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fernand de Beauvoir

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music +films +photography.
& snark about all else.

(P.Neruda’s)
tentativeness of an infinite man: fallenleavesbox.art

"a temptation to exist... in terrible canyons of static."
—Emil Cioran
+Godspeed You! Black Emperor

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— I have tried to look at my photos in a detached way (or studious, as with books), and not very successfully. I think it would be most useful. in many instances, the photo taking is very intuitive and lack analytical/comprehensive context— and this is where revisits serve a purpose.

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— sometimes it’s simple: heavy handed processing at a weak learning point, and can it benefit from another outlook. (B&W vs. color is an obvious one). there’s a threading of me to be realised. there’s goosebumps and more often there’s cringing. sometimes a photo was tossed due to immaturity.

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— when reading a book, or trying to understand (technical or life) concepts, and even repeated viewing of a photo book, observations and interpretations change with time. maybe it happens with some photographs of mine? that’s my curiosity, and hope it’s the case. 1/2

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— I became convinced of doing so a while back, and can fully understand a hesitation. yet, many benefits (for me) outweigh the drawback/awkwardness. I think photo-social sites have this a nice side effect: one must see photos repeatedly with context varying.

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— “powerful death penalty”? a powerful penalty beyond death? a powerful death is something to behold, and look forward to its definition during Infrastructure Week reveals.

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— not really, as i’m no MAGA. strange reverence customs they have, like for the (former) guy now at the top. though I remember when I *severed* airports (looking at you La Guardia).

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#readandplay (39)
#MusicChallenge

"No rules. The only limit is imagination."

Read & Play

Pink Floyd —
“(on the) Learning to Fly”

youtu.be/nVhNCTH8pDs?...

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#EgglestonSounds
#MusicChallenge
7/11

Photo 11.

"Love is in the Air"

The Go-Betweens —
“Love is a Sign”

(pun alert!)

youtu.be/5lI92VbmXb0?...

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Your move, Hemingway

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wow. this all kinds of awesome for you guys in the USA… “specially for low-income workers” (I guess those that can afford 6 days of expenses succumbing to consumerism pressures). Project 2025 seems like a great conduit to fix all the ills in the USA: business growth through moral exceptionalism.

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#BookChallenge

The challenge is to choose 20 books that greatly influenced you. One book per day, for 20 days. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. Join in!

Day 1

Ernesto Sabato —
El Túnel

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wow! superb. even if there’s some influence from the work in Geniuser, that would be even more exciting.

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So if you ever wanted to read the legendary Cinefex article on the making of Blade Runner, now you can. It was collected in a standalone book and that's up on the Internet Archive:

archive.org/details/blad...

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as it says on the post. for when you are old and senile (too soon?)... an utterly bored, you can check out this insignificant bit of music and videos. as if anyone cared.

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— the ohmygawds sooo boring. I must stop all that I am doing and focus on this most-boring content. work/duties be damned.

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Although human morality evolved in small groups, almost 6 billion people now use the #internet
In a new paper, we argue this technological transformation has created an entirely new ecosystem that is often mismatched with our evolved adaptations for social living: academic.oup.com/pnasnexus/ar...

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this is always great, more so when they are not self-aware. the other is “I am not anti-Biden, BUT they are making me anti-Biden”. (racist or nazi are the prime examples of this reasoning.)

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If you see this, post a picture from your phone if you like, but don't explain it...

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— une chanson qui exige à l'extrême du booty shake.

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— that sounds great. here’s hoping the swing by… as we would be quite excited to go. for now solace that Russian Circles comes by.

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— he hated this video, and I understand the reasons why, yet my reaction is completely the opposite (without disrespect).

youtu.be/fKtp3SOQE6I?...

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only two musicians’ passing have affected me into sadness.

one of them is Mark Hollis, and this interview is a treasure— albeit difficult to watch at the same time.

youtu.be/XYQzJ6ezdLs?...

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— and magically win, which is the underlying BFD, based on how voters inform themselves. there’s a problem, but few know how severe or crippling, and even fewer (if any) know of a plan to retain/increase the chances. a high school teacher used to say: there’s much “diarrhoea of the mouth”

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— jeebus in Thunderdome. a tournament? the tournament winner also gets the DNC riches, which are feeble compared to the Biden/Harris campaign, so it seems like self-mutilation through paranoia-distilled “ideas”. ok, back to my bubble.

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— this makes me happy… the part that I don’t know what you’re talking about. though I can imagine the contours. the Brits and French purge the Right. sadly, something I never expect in the USA because of the hatred for the other side, the myopia, and structural advantages for the Right.

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— Grails is fantastic, and a late discovery for me (after so many years in those genres).

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Make a band more vegetable A Place to Bury Chard (tho, hard to top the one quoted. top notch.)

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#EgglestonSounds
#MusicChallenge

#7 ~ Downtown Morton (Mississippi) -- 1970
(photo in quoted post)

The Blue Nile –
"The Wires are Down"

(yes, "Downtown Lights" is right there... but the pacing does not go with the photograph, methinks)

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— it’s a fragile path to Yes, fraught with puns… that take close to the edge of cringing. isn’t “Roundabout” a staple of supermarket muzak? thus placed in the subconscious of most everyone.

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it continues to amaze me how incredible 1979 was for music releases, even if confine to indie. it must rival 1973 in many ways, if not for the expansive sounds created. and yes, this is a fave (among an incredible list of others).

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The Shrek and the Furious: Donkey’s Drift

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— yes. it’s a “painful” (First World Problems) for which we may have to be ready for a “no”… or the bliss of “yeah, that was a great justification and I will sleep better at night” (or day if a vampire).

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— agreed on it. then an upgrade would be: Dunhill AD2000 which has a Naminki nib and a fave pen. may be only used. also Wahl-Eversharp Decoband, a big pen with a pneumatic (?) filler, and superb big nib. good to read reviews or try it out. sure, the more tattoos the easier to justify these.

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— depending on the budget and a sense of worth/performance. the Lamy 2000 I find to be excellent, more so when considering the cost. Faber Castell has some nice ones similarly priced.

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— ohhey, yes! this one, among my faves from him.

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— one rule: they don’t wear shorts.

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