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What have you finished reading?
The Boy Detective Fails by Joe Meno - Clara gave me this book for my birthday, and I was excited to hopefully read something better than Wonton Soup. This, legally, was. But I'm still kind of medium about the whole book. Apparently it inspired the creation of the Venture Bros- its about a kid detective (a la hardy boys, boxcar children, etc) whose sister commits suicide and he can't figure out why. I loved the melancholy and agony, but as it goes on, weird supernatural stuff happens and the boy detective solves the case. I think it would have been better with an entirely different ending.
Fourteen Poems issue 17 Edited by Ben Townley-Canning - Its poetry! Poetry is always good for VD. :)
What are you currently reading?
Us: Getting Past You & Me to Build a More Loving Relationship by Terry Real - More about focusing more as a duo as opposed to two individuals. Which I think she needs to hear more than me. But its good.
Moby Dick by Herman Melville - I have a chapter I still havent read yet. I kinda forgot about it.
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What am I currently Listening To?
Here's my very belated list of The best ofs from the best ofs.
So at the end of the year, bandcamp has the top albums of the year, as well as lists divided into genres. ive always preferred bandcamp's recommendations over pitchfork because idfk it seems more human and maybe less pretentious. anyway, i listened to the ones for punk, metal, ambient/drone, experimental, jazz, and overall, and here are the ones i liked and will wind up buying, in case you care about my taste in music.
The best metal bands:
https://yelloweyes.bandcamp.com/album/confusion-gate
Confusion Gate
by Yellow Eyes
Black metal with a really driving endless beat
https://wolvesofhades.bandcamp.com/album/the-dreaming-prince-in-ecstasy
The Dreaming Prince in Ecstasy
by Lamp of Murmuur
One person black metal project, lots of symphonic elements and i'mma sucker for a harpsichord
https://bindrunerecordings.bandcamp.com/album/the-splintered-oar
The Splintered Oar
by Weft
more symphonic metal, but ignore the neofvlk song at the end.
https://coronerofficial.bandcamp.com/album/dissonance-theory-24-bit-hd-audio
Dissonance Theory (24-bit HD audio)
by Coroner
Classic thrash metal with driving and iconic riffs. epic organ solo on the last track.
https://rwake.bandcamp.com/album/the-return-of-magik
The Return Of Magik
by Rwake
Prog metal, also i love the message tbh
I think these were ambient or field recordings. Something like that:
https://ullastraus.bandcamp.com/album/hometown-girl
Hometown Girl
by U.e.
Sweet ambient drone. its really homey feeling. When i hear her humming, i feel like I'm hearing my old roommate, Katu, sing, which is a really great, cozy, nostalgic feeling.
https://elijahjamalasani.bandcamp.com/album/as-long-as-i-long-to-memorise-your-sky
,,, as long as i long to memorise your sky ,,,
by elijah jamal asani
lofi ambient jazz to study/relax to
And then the Punk Rawk:
https://earthgirltapes.bandcamp.com/album/ii-2
II
by SILO KIDS
short, fast, and loud femme-fronted (i think, anyway) punk
https://siltbreeze.bandcamp.com/album/eraser-hideout-lp
Eraser-Hideout lp
by Siltbreeze Records
femme fronted (i think again anyway) no wave punk with weird electronic elements. love this just wish it was longer
https://medicpunk.bandcamp.com/album/friends-in-high-places-ep
Friends in High Places EP
by MEDIC!
a little more melodic, but still very punk
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What are you currently watching?
Well all of january and the beginning of february was FOOTBALL BAYBEEEEE. I love playoff football so much. Super bowl was so fucking whatever minus bad bunny. bad bunny rules. I'm a lil secret tejano fan and a not secret cumbia fan and while reggaeton and i have complicated feelings, i was just there to have a good fuckin time and indeed, a good time was had. I miss football now, but, it'll be okay.
Cuz now its all olympics all the time. I'm super into all the sledding events. While I won't ever do Skeleton, I'd love to do the luge. On a smaller track ofc but, like, I wanna get good at that! It looks fun as hell!!
Playing?
I'm back on my Deltarune bullshit. chapter 4 is, like, hella long.
