a recurrent theme is a fatigue with the style of self-narration that the platforms encourage — which, whether we realize it or not, has been heavily influenced by brand storytelling logics. We talk about ourselves like we’re products.
the best defense, the most meaningful work, the best preparation you can do at the level of an individual life is to boost your local resilience. To become a person of place. To connect with the people and land where you live. This is what we’re built to do.
How I became ‘collapse aware’. This is not a depressing read (or listen, the author read option was great)! /via Dense Discovery
Kinopio is such a neat tool.
A “Christmas” album that resurrects each year. Example comment:
The last time my grandfather and I hangout together 2 Christmas' ago, I had this on in the car and I’ll never forget when he told me how much he enjoyed The Grinch flip. It made me so happy. I miss him everyday now. What a good human. Rest in peace.
Cancel all my meetings, Said the Gramophone’s best songs of 2024 dropped!
“RENAISSANCE # 05” by Conrad Jon Godly via Colossal
A very gothic morning.
His inner radio was all about oranges, dogs, and trucks
“Truly this book is in memory of my brother, Jeff. When confronted with hatred or violence, he used to say: I don’t get that station, man. His inner radio was all about oranges, dogs, and trucks. We always made up life on our own. I miss him every day.” From the dedication of Mecca by Susan Straight.
a link dump, week 49, 2024
↑ Mississippi River Elevation Study by Tim Wallace. Listen to the world’s largest and oldest tree. A list of things to love. When I tell you the Taco Bell is haunted now, a poem. r/TheNightFeeling, photos taken at night. Near death experiences, ghostly visits, growing up in Alaska, this episode of Otherworld was pretty wild. A cover of Folsom Prison by Rachel Goodrich. Print a 2025 calendar on a single page.