This is the second week in a row where I’m actually posting this wrap-up on Monday morning, but backdating it to Sunday evening. Sometimes life just gets in the way!
That said, even with life getting in the way, this is kind of a slow week. Work (both the paid job and the volunteer jobs) has been busy and we’ve had some general home things to take care of, and those have taken up enough time that there’s not really a lot for this week’s wrap-up.
📸 Photos
As seen at a local Joann’s Fabrics; I snickered, because I’m that mature.
📚 Reading
Read Space Opera by Catherynne M. Valente.
📺 Watching
We almost finished S3 of Evil, but then had a few busy days and wanted to make sure we could concentrate on the show, so took a detour into the soothing regularity of PBS’s Antiques Roadshow. And while we do enjoy it, I kind of want to challenge them to do a “breaking the pattern” episode that does not include a common musical instrument, Rolex watch, or weapon or other war memorabilia. Sure, being formulaic is part of the appeal, but they could vary the formula a little more than they do.
🎧 Listening
Another batch of requests for the Norwescon dances came in, so I’ve added and have been listening to the following albums, plus a few one-offs that aren’t listed:
- Chappell Roan, The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess
- Eisenfunk, 8-Bit
- Kontravoid, Too Deep
- Kraftwerk, The Man-Machine
- Lady Gaga, Artpop and Mayhem
- Robyn, Body Talk, Pt. 1
- Thumpasaurus, The Book of Thump
Of these, Chappell Roan, Kraftwerk, Robyn, and Thumpasaurus have been catching my ear the most. Eisunfunk and Kontravoid have good bits but are a bit too noisy to go in my regular rotation, and Lady Gaga is…well, Gaga. Not bad, there’s some good dancefloor bits, but honestly, for almost all of her songs, I couldn’t tell you which album they came off of. Mayhem is actually a bit disappointing in that regard; for all the pre-release talk of how she was working with artists/producers in the darker/industrial side of things, it really just sounds like everything else she’s released. Gaga does what she does well, but it all blends together.
🔗 Linking
🇺🇸 Too much of what I read online was focused on current news and the fall of America, so nothing of note to share.
