fuller circles
“Lobo Hombre en París” – La Unión
+ + + XR + + +
“Andar Conmigo” – Julieta Venegas
“Devuélveme a Mi Chica” – Hombres G
“Hasta la Raíz” – Natalia Lafourcade
“Blues de Mar” – Gaby Moreno
“Lobo Hombre en París” – La Unión
“Amante Bandido” – Miguel Bosé
“En algún lugar” – Duncan Dhu
“Te Quiero” – Hombres G
“Como Te Extraño Mi Amor” – Cafe Tacvba
+ + +
ok, bueno bye!
hold on
or, start here
“Toulouse Street” – The Doobie Brothers
“Sanctuary” – Ruby Haunt
“Raga Jhinjhoti” – Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia
“Hold On” – Little Dragon
“Another Lover” – Little Dragon
“Every Rain” – Little Dragon
“Stay Right Here” – Little Dragon
“Shadows” – Bonobo feat. Jordan Rakei
“Liquid Love” – Cousin Kula
“Setting Sun” – YUUL feat. Kyson
“New Star In the Sky” – Air
“Dark Kept Secret” – EXUM
“Heat Lightning” – Mitski
“Swim” – Douglas Dare
“Images Oubliées - Lent” by Claude Debussy – Debravka Tomšič
“Every Minute Alone” – WhoMadeWho
“Superscope” – Clark
“Freak” – Harrison Brome
“For You” – Kadhja Bonet
“I See It Now” – Bachelor, Jay Som & Palehound
“Apple Bed” – Sparklehorse
“Karma Is a Bitch” – A.J. & the Jiggawatts
“Esperanza” – Hermanos Gutiérrez
“BNR” – Crumb
“Hold U” – Indigo De Souza
“Without You” – Monterrey feat. Calica
“Lightning Rod” – German Error Message
“Runaway” – Beach House
“Over and Over” – Beach House
+ + + bonus round + + +
“Hell On Wheels” – Cher
“After the Storm” – Kali Uchis feat Tyler, The Creator, Bootsy Collins
“Chaise Longue” – Wet Leg
+ + +
wet legs
sometimes i feel awkward
felt awkward last night after recounting a memory from when i was a kid
it was after my sister toppled out of her baby swing onto the carpet
she didn’t move or make a sound for a couple seconds
terrifying
pissed myself
‘Wet Leg’ - Wet Leg (2022/Domino Recording)
“Too Late” – Wet Leg (Pixies vibes, no?)
“Eternally 12 (feat. Mac DeMarco)” – Melanie Faye
“Stay the Night” – Henry Nowhere
“Starlight” – Stephan Kreussel
“All In Blue” – Logan and Isabel
“I Feel Sorry” – Rotary Connection
“To Know You Is To Love You (Unfaded Album Mix)” – Syreeta
“Travellin’ Man” – dj honda feat. Mos Def
“It Might Be Something” – Ed Mount
“Losers” – Sipper
“The Twelfth of Never” – Sugar Pie DeSanto
“Baba O’Riley” – The Who
“Hotel California” – Eagles
“Picture Perfect” – Pastel Blank
“Man Next Door” – Massive Attack
“Jupi” – Ina Palau
“Familiar Ground” – The Cinematic Orchestra
“Time and Space” – The Cinematic Orchestra
“Into You” – The Cinematic Orchestra
“BUS RIDE” – KAYTRANADA feat. Karriem Riggins & River Tiber
“DRIVE ME CRAZY” – KAYTRANADA feat. Vic Mensa
“WEIGHT OFF” – KAYTRANADA feat. BADBADNOTGOOD
“GLOWED UP” – KAYTRANADA feat Anderson .Paak
“BREAKDANCE LESSON N.1” – KAYTRANADA
“VIVID DREAMS” – KAYTRANADA feat. River Tiber
“Concerto grosso in D minor, Op.3, No.5” by George Frideric Handel – Academy of St Martin in the Fields & Sir Neville Marriner
“That Will Be Good Enough For Me” – Rance Allen
“You Fear the Wrong Thing Baby (Radio Edit)” – The Radio Dept.
“Trip To Your Mind” – Hudson People
“White Flag” – Cinnamon Chasers
“Serial Thrilla” – The Prodigy
“Hustler” – Simian Mobile Disco
“Satellite” – Thundercat feat Genevieve Artadi & Louis Cole
“Fleeting Smile” – Roger Eno (12/3)
“Park Song” – The Dodos
“Hunnybee” – Unknown Mortal Orchestra
“Multi-Love” – Unknown Mortal Orchestra
“Vacationer” – Moon Panda
“That Life” – Unknown Mortal Orchestra
“Beside April” – BADBADNOTGOOD feat. Arthur Verocai
“Sunbelt” – Ruby Haunt
“Interior People” – King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard
“I Was a Lover” – TV on the Radio
“Wolf Like Me” – TV on the Radio
“Under Cover of Darkness” – The Strokes
“Smithereens” – Boyish
“Where Is My Mind?” – The Pixies
last night was host to several firsts and “firsts in a long time”
felt awkward, at times – happens
wasn’t the only way i felt
and…
through it all, i was able to be present and show up authentically – as myself, for myself
feels incredibly empowering
goes to show – it’s possible to be awkward and continue moving through it*
*circumstances may vary, dry legs not guaranteed
p.s. no one has to give you permission to pursue what you want – it’s up to you
go for it
jeepers peepers
recently introduced to Joe Pera via Seth Meyers
since then i’ve watched Joe as he:
and shares his sheet music collection
Joe’s got a nice pace – good timing
i like that
speaking of jokesters, i’ve had one in my back pocket for a couple few days…
ever heard of a NSUV?
no, no – not “an SUV”… a NSUV
pollinated by way of a misdirected catalogue
i like it
liked making it, too
ok, bye bye…
…you old fat can ;-)
eye spy
spent the afternoon buffering…
… tangentiafying…
HOT TIPS:
close project “windows” after a desk session (smoother landings when the runway is clear)
zoom way in
zoom way out
ok, bye bye!
11-25-2021
“MASSA” – Tyler, The Creator
“Bossa Nova U.S.A.” – The Dave Brubeck Quartet
“Interwoven Stories” – Todd Baker
“stabilise” – Nilüfer Yanya
“Sunlight” – Orchid Mantis
“Oino” – LA Priest
“Sad but True” – Turqouiz Noiz
… and flan!
unbiased
changed my mind on the kitchen curtains – feeling pretty happy about it
however…
made a mistake early on in the process of making bias tape for finishing them
here’s how it went:
first things first: fabric grain
the lengthwise grain (warp) runs the length of the fabric and crosswise grain (weft) runs the short direction with selvedges along both lengths
the bias runs 45-degrees to the warp and weft grains and provides stretch
here’s where i messed up
folded the fabric in half along the cross grain (weft) to cut strips instead of on the bias grain
pappardelle nest of 1-inch muslin strips
next: sewed strips together to make a single, continuous ribbon of fabric
since the strips weren’t cut on the bias they lack stretchiness
and, what they lacked in stretchiness they more than made up for in frayed threads…
after sewing i trimmed, hand creased, and ironed the nearly 20-foot length of fabric into 1/4-inch double fold unbiased tape
for good measure, here’s one possible approach to preparing fabric for actual-factual bias tape
lived and learned…
along with becoming re-acquainted with autumnal sunlight
afternoon light can be real pretty, but wasn’t quite what i was looking for when photographing the spool of unbiased tape yesterday
got up early this morning for the sunrise light
s’pretty nice
et voilà!
500
clocked my 500th hour of resto apprenticeship today
feeling pretty happy of myself…
today’s shift had me working in a room on my own
provided a chance to do some on the job buffering
“Polly” – Dora Jar
“Heartbreak” – BROODS
“Dark Red” – Steve Lacy
“Hanoi 4” – Unkown Mortal Orchestra
“Icarus” – Fana Hues
“A Picture of Life” – Camouflage
“Running Up That Hill (A Deal with God)” – Kate Bush
“Blurred Lines” – Joyce Wrice
“The Tradition” – Halsey
“Bells in Santa Fe” – Halsey
“Easier than Lying” – Halsey
“We’re in This Together” – Nine Inch Nails
“Chicken Wings” – Samm Henshaw
“Because I’m Me” – The Avalanches
“Easy” – Sun June
“Amongst the Expanse” – Lim
“Don’t Worry” – Dropper
“Hope You Forgive Everything You Can’t” – Vilde
“Still Broke” – Samm Henshaw feat. Keyon Harrold
“Harvest Moon” – Poolside
“Ballade in B-flat Minor: Descent” – Nicholas Britell
“MANGO” – KAMAUU feat. Adeline
“Yellow Rose” – Who Boy
“Mong” – Lim Kim
“Nocturne” – Ana Roxanne
“Be Ya Girl” – KW Griff
“Forbidden Feelingz” – Nia Archives
“I Don’t Live Here Anymore” – The War on Drugs
“Rocky” – Still Woozy
“Freak, Go Home” – DARKSIDE
“Djed” – Tortoise
“Snake Hips” – The Future Sound of London
“Play” – iamamiwhoami
“Do You Feel It?” – Chaos Chaos
“Blue Lights” – Jorja Smith
“Hurt” – Jane the Message
“Teartear” – Autechre
“Blown” – LFO
“123 (easy as)” – maxime.
