from wachowskis. i got super into sense8 last summer it was so goddamn good
― marcos, Monday, 18 October 2021 22:21 (two years ago) link
Harriet the spyStar battle GoRelational psychotherapy
― Chuck_Tatum, Monday, 18 October 2021 22:23 (two years ago) link
Can’t speak to its accuracy (whatever that means) but the Wilson translation is as good as it’s reputation, and the essays and notes are very readable too.
― Chuck_Tatum, Monday, 18 October 2021 22:24 (two years ago) link
oh good to know, thx chuck
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Monday, 18 October 2021 22:29 (two years ago) link
these fucking oatmeal-jam cereal bars my boyfriend baked the other night. possibly the best baked good i've ever had.pad thai from the mom and pop place close to workruns up semi-urban trails where i can find themlifting weights in the morningembracing "daddydom" iykwimmy cat's sass attacks, they used to annoy me but now i think they're hilariousbeing a little too stoned and watching railcowgirl 4K CABVIEW Bergen to Oslo videos on youtube to relaxplanning fundraiser dance partiesgoing to bed at 8:30 / waking up at 5:00 - wtf?savoring the last few weeks before we get snowdreaming about xmas in l.a.
― Linda and Jodie Rocco (map), Monday, 18 October 2021 22:30 (two years ago) link
railcowgirl 4K CABVIEW Bergen to Oslo
lol i had to look it up
― marcos, Monday, 18 October 2021 22:36 (two years ago) link
playing bouzoukiwalkingbeing married gin and tonicsRichard Powers's novel The Overstoryarranging 80s synthpop for mandolinweed gummiesgetting into a hot tub with my wifereading Richard Powers's novel The Overstory whilst in a hot tubhaving weed gummies and getting into a hot tubmore walkingoatmeal squareschanging from AC to heat
― Karmagideon Time (Ye Mad Puffin), Monday, 18 October 2021 23:41 (two years ago) link
^ damn brah, you got it
― ncxkd, Monday, 18 October 2021 23:42 (two years ago) link
stoned hot tub life is aspirational
― STOCK FIST-PUMPER BRAD (BradNelson), Monday, 18 October 2021 23:51 (two years ago) link
i want a hot tub and a sauna so bad
― marcos, Tuesday, 19 October 2021 00:27 (two years ago) link
Let it be known that I never thought I was the sort of person who would (or could) have such a thing. Always associated them with scumbag porn directors with gold chains bouncing in their chest hair while they smoked a cigar and talked on a cell phone in a New Jersey accent.
But then the inflatable/portable ones became (relatively) accessible and, given COVID, started to seem like a possibly forgivable indulgence. Three hundred dollars, an extension cord, a garden hose, and a six-foot circle of space. Badabing.
― Karmagideon Time (Ye Mad Puffin), Tuesday, 19 October 2021 00:40 (two years ago) link
Don’t disrespect the….
― Double Chocula (James Redd and the Blecchs), Tuesday, 19 October 2021 00:57 (two years ago) link
Maple syrup oat biscuitsnot boozingtwin peaks (again)being in a deep forest in the rain
― Sorry, but that is how I feel (Ste), Tuesday, 19 October 2021 09:52 (two years ago) link
ConvalescenceNo booze (7 weeks and counting)Reading (no pattern, just reading)Films (I've got so much catching up to do it's actually terrifying, in a good way, mostly)Meditating once a week, looking at more frequentlyJapanese ambient (not in a fetishistic way. Ok, maybe in a bit of a fetishistic way)Cooking (18 months vegetarian + no dairy and why in the hell didn't I do this before?)
― Vanishing Point (Chinaski), Tuesday, 19 October 2021 10:15 (two years ago) link
cookingspaghetti westernsgetting back into comics, partly reading but also binging the Comic Books Are Burning In Hell podcast
― Daniel_Rf, Tuesday, 19 October 2021 10:46 (two years ago) link
My cheap secondhand Canon 5D Mk 1 and the golden light of autumn on trees and waterAlcohol free beers (seeing some improvements from the initial offerings in the market)EastEnders - simultaneously balancing the plot lines of new and old episodes
― Luna Schlosser, Tuesday, 19 October 2021 11:10 (two years ago) link
Luna, check out the Athletic offerings. I like the Upside Dawn a lot.
Among gin alternatives, Ritual is superb.
― Karmagideon Time (Ye Mad Puffin), Tuesday, 19 October 2021 13:48 (two years ago) link
being in a deep forest in the rainhell yeah
― brimstead, Tuesday, 19 October 2021 14:14 (two years ago) link
i got really into houseplants this past year. stress-buying at various points throughout the pandemic. some have died but it's a goddamn jungle in some rooms
― marcos, Tuesday, 19 October 2021 17:24 (two years ago) link
i have one named Robert. Robert Plant.
