On ephemeral dreams

 More of a freewrite this'll be; I'll try and share my philosophy. Scattered thoughts, why not. Sorry that the title isn't really relevant.

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Bright and sunny skies today, but I was inside at a yoga class earlier. 10 years ago if I had said "I will be doing yoga 10 years from now" it would have been believable and indeed, I still am, somewhat regularly. So that's rather interesting.

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I feel good about putting my laundry out to dry on the clothesline. It's not the fastest but it's meditative to sit there pinning my various articles to the line, so I enjoy it somewhat. Plus I'm outside, and that's always better.

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I listen to music sometimes. I like www.di.fm: there's a really diverse selection of electronic music stations and it's always high quality music that I enjoy. But lately, they've started limiting the selection of music stations (e.g. Trance, Drum n' Bass, House, etc.) to only a handful rotating daily unless you pay for a premium account, so I bounce off sometimes. I'm a bit crafty: by not updating the app on my phone to the newer version, I can still choose any of the stations and just have to contend with ads once in a while. Been using their service since I was a teenager.

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Busy days ahead for me. Even though it's a civic holiday, I still have work, and it'll be busy for sure. But then I'll get a proper 2 days off after, so that's something to look forward to.

The future is fast approaching

 Just some stream-of-consciousness up ahead...

Today I saw a video where a side topic was explaining how to use AI (Chat GPT) to code something for you. And it was easy peasy. You didn't need to know how to code, you just needed to know how to ask ChatGPT to code for you.

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Right now, I'm watching a live stream of someone in Japan on Twitch. Someone on foot exploring what looks like shrines in Tokyo, but I'm not sure if it's actually Tokyo. And I can chat with them, randomly, even though they have no idea who I am. A total stranger online. And that's pretty futuristic, and there are dozens if not hundreds if not thousands of people doing this sort of live streaming at all hours of the day.

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I should get out of the house more often, and stay out. It's nice to go out for my short trips to nature spots in the city, but they don't last very long. Still, biking's fun nonetheless.

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Each passing year feels faster and faster. I'm already in my thirties. And damn, this decade is starting off lonely with the pandemic wrecking havoc on my social life.

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Weather's been nice lately, getting some sun is good.

The night before the 1st

'twas the night before Canada Day and all was silent on this Friday

One of my cats settled down beside me at my computer chair and continued his incessant purring

I feel content this evening, even if I lead a lonely life

I still write here because it helps keep me accountable

I could have gone out this evening, to a jazz festival with a co-worker but chose to stay in instead. I guess I could blame the really poor air quality for not going, but really, it's because of my habits that I don't go out much.

I'll go to the islands sometime, get some fresh lake air if possible.

Song in the Head

I did a "Song of the Day" for a while on this blog, where I updated practically daily on a song I've listened to. I've stopped doing that because I'm not listening to as much music on the daily, but I still get songs stuck in my head from time to time.

Currently, I've got "Turn It On Again" by Genesis (with Phil Collins) stuck in my head and for good reason: it's catchy as hell and the lyrics are easy to belt out.

I was actually first introduced to this song without knowing what an iconic song it was when I discovered Dream Theater (a progressive metal band) as a teenager. They cover the very end of "Turn It On Again" in "The Big Medley" which is basically a 10+ minute metal cover mashup of popular rock songs. It's good, but the original is the one that's now stuck in my head.

I can't pretend to fully understand the social commentary behind the song, but there's something there for sure. Here it is if you wanna listen to it: