Reading, research, & procrastination
From the most recent this wonderful post on disquiet:
Reading is a form of writing procrastination that sort of doubles as research.
Yeah.
Neil Gorman
⌾ Recommendations | Things | 3 Things
Hi,
It is Friday, the day that I send out an email about things and stuff that brings some surplus jouissance to my life. My hope is that you might enjoy them as well.
My kids have been on spring break this week. I’ve been spending lots of time
The dopamine-stupidity slope
In issue [227/21] of his [Nightingalingale], Craig Mod writes about the process of making his next book and how he started and completed five hours of productive work.
Knocked out a good five hours of focused work today. How? No phone in the morning. The key to a good
Life on Mars & phones
From this week’s post on the blog Walk Notes:
I’m not sure there’s a more melancholy tune in the world than Life On Mars played by a local band in a church hall while a tea urn boils in the background.
This is one of those observations
QCP-016 | Spray Foam & Reading Derrida
Contents:
1. Episode 016 is the start of Season 2. QTS is now QCP.
2. I'm out of sorts because my routines have been very thrown off.
3. The other day, I tried to read some Derrida
Referenced:
- The Philistines Jr. Tarquin's half-assed mission statement
New Title Card & A Name Change
QTS is now QCP:
I'm changing the name of Quotidian Things & Stuff (QTS) to the Quotidian Chronicles Podcast (QCP). I made a new title card that I'll use for the next episode, which will be released later today.
Title Card
Getting out of my rut
Top of Mind | Derrida through Lacan-Miller
Hi there,
I sent out the most recent edition of my email ◉ Newsletter today, and in that text, I wrote about how my sleeping routine has been thrown way off. I don’t want to make a huge deal about it because I am getting sleep. I’m functional but
◉ Newsletter | Frustrations
Hello,
This newsletter will contain fewer sections and be more rambling than is typical.
The main reason for this is that a major house improvement project has been going on for weeks. The entire family has had to be out of the house for several days because of a combination
Philology
I came across the word philology while reading an article about the work of Anne Carson. From the Wikipedia article:
Philology (from Ancient Greek φιλολογία (philología) 'love of word') is the study of language in oral and written historical sources; it is the intersection of textual criticism, literary
Sprechgesang
While looking up more stuff on Kim Gordon I found the Wikipedia article on sprechgesang.
Sprechgesang (German: [ˈʃpʀɛçɡəˌzaŋ], "spoken singing") and Sprechstimme (German: [ˈʃpʀɛçˌʃtɪmə], "spoken voice"), more commonly known as speak-singing in English, are expressionist musical vocal techniques between singing and speaking. Though sometimes used interchangeably,