i like to think of an album the night before that i haven’t listened to in a while or intentionally sit in a different train car or eat my little breakfast at a different stage of the trip. mix it up on purpose!
I normally put on podcasts/audiobooks/albums that I’ve been putting off. Stuff like So Tonight That I Might See by Mazzy Star was recommended to me a bunch but I just never had time to listen to the whole record without being interrupted so when I drive 4ish hours home and back I put it on plus a bunch of other records. did the same thing with other audio media I’ve ment to grab but hadn’t yet I’m sure you’re already listening to music but going front to back on a album or book is a different vibe
much better than independent phone time with friends, computer time beckons us to an era lost to the sands of time... when i would sit at the desktop in the "office" of my childhood home and play games and social media hours were confined. i'm currently sitting in a papasan chair and having computer time while my roommates each have computer time (one on couch, one on barstool). the ambience is more than ideal.
bonus points for how different the flavors and consistency are. first i had strawberry ice cream in a chocolate sprinkle cone on a sunny walk through the park and then i had coffee flavored oat milk ice cream at home watching a tubi original movie.
