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Adjusting My Inner Narrator

This post is part of the IndieWeb Carnival, Artlung is hosting this initiative for February.

I live life with a constant narrator in my head. All my thoughts are in my voice and almost always in the third person. The narrator hasn’t always been the kindest, in fact it has sometimes been quite nasty.

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I am staying in Ashford overnight before a site visit for work tomorrow. According to ChatGPT:

Ashford, Kent, is known for several key features and attractions:

Transport Hub High-Speed Rail: Ashford International Station offers Eurostar services (historically) and high-speed trains to London St Pancras in under 40 minutes.

Road Links: It is a major transport hub with the M20 motorway, providing direct access to London and the Channel Tunnel.

Best for getting out of it.

Cultural Diet - January 2025

A run down of everything I’ve consumed this month. January was long. And busy. And sober.

Work has been getting busier and so I’ve fallen into a trap of putting something on in the background in the evening and barely paying attention. Gigs are back in Feb though, got some good ones in the diary.

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On the train to Newcastle to meet my niece for the very first time 👶🏻. There’s some beautiful views out of the window, Storm Éowyn nowhere to be seen.

Spent the last couple of hours beginning a new Obsidian vault to start fresh and reorganise my notes into something more manageable and future proof. This could take some time (and does it even matter).

Last Week's Links 8

Here are the best things I found on the internet last week. Distract yourself, of course! You need to. But then disconnect, and reconnect with other humans! Touch skin, touch grass, touch the off button.

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🎵Now Playing: Bob Dylan - Blood on the Tracks (1975)

Haven’t seen A Complete Unknown yet. But today felt like a Bob day, and this is currently my favourite album of his. He’s a genius.

Favourite tracks:

  • Tangled Up In Blue
  • Simple Twist of Fate
  • Idiot Wind
  • If You See Her, Say Hello
  • Shelter from the Storm
  • Buckets of Rain

Decided I will be ignoring and refusing to get involved with/read/comment on anything to do with trumps inauguration except to say this: a collection of the most uncool, corrupt, unintelligent, unloved fucking losers will all be in a room together and I’d love that room to fall into hell itself.

🎵Now Playing: Aldous Harding - Warm Chris (2022)

Huge fan of Aldous Harding and I realised I hadn’t given this album much of a listen when it was released. Not quite as much oddness to the folk as in previous albums (or maybe I’m used to it), but enough to keep it interesting. Lovely stuff.

Favourite Tracks:

  • Tick Tock
  • Fever
  • Lawn
  • Passion Babe
  • Leathery Whip

Last Week's Links 7

Here are the best things I found on the internet last week. A stunning musical performance, great art, why Bitcoin is the worst, how AI could lead to creative/local software, and something to waste some time with on the toilet. The full set.

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Delighted to hear Lauren Laverne is well and coming back to 6music. Moving to the 10.30am-1pm time-slot is great. I chose the right time to start listening again.

Last Week's Links 6

Here are the best things I found on the internet last week. It’s a new year, but I continue to scour the internet to find gems in the ever increasing slop of shite.

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🎵Now playing: The National - Boxer (2007)

It’s started snowing outside again. This album (and this band) always makes me feel like I’m sat in front of an open flame. Hunker down.

Favourite tracks:

  • Fake Empire
  • Mistaken for Strangers
  • Squalor Victoria
  • Apartment Story
  • Ada