thu/20220210

First morning with the Mini still a bit of a (re)learning process, but managed to get Obsidian up and running with no problems, Tasks too. Will take some acclimating to using a computer again instead of an iPad: the iPad-work was (mostly) great, but its limitations are so stark now that I'm working with a Mac again. Didn’t realize how much I missed working on a full-screen display (as opposed to a mirrored screen) pn the 32” monitor. Trying to figure out a way to move all writing operations for this space over to Obsidian but I'm still lacking a way to save bookmarks for Links posts. Make a shortcut? That might work...

Next up will be to begin the figuring process for recording: will use the Scarlett 2i2 first, see how that goes (would prefer it to the MG10xu because it’s far more idiot-proof). While I want to see what the pre-installed Scarlett offerings look like, most likely that I'll install Audacity and stick with what I know. Might continue to use the iPad for editing though... I do like Ferrite quite a bit. Mac app would be wonderful there.

Wrapped up BOBA FETT (such a shame that the title character was only interesting in the last half of the last episode: I maintain that it would have been far more interesting with Fennec Shand taking over Jabba’s empire) aka MANDALORIAN Season 2.5 and the first season of TED LASSO (the word "delight" was, I’m now certain, created to describe LASSO) and I've started another death show on Netflix; the day awaits.

very good mail day

It has arrived.

(via @80snewsscreens)

Universal Monsters by Alex Ross

wed/20220209

UPDATE, 0809: “Today’s the day.”

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Mac Mini scheduled to arrive TODAY and will hopefully bring with it (see yesterday's hopes and dreams, dashed and shifted to TODAY goddammit) but, if nothing else, the day's first workchunk went well and TED LASSO continues to delight. Finished Ollman's FICTIONAL FATHERS last night: planning a piece on both that and FAR SECTOR while shifting most things here from tags to categories – useful way to create a new volume without losing anything from the last iteration; the day awaits.

Lionel Atwill, MYSTERY OF THE WAX MUSEUM

One of my favorites - and far better than the Vincent Price remake (which is still excellent). I’ve got the new Blu-Ray in the to-watch stack, begging to be freed from its clamshell.

(via Raiders of the Lost Tumblr)

it’s aliiiiiiiivvvvve

An amusing 20-minute diversion from an otherwise abysmal first work session.

tue/20220208

Mac Mini schedued to arrive today and will hopefully bring with it an end to the various recording / work woes that have plagued my iPad Pro-exclusive workflow these last seven or eight months but while fingers are crossed, breath is not held (to hold your breath is, after all – as Alan Watts (I think ) says – to lose your breath). Preparations and setups abound; the day awaits.