12.4.22 Journal

WTF

12.4.22

Amazon has changed Amazon Prime Music. It used to be you had some songs (about two million), now you have all the songs but you don’t get to pick the songs, Amazon plays something like that for you. Real weird. It’s like Muzak, but annoying Muzak. I’d be less offended if I could, no, I’m just bothered. I do think it might be better if it was more like satellite radio, and maybe there were channels and genres. At least curate. Now when you ask for a song like it mentions the song and how it’ll play that song and songs like it. It feels a little like Vader saying “I’m altering the deal. Pray I don’t alter it further.”

Progress

       Sustainable practices can be had through thought purchasing of products which are more easily replenished (think bamboo, mushrooms) , or reuse of existing products meant for landfill. Can we talk about TK3 some time.

       I’ve cleared away a Miata sized area on the driveway side of the house. This new area is not meant for the missing Miata. it is instead one of two outdoor areas I imagine for the house.

This area is mullet like in concept.

From the street I’d like to follow the principles of a Japanese courtyard, thus privacy, mystery and some subtle act of grandeur is what I’d like to achieve.

From the inside of the house looking out, i want foliage, seating, elements of a courtyard. Lighting.

From the yard I want function. Tool storage, a table. Water, a sink maybe.

Money

I’m out of money I want to spend. I have money. I don’t want to spend anymore money. When you don’t want to spend money, you do everything you can to move progress, you spend no money. You do everything, you can, you look high and low, you ask people if they have shit they don’t want. You clean. You start thinking about how you can get a rock on the side of the road home. You buy nothing. You clean. You toss stuff out. You don’t buy anything though. You build the space as humbly as you can.

Only after you have exhausted the no spending efforts do you consider how you might spend money.

House

Things are good.