Finished reading: The Fifth Head of Cerberus by Gene Wolfe 📚
On my phone, so a detailed review of this complex, amazing book is impossible, but 10/10. Gene Wolfe does it again
#books #sff
Rippin' It
As I type this, I’m watching the progress bar on #k3b tick up. I’m ripping a CD I bought over the weekend at the local used record store. As an aside, I love that there is a local used record store in my town, even though when I go in there, I feel like a child wearing a propeller hat in a room full of sophisticated jazz listeners smoking pipes and stroking their funky beards.
Currently reading: The Fifth Head of Cerberus by Gene Wolfe 📚
I already knew this, but my God, is Gene Wolfe a talented writer. This book is breaking my brain.
Finished reading: The Traitor Baru Cormorant by Seth Dickinson 📚
Man, this book finished strong. Took me from lukewarm to desperate to read the next in the series.
Notebooks and Cursive and Sweaty Dudes
An enthusiastic notebook enthusiast enjoys the meditative experience of writing by hand and embraces cursive to enhance his penmanship.
Who You Gonna Believe?
An amazing thing happened today on Mastodon - somebody updated a post with more information when the story changed. Like, who does that? In the history of the internet, who does that? Strange times, my friends. Strange times. That said, the story that got updated was this: a whistleblower posted on Reddit with all kinds of terrible insider information about an unnamed food delivery app. AI-assisted “desperation” scores to pay drivers less, company diversion of money to drivers, some really terrible stuff.
www.joanwestenberg.com/the-case-…
This is the post that put me over the top and convinced me to start a real blog today.
Afternoon music.
An Introduction
With a desire to reconnect with traditional online experiences, the author reflects on the appeal of blogging and analog media amidst the chaotic landscape of the modern internet.
Finished reading: The Silver Spike by Glen Cook 📚
(I actually finished it about a week ago, but I’m testing out features here…)