“What Are the Chances?” – Duran Duran
“So Long” – Ben Strawn
“Birch Baby” – Sleepy Soul
“Long Time” – Spaceface feat. Labrys
got to round-about “Teartear” at resto
continued listening on the walk home and at my desk, now
might keep adding – not sure
let’s see where the night goes…
‘Telephone Wires’ - maxime. (2021/maxime.) cover art by needle.tip
maxime. released their EP ‘Telephone Wires’ today – lovely surprise
feeling the impacts musically and from the embroidery cover art
me likey
a tidbit i want to remember about my buffering process, so far:
the tracks are diegetic – collected from the day, many from the environment
booming from someone’s garage, over the radio in the morning as the alarm goes off, at the store while running errands…
listening back – in the order in which they were collected – can be trippy
can’t say it will always be this way
just happy to have some sorta way at all
ok… bye bye!
11-18-2021
listened to a series of mixtapes today
it went:
bittersweet
goofy
choker
selvedge
Dust Devil
Highway Gothic
finished listening to Dust Devil while looking through “waiting room” stuff where i was re-introduced to photos i picked up at the Depot, earlier this year
(side note: clips from ‘Twister’ would make a sweet music video for “Glory Lightning”)
all this accompanied remnants of a lucid dream from last night
in my dream i was having an intimate conversation with someone i once knew – or, my minds projection of them
the sequence of mixtapes today helped make space to process – dreams, revelations, and other intangibles
hindsight and what-not
listened to a bit of the buffering set from a few nights ago (minus “Paradise Engineering”) while getting Depot photos together
still super geeked over maxime.’s “mads mikkelsen”
and the cover art… !
“mads mikkelsen” - maxime. (2021/maxime.) cover art by needle.tip
lunar eclipse is starting
catching glimpses here and there between the fog
nice nice…
incoming
tucked alongside ‘Pray for Rain’ with several other enclosures
whoa, whiplash
lol…
listened to the record these shipped with, the other day
recorded some audio just before – caught some real cute little Simon sounds!
i love Simon…
i love kitties!!!
>^.^<
‘Friends That Break Your Heart’ - James Blake (2021/Republic)
haven’t come unstuck from “I’m So Blessed You’re Mine”
(getting “Love On A Real Train” at the start… !)
spent this evening buffering
listened to tracks i’ve collected since 11/7 – led by the aforementioned ear-worms and featuring a Turqouiz centerpiece
working on articulating what buffering is/has been, for me
it’s important, and not complicated – maybe i’m overthinking it…
in the meantime, i’ll leave a few crumbs – like the other day…
“I’m So Blessed You’re Mine” — James Blake
“Bike Mike’s” — Dijon
“Happiness” — Goldfrapp
“Patch” — Valley Palace
“God In Wilson” — Dijon
“Space Inc. (Feat Ishmael)” — Paul Epworth
“Corners Pressed” — Letting Up Despite Great Faults
“mads mikkelsen” — maxime.
“Life is a Dream” — MUNYA
“Ainda” — Madredeus
“Black Betty” — Lead Belly
“Take Me To the Mardi Gras” — Bob James
“The Only Heartbreaker” — Mitski
“Ya Qalbi” — Meryem Aboulouafa
“Hinged (feat. Nicolas Stocker)” — Maarja Nuut
“Big Engery” — Pachyman
“Paper Bag” — Turqouiz Noiz
“Breathe” — Turqouiz Noiz
“Bay View Trippin” — Turqouiz Noiz
“Paradise Engineering” — Maze 28
“Empty” — Mad to Be Saved
“Conceptions” — 4hero
“True Love Leaves No Traces” — Leonard Cohen
“Forget The Song” — Beachwood Sparks
“Who Knows Where the Time Goes” — Eva Cassidy
“Harvest Moon - Live” — The Mavericks
“Pink Funeral” — Beach House
“Superstar” — Beach House
“Once Twice Melody” — Beach House (picking up Blonde Redhead vibes…)
“Baby Let Me Kiss You” — Fern Kinney
“Wait in the Car” — The Breeders
“Superbike” — Jay Som
“In Your Head” — Nilüfer Yanya
“Myriad Harbour” — The New Pornographers
“The Underdog” — Spoon
“Doubt” — Charlotte Day Wilson
“Red Room” — Hiatus Kaiyote
“Que Se Sepa” — Roberto Roena y Su Apollo Sound
struck through the ones i skipped – it be like that, sometimes…
also, trying to remember to take wider process shots – practice makes progress… !