The Boy Detective Fails by Joe Meno - Clara gave me this book for my birthday, and I was excited to hopefully read something better than Wonton Soup. This, legally, was. But I'm still kind of medium about the whole book. Apparently it inspired the creation of the Venture Bros- its about a kid detective (a la hardy boys, boxcar children, etc) whose sister commits suicide and he can't figure out why. I loved the melancholy and agony, but as it goes on, weird supernatural stuff happens and the boy detective solves the case. I think it would have been better with an entirely different ending.
Fourteen Poems issue 17 Edited by Ben Townley-Canning - Its poetry! Poetry is always good for VD. :)
What are you currently reading?
Us: Getting Past You & Me to Build a More Loving Relationship by Terry Real - More about focusing more as a duo as opposed to two individuals. Which I think she needs to hear more than me. But its good.
Moby Dick by Herman Melville - I have a chapter I still havent read yet. I kinda forgot about it.
======================
What am I currently Listening To?
Here's my very belated list of The best ofs from the best ofs.
So at the end of the year, bandcamp has the top albums of the year, as well as lists divided into genres. ive always preferred bandcamp's recommendations over pitchfork because idfk it seems more human and maybe less pretentious. anyway, i listened to the ones for punk, metal, ambient/drone, experimental, jazz, and overall, and here are the ones i liked and will wind up buying, in case you care about my taste in music.
The best metal bands:
https://yelloweyes.bandcamp.com/album/confusion-gate
Confusion Gate
by Yellow Eyes
Black metal with a really driving endless beat
https://wolvesofhades.bandcamp.com/album/the-dreaming-prince-in-ecstasy
The Dreaming Prince in Ecstasy
by Lamp of Murmuur
One person black metal project, lots of symphonic elements and i'mma sucker for a harpsichord
https://bindrunerecordings.bandcamp.com/album/the-splintered-oar
The Splintered Oar
by Weft
more symphonic metal, but ignore the neofvlk song at the end.
https://coronerofficial.bandcamp.com/album/dissonance-theory-24-bit-hd-audio
Dissonance Theory (24-bit HD audio)
by Coroner
Classic thrash metal with driving and iconic riffs. epic organ solo on the last track.
https://rwake.bandcamp.com/album/the-return-of-magik
The Return Of Magik
by Rwake
Prog metal, also i love the message tbh
I think these were ambient or field recordings. Something like that:
https://ullastraus.bandcamp.com/album/hometown-girl
Hometown Girl
by U.e.
Sweet ambient drone. its really homey feeling. When i hear her humming, i feel like I'm hearing my old roommate, Katu, sing, which is a really great, cozy, nostalgic feeling.
https://elijahjamalasani.bandcamp.com/album/as-long-as-i-long-to-memorise-your-sky
,,, as long as i long to memorise your sky ,,,
by elijah jamal asani
lofi ambient jazz to study/relax to
And then the Punk Rawk:
https://earthgirltapes.bandcamp.com/album/ii-2
II
by SILO KIDS
short, fast, and loud femme-fronted (i think, anyway) punk
https://siltbreeze.bandcamp.com/album/eraser-hideout-lp
Eraser-Hideout lp
by Siltbreeze Records
femme fronted (i think again anyway) no wave punk with weird electronic elements. love this just wish it was longer
https://medicpunk.bandcamp.com/album/friends-in-high-places-ep
Friends in High Places EP
by MEDIC!
a little more melodic, but still very punk
===
What are you currently watching?
Well all of january and the beginning of february was FOOTBALL BAYBEEEEE. I love playoff football so much. Super bowl was so fucking whatever minus bad bunny. bad bunny rules. I'm a lil secret tejano fan and a not secret cumbia fan and while reggaeton and i have complicated feelings, i was just there to have a good fuckin time and indeed, a good time was had. I miss football now, but, it'll be okay.
Cuz now its all olympics all the time. I'm super into all the sledding events. While I won't ever do Skeleton, I'd love to do the luge. On a smaller track ofc but, like, I wanna get good at that! It looks fun as hell!!
Playing?
I'm back on my Deltarune bullshit. chapter 4 is, like, hella long.