― The 25 Best Songs Ever Ranked In Order (Deflatormouse), Tuesday, 19 October 2021 17:26 (two years ago) link
Japanese ambient (not in a fetishistic way. Ok, maybe in a bit of a fetishistic way)
lol, i appreciate this
― Linda and Jodie Rocco (map), Tuesday, 19 October 2021 17:29 (two years ago) link
(we have a home art studio and i got it set up pretty cool)can i get some details on this, i am about to set up one in a new place in 2 weeks― typo hell 13: crypto in insidious, though (Karl Malone), Monday, October 18, 2021 9:25 PM (yesterday) bookmarkflaglink
can i get some details on this, i am about to set up one in a new place in 2 weeks
― typo hell 13: crypto in insidious, though (Karl Malone), Monday, October 18, 2021 9:25 PM (yesterday) bookmarkflaglink
talking mostly about vibes bc the studio itself is lacking in some fundamentals -- a sink, mostly -- and i have yet to set up some really cool equipment -- a family member's etching press! but once i do some organization we have some cool stuff. we have the press, a lot of artists' watercolors i've accumulated, a ton of nice cotton papers - arches watercolor stuff that i pick up whenever it's on sale, a lot of printmaking paper from the family member. i don't want to deal with the expense & hassle of putting in a whole bathroom up here, but i'd love to have just a utility sink. that would make it really great.
but the vibes are really nice i have to say. it's an old house and the attic is huge. i brought up a ton of plants, the 100-year old pine floors are in kinda rough shape and were never meant to be finished but they have a cool really dark stain and look great imo. i fuckin love attic spaces especially in old houses, i feel lucky. still doing the cheap midwestern city thing and i don't regret it
― marcos, Tuesday, 19 October 2021 17:36 (two years ago) link
the vibe is the most important! i am going to miss my current studio, my first real one i've ever had. i only got to spend about 4 months with it, but now i'm moving and can't afford to have a separate studio, so it's back to the "apartment studio" situation again in 2 weeks for me.
i think i can make it work (i will make it work!) but my main practical concern is how to keep my dog away from my paints. she has a bad habit of licking paint (caught her twice before), for one thing, but also she sheds a bunch and it's so fucking annoying to be perpetually cleaning out dog hair out of wet paintings.
but i think, if i remember the floor plan of the new place correctly (wish i had more photos or a blueprint!), there isn't really a space where i can close the door or separate it from Bird (my dog). the "studio" is likely to be just in a big open room, what would normally maybe be a dining room area.
i'm having this nightmare vision of catching Bird with a thick slab of Cadmium Lemon across her face and tongue, then waking up the next morning to find a fresh batch of dog hair on every canvas in the room
― typo hell 13: crypto in insidious, though (Karl Malone), Tuesday, 19 October 2021 17:49 (two years ago) link
btw i think i posted that to wrong thread karl but ah yes you saw it here lol
― marcos, Tuesday, 19 October 2021 17:50 (two years ago) link
oh shiiit! *flagposts u*
;)
― typo hell 13: crypto in insidious, though (Karl Malone), Tuesday, 19 October 2021 17:51 (two years ago) link
yea i've also done the apartment studio thing, it was really tough, for us it was kids not pets but really the same problem, they would get into the paint
― marcos, Tuesday, 19 October 2021 17:51 (two years ago) link
still getting used to how ilx works it has been a while
oh no, it's good to stay at this level of how ilx works! we can teleport to different parts of ilx like we're dean stockwell in quantum leap. #onethread
― typo hell 13: crypto in insidious, though (Karl Malone), Tuesday, 19 October 2021 17:54 (two years ago) link
new age vibes i feel that other threads presence right here right now
― marcos, Tuesday, 19 October 2021 17:55 (two years ago) link
some more things I'm into:
The Expanse (we just started season 3)trying out recipes for "working mom" dinners that take 30 minutes or lesssquash of all kindsthis new oversized plaid flannel hoodie i got at an LL Bean outlet over the summer, it is very soft and warmPatrick Shiroishi
― I'm a sovereign jizz citizen (the table is the table), Tuesday, 19 October 2021 17:56 (two years ago) link
“nightmare vision of catching bird” is a good sentence fragment
― brimstead, Tuesday, 19 October 2021 18:44 (two years ago) link
Or Dario Argento movie title.
― nickn, Tuesday, 19 October 2021 19:03 (two years ago) link
Marcos asked me to post in here:
- Bloodborne the video game (my travails and hardships documented on the thread)
- a DJ guest mix of "ravey bangers) which I just finished for my friends' radio show
- speaking of ravey bangers, the new album by Chrissy called Physical Release is packed full of them
- trying to find ways to wear these keen Levi's burnt orange cords I bought on a whim without looking like a children's TV presenter or some sort of red-trizered Etonian prick - as such I seem to have bought three identical but differently coloured overshirts which i will probably where over a grey turtleneck but this is all being worked out as the weather turns to shit
- the movie Saint Maud. It's a masterpiece
- nice rums and whiskies as the weather turns to shit
- the Blindboy podcast which has become a soothing lifeline over the last year of stress and lockdowns. His hot takes and Limerick lilt are enough to quell anxiety
- I'm also listening to Dune as an audiobook. It's good. Bit of a slog in places but good.
- getting back into running, which I couldn't do for a few months due to a torn calf muscle. Running in the city after dark is a lot harder than last year as it's much busier with cars and people. I choked on exahust fumes the other day. Must start getting up early and doing it then
- growing my hair long and embracing the natural wave and curl. I used to hairdry religiously cos I hated the way it curled up in weird places but after a proper styling from a hairdresser who knows his onions, I'm rather happy just letting it do its thing
― Urbandn hope all ye who enter here (dog latin), Sunday, 7 November 2021 23:25 (two years ago) link
*adds +20 commission bonus to marcos points*
― just staying (Karl Malone), Monday, 8 November 2021 02:48 (two years ago) link
i've played most of the from games, but haven't played demon's souls or bloodbourne. what do you think?
Listening to a vast amount of podcasts of different types. Various books, US politics, myth debunking, anti racism/decolonisation etc etc
hopefully getting back into sewing. Finally got a couple of zips back on jeans yesterday after months of nothing.Got to trace a pattern and customise and cut a jacket or 2.
doing one major cook per week then reheating. Think this is a fusion of various things or me just bunging in a lot of veg, fungi and fruit into a mix.Currently buying a load of reduced veg & fruit the day before teh major cook . Things just on the turn and not looking the best for display in a fruit & veg place that's a bit outof teh way. Also still buying a lot of Asian veg & fungi and sauces and stuff.
Watching mainly videofiles of foreign tv. Not watched a foreign film in a month or so. Need to watch some tarkovsky and Kurosawa I downloaded though.
Reading a load of antiracism books and hopefully having more turn up in local charity shops.
Finally getting a couple of teeth fixed. Came out of the major lockdown periods with them in a really not great state.
Macy Gray who had passed me by at the time but I just recently picked up her first best of and quite enjoying itVince Martin , Fred Neil's one time singing partner and I think they picked up some of teh same influences , jazz & country and stuff , been neglecting his If the Jasmine Don't Get You... the Bay Breeze Will for too long. BUt getting back into it.
TULCA Festival again , now back at teh traditional time of year. But seen most o fit now so not sure if it will keep me going for another 2 weeks. Still has some interesting stuff in.
― Stevolende, Monday, 8 November 2021 10:34 (two years ago) link
i've played most of the from games, but haven't played demon's souls or bloodbourne. what do you think?― just staying (Karl Malone), Monday, November 8, 2021 2:48 AM (seven hours ago) bookmarkflaglink
― just staying (Karl Malone), Monday, November 8, 2021 2:48 AM (seven hours ago) bookmarkflaglink
I'd only given Dark Souls III a rudimentary play as it came bundled with Witcher 3. I found it a rather oppressive experience: Creepy, gnomic, insanely difficult, utterly devoid of any humour, and just generally stressful. So I don't know why I picked up Bloodborne for any reason other than it was on sale and I get really in the mood for Victorian Gothic horror from time to time. At first I hated it. Hated it. I couldn't get past even the most basic of enemies. It's all documented on the dedicated thread. But yes, I got a bit of help from Jordan, Josh in Chicago and a few others, and also followed a YouTube guide by a guy called Jumpin Productions which is excellent. I'm still playing with the guide and enjoying it a lot more than before. Once you get your head around it, it all starts to click. But man, it is nevertheless extremely grim and creepy. I said it on another thread but why "adult gaming" has to automatically be all about lonely wandering through oppressive landscapes is beyond me. Yeah, there are a bunch of whimsical art games with a bit more colour in them, Journey etc, but they're still isolatory on the whole. Even grown-ups need a bit of therapeutic light relief I think, which is why I miss my old Nintendo.