oooh! he so cute!
okay, meow…
bye bye!
naval
i really like the satellite GIF i made
i’m happy of myself – that i made it – and, the process going into it
timing… what luck!
felt a self-critical sense of naval-gazing when i realized how much i liked my work and the process going into it
and, until now, i’ve accepted navel-gazing as a critical observation – rarely desirable
i suppose that’s because i hadn’t been critical of the term
navel•gazing \ˈnā-vəl-ˈgā-ziŋ\ n (1963) : useless or excessive self contemplation
(Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary, 11th Edition)
yeah, i have a bone to pick…
if this is how contemplation is defined, understood, and used:
con•tem•pla•tion \ˌkän-tem-ˈplā-shən, -ˌtəm\ n (13c) 1 a : concentration on spiritual things as a form of private devotion b : a state of mystical awareness of God’s being 2 : an act of considering with attention : STUDY 3 : the act of regarding steadily 4 : INTENTION, EXPECTATION
(Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary, 11th Edition)
i think it stands to reason that contemplation of one’s self can be pretty powerful
also…
who gets to say what amounts to “excessive” self contemplation?
who draws the line on what constitutes usefulness?
first whiffs of usage are from the 1960’s?!
sounds pretty fucking suspicious, to me
self contemplation ≠ narcissism
tired of oppressive language holding things back…
tops off – i’m gazing, baby!
Sam’s Blue Angels’ F/A-18 Hornet shape, which just got upgraded to the F/A-18 Super Hornet
caught glimpses of the Blue Angels during Fleet Week air shows, back in October
the Angels flew in formation over the neighborhood several afternoons in a row, which i really got a kick out of
paired Fleet Week with my first viewing of ‘Top Gun’, too – very naval
*(the Thunderbirds represent the U.S. Air Force and fly F-16 Fighting Falcons… just couldn’t help bringing up the force – g-force! ha!)
10/16
porch view party streamer
contrail from a “regular” plane – not a fighter jet
still, incredible to watch pass overhead at dusk
10/01
single-skillet-breakfast for dinner
cooking more – developing the dishes i enjoy making
cornbread toasted in brown butter with honey and butter melting over top, chicken apple sausage, and fried eggs in a cast iron skillet – personal favorite
10/17
Toontown ensemble styling
i just like this
ok, dinner time…
Dios mío
worked on the ofrenda drawing today – still have some familiar faces to add
lit candles this evening, too
we light candles most evenings, but today is special…
got asked whether i believe in God on my way home from work this afternoon
i stopped, and replied that i believe in the Power of the Universe – that there are many powerful forces at work, and perhaps not just one omnipotent being
my answer may not have satisfied my questioner, and that’s ok – it was the answer that was right for me
i hear the owl again tonight
thinking of you, Mamo…
111
“Can’t Get You Out of My Head”
‘Fever’ - Kylie Minogue (2002/Parlophone Records)
ok
here goes…
“The Less I Know The Better”
‘Currents’ - Tame Impala (2015/Modular Recordings)
“Feel It All Around”
‘Life of Leisure’ - Washed Out (2009/Washed Out)
“Redbone”
‘Awaken, My Love!’ - Childish Gambino (2016/McDJ Entertainment)
“The Less I Know, the Better” - Still Woozy [Tame Impala Cover] (2020)
“Lover’s Spit”
‘Bee Hives - EP’ - Broken Social Scene (2004/Arts & Crafts Productions)
still learning the impact of taking baby steps
listened aloud in the room while looking through binoculars at rain in the neighborhood – pretty incredible
gotta exercise my eyeballs in order to see farther
“Tirando Piedras al Río”
‘Nada’ - Miguel Abuyelo & Nada (1973/RGS Music Bajo)
“Hurdy Gurdy Man”
each gent, in order of today’s introduction
‘Catholic’ - Patrick Cowley & Jorge Socarras (2009/Macro)
‘The Hurdy Gurdy Man’ - Donovan (1968/Epic)
‘Piouhgd’ - Butthole Surfers (2007/Latino Buggerveil)
“Life of My Own” - The Raver
‘When Jah Shall Come’ (2020/Pressure Sounds)
“J.L.T.”
