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2022-09-03

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I've been feeling very distracted all this week.

not buying anything is a good day shopping

Yesterday I walked into town to return some books and buy some sandals. I tried the sandals on, and they were okay, but they felt a little light and a little flimsy - for $115 a pop I decided not to invest. I also looked up the company and they're not great in regards to ethical production. I'm not super hung up on sustainable clothes, when I am I just get stressed out, but I think something is better than nothing and these didn't pass the bar. I feel better about buying some jandals when I'm in Bali, and I feel at peace with using the clothes I have.

Afterwards I went and had a beer with Luke, it was idyllic, though expensive.

horse amongst horses

I copied almost verbatum some text from the Paul Klee book for the return.horse comic yesterday, I'm happy with it. Sometimes it's just a way for me to synthesise ideas I'm reading, and by throwing in cowboy words I can generate some fun and unexpected stuff.

I did some more design work in figma for the site, it's slow going. I think I'm close to something I'm happy with. The first design was trying to be very brutalist, but I think I want to lean into stylising a little more.

writing this one late today

I went to the dentist this morning, got a couple of fillings. She recommended magnesium to help relax a little, as well as being mindful during the day to prevent jaw clenching.

I finished reading chapter one of The Art of Unix Programming and really enjoyed it, I will be reading the rest eagerly. I've learnt so much about programming by coming into it backwards and discovering what I need, which has taken me much longer than perhaps a more rigid approach, but I can't change that now.

what's that smell

I bought the VB perfume, it's inoffensive and mild, smells a little like kmart fragrance sticks. Will be a fun scent for Bali. I also sampled Dolce & Gabbana K EdT, and it's really interesting and growing on me. I went in to try The One but honestly wasn't that impressed, it was a little too warm. K EdT is light and vaguely floral, quite fresh at first then easing off as it dries down.

My guess for notes are, 2 hours after letting it dry down

I really need to get a list of core notes to smell and practice with.

listening to

Questions

what else

saw some stuff on the way home, an ultimatum around the truth of my reality two keys on the ground in the sun, one red and one blue