Shower Thoughts
daydreaming in the shower, writing a reddit thread in my head, imagining what everyone will say… ruminating on the approval I seek.
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The Pros and Cons of Going Outside
In a late-stage-capitalist dystopia, is nature overrated? I am surrounded by nature, but have to drive a car for about ten minutes in order to actually experience any real semblance of nature (in which I can exist completely unimpeded by cars and technology). Even then, my favourite nature spots are becoming busier, as urban sprawl … Read more
Marty’s Summer Music Recommendations 2024
Windows 96 – One Hundred Mornings I’ve been super thirsty for some cool synth all summer long, and Windows 96 has been keeping me hydrated with One Hundred Mornings. I’ve been delving more into synth wave a tropical digital breeze washes over you. Great Grandpa – Plastic Cough Via Luna – Wilt Saucy rhythms and … Read more
Speed Showering: The new sport that is sweeping the nation.
“At first I was just trying to find efficiencies in my morning routine,” Marty tells me as he pauses to take a long, quenching sip from his coffee. Finishing, he folds his bottom lip over the top to form a vacuum, sucking the coffee from his moustache with a swift, punctuating slurp, “it just sort … Read more
Marty’s May Music Picks
Sons of Kemet – Your Queen is a Reptile This unique four piece out of the UK, consists of two drummers, a saxophonist and a tuba player (tubist?) serving up jazz with strong African and Caribbean roots. Each song is dedicated to a different female queen, and I quite enjoyed looking up each one and … Read more
List of Inspirational Sports Documentaries
I got really into running documentaries and sports documentaries in general when I started running and training more. These movies and series generally feature people overcoming adversity to achieve incredible things. I find there is a lot to learn from these, about not only the sports themselves, but life more broadly. I especially find it … Read more