I've gotten back into coding more recently. Well, vibe-coding. Maybe that's the right speed for me. I coooooooouuuuuuld learn more, and incrementally I do, sniffing around the edges. But lately a more mercenary approach from zero to one. Did some work to update a browser extension and other tools for work stuff, updating my white noise app from late last year, and moving this blog to 11ty for no particular reason. It's fun!
Last week I went to the A's–Yankees game. It felt weird being at that stadium, enemy territory for a kid who went through a period of staunch Braves loyalty. But a lovely night out. I think that's my fifth or sixth MLB stadium – two in Atlanta, Baltimore, Denver, and San Francisco, and a handful in the minor leagues.
I also went to the dentist. I miss my old one, even if she did try to sell me whitening treatments all the time. At least I could count on some gospel music.
Not much can top a sunny Sunday morning stroll in the city with a little coffee in your system.
Books
On the Calculation of Volume, Book II. Finished up. The container theory of time is right there out in the open huh. What about all the Roman stuff though?
The First King of England: Æthelstan and the Birth of a Kingdom So far, so good.
Running
More consistent than previous, and by Friday morning, I could feel it all adding up. Fun long run into new-to-me parts of Queens.
Around the Web
Portraits of father and sons holding hands. (via)
How 'Zombie Flow' Took Over Culture.
Touring the mannequin storage room at FIT.
A catalog of AI writing tropes.
I didn't know Café du Monde has been open since 1862.
Music
Julianna Barwick, Mary Lattimore, Tragic Magic. Including a cover from the Blade Runner soundtrack.
Jeremiah Chiu, Marta Sofia Honer, Recordings from the Åland Islands.
Blake Clawson, Renova New Music Ensemble, Aric Vyhmeister, Peyton Magalhaes, Myrkvun. There's a melody in "Haust" that I can't quite place. It sounds so similar to something, just can't put my finger on it. Maybe a tune from Holst, Grainger, Delius, Vaughan Williams?
Dianna Lopez, Earth Expressions. Nature + kora, guitar, etc.
Mozart: Piano Concertos No. 20 in D minor K.466 & No. 27 in B-flat Major, K.595 perf. Mitsuko Uchida with The Cleveland Orchestra.
Movies
If I Had Legs I'd Kick You. I like how reality bends and blends. Good to see Rose Byrne's comedic talent used for something much darker, but often still funny.
Boiling Point. Stressful little ensemble piece with a lot of empathy. Really growing to appreciate Stephen Graham.
TV
The X-Files, s6e5 "Dreamland II".
Hannibal, s3e6. The reunion scene! "If I saw you everyday, forever, Will, I would remember this time." The romance you don't want to see (but kinda do?).
Big Little Lies, s1e1–2. Let's see where this leads...