Week 02-25 - Curiosities
Greetings from the Mesa
Winter has finally returned and with it some seriously cold nights. The fireplace is scheduled for a glow-up next week in the form of a new wood stove insert. I'm looking forward to some cozy nights around a fire again. How's your winter, or lack thereof going?
Curiosities of the Week
- Billionaire Proofing the Internet by Cory Doctorow. This week I officially joined the Fediverse by starting Mastodon and Pixelfed accounts. I probably won't post much if at all on Mastodon cause I don't have the bandwidth for a Twitterlike platform. Pixelfed is a slower version of Instagram, but delightfully chronological and ad-free.
- If you need some ideas for books to read in 2025, I found this list from Lithub with some interesting suggestions. There's also this list from the NYTimes of the 100 Best Books of the 21st Century
- David Lynch has passed. There may or may not actually be a ceasefire and hostage release finally. Biden has bid farewell. We are in the anti-social century.
- I completed my first baking goal of 2025 - a coconut cream pie from the Joy of Cooking. It was a bit of a fail. The custard did not set up properly, but it tasted awesome. Will try again. Next up: bagels.
- How to Survive When an End-Times Cult Takes Over Your Country by D.L. Mayfield
Consuming
Currently Reading: Finished Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter which was a silly but entertaining pre bedtime read. Started Babel by R.F. Kuang and Autumn Bones by Jacqueline Carey.
TV/Movies: Watched a short doc The Only Girl in the Orchestra about the bassist Olin O'Brien, and The Breakthrough a Swedish mini series about the hunt for a double murderer. Still watching Silo S1 on the bike trainer.
Music: Been listening to a lot of covers lately, none of them notable.
Thinking about:
Deja Poo
Thanks for reading, see you next week!