Importing greens from next door’s lawn.
Status:
Somewhat improved mood today. I tried pulling back and Fiona gave me some space and it seemed to work. The brain is a muscle and sometimes it needs to rest. I even tried to crack a couple of jokes this evening. One fell flat on its arse but the other was OK.
Accidentally finished the bath panel project by sticking a piece of wood in to see if it fitted and realising it didn’t need any more work. It all just slots together with the bath. Slightly disappointed I won’t have to figure out the fixings but also pleased to have produced a not-bad looking thing. Will have to get some photos.
Reading:
- Ian Dunt: Trump vs NASA - Ian’s Trump rant is nothing new, but his progressive take on NASA’s Moon and Mars ventures is interesting. Flawed, but interesting.
- The Yugoslav psy-op that may have given us Laibach… and inspired Rammstein - “May have” is doing a lot of heavy lifting here but that doesn’t take away from some fascinating history. I know I’ve barely scratched the surface of ex-Yugoslavian culture but what I saw via zine networks in the 90s was definitely special, befitting a people who seem to have been at the centre of a shit-tonne of history.
Listening:
- In Our Time: The Spanish-American War 1898 - aka the end of the Spanish empire. I’ve idly wondered what happened to the Spanish after they did all that colonising of the Americas, and this recounts the closing moves as they lose Cuba, turn inwards and start the journey towards Franco. Apparently something major happened in 1820 or thereabouts – more research required.
Clicking:
- Am I German or Autistic? - with Wittgenstein as the yardstick. Sent this to my probably neurodiverse German friend who wanted to select all the possible answers.
Music:
- The Orb’s Adventures Beyond the Ultraworld - Needed something a bit soothing and familar this morning and by fuck this holds up as a piece of work. I know it was nobody involved’s first rodeo but even so.
- Transmissions From The Beyond (Part I) by Burnt Paw - First music released by an old flatmate in a little while. A lovely long noodly piece that reminds me of our living room a little.
Books on the go:
🎧 Finding Albion by Zakia Sewell
📖 Stone Junction by Jim Dodge