#450

Well, hello 450. That's cool. 500 this year; it'll happen. 

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The depression has once again floated in, seemingly on a heavy wind. Many around me are also affected by this transparent miasma. A contradiction in terms, but this is apt, as a contradiction in terms is how I feel, in body and mind. 

Rewatched Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children to help myself feel better. It was alright as it was happening, but its wake brought no true relief. Still, it took me outside of myself and lightened my load, as a good movie does.

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What mighty revelation could I unsheathe for the four hundred and fiftiefth post? What truth could I rip from the living earth of my consciousness and the lightless depths beneath, where the big whales are? 

Shit, man. Wish I could. Have a list of albums I've listened to recently. Liked all of them a lot.

Lean Year, Lean Year

I Am: Rogue VHS, Rogue VHS

Neoteric and Teenage Crimes, Slvmber

Flight of the Ancients, The Shaolin Afronauts

empathogen, WILLOW

Logozo, Angélique Kido

Love Heart Cheat Code, Hiatus Kaiyote

No Accomodation for Lagos, Tony Allen & Africa 70

Second Time Round, Cymande

Chapter 2, Joe Gibbs and the Professionals

En Yay Sah, Janka Nabay & the Bubu Gang

Revolution, Little Steven

Songs From Moonlit Lake, Daniel Olsèn

Spiral Bound, Rebecca Sugar

No Summer No Cry, Slime Girls

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Plus, of course, all the little odds and bits you hear when your friend plays records in his living room or the car, the interrupted albums and the standalone songs one checks out, stuff playing at work, etc, etc, the ears are always open and the world's noise is a song of itself.

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Haven't been reading, as on top of the movies, I've been playing lots of video games. The screen time helps me acclimate to the new schedule, but eventually I will shut the screens off altogether and go on an absolute book tear. The juices are rising. But it'll be movies and games for awhile yet, plus when Ezra and I are done with Voyager, we can hopefully go into a phase of watching movies together, which will cut my personal load. 

Don't feel like reporting exhaustively on the video games. Nothing new except this great little game Minit, which I bagged for like 93 cents after applying accrued credit. It's real fun. How expansive a minute can be! How it reminds you what preciously short units of time playing a game expands and fills to bursting! A testament and a love letter to the form. It is also very funny.

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Okaaaaay 

whaaateverrrrrr

Peace

--JL