field notes

commentary, documentation, observation, and studies from the field - things EYE see

I've not used this app or site or instance for a while. I was chilled to the idea when it went down and was unexpectedly unavailable for a few days. Very chilling.

I find WriteFreely to be a really good writing and blogging app for me. I'd like to find a reliable instance or learn how to host my own somehow.

I'd like to keep blogging here, but I don't trust it will be here next time I sign in. Great writing interface though.

I like the ideas shared in this article. The diy webring has me intrigued.

I think we are drawn to the aesthetics of the early web because it feels authentic and human, like a chair made by hand or a band playing only for the love of it. And if our modern lives are defined by the omnipresence of the internet, then idolizing Geocities pages could be seen as a way of connecting to our roots. So building a website from scratch, with hard-coded gif animations and a web-ring, is now part of the back-to-the-land tradition.

https://coolguy.website/basic-html-competency-is-the-new-punk-folk-explosion/

Corpus Christi, TX https://youtu.be/WYO_PupOecM

Laramie Wyoming https://youtu.be/XSkC45GSSSI

Las Vegas https://youtu.be/yCwJ3wF3Z0Q

Washington DC and Maryland https://youtu.be/RINPSnLWoZI

Sonora, near Mexico US border https://youtu.be/nDbGKZ7mX3c

#flood #flooding

Another one that is currently strong is burning electric blood. They seem to have both an actual outer odor and an internal aspect to them.

I've noticed that times or eras have a disincentive scent or scents. Currently there are a few. Right now as I write there is the brown sugar, cardboard, dental office smell. It trades off for a sewage line, broccoli, digestive odor that arises in the late morning. There is one more current odor that I can't remember at this moment.

Getting ready for a long medical day. Delayed care bleeding into the months out appointments. A nerve wracking situation.

#pandemichealth

Unraveling and smoothing out the pain and suffering. Listening and stilling the breath.