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2022-01-23

couple few markers:

couple few markings:

oops… ;-P

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stuff from yesterday that mysteriously posted as ‘Jan 9’

which is confusing…

so it’s here now

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weird… !

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¡que linda!

‘Trio’

Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt, Emmylou Harris (1987/Warner Bros. Records)

photography by Robert Blakeman, art direction and design by John Kosh and Ron Larson

‘André of the Valley’ wardrobe design by Manuel

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fraidy-cat

feel like one, sometimes

split shot color table

(intense cat track on there – yeesh…)

currently hosting worries about work – this work – getting snatched up off these here internets

i’m aware that there is risk involved

and how fear of risk, mistakes, and failure can be stalling

what’s happening here feels too important not to do, or let fear get in the way of

so…

to myself, and anyone else who’s landed here:

go for it!

just, please don’t take my things…

thanks!

(p.s. something might be happening over here, too)

ok, bye bye… !

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fotos y recuerdos









yes – both

and then some…







‘Amor Prohibido’ – Selena (2015/Capitol Latin)

(“Donde Quiera Que Estes” is so 90’s “industry hit” it hurts…)

“Amor Prohibido”

Con unas ansias locas
Quiero verte hoy
Espero ese momento
En que escuche tu voz

Y cuando al fin
Estemos juntos los dos

Que importa que diran
Tu padre y tu mama
Aqui solo importa nuesto amor
Te quiero

Amor prohibido murmuran por las calles
Porque somos de distintas sociedades
Amor prohibido nos dice todo el mundo

El dinero no importa en ti ni en mi
Ni en el corazon oh, oh baby

Aunque soy pobre
Todo esto que te doy
Vale mas que el dinero
Porque si es amor

Y cuando al fin
Estemos juntos los dos

Que importa que dira
Tambien la sociedad
Aqui solo importa nuestro amor
Te quiero

Amor prohibido murmuran por las calles
Porque somos de distintas sociedades
Amor prohibido nos dice todo el mundo

El dinero no importa en ti ni en mi
Ni en el corazon oh, oh baby

Amor prohibido murmuran por las calles
Porque somos de distintas sociedades
Amor prohibido nos dice todo el mundo

El dinero no importa en ti ni en mi
Ni en el corazon oh, oh baby

Amor prohibido murmuran por las calles
Porque somos de distintas sociedades
Amor prohibido nos dice todo el mundo

El dinero no importa en ti ni en mi
Ni en el corazon oh, oh baby

El dinero no importa en ti ni en mi
Ni en el corazon oh
El dinero no importa en ti ni en mi
Solo el nuestro amor

“Fotos y Recuerdos”


Tengo una foto de ti
Oh-oh, uh-oh, oh-oh, oh
Que beso cada noche antes de dormir
Oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh


Está media rota y ya se está borrando
Oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh
Por tantas lágrimas que estoy derramando
Oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh


Y es todo lo que me queda de tu amor
Solo
Fotos y recuerdos


Tengo un recuerdo de ti
Oh-oh, uh-oh, oh-oh, oh
Que siempre me hace tan feliz
Oh-oh, uh-oh, oh-oh, oh


En aquella fiesta en que te conocí
Oh-oh, uh-oh, oh-oh, oh
Ese tímido beso que te di
Oh-oh, uh-oh, oh-oh, oh


Es todo lo que me queda de tu amor
Solo
Fotos y recuerdos


Tengo una foto de ti
Oh-oh, uh-oh, oh-oh, oh
Que beso cada noche antes de dormir
Oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh


Es todo lo que me queda de tu amor
Solo
Fotos y recuerdos


Es todo lo que me queda de tu amor
Solo
Fotos y recuerdos

Fotos y recuerdos


Fotos y recuerdos


Fotos y recuerdos


Fotos y recuerdos

‘Entre A Mi Mundo’ – Selena (2015/Capitol Latin) photography by Al Rendon

that picture… sheesh!



“Como la Flor”



Yo sé que tienes un nuevo amor
Sin embargo, te deseo lo mejor
Si en mí encontraste felicidad
Tal vez, alguien más te la dará



Como la flor con tanto amor
Me diste tú, se marchitó
Me marcho hoy, yo sé perder
Pero, ah-ah-ay, ¡cómo me duele!
Ah-ah-ay, ¡cómo me duele!



Si vieras cómo duele perder tu amor
Con tu adiós te llevas mi corazón
No sé si pueda volver a amar
Porque te di todo el amor que pude dar



Como la flor con tanto amor
Me diste tú, se marchitó
Me marcho hoy, yo sé perder
Pero, ah-ah-ay, ¡cómo me duele!
Ah-ah-ay, ¡cómo me duele!



Como la flor con tanto amor
Me diste tú, se marchitó
Me marcho hoy, yo sé perder
Pero, ah-ah-ay, ¡cómo me duele!
Ah-ah-ay, ¡cómo me duele!



Ah-ah-ay, ¡cómo me duele!

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useful info





something i learned a bit about, today

the composition notebook i’m using has some printed inside the back cover




happened on it by accident – hadn’t needed to look back there, yet

some good stuff, too




 

inside rear cover of Unison college ruled composition notebook (red)

 













plus, a few more





Hot Tips:






  • Celsius to Fahrenheit:

    (ºC x 1.8) + 32 = ºF


  • Fahrenheit to Celsius:

    (ºF-32) ÷ 1.8 = ºC



  • Celsius to Kelvin:

    ºC + 273 = K



  • Kelvin to Celsius:

    K-273 = ºC















*(Cat Time is off)







< < <

“Chaise Longue”Wet Leg

< < <


“Comatose” – Low Hum

“The Trip” – Still Corners

“The Moment” – Tame Impala

“Yes I’m Changing” – Tame Impala

“Gossip” – Tame Impala

“Past Life” – Tame Impala

“‘Cause I’m a Man” – Tame Impala

“Love/Paranoia” – Tame Impala

“New Person, Same Old Mistakes” – Tame Impala

“Off the Tracks” – rosi

“Everybody Deserves To Be Free” – Resistance Revival Chorus & Deva Mahal

“Eight Line Poem” – David Bowie

“Moonshine Freeze” – This Is the Kit

“El amor brujo: Danza rituel del fuego ‘Ritual Fire Dance’” by Manuel de Falla – Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

“Randomness” – BLYNE

“Late Night Waltz” – Silk Skin Lovers

“A Different Age” – Current Joys



> > >

“Suburbia” – Noso

“Hyper-Ballad” – Björk

“The Modern Things” – Björk

“Enjoy” – Björk

“You’ve Been Flirting Again” – Björk

“Isobel” – Björk

“Possibly Maybe” – Björk

“I Miss You” – Björk

“Cover Me” – Björk

“Headphones” – Björk

< < <

> > >

c/o Sam

“Eastern Lights” – Tseba

“In Loving Memory” – Gabriels

“Signal from the Noise” – BADBADNOTGOOD

“Soliloquy” – Rêves sonores

“Jour 2” – Hildegard

“Pick Up” – DJ Koze

“6’s to 9’s [Neil Francis Remix]” – Big Wild feat. Rationale

“curly” – Kiefer

“Intimidated” – KAYTRANADA feat. H.E.R.

“Strong Feelings” – Dry Cleaning

> > >

“All Is Full Of Love” – Björk

> > >

‘Lemonade’ – Beyonce

(cool cover on flickr by Josef Design – they’ve created several covers i really like)


“Pray You Catch Me” – Beyoncé

“Hold Up” – Beyoncé

“Don’t Hurt Yourself” – Beyoncé feat. Jack White

“Sorry” – Beyoncé

“6 Inch” – Beyoncé feat. The Weeknd

“Daddy Lessons” – Beyoncé

“Love Drought” – Beyoncé

“Sandcastles” – Beyoncé

“Forward” – Beyoncé feat. James Blake

“Freedom” – Beyoncé feat. Kendrick Lamar

“All Night” – Beyoncé

“Formation” – Beyoncé


> > >


“Maps” – Yeah Yeah Yeas


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> > >

“it’s ok, you’re ok” – bonjr


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boom… !

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2022-01-01





 
 

> > >

“Berlin” – Modeselektor feat. Miss Platnum

“Scratchcard Lanyard” – Dry Cleaning

“Hunger for a Way Out” – Sweeping Promises

“Kadiatou” – Toumani Diabaté, Ballaké Sissoko

“Lately” – Metronomy

“Red Bellied Black Snake” – The Beefs

“Sonata No.1 in F Major, Op. 5 No. 1: I. Adagio sostenuto - Allegro” by Ludwig van Beethoven – Yo-Yo Ma & Emanuel Ax

“This Fractured Mind” – Nation of Language

“Portra 400” – Arlo Parks

“Faded” – El Michels Affair meets Liam Bailey

“Furry Computer 2” – Smoke Bellow

“BF Holiday” – Let Your Hair Down

embossed labels for navigation, “great body” pin for bubbly font

nice nice…

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She Bad!


found something i was looking for a few days ago

this is not a Magritte-ing card

gro•tesque \grō-ˈtesk\ adj (1603) : of, relating to, or having the characteristics of the grotesque : as a : FANCIFUL, BIZARRE b : absurdly incongruous c : departing markedly from the natural, the expected, or the typical syn see FANTASTIC — gro•tesque•ly adv — gro•tesque•ness n

sur•re•al \sə-ˈrē(-ə)l also -ˈrā-əl\ adj [back-formation fr. surrealism] (1937) 1 : marked by the intense irrational reality of a dream; also : UNBELIEVABLE, FANTASTIC < ~sums of money > 2 : SURREALISTIC — sur•re•al•i•ty \(ˌ)sə-ˈrē-ˈa-lə-tē\ n —sur•re•al•ly adv


sur•re•al•ism \sə-ˈrē-ə-ˌli-zəm also -ˈrā-\ n [F surréalisme, fr. sur + réalisme realism] (1925) : the principles, ideals, or practice of producing fantastic or incongruous imagery or effects in art, literature, film, or theater by means of unnatural or irrational juxtapositions and combinations — sur•re•al•ist \-list\ n or adj



sur•re•al•is•tic \-ˌrē-ə-ˈlis-tik also -ˌrā-\ adj (1925) 1 : of or relating to surrealism 2 : having a strange dreamlike atmosphere or quality like that of a surrealist painting — sur•re•al•is•ti•cal•ly \-ti-k(ə)lē\ adv

(Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary, 11th Edition)







learning: practice and patience make progress







‘Be Your Better Self ’ – Josephine Odhil (2021/Unexpected Records)

art by Josephine Odhil


“Be Your Better Self” – Josephine Odhil




‘Love and Hate at a Different Time’ – Gabriels (2021/Gabriels LLC)

(still researching cover art credits…)


“In Loving Memory” – Gabriels



‘Wide Awake!’ – Parquet Courts (2018/Parquet Courts / Rough Trade Records Ltd.)

art by A. Savage (nice!), animations by Philip Laslett (nice!!)




“Total Football” – Parquet Courts (nice!!!)


also, i did a goal

(conjugation courtesy of Joe Pera)

complicated time to feel happy of myself… that’s life

still – important to recognize

 
 

mix and design from August/September, GIF from now

title and tracks in Aurea Ultra designed by Mário Feliciano for T26

 









that’s right… !


trying not to overthink brevity and s p a c e

process parts, each

and, helpful reminders to

take





my





time





> > >

“Soaked” – BENEE

“Psychosocial” – Brooke Fraser

“Touch” – MAALA

“Hello Miss Lonesome” – Marlon Williams

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“123 (easy as)” – maxime.

“What Are the Chances” – Duran Duran

“So Long” – Ben Strawn

“Birch Baby” – Sleepy Soul (i hear “butch baby”… !)

“Long Time” – Spaceface feat. Labrys

“Back Here Again” – The After Hours

“Be Careful” – KAYTRANADA feat. Thundercat

“Kinda Wish You’d Call” – Glossies

“Butterfly Season” – Family Time

“Robert” – Jockstrap

“Es-So” – Tune-Yards

“Oblivion” – Dry Cleaning

“Shine Your Light on Me” – Natalie Bergman

“Hey Sun” – HYUKOH

“Something About Us” – Daft Punk

“Some Place I Don’t Know” – Jane.

“Kids” – Current Joys

 
 

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bittersweet

 
 

title and tracks in modified DIN Pro originally designed by Albert-Jan Pool

 

approached buffering a little differently this time

(> > > indicate points of entry)

here goes…

> > >

“Firebird Suite - 1919 Version” by Igor Stravinsky – Chicago Symphony Orchestra

> > >

“Holdon” – Apparat

> > >

“Pick Up Your Feelings” – Jazmine Sullivan

“The Other Side” – Jazmine Sullivan

> > >

“Hope You Forgive Everything You Can’t” – Vilde

“Bell Car 09” – Betamax & Clive Bell

“Over and Over” – Beach House

“Star Guitar” – The Chemical Brothers

> > >

“Hasta la Raíz” – Natalia Lafourcade

“Lobo Hombre en París” – La Unión

“Te Quiero” – Hombres G

> > >

“Old Man Yells at Clouds” – Blockhead

> > >

“Goodbye Seventies” – Yaz

“Undilated Lovers” – Snapped Ankles

> > >

“Rider” – Erase Errata

> > >

“I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free (Live at Casino Montreux, 3rd July 1976)” – Nina Simone

> > >

“Addicted” – IO Echo

“At Your Door” – Chromatics

“Pearl’s Girl” – Underworld

> > >

“Warm Leatherette” – Grace Jones

“B-Side” – Khruangbin & Leon Bridges

> > >

“That Was the Worst Christmas Ever!” – Sufjan Stevens

“White Winter Hymnal” – Fleet Foxes

> > >

“Butterfly Season” – Family Time

> > >

“Getting Older” – Billie Eilish

“I Didn’t Change My Number” – Billie Eilish

“Not My Responsibility” – Billie Eilish

“OverHeated” – Billie Eilish

“Everybody Dies” – Billie Eilish

> > >

“Talking to Strangers” – Men In Love

“Fine” – Sipper

> > >

“Station station” – Miynt

“sipping on tea” – Sfven

“Popular” – Pom Pom Squad feat. Nada Surf & Matthew Caws

“Sky Song” – Cayo Coco

> > >

“Playground Love” – Dad Bod

> > >

“Hazel Chandeliers” – rum.gold

“Isn’t It Lovely” – Genevva

> > >

“Boards of Canada - ROYGBIV (covered by Lone)” – Lone

> > >

“Psycho Killa” – Sipper

“Goodbye Horses” – ††† (Crosses)

> > >

“Dreamin’ (2am)” – vhs ghost

“Corpus Christi Bay” – Ronjo V

> > >

“I Would Die 4 U” – Art School Girlfriend

 

it be like that sometimes – bittersweet

both / and

hope and forgiveness

the thing and the vast idea…

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reset






in the event of a power failure








 
 









i am here

i am enough

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fuller circles

 
 









resisting the urge to edit



adding process parts to return to later, on a different loop













+ + + 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


+ + +

“owoooooooo!”



ok, bueno bye!






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moon













and los arboles…













 
 







 
 
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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

+ + +

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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

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jeepers peepers

recently introduced to Joe Pera via Seth Meyers

since then i’ve watched Joe as he:

makes a stool

reads from a history book

discovers The Who

meets The Over Easies

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 ;-)

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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!

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go for it

the ric-rac cactus put on quite a show last night

happened pretty quick

smells real nice

birthday blossom surprise

made marks in a new notebook today, too

first pages can be the hardest…

trying to just go for it

sometimes easier said than done

so…




practice makes progress

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1984

thirty-seven years ago, today

ooh-wee!

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