In and Out

• 📤 Out
  • Polyester
  • Viewing myself as a burden.
  • Doing things out of a sense of obligation instead of utility and joy
  • Cupcakes. They just aren’t good. Brownies are better.
  • Trying to smoke meat on a charcoal grill
• 📥 In
  • Things made of wool, wood, and leather
  • Viewing myself as a benefit
  • Writing
  • Fit pics 📸
  • Hats
  • Books outside of sci-fi and fantasy
  • Caspar David Friedrich. His works satisfy my desire for “little guy next to big things”, landscapes, and fog.
• Never left
  • Quality over quantity
  • Elevated essentials
  • Big jackets
  • Tasty food
  • Dark chocolate
  • Being a dad
  • Following Jesus intentionally

Recommendations

God of War Ragnarök is a big, cinematic game about punching things and being a father. What’s not to like? I really enjoyed the beautiful visuals, the weightiness of the combat, and the wide variety of enemies (which was an issue I had with the first game).

In The Sword of Kaigen by M.L. Wang, a society of elite warriors navigate generational trauma, misinformation, isolation, and duty. It was a kind of story (about family relationships from the multiple simultaneous view points) and I enjoyed how the fantastical fictional aspects created something that we all can related to even though we can’t control individual water molecules and air pressure.

Gathering Moss by Robin Wall Kimmerer is about… moss. It’s about moss, but in a cozy and sometimes-philosophical way.

Astropilot is an electronic ambient artist. I listen to his stuff while working and it pairs perfectly with rain sounds. His music makes me feel futuristic and peaceful.

By the numbers

• 58 and 26,855 pages read
• 39,776 minutes of (personal) music listened to
• Video games: 21,624 minutes played
  • Steam: 13,104 minutes
  • Playstation: 6,360 minutes
  • Nintendo: 2,160 minutes