Speaking of Bear. I’m feeling an affinity toward apps that are simple-and-smooth rather than my usual tendencies toward powerful-but-janky. Think Bear vs Obsidian for notes. Or Things vs Emacs for tasks management. Or Blot vs Hugo for blogging.
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I’ve never understood why people might dislike or refuse to use an app because they don’t like its icon. On the other hand, an app’s icon might make me want to use it. See the Bear beta’s googly-eyed app icon. Irresistible!
I like the always-moving-forwardness of paper notebooks. Anything new goes in the next available blank space. It’s nice not having to think about it.
I threw away a gas mask while cleaning out the storage unit this week. This feels like just asking for trouble.
This is Pierre, the cleaner shrimp. He makes keeping a saltwater reef tank worth all the trouble.
How does everyone handle replies to folks who cross-post? There are people I follow who cross-post everything to e.g. Bluesky and Mastodon, and I follow them on both of those platforms, too. I don’t know whether to stop following in all but one place, or otherwise on which platform to reply.
Current status
I restarted my Micro.blog subscription this morning. I was feeling lonely all by myself over at baty.net, so I thought I’d revisit some old friends here. 👋
tap tap tap ::clears throat::
All That Breathes, 2022 - ★★★
Friday, February 17, 2023
I was looking for an uplifting story about rescuing birds. That's not really what this is. I left feeling way more melancholy than I'd planned.
Infinity Pool, 2023 - ★★★
Wednesday, February 15, 2023
Rich people are bad, we get it.
Babylon, 2022 - ★★★½
Thursday, February 2, 2023
Too loud, too much, and way too long. But there were moments I loved.
Shotgun Wedding, 2022 - ★★★
Thursday, February 2, 2023
Third star is for Jennifer Coolidge simply being there.
I’m going to start using my jack@baty.social Mastodon account for short posts, then pull them into Micro.blog’s timeline via RSS. We’ll see if that feels less or more confusing.
I’ve started making it easier to find things in my paper notebooks. Or trying to, anyway. baty.net/2023/inde…
“I began to read just after I was four. The letters on the page suddenly gave in and admitted what they stood for. They obliged me completely and all at once.”
–“The Pleasures of Reading in an Age of Distraction” by Alan Jacobs
Reading is awesome.
I shot a couple 4x5 frames of Ektar I had in the fridge and it was kind of fun so I thought I’d try some Portra. It’s around $7.50/sheet in 4x5. Pass.
The current state of the “photo wall” in my office. I love the chaos. (Reminder: print your photos!)
