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Get obsessive and pop quiz sing it to yourself doing the dishes. Rewind, sing, rewind, section chunking, lyric websites. You think it's easy to have so many karaoke songs ready at the drop of a hat and not be thrown off by the laggy lyric highlighting? To do the background vocals and the exact cadence and hum the instrumental breaks if you need to? No, it's WORK, it's TIME that can be spent doing something else but you choose to do this. And also it's fun. This is a sneak rec of The Chase by Tinashe from her 2021 album 333. Listened to it 40 times today. I have become one with the track.
Nov 22, 2023
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Looping the same song for hours can become a religious experience, like being immersed in a Gregorian chant in an old cathedral. You pick up little instrumental flairs that you would have missed otherwise, and the lyrics become second nature. You appreciate the song the more you hear it, and beat drops and vocals become more satisfying in your expectation of them. You get into a natural groove.
Dec 9, 2024
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Over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and
Oct 1, 2024
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While I love lots of music and have created way too many playlists, I always get fixated on the same five songs during a period of time, before inevitably finding new ones to be attached to (and “retiring” the previous ones into the void of my Spotify liked list).
I used to think it was a strange way to listen to music, especially since I can be so obsessed with a select # of songs and then just forget they exist, or only revisit years later. But when I do go back, or hear the songs play out in the wild, it’s so cathartic and bittersweet. I can remember the exact chapter of my life, how I was feeling at the time/what I was going through, and it reminds me how much time has passed and all the experiences I’ve had/the various people I’ve met (temporary or not). I can remember and feel the feelings, and then just allow it to fade back into the background.
I doubt I’m the only one listening to music this way, but if that’s not you, it’s a sentimental outlook to lean into!
Sep 17, 2024
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For the Californians I can offer https://calscape.org/. If you just look up "[location] native plant society" that should lead you in the right direction. I just love learning about the land I'm on and having a neat list of plants adapted to and thriving in the area, maybe you do too.
Nov 22, 2023
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This isn't really a daily journaling app BUT the formatting is all really simple. A to do list is very simple to set up, you can make a board with each little block with a to do list assigned a day and can take and put on to dos as you like. I like it bc it's simple, intuitive, it's cute (I love beveled edges...) and I like the color options, I like the ease of making separate boards so some boards can just be dumping spaces or brainstorming or collections. I think there are templates you can just use. Hope this helps :) ! I pair it with bullet journaling (i recommend to ignore the super artistic way ppl tend to do it... it's meant to be simple!.. but if being artsy appeals ofc u can if it doesn't get in the way of doing it every day)
Sep 16, 2024
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I hold a grudge against this one because it was maybe twice that I affirmed that I was talking to someone and they meant "talking". This became a thing all of a sudden when I was in college and I got the memo very late. Hate it hate it hate it, it feels so glib and detached and too cool.
Oct 2, 2024