‘It’ll All Work Out in Boomland’ - T2 (1970/Akarma Records)
“Forestland”
‘The Body Is A Message Of The Universe - からだは宇宙のメッセージ’ - Shiho Yabuki (2018/Subliminal Sounds)
recorded a voice memo this morning to catch the artist and album on KALX
snagged a 4th wall break and some glitch, too
recording 111
“To Meraki Tis Kardias Mou”
‘Singers of Greek Popular Songs in 78 RPM, Vol 1. Sotiria Bellou’ - Sotria Bellou
“Dirty Work”
‘Energy’ - Pointer Sisters
“For The Turnstiles”
‘On the Beach’ - Neil Young (1974/Reprise Records)
“Dive for Your Memory”
‘16 Lovers Lane’ - The Go-Betweens (2020/Beggars Banquet Records
“At the Door” - The Strokes (2020/RCA Records) directed by Mike Burakoff
thanks, Drew-bee Goo
“Cold Rush” - Flaws (2021/Flaws)
“Sunshine”
‘Time to Melt’ - Sam Evian (2021/Fat Possum Records)
some uncanny timing
Google Doodle celebrating the late We:wa
art by Zuni artist Mallery Quetawki
nudged reflections on home and work
and this album cover art
really digging “What’s It Matter To You?”… !
‘Pray for Rain’ - Turqouiz Noiz (2018/Turqouiz Noiz)
cover art “Embodiment of Spiderwoman” by J. Slim
rain came
… owl, too!
ok, bye bye!
crafts·wom·an
had an opportunity to define what it is i “do” a couple days ago
i’ve grown more confident describing myself, in part, as a craftswoman
crafts•wom•an \ˈkraf(t)s-ˌwu-mən\ n (1886) 1 : a woman who is an artisan 2 : a woman who is skilled in a craft
while bearing in mind, i’m also an apprentice – still learning
ap•pren•tice \ə-ˈpren-təs\ n, often attrib [ME aprentis. fr. AF apprentiz, fr. aprendre to learn, fr. L apprendere, apprehendere] (14c) 1 a : one bound by indenture to serve another for a prescribed period with a view to learning an art or trade b : one who is learning by practical experience under skilled workers a trade, art, or calling 2 : an inexperienced person: NOVICE <an ~ in cooking> — ap• pren•tice•ship \-tə(sh)-ˌship, -təs-ˌship\ n
looked up a couple neighboring terms, too
ar•ti•san \ˈär-tə-ˈzən, -sən, chiefly Brit ˌär-tə-ˈzan\ n [MF, fr. northern It dial. form of Tuscan artigiano, fr. arte art, fr. L art-, ars] (1538) 1 : a worker who practices a trade or handicraft : CRAFTSPERSON 2 : one that produces something (as cheese or wine) in limited quantities often using traditional methods — ar•ti•san•al \-zə-nᵊl, -sə-, -ˈza-\ adj — ar•ti•san•ship \-ˌship\ n
jour•ney•man \ˈjər-nē-mən\ n [ME fr. journey journey, a day’s labor + man] (15c) 1 : a worker who has learned a trade and works for another person usu. by the day 2 : an experienced reliable worker, athlete, or performer esp. as distinguished from one who is brilliant or colorful <a good ~ trumpeter — New Yorker> <a ~ outfielder>
hadn’t planned on taking down the definition for artist, but it was just beneath artisan and seeing i was already there…
art•ist \ˈär-tist\ n (ca. 1507) 1 a obs : one skilled or versed in learned arts b archaic : ARTISAN 1 2 a : one who professes and practices an imaginative art b : a person skilled in one of the fine arts 3 : a skilled performer esp. : ARTISTE 4 : one who is adept at something <con ~ > <strikeout ~ >
(definitions from Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary, 11th Edition)
sure, or whatever…
and, in the spirit of learning through creative process, a couple breadcrumbs from recent projects:
cord weaving at the station i set up in the living room
yoga block props were essential
‘I’ve Been Trying to Tell You’ - Saint Etienne (2021/Heavenly) photography by Alasdair McLellan, design by M/M (Paris)
highway sign cover design and ‘Fonteyn’ have been percolating
nice nice