― Urbandn hope all ye who enter here (dog latin), Monday, 8 November 2021 10:46 (two years ago) link
Stevolende I'm very jealous about your ability to make clothes. I can barely sew a button on, but if I could magically grant myself a practical skill, making my own clothes would be up there as one of the things I'd love to be able to do.
― Urbandn hope all ye who enter here (dog latin), Monday, 8 November 2021 10:47 (two years ago) link
yeah, took me way too long to get into. If I could do things over again I think I might get myself into a dressmaking course in my mid to late teens then just be building on that ever since.I was being lined up for a FAS course in design in 92 that fell through which might have meant I got into this much earlier too.Has certainly meant i can dress in clothing I like over the last few years. THink I was looking for a pair of striped turn of the 70s Levis or similar for a while then realised I could probably make them.
― Stevolende, Monday, 8 November 2021 10:52 (two years ago) link
I mean, that's it. Sometimes I'm just like "Man I just need this exact design in this fit" but it either doesn't exist or it does kind of exist but it's prohibitively expensive or not quite right
― Urbandn hope all ye who enter here (dog latin), Monday, 8 November 2021 11:04 (two years ago) link
It's not really that difficult , a bit time consuming and potentially somewhat frustrating. So worth a shot. I started out learning how to sew by doing stuffed toys on a community centre course. I had done some machine sewing of patches in my teens and narrowing jeans legs.Do wish I had done more practical stuff at the time. Would have been a nice thing to have for those years.Still it's a nice thing to be able to do and you can start with something a lot less ambitious and work your way up. & ok it doesn't suite everyone but it is really useful to know how to do.
I'm just a bit frustrated that for various reasons I haven't got more to show for this year. I do hope teh more i do the better i get. BUt I have a problem with clutter on the work table since it's the one large piece of furniture in teh place so gets covered too easily. & not bee feeling motivated this year. So now have several thing si meant to do earlier this year still waiting to be done. Did get to attend a lot of webinars and listen to podcasts and things but could probably have done both if better organised.
― Stevolende, Monday, 8 November 2021 11:38 (two years ago) link
this my favorite thread
― marcos, Wednesday, 10 November 2021 16:04 (two years ago) link
i am into rn:
this moxie/parris set streaming live on NTS right now it is really goodthis bomb-ass sativa i bought last weekmy houseplants, they're taking over, you should see this philodendron selloum in particular. some are dying though toomy new job, wfh groove, financial stability. i miss going to a campus though sometimesthe sun, alwaystaking walksSOPHIE "just like we never said goodbye" "is it cold in the water"sly "just like a baby"yoko "death of samantha"
― marcos, Wednesday, 10 November 2021 16:39 (two years ago) link
It turns out I am willing to play drums for anybody in town.
Also those thinhs that are like juice boxes but with wine? are okay
I have a hammock and it is nice today
Tiny hats: they might be cool again someday
Roasted apples
Peruvian rotisserie chicken
Geology
― actually, it's "in which we're livin'." (Ye Mad Puffin), Wednesday, 10 November 2021 16:46 (two years ago) link
hikingplaying guitar during lame work meetings cashewsstarting movies/shows and not finishing them and not feeling guilty about itwalking 2-3 miles every daybilliardsreconnecting with old friendswearing t-shirts (never really been a t-shirt guy before)shooting hoops with my kidsgrapefruit
― Spottie, Wednesday, 10 November 2021 17:01 (two years ago) link
oh i sat in a hammock this weekend on a trip to MI, it was between two trees on this small hill so i felt truly suspended in the air
cashews are so goodgrapefruits are so good
― marcos, Wednesday, 10 November 2021 17:44 (two years ago) link
IK found an acoustic guitar in the bin enclosure. Wonder if it was a mistake still but nice find I think. hoping it doesn't spread woodworm to everything else at least
― Stevolende, Wednesday, 10 November 2021 18:24 (two years ago) link
Making my own gnocchi. No idea it was so easy! Easier to get right than "normal" pasta (though of course when I made it for my sister in a recent visit, they didn't come out right for the first time)
― A True White Kid that can Jump (Granny Dainger), Wednesday, 10 November 2021 18:26 (two years ago) link
starting movies/shows and not finishing them and not feeling guilty about it
^ hero behavior
let's please normalize not feeling guilt about what media we do or don't consume
I mean it's all a voluntary leisure activity anyway
― actually, it's "in which we're livin'." (Ye Mad Puffin), Wednesday, 10 November 2021 18:33 (two years ago) link
for real there is little time to waste on bad artthe converse is that it is also okay to waste time on bad art
― marcos, Wednesday, 10 November 2021 18:41 (two years ago) link